Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
GODS PLAN OF SALVATION
Gave bis Only BsgOttsn sOn that Ali Who
Ieievs Nay Bs Saved.
NO EXCEPTIONS To THE OFFER MADE
Rich and Poor, High and Low, All
stand on the same Level In the
Eyes OF the Creator of
the Universe.

For God 20 loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that whosover
believeth on Him should not perish but
have everlasting llfe"-John iii:16.
From this text. one Of the most familiar
in the Bible, DR.. Torrey preached a ser
mon at the Auditorium on Thursday even
ing, and twelve persons responded TO the
invitation and arose at the close Of the
sermon to begin the Christian life.
Mans salvation begins in Gods love
for him and not his love for God" said
DR.. Torrey. God loved first. as the text
states, and He offered His Son as sac
rihce 10 redeem men from the sins OF the
world And in return for this great love,
man loves God, or should love Him. Mans
love for God is the result of salvation
and not the cause Of it.
THE text says that God loved the world
He did not love only the rich or only the
poor. He did not love only the educated
or only the ignorant but He loved all OF
them. In His sight these worldly condi-
tions do not make the least difference.
The poorest or most ignorant person IL
the same in His eyes as the richest man
or the most learned.
There Is much meaning contained In
that little word So God so loved the
world that He gave His son. That little
word tells the degree Of the love. He
might have saved man without any atone
ment, but He loved the world SO much
that He was unwilling to give a salvation
that didn't cost something.
where Some Find Fault.
Gods love was a holy love. Some
people find fault with the plan Of saliva
tlon and say that they do not consider It
right that God, holy first person, should
take the sins OF man, an unholy second
person, and lay them on Jesus Christ, an
innocent third person. The Bible does not
say anything of the kind. Jesus Christ
was not third person, but a first person.
He was part of God and God took the
sins and laid them upon Himself. Christ
was not only God, but man as we'll
The stonement must be considered as
a whole. II the attribute of God is taken
from Christ, the atonement win not stand
II the attribute of man is taken away, II
will not stand. but when all is taken to-
gether, the doctrine of the atonement is
the most glorious, the most sublime the
most profound philosophy that has ever
been known on earth.
The love Of God is shown by tho great.
ness Of the gift and the greatness of The
sacrifice which He endured. II was His
only Son and God loved His Son far moro
than any earthly father ever loved a son
But He was willing to send Him to eartf
to be spit upon, to be reviled, to be beaten
to be Gcoffed at and to be crowned with
thorns and crucified. This He was Willing
to do for the sake of sinful man,
THE love Of God for man is a conquer
ing love. 1t conquers the desire for worldly
pleasure. for money and for all the sin
which the devil holds alluringly before tht
eyes of those who should turn to Christ
Il conquers the hardened spirits of thost
who have lived long in sin and bring
them finally to the pathway OF life"
It was announced that If the collection
keep up during the remaining few days o
the mission as we'll as they have thus far
all expenses will be met by the time tn,
mission closes. The meeting Friday will
be the last meeting open to all, both mel
and women. There will be no meeting
Saturday and the Sunday meetings will b.
separate, the women's meeting at tn
Auditorium being in the afternoon at
o'clock and the mems meeting in the even
ing at 7:9O o'clock. The latter meeting will
close the mission.