The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-29
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DNCTRlNE OF THE CROSS
The evangelical minister Is not an in.
ventor, neither is he an originator. He
has no original sources within himself. He
Is messenger: he has message TO de
liver and In order to deliver that MESA GO
he must first ot all comprehend its mean
ing What is the message? Who sent It?
no what end was 1t to nc delivered aud in
what tone and spirit must men be made
aware OF Its exlstenceI
What IS the Bible doctrine concerning
sin? It is not that sin Is mere acct
dent in certain processes of evolution.
Brother II there were no hell sin would
not be the less sinful, ana until the clergy
aud the church grasp the nature OF sin
and realize what sin has doue they will
not understand the mercy Of God as re
ycsled in the cross of Christ.
After the doctrine Of slu comes the doc
trinc Of sacrifice. but the whole doctrine
III the cross is an eternal mystery,
Theology has failed 20 explain all that
was involved In the atoncmeut of christ.
The clergy can not exhaust The cross Hu j
when n minister feels that he can say no
more about the cross he ought to leave the
pulpit Of Christ.
The man who is self dead is the God
nuve man, When man through tight
of the cross begins to die to SER there Is
evidence Of the growing Christ-the ever
expanding gospel OF Christ making A
mighty saint out Of II mighty sinner.
being reconciled 10 God mas Naster
meaning than being reconclled to the COM
forts and benefits which come from such
reconciliation.
IL you want 10 be true to Christ, If you
want to get the true meaning of the cross
make some sacrifice that will ease the suf-
fcrings OF men.
When we md a heart throbbinG with
the love of God, there Will be HE long
ing 10 do the VIII of God.
Whenever we hud q soul whose pulse
stands out Ike whipcords with the life Of
God there will be outstretched arms ready
10 raise humanity as high as the cross
When you touch your fellows with the
touch of God, when you love humanity witil
the love OF God; when YOU serve men with
the sacrifice OF God, the world VIII DC one
grand, happy family.
The church Of Christ on earth must ind
something the church has not as yet found
The average preacher has shown us how
far we are away from Christ but we to
day must not forget that there Is nothing
40 mighty as the man possessed OF CPrlst
Jesus Christ was God rs well as man. HC
I Is my brother: He Is your brother, lie Il
the Elder Brother 10 humanity.
4 The clergy are soing to preach the doc doc
get into the spirit Of Christ.
PREACHING TO THE TIMES.
There is an awful cry going mp from {
class OF people STYLED church tramps. They
say preach TO the times. and their idea o.
the times runs along the line OF baseball
| bicycle and horse racing. The man witt
breaches to human ne,Ls is the man VIII
breaches to the times.
There is cry by others 10 preach s.
| as Ia keep abreast OF the age, Whist arr
| the timesg What Is the agef He Il
] ahead OF all times who breaches 10 anxiety
/ pcrplexlty, WEAKNESS, bereavement, lone
] linesa
( Wr do md few who want TO hea
| about silver and gold; about cslvinism an,
4 Amsreanism; about open and close com
| uunion; but the majority or man ans
! women vito garhsr around the pulpit step