El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-20

| Not far From the Kingdom OF Cod
Rev. II. w. Moore of the Presby
t. rian church preached last night from
the above text. and said in part
Jesus said these words to a yOun,
| lawyer who came to talk with him
He asked Christ which was the great
est commandment. Jesus looked OF
him, loved his earnestness which be
| saw under all his selfcOpfidence and
| boldness. Jesus told him that "To
| love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, with all thy soul, with all thy
strength aud thy neighbor as thyself"
was the greatest commandment. The
said master thou hast spoken the
truth. To do this is more than whole
burnt offerings and sacrifices. Jesus
looked at him and said, believe, ''you
believe this Intellectually. Will you
now submit yourself to the God and love
this life?' Young man Thou art not
far from the kingdom Of God" just a
step away from the kipg dom. Did he
enter? The Bible is silent Outside OF
the kingdom is not in the kingdom.
A man may die on the steps of palace
and mis- the banquet within.
The bighearted man aud woman
these kind, fine Datured people are not
far from the k ngdom. How often we
wonder why they do not ia Ike the step
ard enter These people who talk rev.
erently of Jesus Christ are not far from
the kingdom. They say L admire
Christ: well l say why not confess and
follow bin? They reply mot now"
and die outside of the kingdom. How
often we are so close to being a
Christian, only step between us and
Jesus, and yet we don't take that step.
Again those who will sit and talk
of GOD aud prayer, the
bible, heaven are not far from the
kingdom Yet not far from ballanc ny
your books wont balance them. Not
far from the banquet hall is not in the
banquet hall. And when you
had that accident or buried your wife
or baby or mother did you not
feel like entering the kingdom? Only
q step away, oh enter tonight
What is liking? 1t is submission OF
the will. the heart to Jesus Christ.
How many say, 81 am not so bad after
all" Look in the bible, the looking
g ass. and see your image. 1t is III S:
''All have sinued and come short of the
glory of God Z" If we say we have no
sin, we deceive ourselves and the trust
is not in us. We all reed God par
doning love. Our morality won't save
us-for Jesus said to moral, cultured,
aristocratic Nicodemus-''ye must be
dSdlu AOl ally Is al
which reaches only half way to the
bottom. 1t don't go far enough. Chris
5ianity alone makes the true man or
v oman. Don't let us get into the mood
Of apolOgiZing for our sins by saying,
IN run the risk Is this wise wbea
,he church universal, your conscience,
your rea on says there is a heaven,
mere is "a hell. Even the pure and
emile Jesus says, these shall 60 away
nto everlasting punishment and the
righteous into life eternal" Grant |
Lee, John Roach all went over tie
liver holding on to the hand of their
savior Jesus Christ
Don't waste your life. Don't be like |
he young man who when dying Sd d:
Lord Lord My life. My life. l have
lone nothing for the son of GUd"' Oh,
mothers let not your daughter die as |
,ne daughter dying said to her mother:
Mother you gave me good clothes, |
inc manners, but Oh, mother, you did |
lot teach me how to die"
Many of you are close TO the kingdom |
Make the grand decision of your life |
low, now! Why come? Because God |
y 1000 Invitations says, Come" Be |
.ause you are nearer now than you
nay ever be again. because your loved |
lies out of heaven tonight call: Come.
Come!" Because it is the only way to
ettle the great questions of death, sin
md the Judgement This is the reli-
ron that will stand the test of life,
he grave, the death bed 1t makes
men live like giants and die as though
'oing to a wedding. Cross the line to-
light. Make the decision OF your life
low. Come home. Come home.
At the close of the service, the
preacher asked those who wished TO
alk with him on the salvation of their
ouls to remain after the benediction.
\ number of people did remain, and
here was such feeling manifest
ID that Mr.. Moore is minded to hold
Ifter meetings for number of Sunday
lights, and believes with others of the
burch that much good will result
herefrOm.