The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

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u.sht d1Il-t6 Il men 81 women to
rIIds themselves h the ~ q saliva
On. WIZ ~ one can nve himself,
VI FL lsfpit themselves In the way
/ e o1lynls4 " 0tiendlng church. read
NJ re 1IDle. &c.
4 klSltilng. to Ne preaching Of the
Word e cd Wv. - ~.
RbIl TIL advantage Of the OppOr-
iun'lV sMhieh iWas SVEN him By the
a.. q tAls GEOup Of devoted
WoilSk preach Christ to them. He
Vlg CIT itr and prissd highly the op-
D5llu1lly % tn the people about
CIfl1l He knew also how perilous
4 vas 10 nealeet 10 witness for Christ
q Z tine Vhal unsaved people are
tor6lkk. - Otbertunlly b Gods
en- = p1odol Oilit.
4 NJ Heast was opened By the
E6r1 q. ~.
he i1dlVidual may place himself
n (io Wy q salvation By coming
near - ne means 81 grace. and the
prnarhtrmay preach the Word Of God.
mt there \ % hope q salvation until
lle heart b opened By the Lord (JOhn
0:t4 -. While the salvation Of
every one 4 dependent upon this SOW
erelen Get a TIE Lord, yet We can be
sure that he r. willing at al times to
% TITS for those who. like Lydia.
place themselves IN the way Of his
saying grace.
4 she was baptized. ". lSl.
r1hIs ordnance follows belief In
Chlrli. The invariable rule In the
early church was for believers to be-
uoDllzod. While there IL no salvation
"a he water Of baptism. yet hearty.
obedience should be rendered In this
respect (Acts 2 :0e-41: e:l2; Mark 16:
10, Lydia brought her household to
Christ. This b ~. 4 should be. she
e|oVed signs of the new life. in that
Gt6 expressed gratitude toward those
who had been instrumental In her con-
version "! 10 BY copstralnlng them
% share TIE hospitality Of her home.
u, How ne phlIIpplan JaIler ae-
nNb the Christian LIE wv. 25-34).
4. me occaslon wv. Is. 26).
The casting out Of The spirit Of di-
tlinfIon from ne damsel landed Paul
o11 silas IN prison. The pain Of bleed
iig.blcks and q feet in stocks. kept
them from sleeping; but not from
rfiylng and singing. The Lord heard
their prayers and sent an earthquake
which shook the JAN. opened the doors
u the prison. and loOsed the bonds
from the prisoners hands.
2;1he method Wv. 27-3l).
% visitation Of the supernatural
CIV o5'2el. fRhe taller was awakened
ffO1llls sleq n the earthquake. This
earthquake unusual 10 that II
loost1 TIE B from the prisoners
hands In desperation the jaIler
was about g commit suicide. This
was nvertsd BY Pnul's assurance that
m were safe. The fact that the doors
Ire opened and the. prisoners free
1nd yet no one escaped. showed him
that something unusual had occurred.
Therefore. he came trembling and
Di0slrated himself before Paul and
EIlas.
60 The great question ". SO). In
TIE presence Of the supernatural he
cried sut. "What must I do to be saw
cdr Ones salvation Il not far on
Nhpn be utteFs this cry with sincerity.
60 TIE vital answer wv. 81, a2).
Believe On the Lord Jesus Christ"
y ne Only way to he saved.
(Ae|8 AID. Though the way
ctgllgatlpn 10 restricted, II Is simple
md easy. No one who has believed
"a Christ has failed to receive Il The
lalol,8 faIlh was not blind faith. for
neg apake unto him the word Of the
Lord. and b IN that were In his house.
I1ty were taught TIE meaning Of beN
I|1ll 10 Christ.
~ he evidence Of 4 transformed
ne llp. q. 80. b.
"a he Yps baptized ". 3Sl. A
son = one believes On Christ he
ua1|, q b baptized.
% ne tDn1efly washed the stripes
q l1tI anl ellas, showing that be
U1t % longer the brutal jaller ". az.
(c) he roiolced (v. Sl). The one
who really accepts Christ Is filled with
1eS,
(d) 4 TRANSFORMED homo ". sD.
Ne believed o. Christ ant wHa hap
llIr1. end he household. .