Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-22

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last night from the pulpit of the Chap
line Street N. E. church. 1t was the
first of a series of special discourses
on THE Great Salvation" and the
preachers text was taken from He
brew 2: 8. He said in substance:
The question stated in the text is Of
infinite Importance, and rightly cou-
sidered, is probably the greatest that
ever occupied the attention of the ilu-.
man mind. 1t introduces at once all
the realities of the spiritual and eter-
nal world OF glory as obtained through
accepting Jesus Christ as offered to
us in the gospel, or lost forever
through neglecting or Obstinately re-
jecting Christ. Ii you wish to know
the infinite Importance of seeking sal
vaticn, consider the value of your i'm
mortal soul. The text does not con-
corn gold, diamonds or any form Of
material wealth, Which soon perishes
and which few Of us possess, but con-
Germs the immortal soul, which every
body on earth possesses. And what
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world and lose his own SOUL TAX
ing it for granted that all are inter-
ested We proceed to notice that the
salvation of Jesus Christ is a great
salvation.
1t is great because Of its origin
Away back in the counsels of eternity
long before the world was, the all
wise and omniscient God, looking
ages ahead, saw that man would fall
into a state Of sin and misery; He saw
that His holy law would be broken by
His creatures; and that in accordance
with His own infinite justice, man
would be doomed to pay the penalty
in eternal punishment unless there
was way of escape provided for him
God is just and infinite in His mercy
as in His justice, and SO the triune
God originated the great salvation.
1t is great salvation because of
its cost. Salvation lost to mankind
had to be redeemed for him. The sac
rifice necessary to satisfy Gods JUS
tice was the sacrifice of the Son Of
God. Ii was the greatest price that
was ever paid for anything. 1t al
most makes the human heart sick 10
think of what He suffered for u.s.
Surely Christ thy grief has borne;
Weeping soul, no longer mourn;
View Him bleeding on the tree,
Pouring out His life for thee
In the third place this salvation IS
great because it is sufficient for all
men. 1t makes no difference what
your circumstances may be, Jesus is
your dear Savior No matter how
poor, you have the same chance as a
millionaire to lay UP treasures in
hec zen. God is no respeetor Of per-
sens. We are all under the same con-
demnation, all sinners, from the la
boring men up to the kings of the
earth. God did not send His Son in
to the world to save any special ma
ton, rank or class, but to save all the
world.
In the fourth place this salvation is
greater than all the works of God.
When we look about us we are ap-
pailed with the greatness Of the works
OF God. When we consider His small
est and most common works, We ara
astonished with the wisdom and pow
er stamped upon them. No work of
God can be compared with the grand
eur CT the plan and accomplishment of
mans salvation. What can be great
er than the second person of the God
head coming before the throne Of the
first, saying: Here am l, send me
that l may go down into that lost,
ruined, sinful race of men; l will be-
come mediator between Thee, Q Faith
er, and that lost race, and will buy
them back with my own suffering,
blood and DEATH? 1t took wisdom
tt-
contents, but when a race of beings
had to be redeemed, it not only took
the wisdom and power of God, but
also His mercy and Justice; His mercy
as exemplified in His providing way
Of escape; and His justice shown BY
the fact that broken law had to he
atoned for, even if it required the
great sacrifice made On Calvarys
cross.
Having considered the greatness Of
this salvation in itself, let us consider
how great it is 10 US, both in this
world and in the life beyond the
grave.
Did you ever stop and think what i
world this would be without the Star
of Bethlehem to light it? Did you
ever take up the history of the world
and compare the darkness of heathen-
ism with the dazzling light of the
Christian era, with its sway of reason.
truth and right, its God-given govern
ments insuring freedom and liberty,
its grand system of education, its re-
fined and purified state of society, and
its worship of the true and living
God? Christianity empties men of
self and creates a common brother
hood. 1t takes away cur wicked ma
lures and works in us complete
change of life and character.
God has been so good to us as to
tell us a few things about the future
state; and these alone are sufficient TO
make it the greatest OF all things to
us. We are told that we shall be re-
ceived into kingdom where there
shall be no more death, neither sor-
row nor crying, neither shall there be
any more pain, and God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes" Aud
then We are informed that We shall
receive a crown of glory that fad
eth not away" Now we see through
a glass darkly but then face to face +"
How great a salvation which brings
us all Monochrome, our Fathers
house, the place that Jesus prepared
for us-that glorious place where the
redeemed shall be forever praising
God.
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