The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-26
CHRIST IS EVER WAITING
TO RECEIVE WORLDS SIN.
His Death and Resurrection Were for
the Personal of All
h NIL Accept.

The Reverend Doctor B.. H.. Charles
preached YESTERDAY morning on 'n az God
from John /, %: Behold the lamb OF GSu
| that taketh away the sin of the world. lie
said. in part: ~.
Now the fullness of the time had CONS
i for wi the lamb of God to the world.
The Lord had arranged that a forerunner
| was to precede him. This man was John me
Baptist. He was sent into the world oelors
testify to the world that this was the prom
Used one. The Lord had made known 10
John that the man on whom he would see
the Holy Ghost fall and remain on MIN
that this was the Son Of God. He bore tes-
timony that he saw the Holy Ghost come
down on Jesus. and thus pointed him out as
the lamb Of God. Thereupon he pointed him
out: Behold the lamb of God. that taketh
away the sin of the world
Evil you be kind enough to consider linn
as your sin bearer? Let me say to you
one else must do this for you. Now here is
one who came into the world to bear the
you have to do is to take him as your sin
bearer. For this Is restated by st. John IN
his epistle Iii. 5: And we know that he was
him is no sin TN Thus both the Johns Of the
New Testament declare him to take away
sin. Is 1t not folly for you to continue in
sin any longer. when there is a door open
for you?
The only question you need to ask is;
Did Jesus die for me and in my place? Did
he die at all? Then for whom did he die:
DAN AS AiS " AN NthSe "a ~
not say that he could pray his Father ana
that he would send him more than twelve
legions of angels to deliver him out Of the
hand of his enemies? Then why did he die
on the cross? 1t was because he loved you.
Had he not loved you he had never died.
1t was he who in eternity past who foresaw
that you would ruin yourself by sin. and
that you could never make amends for one
iniauity. and fully comprehend your utterly
undo hs condition. S9G.5Id na, who sncsI LOVED re- H you b so dearly dearly
lay it down for you. that you might be
saved And let me here say to you that If
you ever enter heaven and have a paradise
in glory. 1t must be by taking this Jesus as
your Savior. And il you chose to be lost,
then to all eternity. you will blame no one
but yourself. for life was offered you freely.
Now the question naturally suggests
itself, are you one of the enemies OF Christ,
that you would prefer to die in sin rather
than come to him and have life? Why. will
made for your redemption?
Let me say that Jesus has met every
debt debt you !o, nave ever yer eontrastsa; He has
bore your iniquities and took away your
sins. Now, If he has paid your debt. why
do you insist on paying it again? All the
believe in him. Now, will you let the natu-
raj enmity of your heart against Christ de-
bar you from eternal life? BY faith in
his sons death at your service.
He literally died to save you from eter-
nal / punishment = s Hn,,n :.1 But if you { will not accept
tAN AAdSt DCak
your " sins. And since no man can be
saved in his sins. then yon must perish for
ever. I pray you submit yourself to Christ
and live: But II you are ar enemy Of Christ
failure.
IAN the pleasures you will ever nave IS
what little you can get out of this world.
And most of people have very little true
happiness in this world. still further let
me add: That II you would but taste the
love Of the Savior. you would declare that
your happiness was perfect. The love of
Christ for you and the love he kindles in
your heart for him produces the highest
degree Of happiness known to man on earth.
Nobody can be as happy as the child Of
God; For the name Of Christ will be I'm
printed on each Of our hearts. When Queen
MARI. of England had fought hard and long
for the City Of Calais. in France. and had
finally lost It. in her love for that place she
declared that when she died. II they would
her heart. they would find Calais
written on It.
so. II you surrender the enmity of your
heart against Christ and let him come in,
he would not only give you a new heart.
btu he would write his name on your heart.
as an assurance that you shall be with him
in glory" '