The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
Wednesday Nights Sermon.

Text. John VII, l7-"lf any man
VIII 1o His viii he shall know OF
the teaching, whether IL be- OF God
or whether ! speak OF myself"
would like 10 make this mes
sage tonight so plain and simple
that not man or woman can rise
In The day OF Judgment and say TO
God II went 10 the tabernacle An
unhcllever | went with the full de.
termination 90 accept Jesus Christ
and take my stand publicly for
Him And ! say 10 you, N you
have come here I'm that honest re
ceptiye mood. there viii not be- any
one go out in the dark. but II YOU
have come simply 20 listen. in order
that YOU might find fault, / can't
help YOU
God has made n so plain that the
~ayfaring man, though fool. need
not err ! would Ike 10 make 81 as
plain / would like 10 strip II Of rs
EwaddllnE clothes ot mysticism and
philosophy. and speculation that hu
man ingenuity has wrapped about II
and LEI q stand forth IN all i's naked
simplicity. 50 that any man or Wo-
man here tonight, no mnttcr how
limited your Intelligence. may lay
hold on eternal life
one has very aptly pat II by say.
ing that God can reach any man or
woman whether they live In a hovel
or palace. no matter whether they
are rich or poor, learned or illiteratc
white or black God asks. requires
and demands ot every man and
every Womun that has mind 20
know right from wrong, heat from
cold. black from white God re
quires and demands OF every man
and every woman that has mind
20 know. and a conscience and abil'
ley 10 understand. lie requires and
demands OF you three things
First: willing mind 20 know
Christ. and n determination 10 for
sake every known sin 'lf there be
nrst a willing mind II IL accepted ac
cordlng 90 what man hath, and not
according 20 what he hath not a
sinner has no willing mind a
Christian has and has submitted Il
20 God. and altho God Is infinite
God cannot save YOU II you are not
willing 20 torsake your sins, and ~
you will not torsake them. God Him
self can't save you There are not
angels enough in heaven. my
friends 70 make a man do right u
ne doesn't want 20 do right
You have 20 adopt this principle
that as God gives you light you will
follow II. and aR He gives YOU more
light YOU viii follow that, but 40 far
as Won know and understand nov
you are ready 10 forsake every SIN,
and as Cod gives you more light %
show other things In your l'e
wrong YOU viii forsake them. And
We will not he Judged according "a
COMPARISONS between ourselves, but
each according 10 his faith. That
Is 'hr FIRST thing
Second A desira 20 know the
truth I'm order that you might obey
the truth Tho condemnation which
will fall upon multitude- in the day
~ Judgment Vill he the knowledge
that you know what 20 do but would
not do T..
A Selfish Desire
One ~ tho most cursed emotions
,ha, s,irs % mans heart is a selfish
desire FOR knowledge 10 show on
but "a desire Tor knowledge In order
that YOU might do, desire Tor
knowledge IN order that YOU might
develop ch3ractcr-a longing "a
know I'm order that YOU might do
what God wants Won 20 do, hun
gering and thir~tinE after The
knowledge of what God wants YOU io
do In order that vou might do lt
is commendable despise man
who wants 20 SOC what God desires
him 20 do and then does the oppo
site, and rails and sneers al God
and saws no doesn't believe the B'
bic is the word OF Cod I utterly
detest. abhor a fellow like that
hut a desire for knowledge that BY
and thru tho possession and op'ui
ence 10 & you can develop q 'hr'e
tian character, that's great Con"
M and give me your hand ! like
10 see n man that wants 10 know IN
order that by doing he might pleas
God
Third. An honest, open, public
confession with your life and your
lips that so far as you know Goo
will Won are going 10 do n.
God will not give you moro light
until YOU use what you have. Lots
OF people do not do that They are
waiting for God 20 give them more
light You'll rot in hell waiting
Now. until God gives you moro light
use what light you have. and don't
growl about God not giving you
more light when YOU don't use what
light YOU have You know you
ought 10 bc q Christian, then use
that knowledge and YOU use II by
doing What God wants you 20 do
He viii give YOU more knowledge
hut IL you know you ought to be a
Christian and you sit there and
don't be a Christian you VIII never
get another speck as long az you
live II you want 10 know. that's
knowledge Then live up TO that
light 10 what God tells you 10 do
and by doing il lie will give you
moro light
man might stand ont I'm front
Of the tabernacle with a lantern
Some ono might say 10 him Where
are YOU GOING"
Home"
"Why don't you start >"
TU not start until this lantern
lights my path from whore / stand
right 10 my door
say 10 him. You will rot tn
YOUR tracks"
That lantern will never penetrate
the darkness one inch beyond whore
YOU stand until YOU tak" step for