The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-13
REJECTION OF
THE JEWS.


preached Ia Delawar rue Bap.
fist Church March 1Otn, J0l.
Text: "For they, beir ignorant
Of Gods righteousness and going
about to establish TIER own righ
eousness, have not submitted them
selves to the righteousness of God. p"
Romans 10: ).
We come Tonight to the central
sermon in this whole Theology. If
the opening verses Of the 9th chap
ter set forth "a seyenlold pre- emf.
nence and a fearful failure. and
show that such failure only proves
the consistency of the word Of God,
and the closing hall of the same
chapter insists that the failure is
not inconsistent with the justice Of
God, the question may we'll arise in
this chapter "What then, was the
cause Of the Jewish election!
Aud this Paul clearly answers.
Israel has failed and it is Israel $
fault. There were four reasons:
l. Israel failed tosec that Christ
was the end oil the law. Two con.
sderatlons account for this part OF
the Jewish tailure-a misdirccted
zeal and a mi conception OF right.
eousncss 1'ney had zeal for God
but not according to knowledge.
Industry is not proof positive Of
piety. TO be busy here and there
about the Lord s work, lis not inds.
putable evidence that we are cug ag-
ed IN the Lor d work ignorant
zeal is as much to be deplored as a
lazy Indifference And all the more
is It to be rebuked it, as in the case
OF the Jews. IT is ineXcusablc "Ig-
noranCc is the curse of God; know
ledge the wing with which we fly
to heaven If that knowledge be
God-s uidcd aud heavcu-directcd.
And Israel had misconception
OF righteousness. Thinking it con.
sisted in going about to esta blsh
their ownrig hteousness, they would
not submit TO the righteousness oil
God and thereby showed their true
ignorance of it. Righteousness is
of the heart, not merely OF the head
1t consisted not in doing, but IN be.
ing; ia heart belief, not III synagog-
zeal service.
II. Israel failed to see that SAL
walton is as free as the air we
breathe. Salvation is not distant
thing. II is not necessary to ascend
into heaven to bring Christ down
he has already come TO earth. Nor
is it necessary to descend into the
deep to bring Christ up from the
dead. He has already arisen,
Salvation is neither difficult nor
distant, 1t is nigh thee. even in thy
mouth and in thy heart. II may be
accepted as easily rs we breathe ia
air and is Just as free. i'ellci OF
| the heart and confession with the
| mouth are all that is necessary for
salvation, provided that belief IN
cIudes confidence in the resurrection
of Jesus. For if thou confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus and De-
llcve in thy heart that God hath
| raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved. Salvation IS free
but the Jew failed 10 see this and
this accounts in part for his rejec.
ton.
! III. And the lew failed to sec
that salvation is as wide as the
world. How slow the Jew was tc
see that there is no difference be.
tween him and the Greek, and that
the same Lord over all is rich unto
all that call upon him. Back in the
Sd chapter Paul declared that there
is no difference in the matter OF siu
"for all have slnned' and now in
the 10th chapter shows there is nc
| difference in the matter of salvation
for whosocver shall call on the IL ame
oil the Lord shall be saved. Pres.
dent McKinley's farmer for his
Ohio home called atthe White House
on the morning OF the recent inaug.
uration, alter he had Engaged looms
at nearby hotel, but the Presto dent
would not listen to such an arrange.
mcnt. and insisted on the farmer
coming Immediately TO The White
House and becoming his guest dur.
ing his stay in the capitol city and
gave him pass that admitted him
10 all the festivities of the occasion.
Think you that our Heavenly Faith.
or will be less rich unto all who call
| upon him! Does He not give the
best robe and kill the fatted calf
for every returning son, and when
we knock for admission at the door
Of that House Of the many mansions
will he not gladly open to us and
give to all the faithful, the best
room Of all! Praise God he is rich
unto all that call upon him. But
the Jew could not see this. lie
thought he was rich only unto the
Jew, and that He could include in
his outstretchcd mercy the Gentle
dog (as he called HIM as we'll, was
beyond his power 10 believe or &C.
cept.
Now, if God is rich unto all who
call upon him, how shall they call
OH him in whom they have not be.
lieyedt And how shall they believe
! in him of whom they have not heard
And how shall they hear without a
preacher! And how shall they
| preach except they be sent? In
these two verses Paul sets forth the
five things that are essential to uni.
vcrsal salvation and incidentally
sets forth the obligation OF Chris.
tians to scatter worldwide the
world. wide gospel. They are invo.
cation, belief, knowledge, a proper
| medium of communication and a