The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-21

character, as love, truth, faithfulnese
mercy, but how can the finite mind 81
man compass the thought OF God ana
what He is? We may read out OF God,s
Word Of Gods holiness. OF His Inve
faithfulness, truth and mercy. We NAV
trace these different attributes through
the sacred record from Genesis to Rev
elation. but we find all the way that thev
are the same. The same God In Genesis
as in Revelation. And in Gods dealings
with men, as He has manifested Himself
unto men. we may learn something of
what God is. A holy God. therefore sim
full man must be cast out of the garden
OF Eden and from His presence. A holy
God. therefore, when the sin ofman be-
came SO great that the world wasturned
hopelessly away from Him. He must de-
stroy it. A holy God. furnishing His
own chosen people when they fell into
grievous sin. A holy God. preparing
a new Jerusalem. and declaring that
there shall in no wise enter into it
anything that defileth, neither whatso-
ever wOrketh abOmination. or maketh
lie." A holy God upon whom sinful
man could not look and live
\ GOD of love from Genesis to Rev
"A elation. Love prompted Him to
provide covering of skins for Adam.
that the shedding of blood might be a
prophecy of the blood which was to take
away the sin of the world. Love gave
the pattern of the ark which was to
shelter Noah and his family from the
impending f1ood-the ark, a type of:
the Christ Who was to come and pro-
vide sure refuge from the Judgment Of
God. Love called Abraham out of his
country to the land of promise, that in
his promised seed all the nations of the
earth might be blessed. This SAME love
at last sent Jesus into the world that
whosoever should believe in Him
should not perish in their sins. but have
everlasting life. This same love which
throbbed towards man in the early days
OF Genesis has in these later days made
known all the riches which are in
Christ Jesus Oh, the love of God! The
SURPRISING love of God! And so it is
with His faithfulness, His truth, His
mercy, always constant, always the
same. Il am the Lord, and l change
not; therefore We sons of Jacob are
not consumed" And it was because He
was FAITHFUL to His promises, it was be-
cause His truth was to prevail, it was
because His mercy is from everlasting
TO everlasting" that Israel in her way
wardness and sin was not consumed and
utterly cast away. But because God was
an Interchangeable God. because He had
"a roG0 rfS~ ~S 10
from the foundation of the world. be-
cause He was willing to give His only
begotten and well-beloved Son to die
Tor the sin of the world. because Of all
this. the way was prepared for the COM
ing of the Lord. and He came
\ ND because God is interchangeable His
\ plan of salvation is Interchangeable
and His Judgment against sin is irrevoca-
BILE. In the very beginning God declared
that tie soul that sinneth it shall die
And He has never changed in His judg-
ment against sin. Liberal thought of
the day may belittle hell fire and the
judgment. it may blind the human heart
to the truth of God that the soul that
sinneth it shall die, but it cannot change
God or His unalterable condemnation
and adherence of sin. Sin is sin in
Gods sight. whether it is the little sin
or the big sin. The smallest drop OF
negro blood in persons veins is enough
to identify that person with the negro
race. and the smallest taint of sin is suf-
f1cient to bring the soul under the con-
demnation of God. God has not changed
In these latter days. He has not become
to the presence of sin. Oh,
that the world might realize this! Oh,
that 1t might see in all the judgments
which God has brought upon sin as
in His Word, warning Of it's
own fate! Nowhere in Gods Word.
from the opening sentence Of Genesis to
the closing Amen of Revelation. can
there be found one single word of God
which minimtzes sin. or one single in
stance where He condones it. 1t is one
thought and message all through. con-
demnation and punishment of sin. Then !
why will you, oh, soul. permit yourself
to believe anything else? Why will
you not believe Gods Word?
. UT even as God is Interchangeable in !
u His attitude towards sin. so He Is !
in His plan of salvation. !;
He is Interchangeable in His desire and
longing to have all men saved. He does !,
not want to have anyone perish In his !
sins. Gods plan of salvation wrought
out so marvelously through, the ages /
takes in the whole world. No one need
lie because of sin, if they will accept
he substitute which God provided in the
person of His Son. Jesus, the sinless ;
one. bore the sin of the world in His
body upon the cross. God there pun /,
shed sin that the sinner might go free.
But the sinner who refuses to accept the
substitute which God has in His mercy |
provided. the sinner who refuses to wash
n the fountain filled with blood, drawn
rom Immanuel's veins" is lost, eternal