New-York tribune., 1901-08-19

because he breaks commandment; he breaks a
commandment because he is sinner. 1t is in the
taught. Listen to what He had to say: According
Tot Ine teaGni9g OF JeSGS IN the sermon on the
terry; never lifts his hand against his brother. and
murder, never dares risk his reputation and his
mspnat m py M trahsgresSng ms the Seventh Com
nm nm IN the sight OF God; and as man thinketh in
Men have made sport of the apple in the Garden
st aae for ba h ae RRs assn pb The apple %
disobedient heart and that explains something. II
the fac rs ' 1t @ is Il faes th9 the rse Phs4
& sees a. are E. not to be found @ in the Church but out
Of Oh religion who are the pharissss but Il the men
fact is this-it comes under the same head; That
ments; taking them as transgrsssions Of .s The law
violatins the whole Law. You find an open sinner %
in any direction. and you VIII ind that he is will
the defence that he does not break some other
commandment o1 2 l. man & gets ; drunk :.t d,,n ,.
am straightforward and honest, and that is more
dPank y0S but f'P 9 PeoPe
drunk but they don't keep the Seventh Command
anyway" WOW .r not nart,.r
larry honest. know and / am a bit sharp in some
of my dealings. but. at any rate, 1 never made a
Now. why is one man a sinner making beast of
seif Tespsctabie and swndiing in every POSSIBLE
direction? 1 can tell You exactly why: Inc fact
his heart and the explanation of the particular
puray pt'r determined BY his circumstances and his
temperament; given other c3ndltl0nS ana another
of the amendments is equally ready TO smash
Another thing that sin always is set forth do
ing in the Bible that the modern thinker will not
disorder c and death Modern thought says there IS
no guilt Man is the victim ot his conditions he Is
herited ard men to be pitied and men are to
Is altogether outside your right and
altogether contrary 20 what he deserves The
snonslbity for his sim he is guilty. and amount
Of heredity disadvantage or inherent tendency to
man i, born not only of the fathers OF the flesh but
OF Cod aiSoi M am @ aT 70 my bSr8 oF Con ysn 0 ' az
first hand. the vertical
TERRIBLE NATURE OF SIN
Brothers. the. most terrible thing in Gods unit
and what il Is in the sight OF God you will first
have to ind out wha: a black shadow Il cast over over
hole II for the sinner: you will have TO md out
lightly. ard. much more. think lightly OF sin;
never gloss IL over. never call II by soft names;
as III luck II is sin--black horrible. damning
sin. and we have all smned, ard there is only one
prayer that is proper upon any mans lips, and
that s God be mtrcifg m to me drG sinner and hinge
word grace is a glorious word and full of light
and CT power and / am thankful the apostle put
abounding more excesdinely We are saved by
srece There is no salvation possible for the race
But by grace and grace is the free unrnerited favor
Without regard to merit on the one hand obIlga-
tion on the ether. We had claim upon God We
had standing in His presence. God was under
no obligation to save Us: il was m His mercy and
His mercy alone that Fe brought salvation near
ard grace has triumghsd over sin. and trtumphed
sin In the second Adam, triIrrohed over sin in
the person and the death OF our Lore Jesus C9rlsi
He came to deliver out Of the grip OF the devil
no doubt as To this matter. that is saved by
the sacrifice of the Son OF God and it was neces-
mony with the God OF revelation when we take 1t
that He is Of such mild lnanneret disposition I
hat sin GpaS NOT Ike differences &c
Gods righteousness needed to be set forth; Gods
justice needed to be met. and He could not violate
the principles Of His own holiness and His own
righteousness and be God
character of God is met In Jesus Christ He paid
whole world and that is the Gospel Jesus Christ
ins more to be said about IT, He has taken our
PLACE He ha. borne our sins paid dc our I,l penay al
race. is pardoned that the race. as race, stanuS
unto God The one message We are sent 10 pro
claim TO the world Is this; That sinners are par
goddess reprobate. sinner against God come
to you with this message-not that you may maybe oe
pardoned: that pardon has become poSSloIe,
not that pardon NAV he argued about and brought
Master and my God that just where you SIT you
are a pardcned sinner. But 1 am bad man,
weren't bad man you wouldn't need 1t But
nardoned: that Is the only man that is specified
in the proclamation. Why don't you believe H.
the people that are forgiven think there is some
SOmeWh here. But i am here 10 tell
you there IS no other gospel. You. just where you
sit~kinner black as hell though you may he,you
are AT this moment a pardOned man. and Jesus
Christ preached nothing else but unconditional
Haven't l got to do anything No; 1t is done
for you ., Ox r.,
ts All right: I am as orthodox as the Bible itself;
7 know ali about repentance; but repentance is In
clrded I'm the larger term; and II you will simply
believe that which God has spoken TO you re-
nentance will come all right
.yVeII hut now come: there is something in
this" you say: II don't undeTsIand this; tney
IKE. +bi ~ NOrthneld
k0ow whether they do or not. and. what is more
I don't care AS long I am here and put up 10
nresch / preach what have received or the Lord;
ana when YOU have had enough you can let me
Enov and I will go back home: there are plenty
nr neonie there who will be glad 10 me
want to get this into you-that the sinner Is par
doned,
PARDON SHOULD BE CLAIMED.
There is one passage in John that has a won
derfui bearing upon this: IF we confess our sin.
he S faithful and just the authorized YER
sion2"and righteous says the revised, he is
faithful and righteous forgive our sin"
" hat does that mean? IL means that God has no
right 10 withhold pardon from any sinner In this
world One of hymns iS very bold: MY par
don''-not | pray for; not, beg for; not. | pray
for. rot / plead for-"My pardon claim l have
right.
MY pardon claim. for a sinner am.
A sinner believing Jesus name
In 1857 we had our great jubilee year. and that (!
wear was in my first year of my ministry anu !
seeing that / had never had college educatlon' !
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