The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-21

would 10 kept from the power q
satan: And the Lord VIII allow
sstan to shake his disciples like
t1reshcd grain on . riddle. but the
result viii be to blow away the
chsff and save the grain" Christ
taught that Father and Son were
pledged to the preservation Of His
people: my sheep hear my voice.
and / know them, and they follow
me: and / give unto them eternal
life; and they saall never perish.
neither shall aay man pluck them
OFT OF my hand. My Father that
gave them me Is greater than al;
ard no man is able to pluck them
cut of my Fathers hand:
We need give ourselves no con-
corn about the safety of those who
Lave trusted The Son of God as their
Savior.
'.How firm foundation. We saints
OF the Lord.
Is laid for yonr faith in His excel
lent word"
| But We do need to be greatly con-
| earned Is to wetiier we are true be-
levers or only PROGRESSED believers"
Discrimination.
Many will say to me in that day,
! Lcrd, Lord. have we not prophesied
in thy name? and in thy name cast
Cut demons2 and In thy name done
many wonderful works? And then
| viii profess unto them. I never
knew you: depart from me, We that
! work iniquity." Two things are to
tie noted in this teaching. These
disappointed ones make their appeal
on the basis of their own works:
| there is no pleading of the WORTH
Iness. work or promise of the Savior.
They professed to trust Christ and
really trusted to their own works.
| They were not believers at ALL The
Lcrd did not tell them they were
| oEce believers but lost their saiva-
ton: but His word is, II never knew
you.' You never turned from your
self and your own works; YOU never
committed yourself to me; you never
surrendered yourself to me. rhl-
same difference is clearly seen I'm
| the story OF the Pharisee and the
Publican: The Pharisee told the
Lord what good fellow he was;
how much better he was than other
men. he asked for no mercy and
plead no promise of the Lords. The
poor Publican was afraid to APP
preach God in prayer, or lift up his
eyes toward Gods throne: but
smote upon his breast in
| sign Of his deep penitence.
saying. God he merciful
TO me sinner. III you
are A proud self-righteous pharisee.
basing your acceptance with God on
your character or your good works,
you are not believer at all. But
Ii today, conscious OF guilt and un-
worthiness, reslizing your helpless
ness, you come to the Savior Of sin
Tiers. saying,
Just as / ami without one plea.
i But that Thy blood was shed for me.
And that Taou bidd'st me come 10
Il Thee,
Il Q Lamb OF God, comet I comet"
then know that you are believer
end that you shall never perish.
| The same differeece IS discovered
in Christ's parable of the Ten vir-
gins. All of them went forth with
iamps-all of them were professors.
but only five were possassors. How
/ much they seemed alike before the
BRIDEGROOM came, and how little alike
after His coming Those who be-
| lieve in Christ and those who only
profess 10 believe may look very
much alike now, but their dostinies
are as far apart IS heaven and hell
Tfere is a way that seemeth right
unto a man. but the end thereof are
the ways OF desth."
Lay It seriously beloved, to heart.
make 1t the LOCI personal question
y your life: am 4 believer In
ssrist, or only protested believer