Arizona republican., 1909-03-22
FIRM FOUNDATION
 OF THE.CHR|STIAN
The Sermon or Mir. Campbell at the Presbyterian Church Last Night.

ffeSDlterian ShurCn Last Ni0ht.
 Rev. Henry M. Campbell last night
 preached from the words found in the
 thirty first verse of the thirty second
 chapter of Deuteronomy. For their
 rock is not as our Rock. even our en-
 emies themselves being judges" Fol-
 lowing are some of the thoughts pre-
 sented:
 These words come from the song
 of Moses. We gather from them the
 thought of the advantage of the man
 who is trusting in the Lord Jesus
 Christ over the man who is not trust
 ing in Him. We are building day by day temple. What is the 1Ounda
 ton? Are we building upon the Rock or are we building on the sand?
 First of all. what is the signifi- canoe of the expression our Rock? Every one gives answer in a moment that it means the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible repeats the thought over and over again. The Lord is upright and He is our Rock Lead me to the Rock that is higher than L. What is meant by their Rock? Alanifestly 1t refers to the gods of the heathen- wood. and stone. and metal. Many men in this age of the world are put ting their confidence in those kinds of rocks. There is the man who builds on the rock that he calls morality; another builds on the rock that he calls good works: another is trusting to the mercy of God to save him: but all these foundations are insecure. The Rock of which the prophet speaks is the Rock Christ Jesus.
 The prophet says Their rock is not as our Rock The man who has not taken his stand on the Rock knows nothing about it Granted but one fact. that the Bible is the Word of God. and it seems to me that We have a direct demonstration of the fact that the Christian has the best of it. that his Rock is better foundation on which to stand than any of the other rocks in which people are trusting If We believe that the Bible is Gods word. I scarcely need to say another word to convince all that our Rock is not as theirs. Listen. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. nor standeth in the way Of sinners. nor sitteth in the seat of the scornfuL But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night "All things work together for good to them that love God No man can say that all things work together for good un- less he believes in the goodness of Gods providence.
 The testimony of the Christian world proves that their rock is not as our Rock It is very strange that l can point out a hundred men or women in almost any church whose word is as good as their bond about the things of every day life. and yet when it comes to the testimony that. in their humble judgment. their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ is worth more than all the world besides, men will say. There is nothing in it The testimony Of the millions of men and 1 women who have come to know the 1 Lord Jesus Christ ought to convince | you that their rock is not as our Rock Who has a better right to say as to the worth Of our Rock than they who have tried that Rock This is the day when we bow to the knowl- edge of the specialist. But in this matter, men seem more willing to take the knowledge Of some man who has never tried the Rock. Many men have written books to try to prove the yyorthlessness Of the Bible. when the rnerest child could ask them questions about it that they could not answer ! The testimony of the multitudes that ! are in the kingdom of God ought to ! convince us that their rock is not as our Rock
 The man who trusts in God and | does his best can not possibly miss it | I submit this to you as an argument l that you ought to accept the Lord ! Jesus Christ: Suppose there is no | God. no heaven. no hell. and no here | after: that when I close my eyes l | have gone out of existence: I have l fared as well as any one. But, sup ! pose there is a God, a heaven, a hell. | and a hereafter. as a wise man I will ! accept the foundation that is laid for | me. Tom Paine, if the records be | true left this world with the state | ment. T take a leap in the dark i A dear friend of mine, looking up into | the face of her Lord in her last mo- l ments, whispered. It is a beautiful | thing to die Truly her Rock was not | as Tom Paine's rock.
 'Is it not strange that in this life | men are getting up early in the morn ing and are retiring late at night, | striving. and struggling. and working and worrying day by day that they may accumulate the things that they think are worth while in the world, and you and I can take the Bible to them and ask them if they believe In the truths that it contains and they | will say that they do, yet they have not taken a single thought, perhaps in year. about tkeir personal relation Go God2 I ask you tonight if 1t is not best to turn to our Rock, and when He calls, go in peace?'
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