The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-10

many so-called remedies for leprosy
but none can be found TO really stop
its spread. The sinner too has many
remedies for his sin but nothing that
men can do can arrest it's progress.
Again. leprosy becomes painful and
distressing. Sin acts the same way.
Hence we are told that the wicked
are like the troubled sea when II can
not rest, whose waters cast up mire
and dirt. There is no peace saith my
God 10 the wicked" Sin begins quiet
ly but ends. like leprosy. with bitter
pain and distress Again. leprosy is
fatal TO the one afflicted. II might
we'll be called a living death. IL is
thus with sin. Many are today we'll
and sound OF body but sorely afflicted
by sin AS far as their souls are con-
cerned they are i'm living death. Tho
difference between the leper and the
sinner is that the former gets rid OF
his trouble at death, but the latter
must take his pain and distress with
him. But salvation means the saving
from sin to perfect health. Man alone
can find no cure for his sin but Christ
can and has. IL is found in his own
blood which "cleanseth us from all
sin"
In the second place salvation means
n saving from punishment: for sin IL
crime as well as n disease. Saliva
tion brings TO the sinner a full and
free pardon for every crime against
the law OF Cod such pardon that
every trace OF the evil committed is
wiped from the sinners record. With
out such salvation the punishment tor
each sin must fall upon the sinner.
And the punishment e$~sin is an awful
thing; described as being torment and
anguish and that eternal But in this
common salvation there is found relief
from all the guilt and pardon for ev-
cry crime Let the sinner forsake
his way and the unrighteous man his
thoughts and let him return unto tho
Lord and he will have mercy upon him
and to our God for he will abundantly
pardon
In the third place salvation means
the saving from death which is the re-
suit OF the disease and the reward OF
the crime. II means the exchanging
OF eternal death tor eternal life. Tho
wages OF sin is death, but the gift OF
God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord" II any should en-
quire how this health instead OF sick
ness. this pardon instead OF guilt, and
this life instead OF death can be OBJ
tanned, the apostle answers. Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou
shalt be saved
2. Common common" salva-
ton suggests It's Wilderness and means
that II is shared by all alike. God is
no respecter OF persons and when no
provided the common salvation he pro-
vided II TO be shared by all alike.
Whether white or black. moral or Inn
moral. learned or illiterate. cultured
or vulgar, all share alike I'm this COM
mon" salvation. Again, this word
means that the salvation is a uniyer-
sal thing. II IL provided for every
member OF tho human race. This Is
what the apostle means when he says,
'whosoever will call upon the nanrr Qf
the Lord shall be saved" And. 1.-The
last chapter OF the Bible says, Who
soever will. LET him take OF the water
OF life freely The common saliva.
tion means that which is needed by
all. provided for all, brought TO all and
offered to all, including the reader OF
these lines.
3. The.-This woro speaks OF the
narrowness as common" speaks OF
the wideness II Is not "a salvation,
but the" II is not provided by man,
nor can n be-. IL is Just here that sin.
ners go wrong and think they can
evolve some scheme whereby they
can cure themselves OF the disease
and do enough good deeds 10 counter. 4
balance the evil and so avoid the pun.
ishment due TO sin But II we would
have the salvation that saves from the
disease OF sin. and the pardon that |
covers the crime OF sin, we must coma
20 the Lord, with whom salvation is
TO be found. God 80 loved the world |
that be gave his only begotten Son |
that whosoever believetb on him |
should not perish but have everlasting
life And when the Son came 20 be |
the Savior OF men he gave himself |
for us. that be might redeem us from |
all iniquity." He took the sin and all |
its consequences, the crime and all |
It's punishment. and gives 10 all who
will receive II the common saliva
ton" In their place.