The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05

ssss,sssxxu y ~ seuI mr. 5xsa 4r.4As,esss
Flint: Because G n eook>i read
SECOND. Because OF sermon
hard along the lire Of what l read
tU&he book.
xhird: Because of the fact that the
bock I read and The sermon I heard
helped me to study the Bible.
Fourth: Because of n remark
young man made to me 10 Iowa when
he gave his heart to the Lord and
people shook hands and said, I'VE are
GaA1 10 welcome you"
Fifth: Because OF remark
preacher made to me in Iowa, when
man and his wife and four chill
dreu came and took their stand for
FeUua Christ AZ the cards were CIV
- TO him he said. They will add siS
20 my mem bershir. but nothing III
AnA1ee or In social position
! told him though he'd been mis-
called and that God didn't want him
70 preach. perhaps, split rails, and !
didn't even knew what he s lid make
q good rail-sphttar with spirit like
that
- good mary people think that after
Jeew left the world he'd have moth
Inn mcre to do with II, but Jesus
std&l HIVES and Eympathfzes with us
AAA he can help us as much today IS
he did when he stood on the hilltops
a. Judsa or walked through the
~trcses OF Jerusalem
The soul that lie born again, feed
fn9 on the word of God, living in fell
loWuhip with God through Jesus
Christ, win have power.
The life Of Jesus was always NOV
ing out after thoss beyond the pale
Of Coos mercy. He said. ~Yoa tina,
are we'll don't need a physician bu;
hoy that are sick
And he said. IF the ninety mine
rss in the fold then / will not both
my head about the ninety nine.
asa1 the fellow that is not in the
1. hats the one | am after"
Fhe life OF Jesus was always
out after those beyond thu
= his mercy.
{ he life which I now i've
fps1, / live by the faith Of the
God who loved me and gave
sssslf 10 me, then I win be doinG
1 NH4t Tesus ChriBt would do IL He wert
:. !. u re--what He did do when He wa
sssaere
s. One OF the frwt evidences. n mo-
!. fAe very first evidence, of the divine
spirit m 4 man or woman, lie the fac
that tl1af man or woman. is reaching
ont AFTER those that are not Chris
t1ans ana trying to help them to be
. nOmc Christians Now. that heint
~ IN the church have ever beer
BORN again.
Law u Service Is law Of Growth
Now listen to my sermon. Tn
INV OF service la the law OF growth
{ IA you use the life that God has givel
you. you will grow. whether that |
physical. mental or spiritual, you'v
!, rot [ to uae It to develop IT. You'v
got to study II you want to deveiol
ss0u mind. You've got to work ant
exercise n you want to develop you
body. attend to the laws of health
j E0osve eo1 to use common sense Il
the things you do II you want /
I grow spiritually. 1t Is ridiculous I
Ut down and say you can never he
Come strong physically.
SuppOse the man. whose withere
hand yesus healed. had looked at II
Wrapped Il up and put it away. Sup
I Hooo he had never used IL untfl tn
/ sabbath, then went back to the syna
Gagua. pnwrapped IT and took a looI
Il How long DO you suppose he''
! kvo had the use Of TT
Hundreds Of people never look q
religion through the week, they jus
1r1n9 n out on Sunday morning. ~
@No00ef they never grow and develop
No wonder they aren't giants 10
IaGus Christ and for his truth
The divine order ks life, growtI
and Fellowship. You must be Dor
a8A4n. You had q physical birth
yo1r mother gave you birth. that I
- reason you sit here. But you'y
k0e 10 have a spiritual birth and
I spiritual birth In to come through IN
sid blood OF Jesus Christ You wer
been Of the flesh-there you are, bu
y4ve got to be born of the spirit
1 - there are two births. the flea
4 Ain4 the spirit But being born agai
d f1t BY money or culture hut by fait
II Jesus Christ that you are Dor
agAin.
Nu!t1sndee are In the church vf-ybi
7 ~ tAsy have never beer born agar
f1av are not members OF the ne'
o1F<h. They are members Of til
alonbers OF the physical church bu
4 not members Of the body OF Chris
4 a1khouEh tho mem bers Of the visibl
\ Church and Of the body OF Chris
4 ought to be synonymous. But every
body that In a member of a visibi
ss4 - = not q member OF the bod
- Chrfsk We must BE- divine live
baeogO thar~ can be any work O
NhacA God npproveA
tAsnk one Of the curses Of tn
\ 3mrch today Ia putting unconverte
Wmnem and men into the church. Yo
49, them AZ trustees and what bust
- have hey to touch II? You be
SOaf life . fellow doesn't have any
N 49, 20 do In lodge who isn't
ssomber OF III You go down to tn
GAD0nle lo6re and see IL anybody
having anything TO do with that, tina
1T member OF it---riot on you
~ But you will stick men into