The Detroit times., 1916-11-03

/ down that You are not To be a
/ hs.f hearted Christian is TO be no
/ Christian al all \ good many
church members might take lessons
| in Christianity from the good old
fashioned saints who hold good,
oll-fashioned prayer meetings.
BELIEVE me. when # comes 20
those who attend church and those
who hold prayer meetings IL re-
! minds me OF one bunch with moth.
( ing better than bobtailcd straiRhts
open in The middle facing another
bunch with four or five pat hands
My friend YOU cannot reason
I yourself into Christianity any more
( than you can reason hair on a bald
head ! have tried n and | know.
You can Join church. pay your
I share Of the preachers salary. at
tend The services, teach Sunday
school return thank and for every.
thing that would apparently stamp
you as Christian. even pray. bat
You won't ever be q Christian until
you do what God tells you 10 do.
Prayer OF a Sinner.
Every sinner prays when in
danger. II won't do vow any good
unless man prays with his soul.
that's the only prayer a sinner can
/ pray that God hears
After you become a child Of God
then YOU can pray for the mercies
that He viii be glad 10 send you, and
you'll get them.
PRAYER without Christ IS Ike
/ climbing a greasy pole on Fourth Of
. July Make all the motions and yet
not rise an inch from the ground.
You cannot reason Christianity
into The heart You can reason
yourself into wanting TO be. YOU can
reason Yourself into resolving 10 be.
but that's as far as reason can take
you
IN tell you what 10 do-hunt up
th' authority on the subject This
is a religious proposition Let's go
20 some ono who makes a profes.
sion along this line Let us 20 10
some minister, ask him what We
must do 10 be saved
He takes down the highest au.
thority known in the civilized
world the Rihlc--and ne reads
Except you become converted
ard become "a little children We
cannot enter the kingdom OF heay.
cn
That's the ROAD md that's the
only one mapped or for YOU and
for ne God treats all alike He
: doesr1 furnish one plan for the
harker and another for tho jani'or
vlu swcops ont tho bank He has
thN awe plan tor one that He has
.Dr mother
't'- tho law You may not zap.
auro OF .i hut that doesn't make
ny difference.
God has tho same plan for ey-
cigbody The same sun warns the
rich AZ the poor God mas the same
plan OF redemption for all We are
considering a religious question to-
day There IS only one way 20
argue religious question az a
Christian You can argue about
nature controlling the force OF
gravity until YOU are black In the
face. but you won't alter that force
Gods argument about repentance
resting upon faith in the redecmlng
power OF Jesus Christ is just as
irrefutable AS the argument nature
might advance regarding gravity
The question Of salvation is
God Il a lot Of you looked I'm the
Bible more often You would realize
that Why do YOU know that the
Bible contains moro reading more
good reading thar hundreds ~
shelves 6ll,d With thousands OF vol.
urcs or tLo best books that ever
have been written
"lt is aH tncontroycrtible fact
that tho Blni" rs he finest litera
tWe on earth u mas Browning and
Shaker, and-yes. yes'-eyeu
Marie Corc'h. faded forty ways.
Conversion and Reform.
What does converted mean
1T means completely changed
Converted Is not synonymous with
reformed Reforms are from with
oUt conversions are from within.
Conversion is complete sur
render 10 Jesus It's a willingness
20 do what he wants you 20 do. In
less you have made a complete sur.
rcHdcr and are doing His will II
viii avail YOU nothing II you're r..
formed 900 times aRd have your
name on fifty church records. You
mus' become rs little children.
God says that unless you have
tho same faith in Him that your
children have in you. YOU cannot
enter the Kingdom OF Heaven. The
faith OF child In its parents is the
highest example of faith on earth
! The child doesn't know the reason
for everything you tell him. hut he
believes you without wanting to
know the reason.
Don't ask the reasons OF God I
tell YOU. God is too busy hearing
the cry OF people who need help to
come down here and argue with