Arizona republican., 1916-11-01
SIN ID SALVATION
 SUBJECT IF SERMON

From sin unto alvation." Dr. Hinson contended, constitutes the longest bridge in the world. He pointed out first the distinction between crime and sin. The courts take no cognizance Of sin. Only as sin becomes crime does the law notice il. There is sin that is not crime. and crime that Is not sin. Sin is the wrong attitude of the soul towards God. All sin is against God Sin Is the grief Of God. Sin made Christ man of sorrows. IL keeps Him n man of sorrows.
 Sin is the curse of man IL drove Adam out of the garden. IL sent the first murderer staggering into the darkness. It deluged the earth with the weltering flood. It has built our jails. IL dug hell.
 Unto salvation" There can be no salvation except from sin. Sin and salvation cannot be brought together. But who can deliver me from my sin l told my lie yesterday. Will repen- tance deliver me? l visited a man in jail He was white with fear. In terror he pleaded with me to do some
 thing. l have never seen case of more sincere repentance: but the next cay the man was sentenced.
 Win reformation deliver me- How can l reform last year? 4 prominent business man was approached in his
 place Of business by one who addressed
 Jim with name other than that which was over the door He said, You are my prisoner" His wife entered the
 room and he asked her whether he had been a good husband and father. She
 assured him that he had That man 1 had lived an exemplary life for years:
 yet. reformation did not save him
 
 that they will not be. there Is hope:
 otherwise not There Is no getting
 from sin to salvation. Who. then, can
 build the bridge? There Is no answer
 fEere is no getting from sin to salva-
 ttcn unless God builc the bridge
 But" you say ~nasnt God as great pardoning power as the governor of Arizona2' No. The governor of Ari-
 Zona may pardon a criminal God can not Why? Because He is God Par doniEg power IS vested in the governor because of two weaknesses in human law. Either the law is imperfect in it's constitution or in it's application. Hence an appeal Co q higher tribunal | If God were to pardon one sinner. God would admit that His divine law was | imperfect Such an admission means
 that God is imperfect and He and His | moral government totter and fall But" you ask. can God do noth- ing DO If God could find somebody
 whose merit could balance all sin He could do something But there Is no
 such a person. Christ is the only one
 whose merit covers all sin God was l in Christ reconciling the world to Him
 self His infinite merit meets all de- ! mands of the law. He bore our sins on the tree. Without the shedding of | blood there is no remission Christ . was the equivalent of the sin of the whole world Hence justice as well as mercy can pardon me. The resurrec- | tion of Jesus is Gods amen and mans | halleluJah. If 1 accept Christ's atone ment l am saved. God is satisfied with Jesus. if am. l am saved. He i can justly justify. What do you think | of the Christ who built the bridge? | Tomorrow night Dr. Hinson will | present Eight Pictures
 The evangelistic conference is prov ing an inspiration to the body of min isters who have assembled from all parts of Arizona. Papers and discus % | sions characterize the meeting. But | pr. Hinson Is the chief attraction He 1 speaks each day from ll.00 to I2:0O l and from 3: co to 4:30
 A unique feature of the revival meet - l ing is the auto truck covered with | banners and loaded with singers and | speakers parading the streets carry | ng message of song and speech