The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-21
FAITH IS SHOWN
BY SACRIFICES
Rev Peterson Says Christ Within
Gives Eternal Life

or,eu person knows whether Christ
dvclls within his heart or not; the
ho,rt of man is the proper dwelling
Mace lor Christ, and no person who
thinks ANYTHING of himself should
.,o uy 10 feel satisfied without
christ" said Rev. T. W, Peterson in
III, Norwcglln- Danish NJ. l.. church
,csl,rda, morning in his sermon from
IN, theme Christ Within
The text was Col 2i-27. Contin-
ming R,, Petersen said;
1T does not seem fair TO consider
Christ merely as a strangcr-as an oc-
,,siona visiting guest because our
welfare aud future happiness really
dcycnd upon Ills good will toward US
ana His presence with us--Scs in rs.
Christ within means Christs spirit in
,ou This spirit manifcsts itself in
sacrificing IN lorgiving and in loving,
M one ever sacrifices more than did
IUtlSl. llt Ol'ilth w otNNt
others NJ one ever has had more
enemies than had Christ. They mockcd
Him scolned Him, CruCiiicd Him and
n. furgayg them His last breath was
a prayer ion their forgiveness. No ole
ever loved as Christ did lie loved the
world SO much that lie gave His life
for lbs ,ahation. IL Christ bc within
YOU you are partakcrs in this spirit,
and If any one has not the spirit oi
Christ tGcy are none OF His.
Again Christ within means spiritual
puver-yictory. He fought many ba,-
ties IL WIS tempted by the Devil ana
Of men possessed by the same spirit,
but lie always came out victorious.
The multitude shouted: "Blossed be
the one that Cometh in the name of the
Lord They wanted To take Him by
force and make Him their king. lie re-
fused III, offer. Instead of establish
ing Ills ma iCsW upon the throne UC
David. Tie went into the temple and
drove on; those who bought and sold,
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house OF PRAYER for all nations.
once after llo had told the disci-
pies Of His suffering ana death, Peter
began 10 rcbukc Him saying: BE 1t
lar from the Lord; this shall not Ice
unto thee. But He turned and said
unto Peter Get thee behind me. sat
an, thou art uo -Ollcnse unto me etc.
For forts days the Devil tempted linn
10 the desert irying every thinliablc
NbcmC to make Him fall, but in vain.
Christ, Ou see. was tempted in public,
and lie vaS tempted in private, but in
ihs midst OF His accuscrs He could
stand forth and say: Who OF YOU can
CONVICT ne of any sim Christ i'm YOU
10y friend means victory for YOU,
AsdIh christ within means a spring Of
,Ains water within. Because live. you
SIal live also ana Paul says: I live
Yet not hut Christ that liveth in me
mot was the reason why Paul remaiu-
'd Christian. The day he met the
LoId outside the gate of Damascus,
q We'll was opened in his heart and its
decp cool Twins waters never ran
oP christ within my Pilgrim, and
You have litc--litc eternal.
MA YOU have also endurance. Be.
cause Christ holds out to the end we
can hold out. christ within means also
an inward fountain of Christian princi-
lIe'' one could always predict what
Iao' would do in certain critical sit
0dllo'S Christ was In him. The love
p" uod eonslrtiueth me, he said. 1t
vas tue same way with John Newton
ana with an other earnest Christians.
'0'h Christ reisus within, We see the
MERCHANT giycs Christ the key to the
'''t ana never sails II with penny
u"''shteousiy earned. The statesman
'a'eS NOR, to Win Gods smile on his
conscience than reelection To office;
u' MINISTER IS more greedy for souls
wa" Tor SALARY; the young man will
,''"e' endure a comrades laugh than
=" Na'lours troWn; the maiden vii,
V''' Nhrist sooner than fashion and
uV "eII-Sprm% will bc seen in the
.'',rlul pioty ia the patient mother
."oSc tally walk with God is a faunt
"oR influence amid her household.
"'H, IA you IS the hope of glory.
""n'ut Christ, no hope"