Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
Sunday Says Atonement Is
Cause of Religious Arguments

10 going on. GCs tho plan Of life every
where.
Jesus gave His life on the cross for any
who will believe. We're not redeemed by
silver or gold. Jesus pad for It with His
blood. A good deal Of hymnolcgy and
so-called theology breaches about the
clarifying blood. I don't believe IN that
I think that the blood from the wounds
would stain your clothes or mine n Il
would touch them.
When some ono tells you that your re-
ligion Is a bloody religion and the Bible
Is bloody book. tell them yes, Chris
tianity Is a bloody religion. the Gospel
Is a bloody Gospel. the Bible is a bloNiy
book. the plan OF redemption Ia bloody
II IL. You take the blood Of Jesus Christ
out OF Christianity and that book isn't
worth the paper II Ia written on. 1t
would be worth no more than your body
with the blood taken out. Take the
blood Of Jesus Christ out and II would be
Il meaningless jargon and tumble OF
words.
Only One Way open to sinner.
II II weren't for the atoning blood you
might Ns well rip the roofs off the
aren't worth anything. But a. long a.
the blood Is on the mercy scat. the
sinner can return, and by no other way,
There Ia nothing else. II stands FOR tho
redemption, You are not redeemed by
silver or gold. but by the blood of Jesus
Christ When a man says to read good
books, do good deeds, live good life
and youll be saved. your be damned.
All the books In the world won't keep
you out OF hell without the atoning blood
OF Jesus Christ. its Jesus Christ or
nothing for every sinner on Gods earth.
Without Il, not a sinner in Omaha ever
will be saved. Jesus has paid for your
sins with his blood The doctrine of
universal salvation Is lie | wish every
one would be saved but they won't. You
will never be saved II YOU reject the
Hood.
You can't argue against sin. It's here.
You can be as black as the blaokest OF
anything, ana yet Jesus Christ can make
you as white as snow Though your
sins be as scarlet. they shall be as white
as snow.
Perished without Mercy.
And God says everyone who Is not un-
der the blood is a sinner. and II you're
not under the blood. Got pity you. And
what are you going 20 do, you that dc
spise the plan OF redemption? He that
desplsed Moses law died without mercy
under two or three witnesses. How much
sooner, then. shall you die n you reject
the blood OF Jesus Christi II the Jews
were killed under two or three witnesses
I for treadlng under foot Moses Law. how
much sooner then. shall we be for tread
ing under foot the blood of Jesus Christ ?
There Is no other way. God can't save
you II you reject the blood Of Jesus
Christ.
Nineteen hundred years ago this old
world sprung leak. God asked FOR
volunteers TO stop II. and all OF the
angels and seraphim stood back Noah.
Abraham. Elijah, Isaiah, David Jere-
miah, Solomon, none would 20, and then
forth stepped His son and said: Father.
III Eg.' and descended and died on the
cross, hut up from the grave He arose.
with Il mighty triumph DER His foes. He
arose victor from the dark domain, and
He lives forever with His saints to reign.
HalloluJah, Christ arose He burst the
bands OF death and tho gates Of he'll and
flew through the gates OF heaven. while
The angels sang and would crown Him.
lie said II wasn't time TO crown Him yet.
Let Me stand between God and the
people" and there lie stands today, the
mediator, with salvation, fun. free, per-
feet and eternal In one hand and the
sword of infeNlble Justice I'm the other.
The time wi come when Hen come
with His angels; some day He will with
draw His offer Of salvation. Then-God
pity you
It's up TO you-and sou, and you, and
you pointing here and there about the
audience). What are you going 10 do
about II? As for me and my house, we
VIII serve the Lord.
Copyright, William A. Sunday)