Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22

Heaven" He said;
l would like, In my sermon tonight, "
my strength viii permit and your pa
thence endure. to ask and answer three
questions
First, what do want most OF an9
y man IN Chicago said to me one day
"tf l could have all I wanted OF any one
thing | would take money"
lie would ho q fool and so would YOU
n you would make similar ch ice.
There's lots OF things money can't DO.
Money can't buy life; money can't buy
health.
But all the wealth OF the Klondike could
not open the grave AMI put that ch Ia
back In your arms. Money can't ouy the
rea.e OF God that pas seth understand
ing. Money can't taAe the sin out OF
your life.
want 60 Live and Learn.
Is there any particular kind of life you
would like? II you could lie 100 yeas
you wouldn't want to die. wou your l
wouldn't. I think there Is always some
thing the matter with fellow that wants
to die.
l want to stay as long as God vii ct
me stay, but when Gods time comes for
me to go I'm ready. any hour Of the day
or night. God can, waken ms at md
mgnt or in the morning ana IN resuy
to respond
But il l could live 100000 years I'd like
to stay. i don't want to die. I'm hav-
ing a good time. God mace thus wJud
for us to have good time in. It's
nothing but sin that las dam ed he
world ana brought It to misery and cor
ruption. God wants you to have go d
tine.
There is only One Way.
want to show you the absolute and
utter futility OF pinning Tor hope to a
lot of fool thnes that will ,amn your
soul In hell There is only one way:
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even 80 must the Son Of Man
be lifted up. that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish, but have eternal
life. For God so loved the world that
He gave his only hegotten son that who
soever believeth in Him sho~lI t per"
ish, but have everlasting life"
Search the annals Of time and the RACES
Of history and where do you fini prom
ises like that7 Only upJn tn PAGES OF
the Bib;e do you find them.
You can't hire substitute in religion.
You can't do some deed of kindnsss or
act OF philanthrophy and substitute that
for the necessity of repentance and faith
in Jesus Christ.
Lots of people will acknowledge tn ir
sin in the world, struggle on without
Jesus Christ. and do their best 10 i've
honorable, upright lives. Your morality
will make you a better man or woman
but 1t will never save your SUI in tue
world.
l 90 to your high-toned, cultured. re-
spectable man and say to him; GOD
hath included all under sin that He might
have mercy upon all. All have sinned
and come short of the glory of God
whatsoever cometh unto Me Will In no
wise cast out WIN you accept jesus
Christ as your Saviour? VIII you give
me your hand?'
He says: mo. sir; don't want your
Christ"
Both Men Lost.
what's the difference between those
two men? Absolutely none. They are
both lost. Both are going to hell.
God hasn't one way of saving the one
and another way of saving the other
FELLOW. God will save that man II he ac-
cepts Christ and He will do the same for
the other fellow.
That man is a sinner and this man is
a sinner. That man is lower down In
sin than this man, but they both say
mo to Jesus Christ. and they are both
lost or God Is liar.
You can take a mSral man; he may
shine and glisten and sparkle like dia-
mond. He may outshine In his beauty
the Christian man.
But he will never be anything else. His
morality can never grow. 1t has no life,
but the man who is a Christian has life.
He has eternal life. Your morality is a
fine thing until death comes. then It's lost
and you are lost. Your diamond is fine
thing to carry until it's lost. and OF what
value Is It then2 OF what value is your
morality when your soul is lost7
So, simply Kidding your life Of the
weeds Of sin and not planting Jesus
Christ Is OF no more value to you than
a piece OF ground Is to farmer without
seed In 1t. And yet that is exactly what
multitudes OF people are doing.
Some fellow is booze fighter; he pulls
that weed up and throws It away. Yes.
but he doesn't plant Jesus Christ How
is he going to win out7 He is lost.
Now. you know, some people think that
religion Is a sort of-well. that God will
be so pleased with their attainments that
he will grant them salvation as a sort Of
reward of merit.
You just dismiss the idea that God owes
you salvation. He gives you the oppor-
tunity. and II you don improve 1t you
will go to hell. You get out of your head
as quickly as you can the Idea that God
owes you salvation.
Some people seem to think that God
will be 30 pleased with their culture. so
pleased with their superior attainments
as a reward OF merit
You moral men, you may be just as
well off as the Christian until death
knocks you down. then you are lost.
because you trust in your morality. The
Christian u saved because he trusts in
Jesus. Do you see where you lose out7