The Springdale news., 1913-03-21
From tbe people
Story of One Mans Faith.


 In the Springdale News of Jan IT, 1913, I notice a piece taken from Golfers Weekly haded as above to which I would like to call atten- ton in a short article.
 It gives an account of the eonyer- sion of a thief It seems that Dr. Goodell, pastor of the largest Meth odist church in the world, in one of his revival meetings had been tell ing about the conversion of the thief on the cross when suddenly a man arose in the audience saying he had just been released from statees pri- son for the same crime and desir- cd to know if the Dr. thought Je- sus could save a thief now. The Dr. informed him that he was ready to make this contract with him that If he would meet the conditions laid down in the Bible by which man may come to God and failed to find salvation that he would quit preaching That seems to me to be rather a risky contract for so not ed preacher, but the mysterious part of the matter was that the thief returned the next evening a pardoned man as represented by the Dr. without the mention of any obedience to the Gospel, as if this thief was saved like the thief on the cross without complying with any conditions.
 Jesus explains the nature of will or testament He says they are or force after men are dead, that while the testator lives they are of no force at all Heb. 9:15-17. He was yet alive and saved the thief just as he had saved many others from sickness and from sin with or without conditions just as he saw fit=but it few hours after he saw ed the thief be died and his Testa- ment passed into the hands of his executors fthe Apostlesl From that day til this no accountable be- ing has ever bern saved only as they comply with the terms laid down in the Gospel eff Christ The Apostles carried out tie commiss- ion he gave them just before he left the world Matt 2S:f9=20 says Go ye therefore and tea | all nation baptizng them n the name of the Father and Of the Son and Of the Holy Ghost Tea hing them to ob- serve all things whatsoever l have commanded you, and To l am with you always eyen unto the end of the world :" You see this includes faith, repentance and baptism. with an ob- saryance of all other commandments Mark 16:15-16 "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel 10 ev- cry creature he that believeth and Is baptized shall be saved but he that belieYeth not shall be damn ed This includes hearing, beitey- inging and being baptized which al so includes repen' an6e or turning Luke 4:46z49 Thus I is writ ten and thus I bchooxed Christ 10 suffe- and 10 rise from the dead the third day and that repentance and remis ion q sins should he PFea h- ed in his name amons all nations bssiaaiag a jerusalem. and =are witnesses aE t6esa things and be- hold send fIle promise of n} Fafb- CT upon yoa but tarsz }, tn the city of Jerusalem HtD ye be en- doWed with power from on nigh =
 About teu days from the ascen- sion of les8z that power eame and 1t Was the=tlay of Psntecost. Pc ter preached discourse to the peo- pie which convinced about three thousand of them thai they had crueified he Son of God and they inquired what 10 do 10 be saved He told them to repent and De haptiz- ed in the name of Jesus Christ for the remiss of sins and they should receive the gift of the Holy Ghost They obeyed and became the charter members of Ghrist's Church. He cautioned us against the danger of being self-decieved He says, Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kin dom of heaven. but he that do- eth fhe will of my Father which is in Heaven Many will say to me in that day Lord, Lord have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils and in thy name done many wonderful works and then will I profess unto them I never knew you, depart from me ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these savings of mine and doeth them I will liken him unto a wise man fat 1,t IL,