The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-02
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Christ man is undone and lost and
the word of Jesus is Better that
Isuch man had never been born.
Let us notice what is lost. Christ
lonce held up a pair OF scales and IN
lone balance he put the world-more
THAN Waxahachie or Ellis county
land in the other balance soul--lt
was yours, and then asked TINS
Iouestion: What shall it profit a man
iif he gain the whole world and lose
ihis own soul or what shall a man
give in exchange for his SOUL? lie
ltells us though we should gain the
whole world and lose our soul 1t is
las nothing. What does Jesus mean
when he talks about losing a soul! l
will tell you what he does not mean.
First. he does not mean at death
1.-The body shall be annihilated-al
reaching to the contrary flies IN the
face of the bible. o friends, If when
la man dies that is all it is not so Sc
rious TO die If that's all human IRE
lis farce. If that is all the game Is
mot worth the crown
This life is but niue
while compared to eternity Inc man
, who can face the ceaseless cycles OF
, ithe waiting eternity and not rembie
: lis in a deptorable condition. what
did Jesus mean by the soul peln8
lostq The souls separation from
, God. Heaven is a land of endless me-
HELL the land of endless dea'h' anu
; in both these states men are con-
. srious Jesus has taught US that the
soul that in life sighted its opportu-
, nities-such soul shall go down
r Into the world hereafter OF death ana
t he conscious evermore-on the othef
+ hand the soul receiving the OUT
stretched hands of Gods mercy shall
r be with Him eyerymore. prepare 10
meet thy God
5 Prepare to meet God. How? by
repentance towards God and falth III
f Jesus Christ. Repentance Is the urn
| ling from sin and faith is turning 10
4 IChrist, Gods remedy for sin is tai1h
Z the leaning upon Jesus utterly ana
t forever is the very essence OF 1alVh'
The very moment the soud answers
s back 4 trust thee, ] hide in thee,
t thou art al | want, my refuge my
] salvation that blessed minute the
@ soul shall be saved. O! that 1t mlsh'
!,
be tonight If religion Is worth
t straw it is worth all. Salvation by
{ person and that person Is the Nv
: ing lovink. reigning Christ Jesus
Gods remedy for sin.
Another question: Prepare tt
@ meet God. When? When does he
n saw When does reason say? Whe1
t does observation say? When does
O the wisdom of mankind say? II thl'
V matter is to have any attention thel
h when? The bible confirms the solemn
" truth that all along there are limits
e when this preparation may not p'
o had. should you prepare to meet Goo
NOW? | shall give two or three fSaS
Q ons. Judge We if there be wisdom Q
II force in these reasons First, ma
q your lives may be saved 1t is a mar
e vicious thing to be on the right side
He that is not with me is agalns
o ime. saws Jesus. You are straight GU
O for Christ or against him. o, TN
r tragedy of being against Jesus! q
friends. am begging not only ina
? your soul may be saved. bnt ina
# lyour life may be saved, The soul o
the thief on the cross was saved, bu
II his life was lost. This is but a PIC
ture of an old man coming to Jesus
J. Think of their influence that is los
> to the world, The most potent thlni
1t in life is influence. No man iivetl
ID unto himself, no man dieth IN"
is himself
h Rev. Truett asked, at the close
e. the service, all in the building wh
V. were prepared to meet God to stan
n and many rose to their feet. II
t? then asked all who wanted to be pre-
id pared to rise-a number stood.
re One young man accepted Chris
s. as his savior.
S Services each morning at /
ct o'clock and each evening at
Of O'Clock.