The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-19
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 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. s."--1 Tim, i, Is.
 "Ye know that He was manifested 10 take away our sins."-1 John, iii, g..
 To save sinners." Could there be a briefer, more explicit or a more Sttractive statement of the aim of
 Who is sinner? He is one who has missed the mark, has failed to fulfill the aim of his being; one who was not answered it; one who was designed for a certain work and end, and has neither done the one nor reached the other. That is to be a sinner. The object of creation in all it's parts is to manifest God. The material cre- ation, in its marvellous structure, it's manifold beauty, it's wonderful combi- nation of variety and order, it's exact adaptation to the wants and enjoy ments of it's inhabitation, is a silent but eloquent witness of the Hand that made and sustains it. It shows forth God in His power and wisdom, and best conception, as well as in the min- uteness of His care. That part of cre- ation has not sinned nor missed it's aim. The Heavens declare the glory of God, and the Armament showeth His haMdiwork.
 But the rational, the moral the spir- ttual creation-what of it7 That part with which we are concerned, the race of man--~what of it? Has 1t answered
  fleet Gods glory with reason and con- science, and the knowledge of duty, with will and action, with the power to communicate with It's kind, and of communion with God, having the fa- vor of God proposed as it's present blessing, and the presence of God as its eternal home-how has this privi- legged race conducted itself? In what condition do we find ourselves? Broken loose from its orbit, gone from it's proper centre. disloyal to its rightful owner, pretending to liberty which Is no happiness, saying. My powers are my own; who is Lord over me?" The creature is trying to live alone; 1t aims to "be as God" Alas! poor
 And if this be its state. what is it's destiny? Can this dis!oyal, this retel- lious thing to be happy or useful here? Can it enter Heaven?
 Christ Jesus came to save such-tO save sinners But if we do not recoR- nize ourselves in the description; If we do not feel that we have come short, then Christ does not come to ns with the offer of His salvation.
 ''He was manifested to take away our sins" He knew what He under took, and He has strength to perform 1t. Commit yourself to Him. Nothing is thrown upon us but that which the weakest and humblest may perform to believe, to ask, to wait and to ac- cept.
 we need-all of us. There is not one person who has not sinned. And there is not one moment in the life of any man when he does not need this gospel of Gods grace.
 We want it all the time We need 1t to keep us from despair Christ Jesus came into the world to save sim ners"-then to save me!
 We want it for iife-it is this only happy. We want 1t most of all for death, which is so busy amongst us, 4nI which gives so lituc notice. It r-aits not eth sr for the comfort If the surviving or the repentance of the de- parting. If we would have it, then, we must find 1t now.
 A deathbed may be a good ending, but a bad beginning for the work of grace. He who would die happy must first have lived holy.
 70 Lamb Of God! which taketh away the sins of the world. take away my sin and make me pure"