Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-06-07

/ lernzuki count is closed.
l.x.zzlll = - Is 1t not wise TO
matter little carefully
our thoughts are presented from
/ the evangelical standpoint as TO the
I nature manifestation. and outcome OF
/ sin The widely prevalent modern,
/ though erroneous. view Of sin makes
It rather an advantage than disad.
vantage. Adams fall being upward
rather than downward
I One OF the first suggestions is that
sin is self-perpctuating Il Is com
I mon saying that one sin leads to an
( other-that sin follows sin somewhat
automatically Sin however. is not
/ TO be considered as consisting chiefly
In outward transaction. but in tho
motive that Is behind t. When man
dies his personality with its stamped
Z character continues. and reason would
say that his course OF action with re-
spect to the moral law is 10 continue.
/ Professor Denney says: The very
1 conception OF human freedom involves
/ the possibility OF it's permanent mis-
use. or what our Lord himself calls
I eternal sin
4 The punishment OF sin is not today
/ held up before the transgressor, but
rather the sin itself Is not the sin
+ really the great evil7 II may be said
+ that II man can cease from sin out.
wardly In this life. sin may not be-
/ come permanent. But this ceasing
from sin is by almighty power alone.
and this power is denied after death.
] n II IL further said that man by the
/ mere force OF his own will can cease
/ from sin. we reply that the ceasing is
/ only In the outward manifestation.
and not In the real SHINING. which be-
[ longs to the motive.
Meager light Is thrown on the activ.
ity of the wicked after death but we
know the scripture teaches that men
who die In sin 20 TO dwell with the
devil and his angels What is the EN-
ployment OF the devil? Does any one
who believes In personal devil be
lieve that he does not continue to sin?
Is he not intensely active. the instiga.
tor of all the cruelty. oppression wars.
denominations. lies and Indebtedness
in the universe? n so, what about
those whom scripture calls his chill
dren? Jesus said they do the deeds
Of their father. and are they any less
children after death than before?
There is no evidence that after
death there is a cessation from sin II
we consider the employment or expe-
riences OF the inhabitants OF the other
world As to heaven. about which we
know much more than about hell. we
learn the employment OF the right
eous There Is no intimation OF sin.
ming. there is consequently no gospel
preaching. mission work social regen.
Grafton, or anything OF that kind but
the inhabitants Of heaven are engaged
In the praise OF God. in worshiping
him In his glorious majesty and doing
his behests whatever they may be In
the text we read that he that IL
righteous Is TO do righteousness still.
/ and he that Is holy. Is 10 be made
more holy. Some one might say. III
the conditions in this life have a ten.
dency TO perpetuate themselves VIII
not Christians who show imperfection
by SHINING. continue TO show their
imperfection In heaven In the same
way9" We might admit that II We
did not have the direct teaching OF
scripture that there Is no sin in heav-
en-. nothing that defiles. that works
abomInation or makes a lie From
analogy we would conclude from the
employment OF the inhabitants OF
heaven. the employment OF the wicked
will he unriehieons or sinful,
The teaching Of scripture though
not abundant. seems TO be clear Jesus
said Mark 1929. A. r. W that II
man sin against the Holy Grost he
shall be guilty OF an eternal sin. This
certainly teaches that there is at least
one eternal sin. a sin that continues
in action forever Revelation 22:1i
seems to leave the matter beyond dis
pute. and II is well to observe that
this teaching comes at the very close
OF the Bible. He that is unrichieous
let him do unrighteousness still. and
he that is filthy. let him be made
flthy still" The marginal reading
suggests the phrase yet more" for
the word stir In each case Here.
certainly. the employment OF the
wicked is clearly presented
What sad fate. doomed TO eternal
SHINING. The only escape Is TO have
the motive TO sin removed by the in.
dwelling life OF Christ Then the
habit of doing righteousness will es-
tablish the character that does right.
eousness. and the future Is safe.