The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-03-13

Word of God. In
this case it is evident that the cause
Of the mans fear is this: He is think
Ing Of saving himself, instead of COM
mittfng the case to Christ. He means
to try little harder than ever before
to do good, but he has failed 80 often
In the past that he has little con-
hdence that he viii succeed any bet
ter in the future And the man 10
right. He certainly will fail If he re-
lies upon his own efforts to lead a
Christian life.
The remedy in this case is to take
the mans attention away from him
self, and fix it upon the Lord Jesus,
who alone can save him. Say to him.
"My dear friend, the question Is not
whether you can hold out, but whether
or not God is able to save you. Let US
see what he says about It." Opening
your Bible ask him to read aloud He
brews 7:25. Wherefore he Is able
also to save them to the uttermost
that come unto God by him, seeing he
ever liveth to make intercession for
them" After he has read 1t, say to
him, "If God is able to save to the
uttermost, there is certainly some
hope for you. With an 'uttermost'
salvation such as Christ offers, there
are no hopeless cases, do you see?'
"Yes, it does look little more hope
full. must confess. but l am afraid
should fail, If started in the Chris
tian life. My bump of persistence is
not very prominent, and am easily
discouraged"
THAT may be true, but do you know
this 'uttermost' Savior has made pro-
vision also to keep you from falling?
Read what he says in Jude "a" Now
unto him that is able to keep you from
falling, and to present you faultless
before the presence Of his glory with
exceeding joy"
isn't that splendid? Able to keep
you from falling, and to present you
faultless.' Blameless would mean
great deal, but without fault means
| much more. And that is the condition
In which Christ promises that you
shall be when he presents you before
the Father. (And the joy referred
to in that verse is not the Joy OF the
sinner though that will be unspeak-
able, but the Joy of the SavioFyas he
looks with actual pride upon his finish
ed work. It doesn't seem possible,
does it, that you can be saved so com
! pletely, and made so perfect and beau
! tiful. that the Lord Jesus will put you
on exhibition as sample of his handi.
/ work. with actual pride and joy? And
/ yet that is precisely what he says he
! can do, and he certainly ought to
know Now does not your case seem
hopeful, looking at it from Gods stand
| point?"
YES, must admit that it does. but
you see my case is peculiar. had
grandfather who was a drunkard. and
have inherited from him an appetite
| for liquor Occasionally an awful crav-
ing for strong drink comes upon me
/ with irresistible power, and down go
before it. That Is the real cause OF
my apprehension. II 1t were not for
that think could be saved. but you
see my case Is peculiar"
| Yes, see your case Is peculiar, but
do you know we have peculiar
Savior? In the first place, he was &C
quainted with that grandfather OF
| yours, and he knows all about that ap-
petite. In the second place, he has
made ample provision for it in the
| Book Indeed, he has provided spe-
cial promise for just such cases. Read
II you will 1 Corinthians 1913, God
is faithful, who will not suffer you to
| be tempted above that ye are able;
but will with the temptation also
make way to escape. that ye may be
able to bear it
Now, let us sum 1t all up. Jesus
says that if you will commit the keep
| ing Of your soul to him. he Is able to
save you to the uttermost, and able
to keep you from falling. FURTHER
more, knowing Just how weak you are.
| he guarantees that no temptation shall
| be allowed to come nigh you which
| you are not able to bear. and that
when temptation does comes, as come
1t must to all. he will provide some
| door Of escape. But this Is not all.
He promises that he will present you
| before God so faultless and perfect
| that he himself will be proud Of you.
Now what will you do? Will you keep
on trying to save yourself, and fail as
you always have, or will you commit
your soul to this 'uttermost' Savior,
who is able to save, and keep, and pro
tect you from every foe:"
II these verses do not lead per
son to q decision ] have sometimes
tried this method: You are lost now,
anyway, are you not?" Yes, I am
lost now" We'll, il you should try
| the Christian life and fail, you could
not be any worse of than you are now.
could you?" No" But If you should
succeed you would be great deal bet
| ter off would you not?" Certainly
Then it looks to me as if you had
everything to win and nothing to lose
| by starting is that not so?" Yes.
! but I never thought Of that before.
Will you then kpeel right down here
and commit the keeping OF your soul
20 Christi" Il will.
Lave seldom found person who
.,,uId not be convinced by such simple
reasoning, if they honestly assivsd 70
be GsrissiaR