Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-04

StuUy lS Iuo GOS-
pei by John; if you are Chris
tian and not sure of your salvationS
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,
Mr.. Wesley, of your saIvation?" Wes-
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, Il know 1 am saved?" Ger
| tainly 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, Il 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 if your assurance centers in
Christ.
Your church membership does not
save you. No church on earth can
save man. It's sad, but true. there
are undoubtedly multitudes of uncon-
verted church members who are lost.
It is not the church, but Christ, who
saves. There is none other name
under heaven given among men
whereby we must be saved"
If you are depending upon your mo-
rality, it won't save you. Nothing is
Christ as sinners boastful righteous
ness, which God says is in his sight
/. as filthy rags. To pay your debts, to
be a good, true husband or wife, par
ent or neighbor, does not constitute
you 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?'
"Oh, yes, I'm on the right train.
We'll, how do you know you are?'
"Oh. because l feel l am Non
sense the person would say. 'Yor
can't depend upon your feelings in this
matter; what you need is not feeling
but fact" So the right order in the
ing. If l can believe what man says
assuredly I can believe what God says
See I John 5:9-13.
We do accept the testimony of men
why then should we not accept thu
testimony of God who says He tina
: hath the Son hath 1ife?" The matte
for US to decide is whether we hav'
: the Son or not, for upon this depend
whether we are saved or not. "H
that believeth on the Son hath ever
; lasting life John 1886. 1t is fo
j US to receive by faith Gods gift O
+ his Son. If we really and truly d
this, God will do his part-give unit
4 US eternal life.
j To believe on the Lord Jesus Chris
: is not simply to believe that he
y the Son of God, the Savior of tn
world. 1.-THE demons" we read, "bt
y lieve and tremble' Saving faith is
personal appropriation of Christ a
ones own Savior.
When / was boy I was great
;, helped by the testimony l used t
! hear in the Railroad Y M. C. A. o
. Sunday afternoons, from old Mr.. Bal
bage, for years the sexton of the Brio
L Presbyterian church, Rochester, N
Mr.. Babbage had the palsy and wit
, faltering, stammering tongue he CAV
y his testimony.
l. So far as I can remember it neve
i varied and today l thank God for tn
oft-repeated testimony of his chill
Leaning heavily on the chair
D. front of him, in faltering accents b
l. would say: John three thirty-six, II
u that believeth-on the Son-hatl
% hath, present tense, thank God, eve
!. lasting life.''
That testimony burned its way int
the heart of the boy who today thanh
= God for eternal life, a present po
- session.
: If we accept the testimony of me-
. the testimony of God is greater;
that hath the Son hath life