The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
Wednesday Nlah,'s sermon.

lcAt. John VII, lI--'If any man
will do Ills will he shall know OF
the teaching. whether II be OF God
or whether ! speak OF myself"
| would like 10 make this mes
sage tonight 30 plain and simple
that not a man or woman can rise
In the day OF judgment and say 10
God II went 90 the tabernacle an
unbeliever. went with the full de-
termination 10 accept Jesus Christ
and take my stand publicly for
Him" And say 10 you. II you
have come here in that honest re-
ceptive mood. there will not be any
one go out in the dark, but II you
have come simply TO listen. In order
that YOU might hnd fault. can't
help you
God has made II so plain that the
wayfaring man. though "a fool. need
not err. | would like 10 make II az
plain. would like 10 strip II OF lts
svadding clothes OF mysticism, and
philosophy. and speculation that hu'
man ingenuity has wrapped about II
and let Il stand forth in all its naked
simplicity, 40 that any man or wo-
man here tonirht, no matter how
limited your intelligence, may lay
hold on eternal life.
one has very aptly put IL by say
ing that God can reach any man or
woman whether they live in hovel
or palace. no matter whether thcy
are rich or poor. learned or illiterste
white OF black God asks. requires
and demands OF every man and
every woman that has a mind To
know right from wrong, heat from
cold. black from white God r"
quires and demands OF every man
and every woman that has mind
10 know. and conscience and abil.
lev 10 understand lie requires and
demands ~ YOU three things
First. 4 willing mind 70 know
Christ and determination TO for
sake every known sin "if there be
first a willing mind II Is accepted &C
cording TO what a man hath. and not
according 20 what he hath not
sinner ha- no willing mind a
Christian has and has submitted n
20 God and altho God Is infinite
God cannot save YOU II you are not
willing 10 forsake your sins. and 4
Won viii nor fntsake them. God Him
self can't save YOU There are not
angels enough in heaven my
friends. n make man do right II
he doesn't want 10 do right.
You have 20 adopt this principle
that as God gives YOU light YOU will
follow II. and aF He gives YOU more
light YOU will follow that. but so far
as Won know and understand nov
Won are ready 10 forsakc every sin
and az God gives YOU more light "a
how other things In your life
wrong sou viii forsake them And
We viii not be Judged according 70
romuarisons between ourselves, but
each according 20 his faith. That
Is the first thing
second A desire 20 know me
truth IN order that you might obey
tho truth The condemnation which
Nin fall upon multitudrs in tho da'
Of Judgment Will be the knowledgo
that vow know what 70 do but would
not DO II
A Selfish Desire
One az the most cursed emotions
that stirs a mans heart is n selfish
desire for knowledge to show of
but desire for knowledge In order
that you might do, desire Tor
knowledge in order that you might
develop chArH cter--a longing "a
know I'm order that you might dc
what God wants YOU TO do. hun
gering and thirsting after the
knowledge ~ what Cod wants you "a
do in order that YOU might do H.
In commendable. I despise man
Who wants 10 see what God desires
him 10 do and then does the oppo.
site. and rails and sneers at God
and saws he doesn't believe the Bi
bic is the word OF God. | utterly
detest. | abhor a fellow like that
But a desire for knowledge that by
and thru the possession and obedi
ence 20 II you can develop a Chris
tian character, that's great. Come
up and give me your hand. Ike
10 see a man that wants to know In
order that by doing he might please
God
Third An honest. open, public
confession with your life and your
lips, that so far as you know Gods
will YOU are going 10 do II.
God will not give you more light
until you use what you have. Lots
OF people do not do that. They are
waiting for God TO give them more
light You'll rot in hell waiting
Now. until God gives you more light
use what light you have. and don'
growl about God not giving you
more light when you don't use what
light you have. You know yot
ought to be a Christian, then use
that knowledge and you use II by
doing what God wants you 10 do
lie will give you more knowledge
but II you know you ought TO be
Chri ,tian and you sit there and
don't be n Christian you will never
get another speck as long as YOU
live. n you want 10 know, that
knowledge. Then live UP 10 that
Hght DO what God tells you TO dc
and by doing II lie will give you
more light.
4 man might stand out in front
Of the tabernacle with a lantern
Some one might say 10 him Where
are YOU going!
Home"
why don't you start"
"TH not start until this lantern
lights my path from whore ] stand
right 10 my door
say to him: you Will rot In
your tracks"
That lantern will never penetrate
the darkness one inch beyond where
YOU stand until you take a step for
- .,d .th.. RVS ~ that Upht will