The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-25


lie unto dead spirit have
said also, thia repentance nsures
eternal liie;; for there are repent
ancee Of which You hear men speak
which do not cure the salvation Of
the soul Some preachers win az
firm that men may repent, and
may believe, and yet may fall away
ano perish We will not consume
luI time by stopping To expose
their error this morning; We have
often considered It before, and have
refuied all that they could say in
defence Of their dogma Let us
think OF an infinitely better repent
ance The repentance OF our text
IL not their repentance, but II Is a
repentance unto life:" a re-
pcBiance which is a true sign Of
eternal salvation in Christ; a NJ
ptntance which preserves US through
uls temporary state in 5esus,and
which when we are passed into
eternity, gives US bliss which
cannot be destroyed Repent
ance unto life" Is the actual saliva
ticn Of the soul, the germ which
contains all The essentials OF
+ salvation. which secures them TO us,
and prepares US for them
We are this morning TO give a
very careful and prnyerful attention
TO Ire repentance" which Is unto
life. First. shall devote few
MINUTES to the consideration OF false
repentance; secondly. ! shall coheld-
y Ire signs that markarue repent
ance: and af,er that. Ghal extol
To- divine beneficenee Of which 81
written. Then hath God also
to The Gentilee granted repentance
uio life"
4 / First. then. We viii consider
certa false repentance ! win be-
gin with this remark-thal trembling
bcreath the sound OF the gospel 81
not repentance There are many
mn who when they hear a hithfu
gospel sermon, are exceedingly STIR
} cd ard moved by a. BY certain pov
, er which accompanies Tie Word,Go'
, uStfies thai Il Is his own Word
. atg b. causes thpse WHO hear e vol
] urtorily 10 trcmble ] have sel
apme men. while the truths o
/ Scripture have been sounded fruu
: this pulpit, whose knees have krpck
! ed together, whose eyes have flow
2 ed With tears AZ II they had bee
= fountains OF water. have witness
a Cd the deep detection Of their spiI
E Y. vucn--as some u them hay
= told me-thcy have been shaken unit
y thsy knsw not how TO abide III
! sound OF voice. Tor Il seeesnd IN
4 the terrible trumpet OF Sinai thur
!. dgrlng upon their destruction Wei
, my hearers, you may be very mur
= disturbed under The preaching Of IL
e geri. and yet yuu ahRll not hhN
d trai repentance unto life" 70
!. may know what Il "a 10 be very se'
= ionaly and very eolemny affects
e when you 20 % Gods house and y
you may b. hardened sinners l.
X me confirm the remark by an instant
Paul stood before Felix with 4
II f.ains upon his hands. and as
. preached Of "rightousnass. tempe
> ance. and Of juipmnnt TO come"
] Il written. Felix tr,mbled," al
pr yet procraftinating Nlix Is in perd
= ton. among the res ot those WI
" have said. Go ny way for III
u time when | have more conyeniel
Il sNGon ! will call for thee" The
ID are many OF you who cannot attes
/; the honss u God without being alan
" ed. you know VITA, II "a often
e. stand aghRst at the thought that &
h viii punish you; YOU may often ha'
ls been moved 10 sincere emotion n
is der Gods minister. but let the q
be you you may be altar all a castawa
5. because you have not repenrd
he your sins. neither have you turned
In God
Further still II e quite pcesih
a. that you may not only trsnble B
4. t5rc Gods Word, but YOU may becor
- son OF nmlnhIr Arrinna. and