Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12

study is the Cos
pei by John; if you are a Chris
tian and not sure Of your salvation,
you should study the First Epistle of
John.
Alter John Wesley had been preach
ing some time, but without results,
someone SAID to him: Are you sure,
--r. Wesley, of your salvation?" Yves
ley replied he was sure that provision
had been made for his salvation But.
are you sure. Mr. Wesley, that you
are saved?" It went like an arrow,
and he had no rest until he was sure
OF his salvation.
But is it not presumptuous for one
to say. 81 know 1 am saved?" Ger
tainIy not, if one really does know
he is saved. 1t honors God and
Christ, for by grace are ye saved
through faith, and that not of your
selves. it is the gift of God" Paul
was able to say, 4 know whom have
believed. and am persuaded that he
is able to keep that which / have COM
mitted unto him against that day"
Why should this not be your testi-
mony. if you are Christian? 1t can
be IL your assurance centers in
Christ
AOuC CnurCQ membership does not
save you. No church ON earth can
save a man. It's sad, but true, there
are undoubtedly multitudes of uncon-
verified church members who are lost.
1t is not the church, but Christ, who
saves There is none other name
under heaven given among men
whereby we must be saved
e you are depending upon your mo-
"a
quite so dishonoring to God and
Christ as sinners boastful righteous
ness. which God says is in his sight
as filthy rags. To pay your debts, to
be q good, true husband or wife, par
ert or neighbor, does not constitute
you a Christian A Christian is one
who. having accepted by faith the
Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior, is
born from above. Thus he becomes
partaker of the divine nature and
will manifest in his life the life of
God. See Titus 3:5.
Again, let me say that you are not
saved because you feel you are saved.
You can feel saved, and be lost
board a train. Someone says, Are
you sure you are on the right train 20
ON, yes, I'm on the right train"
Well. how do you know you are?"
"Oh, because 1 feel 1 am Non
sense" the person would say You
can't depend upon your feelings in this
matter: what you need is not feeling,
but fact" So the right order in the
matter of salvation is fact, faith, feel
ing II 1 can believe what man says,
assuredly can believe what God says.
See L John 5:9-13.
We do accept the testimony of men;
why then should we not accept the
testimony of God who says He that
hath the Son hath life?' The matter
for US to decide is whether we have
the Son or not, for upon this depends
whether we are saved or not He
that beiieveth on the Son hath ever
lasting life John 1886. 1t is for
US to receive by faith Gods gift of
his Son If we really and truly do
this. God will do his part-give unto
US eternal life
To believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
is not simply to believe that he is
the Son of God, the Savior OF the
world. The demons we read, "be
lieve and tremble-" Saving faith is q
personal appropriation of Christ as
<ne's own Savior
When L was boy / was greatly
hear in the Railroad Y. M. c. A on
Sunday afternoons, from old Mr.. Bah
bage, for years the sexton OF the Brick
Presbyterian church, Rochester, N. Y
Mr.. Babbage had the palsy and with
faitering, stammering tongue he gave
his testimony.
So far as / can remember it nevel
varied and today thank God for th'
-oft-repeated testimony of his child
Leaning heavily on the chair u
front Of him. in faltering accents b.
would say: John three thirty-six. Il
that. believeth-on the Son-hath
hath, present tense, thank God. evel
lasting life
That testimony burned it's wey inc
the heart of the boy who today thank
God for eternal life, present pos
session
II We accept the testimony of naer
fhs testimony of God is GREATER a
that hath the Son hath life"