The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-05

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10 a text was announced showed
/ that there were many Bibles beng
used in finding the references IN
question After singing, Rev. Collins
/ led in prayer. Mr.. Marley then read
the scripture lesson from Col IL. the
subject being Confidence or Assurance
of Salvation.
The heart of the word assurance is
sure" One is sure of anything as the
result of evidence. We have no doubt
that at the present time there is war
between Greece and Turkey. We re-
ceived our knowledge from the news
papers. We rely on the evidence. AS
surance is confidence of the mind When
we have received a sufficient amount OF
evidence. A man may be tried Tor
theft. Five or six witnesses testify as
to his guilt By the testimony we are
convinced of his guilt. The mother
NAV be in the court in tears. we are
in sympathy with the mother; our
Judgment is with judge and jury. All
our assurance is based upon knowledge
received. not upon feeling.
Some say in answer TO the question
Are YOU a Christian Il hope sc"
If that is your answer you do not pos
sess Christianity at all. Be careful
that YOU are not self-deceived. Some
thinkFft is presumption to believe that
Won are saved. Through God you are
saved. You must deal with the testi-
mony of the living God in order to
settle the question of your salVauon-
You have redemption on the evidence
of God. Get rid Of the notion that you
are going to be tried after death. There
is not a word Of truth in it. The be-
lever in Jesus is not waiting for the
judgment. Jesus Christ by his death
on the cross has settled the question
OF your sins. They are put away. How
are you to be judged for what IS put
away? Judgment took place when Je-
sus died on the cross Then your SINS
were nut away as far as the east IS
from the west.
He that hath my words and believ-
eth on him that sent me hath ever
lasting life" John V, XIV Coo as
sures YOU that you have everlasting
life at this hour. You shall not come
into condemnation" Judgment II
you have accepted the testimony OF
Jesus you know that you are saved.
If YOU are to be judged after death,
then you are depending on works.
You are hoping that when you stand
before God after death he will account
YOU worthy to stand at his right hand.
1t is not a question with you of being
redeemed from sin and death by Jesus
Christ You cannot be saved by works.
If 2. man steals he will be condemned.
be condemned. by the law shall no
flesh be justified" When the living
God presents his testimony you are
to believe what ne says; if you do not
you make God a liar.
He that believeth in him is not con-
demned; but he that believeth not is
condemned already because he hath
not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God" John xviii. 81
God is the great witness. If you heard
man say that God is a liar how you
would shrink from him. So instead of
trusting God for salvation you try to
save yourself by your good works.
The next quotation was from Rom.
V. 6: Repentance bringeth your
thoughts into line with God. Some
think repentance is a work. 1t is not a
work. A certain man had two sons.
To one he said, GO work in my vine
ward" He did not, but afterwards re-
pented and went.
In the close of the reading he told
pathetic story of the conversion of his
daughter. Minnie. when II years of age
the passage, He bore our sins
in his own body on the tree