The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-24


.hey moved. but you didn't see the
, force. you heard the effects or it.
] IRE a gun. You don't see the
force, you hear it when the gun
goes off: you see where the bullet
struck; you feel II If 1t hits you. That
isn't force. That is just the effect
OF force.
knowledge like a Ball
A man walks up and punches you.
You didn't see the force. you felt IL,
but not the fercAp ITSELF That "a
cS1S ( &- - * W Fass..t AZ <--
or Woman that knowledge is a good
deal like ball. where the right line
OF inquiry Just touches at one point.
We understand one point but not ali
Of iC
and what we don't we let <lonc. so
here. are mysteries above me. below
me. around me, within me. that am
compelled to believe. All right, must
! expect to find no mysteries In re-
hgfon? Must I expect to md nothing
in religion can't understand. when
| find go many things about mo that
! can't understand?
Religion has got to have God and
man, in II, and mans faith, tho chain
that links him to God and Gods full
ness mp thev'e; Gods salvation
through your sin and your faith tn
God r., the tube through which flows
God's salvation TO wash away your
sin ana make You pure. Then you
become ~ = child and you trust Him
- your children trust you. They
trust you for bread. for butter. for
clothes, for boots, for shoes, and play
things~-oh. that IL tho kind OF re's-
gfon the Bible presents. sir. and never.
newer. attempts an explanation!
The Bible presents tho Incarnation
- mysterious fact and simply Gays.
Tho Word became flesh and dwelt
among. us"~-ieaves it TO you. my
friends. to hope you have sense enough
70 believe God
Take the historical argument a
minute. What is history? A man
said to me, History is the recorded
testimonies OF men. statements or
what they heard and OF what they
saw. told TO others who believe" Why
do We believe? Why believe the
statements OF anybody? Now listen'
II - = constituent part OF our ma
ture that most people speak the truth !:
The iiaf In In the minority. the pros
titutc In In the minority. the thief.
the iniidel--most people are decent
and wan, TO do right Tho ones that
Worth OF Testimony.
In testimony worth anything Not
IN the sphere Of religion alone. but
In Jurisprudence and ia history and
tn trade and in family life. II tes-
timony Is true. everything Is true.
History certified that there was a
man named Jesus, that he was born
In the snanger, He lived this life and
ssc these examples, dying this death.
predicted His death. ro-e again from
the dsad according to His prediction.
Ycu cannot tear the miracles out OK
tho life Of Jesus Christ and leave
the historic fabric impact, when you
deny the miracles OF Jesus Christ.
You deny Divinity and he goes with
it. You cannot do II,
So 1t became a revelation. All right.
Like the sun, IL has it's black spots.
There are things about the sun l
can't explain. There are things about
religion ] can't explain, and ] never
expect to until God wipes tho smoky
film from my vision.
70 out end see n farmer out on
the plow-bean smoking and ! sa.,
W.T. VI are you doing 7"
He said, by gosh. Bill. I was read
ing the almanac an. and there are
black spots up in the sun. and L am
wondering why they are"
gay. Forget 'ern, pillow your
ground. plant your seei, LET the sun
alone where God put IT, let the black
spots alone that God made
Men have been trying for CEN
turtles to find out what they arc and
IL they'd have waited for an explain
alton, we'd all have been dead, but
God has been giving us food with tho
HACK spots there. 30 forget the black
spots and GO ahead
So when ! take the incarnation OF
Jesus and put II above the Bible. IL
foods the Bible with light. helps me
underStxnd good many things ]
wouldn't have known beans about
Take the miracles of the Bible,
The Gospels tell YOU AMI me that
Jesus walked on the sea an on the
dry land. How this young Jew. .k.us
thirty ysars old could walk on The
water 10 more than / could under
Stand. more than 4 rcopid hehe~e gfttf-
sat extra helpl
cannot walk on The water. you
eannc4 wax on the water, You've
never seen anybody that ever did or
ever viii walk ON the water. There
fore, n accept this miracle Is a hard
task for the reasonable mind. but you
let the incarnation Of Jcsue Christ
come 10 your help and the fncarna-
ton teaches You ana teaches me that
God IN human form walked upon ths
sea, tf,us q sufficient cause has been
introduced to account for the effect.
Tho Son OF God.
when introduce to you Jesus
Christ - the Son Of God. do be-
ueve Il and It explains to me why
Jesus could walk on the sea and Peter
Sculd not Peter was common
man Hike we are; he attempted ia
10 n ana he sank. my fricnds-why
for Jesus Christ. the water became
paving stones for His feet. for Hin,
10 walk on. Therefore. the cause
must BE IN proportion to the effect,
Tho AFFECT WINS He could walk on the
water; the cause was He waa the
Ssn Of God.
10, when I Introduce Jesus ~ the
SIN Of God. ! Introduce sufficient
cause Now. = baby couldn't lift a
hundred pounds. but when put a
man thsrA when his old back straight
en-. when ] Introduce man, in
trcd1ce q sufficient cause to account
for the effect that the weight was
iffted.
wonder 10 4 train Of cars-thcy
sre moving Off That Is the effect
what = the cause7 look up to the
front end, there Ia the iocomtive
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