Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-07
THE WAY OF TRUTH
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
An Eloquent Appeal For Higher and
Holier Living.



latians KITS: BE not deceived: God
Is not Knocked: for whatsoever a man i
soweth. that shall he also reap. For i
he that soweth to the flesh shall OF /
the flesh reap cOrruption; but he that /
soweth 10 the spirit shall OF the spirit |
reap life everlasting" Mr.. Burgwin /
said:
Our statement OF the substance OF !
Christian doctrine in the four preced- /
ing discourses has presented the Crea- !
tor OF al things as a merciful and |
b0unuful Provider FOR HIS creatures.
Man. because Of unique relationships
TO God. Is the object OF His partlcu-
lar and peculiar favor. Insisting that
All have sinncd and come short or
the glory Of God." the divine love
finds a way 90 satisfy infinite justice
and TO redeem for eternity every sin
ner who viii be saved. The nature or
the sinner as created. preciudes the
idea ca the possibility OF cOmDuisiOn.
There is. however. too general ten
dency 20 discount Scriptural teachings
to feel that God. having done SO
much for man. viii do more. that I'm
some way. a comfortable and biissful
/ future is assured MS. even though un-
I belief and disohc1icnce mark our con-
/ duct here. The apostle combats such
/ q conception Jesus Himself contra
I diets it. eye cannot serve God and
/ MammOn.~ The Scriptures uniformly
/ oppose 81 10y precept and example.
II is my task this morning Co enc
/ force this thought. al men are re-
1 deemed hy Christ. but we are not
/ saved from our guilt ana IT'S fixed
/ penalty until we are In accord with
I Christ and the divine plan. What the
/ sowing is tho harvest VIII De. This
IS the truth as taught MS.
our text IS q waruing-an unmistak-
able danger signal This warning is
given en- view OF real dangers appar-
emit 20 all observers of human nature.
IL assures us that God does not make
| spiritual or moral paupcrs 81 men.
/ Men cannot Doe redeemed without God.
but in the divine economy. God does
not save the man without the man
himself The man. I'M addition 90
Gods work. must work ont his own
salvation For man there is sowing
/ and there is a rc0ping. There is good
seed for sowing in moral and spirit
ual soil. there 81 other seed which de
velops degraded human character.
Man selects his own seed and s0ws GO.
The seed proceeds 20 follow the law
OF nature. IL brings forth after fits
kind-nolsOme weeds OF golden grain.
Ii is an eternal harvest or "corrup-
tion- or OF everlasting life" Even
! II man he deceived. God Is not Knocked.
This Scripture warns Va that every
| mortal has freedom 20 direct his own
career within well known fields. For
good or evil. Above the human actor
. | is the Divine Governor. who VIII MOI
compel human loyalty. but who. rul
ing ia more extensive fields than IN,
3 merely finite and human. invariably
directs the mortal 20 the future his
, own freedom has chosen 10 the reap
ing Of the harvest his own life Ia.
! sown Thus IL is clear that mans
destiny is IN his own control.
= IL becomes apparent that this uni
versal governor in administering hl
e government is not anarchic He is th
$ supreme exponent OF order and law
3 He the arch-Opponent OF confusion
e All disorder tends 10 confusion. n
70 particular rs in universal dominion
G The human sinner is a begettOr o
y confusion i'm that he intcrferes wit
q law and order. He thus challenge
= the divine wisdom. power and vii
He is q rebel against the Creator am
Ruler OF all things Were all natur
70 follow him. the original chaos an
anarchy would prevail in all realms
Perfect order in human life woul
d" bring man 10 the perfect destinauo
for which he was originally designed
y That perfect order becomes q real faC
2, for man through Jesus Christ. who
{. the eXemplar OF that order. who II
q own self bare our sins IN His ow
K body on the tree. that we. being dea
g., TO sin. should live unto righteousness
= by whose stripes ye were healed"
we encourage sin in our lives, IL "
do not persiStently resist the devil "
y are sowing accursed seed: we are Il,
dead 10 sins we DO not live unto RICH
\ eOusneSs; consequently. that perfe
n order is not an actually for us. thoua
d SC remains a possibility. because OF Il
n divine mercy and our ability 30 SO
a the seed of repentance. by Gods hel
IL We will
Evidently. then, the glorious desti
alton of man as described in ScriptuT
IN bringing the creature back TO his 10
lie estate. where he is cOnfOrmed 10 Il
av image Of Him who is the expire
image OF Gods substance. IS not
arbitrary goal 10 which every creatu
move whether or no. The attainme
Of that destination is matter
cr choice and decision on the part OF
creature-that decision and choice
dicating his accord with the will a
n plan of the Creator. Man has a go
ajS great purpose for living. set befo
.u him, the life everlasting" OF our IL.
toward which il is his personal
sponsibiiity and duty inteiligently
g direct his way. He is not like the cri,
rs ct. II you have ever noticed this
ng sect in an open space. bound for son
u where YOU will remember that
CD spring a foot or SO into the air. tur
T. a somersault or two at each jun
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