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Open your Bible and ask him to
, read aloud Romans $40. There 10
none righteous. no. not one. After he
has read II. ask him a few questions:
Whose words are these which you
have read?"
Gods Words
Does he know the real condition
OF mans hearth"
Yes"
Does he know a mans heart bet
ter than the man himself"
Probably
who does he say Is righteousI"
HE says that there 10 none right
eous.'
What. not one7-
NO. not one"
Are you an exception to this rule."
Il suppose not"
Then you admit that you are not
really righteous!"
i suppose l must
Ask him to read Romans 3:23. Then
say to him. Who does God say have
sinned7"
All have sinned."
Are you an exception7"
No"
Then you admit that you have
sinned and come short OF the glory Of
Cod
BY this time the man 10 becoming
uneasy. He is beginning to realize
that whatever he may be in his own
estimation. in Gods sight he Is a
sinner. You have withdrawn his at
tention from the inconsistent church
members with whom he has formerly
compared himself. and you have fixed
: his mind upon the great God to whom
, he must give an account and by
> whose holy law he must be judged.
Another good verse to use with this
class is Isaiah $3.50. After the man
has read It. ask him. Who does God
say has gone astray?"
"All of US"
Does that include your"
Il suppose 1t does"
What does he say we have DONE
We have turned every one to his
own way"
having ones own way Is sin?"
so IT seems
. 1t is well to emphasize this point
!. strongly. for. TO the average person
the word sin" means some form OF
n vice or crime. According to this verse
!. however the real essence OF sin con
q sists In having ones own way. In.
j stead OF walking In Gods way. II
= may not be an immoral way. or a dis
. honest way. or an untruthful way. bui
It Is his way and not Gods way. II
which he ought to walk
Returning to the verse you can ask
N What do you say of sheep Shicl
. has gone astrayg'
1t Is lost
- Then Il you have had your oxl
way through life instead OF doln
Gods will. you too are lost are 20
an not
q, So 1; appears"
Admitting then that you are a Loo
sinner. what does God say that
"a has done with your sins?''
And the Lord hath laid on him III
iniquity Of US all"
Then your sins have made 1t nece
to sary for Jesus to die on the cross?''
Yes"
When Jesus took your place on n
cross and died for your sins. you r
fused to acknowledge him as yol
Saviour. did you not?"
Yes"
And you have never once thanks
=, him for what he has done for 20
VI have your"
Al No"
And yet you say you are not vel
/. bad II this is not bad. will you Il
n me what is, There is only one THU
worse. and that is TO continue rejet
iag such a Saviour"
In dealing with self-righteous peop
IL is wellnigh useless to argue. -,
sat Their would II he very gracious THU
" to tell them flat you thought tn.
. . were great sinners. They would n
al believe 1t II you did. and quite like
we they might retc-, And you are a
ny other
uo The only effective way of dealil
@ Etth them Is 20 bring them face
face with God, and make them reali
- that they are dealing with Him rath
- than with you. II you have sufficie
time Il Is a good plan to ask pers
TO read the ffty-third chapter
"a Isaiah. using the first personal pl
= noun wherever the third occurs. Il
n Is despised. and rejected OF men:
-, man OF sorrows. and acquainted vi
- grief. He was despised and
Nv teemed him not. He was wounded |
y, my transgressions. he was bruis
for Eay tniquities: the ehastisement
No my peace was upon him. and with
,ir- stripes ] am healed. like a she
d. have gone astray: have turned
ity my own way; and the Lord hath 1
old on him mine iniquity."
Ids Another way is TO ask a person
TX be knows that he has committed {
1ut greatest sin a man can commit
nal will probably answer. mo. | ha
led not" Ask him to read Matth'
md 22:27. SO