The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-09-30


family. Various schemes and vari-
Gus ways have been tried 20 disprove
this but the grave continues to receive
its due. However strong and however
great. one universal end awaits Us for
we must needs die
4 A universal condition-"we are -
the water split on the ground which
cannot be gathered up" We were
innocent when We were born, but
alas. how quickly the innocence was
destroyed. We were helpless to re-
tain II. A few days In the forgotten
time Of our early childhood and then
II was a. water spilled out The fresh
innocence Of the morning quickly
died away and We became in deed
what We are In nature. sinners. We
could not avoid the splitting out a.
water and We were helpless to gather
II up again. Once lost II was lost
for good and try a. We might to for
get and try - we might to turn over
the new leaf and begin again. each At
tempt Just tended to show US the
helplessness Of all effort. All have
become guilty. and all are helpless to
get rid Of that guilt We are as water
split which cannot be gathered up
again.
3. A universal standing-"neither
doth God respect any person"
God judges all alike In respect Of
sin. One may be great In this world
and another may be unhesrd OF. but
before God they stand on the same
platform as sinners. One might be
learned and another ignorant but II
Is In respect to sin that they come
man and tell the Lord about his fast
ing and his praying without any rec
ignition Of his sinfulness. and he has
less favor with God than the poor
publican who merely stands and
pleads for mercy. They are both sin
persons with him. This would make
the case of sinners to be hopeless
were It not for the fact that that
which is impossible to man Is possi-
bio to God.
4. A universal opportunity-"He
doth devise means that his banished
be not expelled from him" When
man sinned and automatically put
himself away from God. the God he
had sinned against Immediately set
about deyising means TO have man
brought back to him. God commend.
ed his love towards us in that while
we were yet sinners Christ died for
US" II was God who began the work
OF redemption. not man. The first
movement was from Gods side. lie
II was who provided the precious
blood OF the Lamb of God, the only
means for putting away sin. for
without the shedding OF blood there /
Is no remission" as the Bible declares
from cover to cover. Not only must |
the sin be put away. but the sinner
must be cleansed. and here again we
the word that the blood |
OF Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us
from all sin" The Justice and the !
OF God are upheld and vim |
dicated by the blood and a way made |
open for the sinner. the banished one. |
to be brought back to God. The blood |
meets every objection OF the law and
every objection OF the devil and ad. |
mits the one who was banished back |
TO the Fathers house. The Lord him
self does this that Ills banished may
be with him." Go SO loved the world |
that he gave his only begotten son.
that whosoever believeth on him
might not perish but have everlasting
life" The redeemed sinner can now
sing Of him who "loved and gave him
self for me-"
God has done all he can to have the
banished one back with him and all
hat remains IL for man to accept his
terms and come TO him without fear
rhe work is all finished and finished
In such a way that God can be Just
and yet the justifier OF him that be-
ieves In Jesus. And Christ says;
Him that cometh unto me l will In
no wise cast out"