Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-04

a the uttermost; it
is a complete sal
walton, extending to all particulars.
No wonder those who put their trust
in him unite in saying, Hallelujahi
what a Saviour,
The Epistle to the Hebrews is Sc
ries of contrasts between the good
things of Judaism and the better
things of Christ He is better than
angels, than Moses, than Joshua than
Aaron; and the new covenant than the
Mosaic covenant. In the section of
the Epistle where the text occurs he
is set forth as the Great High Priest
and certified as superior to MeIchis-
edec and any of the Aaronic priest
hood. He is the eternal one who abid-
eth a priest forever, This man, be-
cause he continueth ever, hath an I'M
changeable priesthood The life in
the power of which he ministers, and
the life which he ministers, is a life
that abides Interchangeable. His priest
hood is an everlasting one, ever liv-
ing, ever active. There is never a mo-
ment in which his priestly action, his
watchful care of US, his loving SYM
pathy and succor, his working in Us
in the power of an endless life, is not
save completely.
Unto the Uttermost.
We have here the very promise we
need, lest we hesitate to begin the
Christian life, or having begun, faint
by the way. This is not only the
heart of the gospel, but also the Sc
cret of Christian perfection. The sal
walton wrought by Christ for US and in
us is not only negative, saving US
from sin, but also positive, comforting
on US eternal life.
The work of Christ is set in con-
trast with that of the law. In verse
10 we read for the law made nothing
perfect" but Christ saves completely
1t has availed for the worst charac-
tiers; the thief on the cross, Saul of
Tarsus, John Bunyan, S. H Hadley.
1t reaches the greatest numbers: 5000
on the day of Pentecost, multitudes in
mission fields, thousands under the
preaching of Whitfield, Moody, Chap
man, Sunday, and finally nation in
a day. 1t leaves nothing undone, it is
complete salvation. 1t meets the
uttermost need of any man, anywhere,
any time. What word that is: What
ever you need, Jesus is able
think you are saved, and some days
you are in despair. The real trouble
is, you are leaning upon some ex-
perience, looking for the repetition
of some unusual feeling, depending
upon favorable circumstances. You
have forgotten what manner of Saw
Jour Jesus is-the unchanging, eternal,
interceding, complete Saviour. Moth
ing is too hard for bin. Start
your thought of salvation not upon
your feeling or your experience, but
by apprehending what Christ really
is for the human race: perfect God
and perfect man; with Gods love and
power. with mans sympathy and ex-
perience, meeting our enemy and con-
Quering him, and now gone into the
hottest of all there to appear in the
presence of God for US, ever living
to intercede-his whole work appeal
ing and availing that we may be made
the righteousness of God in him. Get
hold of what Christ's finished work
has done for you Regenerating, JUS
tifying, sanctifying; then remember
that true faith takes what God pro-
vides, and needs no more for its
ground and gladness than the fact that
God said it.
] Ann Included.
This complete salvation is for them
that come unto God by him You may
be of the great and goodly number
who receive it and rejoice in it. When
the Lord said, whatsoever, he includ-
ed me. John 3:16 is still true; Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday today,
yes, and forever: still he says: No
man cometh unto the Father but by
me- Him that cometh unto me / will
in no wise cast out Still Christ is
able to save unto the uttermost- What
more could be done? What more
could one want-than a complete saliva
ton? Believe what God says; accept
what God offers Your sins he win
more than pardon; your cares he will
more than bear; your temptations he
viii more than overcome; your doubt
he will more than dispel; your crosses
ne viii more than carry your perplex-
tiles he will more than resolve; your
bereavements he will more than
sweeten-''