Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-09-28

- fZAt4ll worthy oi e'erh"'
Fnvxnr.,n.s--- life. but he has
Now come to the light, and In his light
he shall see light. Eternal life Is Gods
free gift and no man inherlts 1t by
doing. but by being born from
above" ..NTzssS aAfzn
|, Th1s Lord meets the lawyer on his
own ground when he demands: whit
is written In the lawi how readest
thouT' And hs answered. Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy strength, and with all
thy mind, and thy nelghbor as thy
self" And Jesus said unto him !;
Thou hast answered right: this do,
and thou shalt live"
Does the gospel preacher contradict
the Lord when he speaks OF eternal
life as the free gift OF God for all
who will receive III Not In the least J
Ideally, there is way Of salvation
that Is not OF grace, for Moses said
OF the law. THE man that doeth
these things shall live by them" But
who has ever done theml The most
devoted heart on earth does not love
God supremacy nor It's neighbor as Il.
self aud this righteous requirement
Of the law II the condemnation Of all
mankind. Why. then, did the Lord
answer the lawyer sol He was using
the law for the purpose for which II
was given: "For by the law ls the
knowledge OF sin" (Rom. 3 :20).
Purpose and Failure Of Law.
That the law has had It's designed
effect Is revealed In his next ques-
ton: hut he. willing TO justify him
self. said unto Jesus, And who Is my
neighbour" No one had accused him.
Why did he seek to Justify himself
The law has done Its work: In It's
holy light his conscience Is accusing
him. There he stands, revealed by
the law In the presence Of the Sa.
viour. who will now tell him who
mans nelrhbor Is. lie Joys TO tell II :
II II himself. the Saviour. the only
being in the universe who loves his
nelghbor rs himself
"a certain man went down from
Jerusalem "a Jericho" In the FIRST
Eve words ~ the parable the Lord
reveals mans downward course: man
will tell you he Is going M. the Lord
says down The last four words
~ the sentence completes the picture
of human d"pruvlty-"from Jerusalem
10 Jericho" From Jerusalem the
holy city. to Jericho the city ~ the
curse, What picture Man has
turned away from the lscht and j.
walking IN his own shadow 10 dcs'ruc
ton.
But lost man Is sot without hope :
Along Ibis dangerous road many n
traveller Is seized with the conviction
Of sin: "And he fell among thieves
which stripped him ~ his raIment,
and wounded him. and departed lcav.
Ing him half dead" What n picture
Of the helpless misery TO which sin
has reduced every man.
ny chance there came down n Ger.
tain priest that way likewise
n Levlte" the parable continues. No
help for him from clih~ VI them,
divinely appolnted ministers Of bless
ing though they w~rel Their service
has 10 do with the temple. and the
traveller hns turned AWAY from the
temple. They represen. the law, which
Is good n one can keep II, but cannot
help the helpless, The priest and the
Leylte are mere chAse passers.hy.
not heaven-sent messengers 20 dying
men.
Salvation Through Riches Of Grace.
"But c<tala Samaritan. rs he
Journeyed :" He was Journey.
ing: ont of the fathers bosom came
he wio alone can help us. .
fuUlf NNfFf Nv WE uhh WIN w
saw him he had compassion, and
went 10 him. and bound M his
wounds. pouring In III and wine, and
set hun on his owa beast, aud brought
him To an Inn. and took care ~ him. '
II Is trulsm that "ihe Jews have
no dealings with the Samariians," hut
this Samaritan will have gracious
dealing with this jew. "whcn w
were enemies we were rcconclcd 10
God by the donth Of his son" A help.
less enemy, yet had he compassion
and met all my desperate need with.
out question ar cosditlon. Observe
the manner Of his dealings: pouring
in oil and wine" Ills grace II mems.
ureless. and all he does for the sin.
ner Il after this pattern.
The narrative closes with the com.
mand: eco. and DO thou likewise 90
Your ministry To men Of misery: moth.
with the mere relief ~ MISERY: moth.
Ing meets his mlpd short of bringing
men into the new creation.