The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-23
review OF SERMON BY DR.. DODD At
first BAPTIST CHURCH LAST EVENING


that which l have committed unto
Him against that day.. Surely, God
who is able to save soul Is able to
keep 1t saved, and will. II He can
not He is not what the Bible rep
resents Him to bean Omnipotent
God. II He does not keep 1t He be-
comes a perjurer, covenant breaker
and liar. That's what the doctrine
Of apostasy makes Of God. (l) A
perjurer because he fails to keep his
oath. having sworn BY himself be-
cause he could swear by no greater.
THAT by two immutable things. in
which 1t was impossible for God to
lie we might have Z Strong consola-
tion who have ned for refuge to lay
hold upon the hspS ct before us;
which hope We have - an anchor Of
the soul both sure and stsadfast'
(Heb. 6:18. (2) A covenant
breaker because He covenanted with
the Son - Christ declares IAN that
the Father giveth ~ shall come to
me, and this is the y Fathers will.
that Of all which he hath given me I
should loss -hothiag...S, stynoA e:S7.
3S) ca A liar because he said II
give unto them eternal life and they
shall never perish" (Jno.. 10:28.)
To the dogs with a doctrine that
makes our God such one as this.
We believe in a God who is true.
though every man be q liar Rom.
3:4) and who is faithful to his COW
nant. Let others trust whom or
what they will, our trust is not in
the puny arm OF flesh, but in Him
whose council standeth forever"
FPS. 33:1D.
Second: The Scriptures teach
that there is no created thing in
heaven, earth or hell that. can tilti-
mately destroy a child Of God or take
him away from God.
Satan cannot do 1t for s"he that
10 begotten Of God. keepeth himself.
and that wicked one tolcheth him
not" Il. Jno. 5:1s). Satan may
take his property and take his loved
ones. and take his health as he did
Job. "only upon himself put not
forth thine hand" sayeth Jehovah.
Sin cannot do It. "for Sin shall not
have dominion over you" (Rom.
6:1D. Sin may have influence over
Gods child, but not dominion" It
II not the reigning power in his life:
Christ 10 that.
Temptation cannot do 1t; for
There hath no temptation taken
you but such % 10 common to man; !;
but God is faithful, who viii! not
suffer you to be tempted above that
ye are able. but will with the temp
tation also make a way to escape
that ye may be able to bear IT,"
Cor. 10:13).
The world cannot do it; For
whatsoever is born Of God over
cometh the world" Il Jno. SD.
The saved one himself cannot do
1t, for sayeth God, 81 will make an
everlasting covenant with them, that
will not turn away from them to
do them good; but I will put my fear
In their hearts. that they shall not
depart from Me" (Jer. 32:40).
Israel may long for the flesh pots Of
Egypt, but God says, "No. you shall
not return" and they didn't.
Tribulation cannot do It;
Distress cannot do it;
Persecution cannot do it;
Famine cannot do it;
Nakedness cannot do it.;
Peril cannot do it, and the sword
cannot do it; for "in all these things
we are more than conquerors
through Him that loved US" from.
S:35, 37). What it means to be
more than conqueror," do not
know. That is language too high
for one whose feet are tied to earth.
One must needs soar into the third
heaven and hear things unlawful to
be spoken II. Cor. 12) to get q
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