The Washington herald., 1918-01-20

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chapter. the fourth verse, Il md
no fault in Him"
Some things must be faultless IN
order to be valuable. The value OF
a diamond depends on its quality,
not its quantity.
We have a pure food law which
says that nothing adulterated shall
be in the composition Of the food.
because that would JeopardiZe our
health.
without n flaw. II he kicks or runs
away. has the heaves. is blind. or
epizootic. he is not valuable. those
are flaws.
A picture, to be a masterpiece,
value is reduced.
CharacteT-a man may be known
by FIVE things. First, his character,
what he is. Second, his conyersa-
tion. what he says. Third, his con-
duet. by what he does. Fourth. his
contributions, what he gives. Fifth,
his creed. what he believes.
Love is the greatest thing in the
world Character IL the grandest.
It will remain when ell things else
are taken away. You can't lose
character. II will stay when your
money is gone. 1t will stay when
your friends are forsaking you. You
cant burn up character. You can
burn up money, you can Surn your
house, you can burn your clothes,
but you can't burn up your char
acter.
1t won't blow away. 1t can't be
lost. You can't buy character. A
reputation may be lost in one act
Of your life. You can lose a repu-
tation that it's taken you a life
time to build up.
Character needs no epitaph on its
tombstone. You may bury man and
his character will beat the hearse
back from the cemetery. He will
walk the streets long after his name
has been obliterated by time from
the tombstone. There are men that
lived in this city years and years
ago o-yOu have forgotten their
names. but they are still living.
either reproduced in a benediction
or a curse.
Flawless Character Imperative.
Character has to be flawless, and
1 bring befote you Jesus Christ. Can
you find any fault in Him? He
claimed to be the Son Of God. and
can you prove that that claim was
false? All right, all right. I chal-
lsnge you. Can you find any flaw
in that claim? Didn't He talk like
the Son of God should have talked?
And didn't He talk like you would
IL you had been the Son OF God
Did He say anything that you
wouldn't have said II you had been
the Son Of God instead Of Him.?
Did any words that are recorded
that He spake shows that He had no
right to say what He said or do what
He did? Can you find any utter
ances that are out Of place in the
Son Of God? Don't your own heart
say that every word Jesus Christ
said was true?
He declared God 10 be what every
true heart wants God to be. He de-
clared that God loves men and that
He was willing to forgive men II
they had gone astray and II they
would repent Can you find any
fault with that? Isn't that what
you feel that God must be in order
to be God?
No matter what we have done. God
says. "All am waiting for you to
do Is to express your sorrow for that
sin, and forgiveness, full. free and
perfect and eternal IL yours"
And every word shows that God is
good and God Is merciful and patient
and God Is forbearing; and there is
not a word said about Gods anxiety
TO punish; He wants to make US all
good. Can you find any fault with
that?
Do you object to the physician who
wants to make you well? Well. do
you object TO anybody that wants to
do something that will make you tell
the truth instead Of q lie? Do you
object to anybody that wants you to
be sober instead of drunk?
Why does q man refuse to be a
Christian and receive God? God has
no pleasure in the death of the
wicked God knows that II q man
dies a sinner, he viii be In hell before
midnight. God has no pleasure In
the death OF the wicked, because He
knows he isn't ready to die. Not at
ALI God sent Jesus Into the world.
not TO condemn the world. the world
was condemned before Jesus Christ
came. He came into the world to
open mp q plan Of redemption to
save the world
I didn't come here TO preach any
thing TO condemn ) ou- You were al
ready condemned before you ever
heard of me. II you came In here to-
night TO be saved. ] am not coming
her to condemn you. I am coming
here to preach to you. to tell you what
10 do to be saved
You came In here condemned, you
may 90 out without condemnation.
Jesus didn't come to condemn the
world. he came to save. Give q man
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