The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-05

We VIII now give you the misquoted
verse that carnAl people are always us
ing to justify themselves for sin. eff
we say we have no sin we deceive our
selves and the truth is not in us. " This
passage refers to you, my brother, my
sister, who claim that you are Gods
regenerated child, and yet you say you
sin. So we say to all pardoned or JUS
tilted people that your sins have been
washed away, but it will take baptism
of the Holy Ghost to kill that old man
in you which is the seed of all your
evil thoughts, deeds and acts Rom. 6,
g. God wants to cruelty the old ras-
cal in your soul, and if you will believe
it and let him he will do it. And again
the apostle says, ''lf we confess our
sins he is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness." This most assuredly
means to take out of us desire for all
sins. He says again, eff we say that
we have not sinned we make him a liar
and his word is not in u.s." The word
sinned here is in the past tense and
has reference to those who have not
been cleansed by the Holy Ghost from
that sinful nature which is inherited
by all men and for which Christ died
to destroy. But what do we find in
the very first verse of the following
chapter, "My little children, these
things write unto you that you sin
not" Il John /, 6 to 1879, ~
We will now bring you to one of the
most wonderful chapters in Gods word
and which puts seal on all that has
been written in this chapter, Behold,
what manner of love the father hath
bestowed upon us that we should be
called the sons of God; therefore, the
world knoweth us not because it knew
him not" The world here has refer
ence to people who are living in sin,
and say it is their nature to sin, and
that God can't destroy sin in them. So
they can't know his spiritually-born
children. Behold now are we the sons
of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be; but we know that
when he shall appear, we shall be like
him, for we shall see him as he is. And
every man that hath this hope in him
purifieth himself even as he Christi is
pure" Now, my brother, are you his
child in the sense spoken of here? If
you are not, this word of God con-
demns you, and you know it, and you
realize the fact that you are not out of
bondage, for whom the Son makes free
is free indeed (John s, 36.) And again
he says, "Whosoever abideth in him
sinneth not; whosoever sinneth hath
not seen him, neither known him. -
All, my brother, you who are telling
and preaching to your people thatthey
can't live without SHINING in this life,
where does this word of God put you
Let Gods word be true and every man
a liar. 1t puts you, my brother, some.
where back of the baptism of the Holy
Ghost which sanctifes and cleanses the
soul from all sin (Rom. Is, 16.) If ]
never had been sanctified by the Holy
Ghost | would not teach what some
preachers teach in their churches fol
my right arm. Now, just listen to this
Gods own chosen beloved disciple
} condemn every word they preach
which justifes any man for any sin
either thought, act or deed. Little
, children, let no man deceive you; h
that doeth righteousness is righteous
, even as he is righteous. Who is thi
: God-called and God d-commissione,
apostle addressing? Is it lot of littl
Juveniles who are not accountable TO
sin that the apostle is so anxious to ge
r the truth before? No, my brother, bu
r it is men and women in your congrega
e tion that you have been feeding O
r milk for five, ten, fifteen, twenty G
q maybe forty years, because no ma
J, can ever lead his people higher than b
: is himself My brother, have foun
Q you, aud where? A days journey b.
d hind the fighting line and the arm
/, gaining on You all the time. The rear
IS the cannon will not wake you by tC
s morrow. But listen again to John {
e he fires into those towards and 81
% them founce and founder, HE th,
y committeth sin is of the devil; for Il
devil sinneth from the beginning,
D. What does this mean? It means th
l. whosoever committeth sin is of Il
If same natural nature in which he w
y born. SO we have found you holdir
8, on to your old carnal nature WHIT
70 Gods word says that such nature
at not subject to the law Of God, Meth
r, in deed can be, And with power al
IN force of spirit he declares that IF
v this purpose the Son of God was mar
Id tested that he might destroy the wor
IN of the devil" The works of the de-
rn is sin and Christ died TO destroy sin
o. my soul, in your soul and in every SC
Sc that will believe it. l believe it wi
- all my heart, do you? If I did not
lieve that the gift of Gods only s
: and his death on the cross was su
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