Evening journal., 1908-08-03
EVANGELIST TALKS
OF CHRIST'SDEATH
Mr.. Haynes breaches Inspiring
Sermon on "The Mystery
Of Suffering


At olivet Presbyterian Church yes
terday morning. Evangelist Carlyle b.
Haynes, who is conducting the big
Tent services at the corner Of Fourth
and Broome streets, preached on "The
Mystery Of Suffering" He said in
part:
Some have rather limited views of
the atonement of Jesus Christ. The
generally accepted teaching concerning
this subject is that Christ was cruci-
fed upon the cross. died, remained
dead for three days, and arose again
upon the third day. That, indeed,
would have been a great sacrifice, but
no greater, If as great, than many men
have made, and are making for those
they love. We are told that greater
love hath no man than this: that he
lay down his life for his friend" and
yet we have known others beside the
Man OF Calvary who were willing and
actually did, lay down their lives for
their friends Many in all ages have
died that those they loved might live
In what does the sacrifice and suffer-
ing Of Christ differ from the death OF
many OF the martyrs, who also suffered
death upon the cross? Is It true he
suffered more cruel and painful
death, but others for His sake have
borne equal pain, so far as bodily tor
ture is concerned. If the sufferings Of
Christ were only such as racked His
body, then surely His death was no
more painful, and in fact not so pain
full, as the death of some who have died
for their belief in Him
Il believe that the suffering borne
by Christ was infinitely more than
mere physical death upon the cross.
Bodily pain was but a small part of
His agony, an almost insignificant part.
Think Of the reason for His death.
He came to seek and save that which
was lost. He came to save sinners
from suffering the penalty of their sin,
and to do this He must suffer that PEN
atty for them. God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son.
that whosoever believeth on Him might
not perish, but have everlasting life
/ want to emphasize that word perish.
Before we can discover what Christ
suffered we must know what the PEN
atty of sin is, fhr He came to suffer the
penalty of mans sin.
The wages of sin is death Now
I do not believe that the wages Of sin
is merely the death that is common to
all, both Christian and nom Christian,
for If that were the case then Christ
has not succeeded IN delivering His
people from the penalty Of sin. The
wages of sin is the second death of
Rev. 20, which is adequately described
in John 81 16, by the word perish. To
save men from perishing, Christ came
to perish in their stead, and to save
men from the second death, which is
to be eternal separation from God In
an endless death, Christ died the sec
ond death for men. This fact in itself
is the very strongest proof that the
second death is not a life spent in eter-
nal torment, for then would Christ
have had to suffer eternally in torment
TO save US.
Either one of two things must be a
fact in this connection. When Christ
made His decision in Gethsemane, to
offer Himself for humanity. and when
He died upon the cross. it was with the
belief that there was no possibility OF
resurrection for Him-or He has not
paid the penalty of sin for us, and we
will have to pay It, for only by such
a death could he bear our sins, or pay
the penalty of sin. That is the second
death--an eternal blotting out from the
presence Of the Father. And If Christ
did not die without hope of a resur-
rection, then the atonement is moi
made and we must perish for our OWL
sin.
Christ cried before His death. MY
God, my God, why hast Thou forsaSer
me?' showing that His Father actually
had forsalxen Him, as He must forsak'
dying sinner.
you will object TO this, perhaps
that many times Christ foretold His
resurrection. Yes, I am familiar Will
the fact. He did so. however, as We
might foretell our resurrection. He
knew It by faith. But when He came
into the Garden and His sweat was, al
II were. great drops Of blood and wher
He hung upon the cross faith wal
taken from the Son of God and HI
could n4t see through the portals o
the tomb Christ died, not from physi
cal pain, but because His great near
of love was crushed and broken by tn
penaity of the sins Of the world. H
died without hope. He willingly gar'
! Himself not for three Gays anu thie
/ nights. but for all eternity that w
might never have to sufrer that death
but have everlasting life. He wa
raised from ~ dead because He Him
self was sinless. He bad borne the sin
of the world and had died wlthou
hope. but God raised Him up becaus
there was not one sin against Him per
sonally. This is the Atonement chris
has made for you. This is the loV
that 'passeth knowledge.