New-York tribune., 1901-08-08

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r,oo So with i'll man As he is not saved by magic nor
God cannot travel outside the ordinary agencies
in mans life because He has Iimitssss noo
mand OF all the forces in any and every depart
source and every kind OF power that is at Gods
command is laid under tribute to mans need and
are impossible, but not with God To men with
mus an rd 9hgs u are possi9Ie which means that man
will and requirements OF the divine life. omnlpotent
all that ought to 6e he can be- and all that
man ought to do he can do; and that is the gos-
pei that / bring to you this day.
fancy the teaching of Jesus was to the Apostles
tinual state of surprise and wonderment: but this
their breath away-that is what the word means
and they simply gasped and gaped as thew Won
dered what He meant. There came a rich young
ruler, and they weren't rich lot, weren't those
az stiles: and perhaps sometimes they knew the
Pnfn Iia or poverty and at any rate they knew the
limitations or poverty; and when they saw this
young ruler coming, they thought II was very
mons after this no more limitations for want OF
money; he is the first of a race that they would
they ind Jesus Christ lays upon the rich young
ruler an impossible condition, at any rate accord
give to the poor, and come and follow me-" He
and as he Went Jesus o CbTs n ssiG very f cn
sigh How hardly shall they that have riches enter
into the kingdom"
THE APOSTLES GREATLY SURPRISED
That was d great surprise to them. They had
received upon terms that We're possible to him and
reasonable, as they would have interpreted it: but
70 say that riches were hndrance to entering the
kingdom was strange remark. They had never
eousness; they had always believed indeed. that
We2lth so was rather an advantage in matters of
man were rtch, it was nine-tenths of the case
have been rich Instead of being disqualified
ton IT gave prestige and Importance. and instead
front seat
Indeed. two great features of the kingdom for
VII fhax-
and prosperity. and 1 not very sure that they
didn't think that the righteousness was rather the
means and the prosperity the end They were
coming a kingdom which they were all to be
would be very well off; and here christ to their
astonishment, makes IL appear that the kingdom is
almost Of such character that riches shut a man
out I do not wonder they were astonished As
a matter of fact. they didn't believe him. and
are not one tot ahead Of those apostles. who is
ever so much better saint If he were Bit better
CT? have; am franz enough TO confess it. Who is
there that feels the limitation OF poverty that has
not said again and again, If only he were in such
a position and had so much year. what grand
would do And Jesus Christ SAYS How hardly shall
they that have riches"' You ought not 10 pity the
according the teaching of Jesus Christ 1t takes
more grace Tor a man 10 De good man who Is a
Perhaps by tha end of the present century may
to believe that. but there IL is, plain state
ment Of Jesus Christ
PLAIN WORDS FOR EVERY ONE
The kingdom demands Of every man that which
Is inpossibls for The ,. man by himself to give
spends to the young mans riches somew here and
l know no better place for finding Il than a con
you VIII hear voices calling you to higher heights
and deeper depths and to larger possibilities;
to take possession Of the land that You have
seen afar of. you will find that there comes with
the call some demand, and God will put His finger
upon this and that and the other, and He will say:
and He Will lay upon you IN proportion TO tne
value OF the kingdom YOU seek TO enter a condition
all things are possible. with God what has TO
be surrendered can be surrendered; with God,
afraid. and don't shrink. and don't turn away sor
rowfuI. and say it is impossible God will ask OF
coming into your life and bringing 70 you HIS
s wbd anH it RVS m nS6ve pGn fb momPnG eo ssy
this requirement. meet it: the moment God says.
DO this do II. BE only II is the voice Of
God, and whatsoever He commands you 20 do. do
It With Him. in Him by Him. 10 you. TO you. TO
Turn again the cursing OF the fig tree. and
that which is impossible for us, for it demands
thing that is pretentious everything that is un-
holy. Into His kingdom nothing unclean can
come: within His kingdom there is no place for
the man that Hveth lie The tree was withered
up from the roots
of beautiful and artistic shapes in order by
OF fruitfuness He gets the root of the trouble.
He does not come TO regulate sin; He does not
come 10 suhjusate IL; He comes 10 destroy II. 20
curse IT, blight il. To blast it, to wtther IL. 10
damn it in human nature. curse II from the root
to keep your temper. He comes 10 take your tenn
per out of you in all the senses IN winch ~ IS pad
your evil passions, He comes 10 purge them away
lie doesn't come to institute civil war to which
there shall he no end. He comes to conquer and 10
reign unrvalIed and unquestioned in the heart
until every thought shall be brought into captivity
10 the obedience of Christ until motive shall
he purEed and he single. until every part OF the
ina an ssh sfi Of ' God The holy fe is Impossible with
men. but not with God. oh. brethren. we have
omnpotSnt Cod who is able TO save to the utter
most. All things are possible with God
THE SECRET OF MooDY's LIFE.
Perhaps one may be permitted reference that
have made across tho water when there were not
so many MOODY family folks about / have read
Moody's life again and again. as suppose most or
a Very frank remark. take those early pages of
that life; look AZ the photogTaph OF that country
many years Of Christian life. and nobody ever
asked him TO DO ANYTHING in the Christian Church,
bear in mind also this fact, that when ne made
his hrst attempt the people who seemed pest aole
to Judge thought there wasn't mgcn m MS sTGrt
country lad without academic learning. without
Ty6icb ths world sets store-what is the explana-
tion OF his being the apostle 10 TWO CohtInentsf
Is the natural ability of great many other men.
and YOU never hear of them beyond the osch street
tr witch thay live. The explanation or Moody'S
life was in that sentence that he heard somewhere
that the world had vet to see Tna1 Z Zoo % Goua 90
nv a man who gave himself entirely up TO the
pSwar q and and 70 the will of God II was God In
Moody that was the explanation OF Moody's evan
aIts, On the other side of the water. whatever II
svi'Sis @ y ~ U.t been on this The power Is of God
I'D ob U,hat we want is TO get our poor, feeble
efforts linked onto God Then all Things are pos
sibe .,4. -.
vIth-and there Is great deal in these
prenositions of the Bible. especially when you come
to tbs Apostle Paul. He is the master Of prep
t.inns- he has got the most relational mind that
tbe world has ever seen. He is great on "ins' and
s.nr,tSs'' and "tos'' and "thrOughs, always take
ereat note of them. and this proposition. this