Arizona republican., 1901-01-14
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 At the NJ. E. church south yesterday morning Rev R. A. Rowland preached on the above subject from the text. "He saved others, Himself He cannot save" Mauthew xvii 42 He said he had frequently been deeply impressed with the wonderful significance of the saying of thu different persons who were instrumental in the condemnation and cruclfxlon of the Lord Jesus Christ, It sesms a- if everything tha. was said on this momen.ous occasion in the worlds history was invested with a significance of which the speak, CTS th,mselves possessed no concep- ton whatever
 Pilate did not realize the full mean ing of his words when after scourging Jesus. he brought Him out to the peo- pie and said. "Behold the man." He had no idea of what was involved in his momentous question, What IS trUth?" or in his reply to the chief priests, who remonstcated with him for writing the superscription. Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews" he said, What I have written have written"
 T'he pecple of Jerusalem had not the faintest conception of the curse they were invoking, or the fearful ven- gcance they were calling down upon themselves and their children. when in reply to Pilates words, Il am innocent of the blood of this Just person; see ye to it," they said. His blood be on us and on our children" The chief prirsts and the scribes and Pharisees knew nothing of the great principle they were setting forth when. in de- rlsion, they said. "He saved others: himself He cannot save.''
 Jesus Christ could not redeem the world except by the sacrifice of Him self. He could have delivered Him. self from the cross, but it was impos. sible fer Him to do this and atone for the sins of men. And the followers of Christ may, if they wish to do so, avoid the sacrifice which is involved in n perfect surrender of body, soul and snirit to God. but they cannot do so and save those for whom Christ died. spiritual life ard power always ir- wolves crucifxion and death--.he cruel fiyiOn of our own will and desir, 8 the death of sin in our hearts. Christ's law of spiritual life and divine power is, "He that saveth his life shall lose IL. and he that loseth his life shall find It."
 The principles which actuatcd Jesus during this tragic event were submis- sion to His Fathers will, prompt obedi- cnce to Gods will, and perfect trust in the promise of Jehovah. "The blood of the martyrs is the secd of the church." The life of Gods Son-thn lives cf His followers-are essential o-the salva- ticn of the world. If God wants our lives Ito fructtfy the word and make 1t vital, why let Him have them-,oving ly let us surrender ourselves to Him for service. Come veal or woe, pleas. ure or rain, life or death, let us say,
 Take my life and let 1t be
 Cnnsecrated, Lord. to Thee" Jesus in sorrow, in joy or in pain. Jesus. my treasure in loss or in gain. Constant companioa, whcre'er ] may
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 Living or dying--Jesus for me-
 THE CHURCH OF CHRIST Res. w. D. Rice of the First Church oe Christ. taking as his text Eph. iv. 1-6, said in part as follows: "The sermons I shall present to you in thls series al. not to provoke controversy. but edmcf- ,ional. I am ready, however, to stanl by any and all statements I shall make. Prove my words by the bible, and not by cree1s or doSmas of men, and l will be satisfied. Barring some fada. isms and ologies, WE are the yOungce; of all religious organizations making m impress upon the world. Taking Iibboits as authority we have the church, 1921; various Pres byteriaus. 1b37-l572; the Baptist, about twelve in number, 1911; many Metho- dist. 1729. and on and on with all oth- ars: the Church of Christ. 1880. From naught in 1900 we have come to br d great people. Now a membership of l ,l50, coo learned, influential. wealthy. Our growth has been marvellous, ani the wonder of our religious nciShb)rs. | It Is certainly matter of interest "a the teachings of people whose success has been SO phenomenal. What we believe and teach: We believe in the trinity; in man ere. ated in tie likeness and image of Got I; In mans fall and in the plan worked put by the trinity for his redemption; hat as he transgressed of his own will. | he must return cf his own will. that the plan for his redemption Is in har