The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-26
God So Loved The World
(Sermon Delivered by Billy Sunday Saturday Night January
Is. at City Auditorium

Somebody has said that the Bible is
such complete system that IL this ma
tion were governed by no other set of
laws than those found within its pages,
it would be enough. 1t contains every.
thing that's needful for a man or wom-
an to know or to do. 1t affords copy
for president or a king by which to
live. 1t furnishes rules for a subject,
and counsel for a senator. or for a gov
ernor or for mayor. and 1t cautions
the witnesses and ii requires impair
tial verdicts from juries. II tells chill
dren to honor their parents, and 1t
tells the parents to provoke not their
children to wrath. II gives directory
for weddings and for funerals
1t teaches n man to set his house
In order: il tells him to make his will.
1t appoints dowry for the widow 1t
defends the rights OF all and il reveals
vengeance to the defamer. II Is the
best book In the world. and IL In the
Oldest book in the world. To under
stand and obey it Is to be wise; to
spurn and reject 1t Is to be a fool. It's
author Is God.
1t has sixty-six books. thirty-nine in
the Old Testament and twenty seven
in the New, and they cover nearly
two thousand years OF human history
And If l should take away all of the
Old Testament and leave only the
New. there's enough in that to save
every man or woman on earth. And
If / should take away all the New
Testament and leave only the Old,
there's enough there to put you in
heaven or put you in hell. as you would
obey or disobey. And II should take
away twenty-three books Of the New
Testament and leave only four, there's
enough in those four books TO save
everybody although we would lose the
history OF the early church in the
Book OF Acts: we would lose all Of
Pauls wonderful Epistles. and we
would lose Johns Book Of Revelations
and that magnificent closing verse
where
The Spirit and bride say. Come.
And let him that heareth say, Come.
And let him that is athirst come. And
whosoever will Jet him take the water
of life freely"
One Verse Ii Enough.
And II / should take away three of
the four remaining books, enough re-
mains to damn everybody that will
reject it,. And II should take away
all the chapters out OF that one book,
my friends, except the third. there's
enough religion in that one chapter to
save every man and woman on earth
or send them to hell. And II l should
take away all the Bible and leave only
one verse. there's enough religion in
that one verse to put every man and
every woman on the streets of heaven,
or put you in hell II don't obey it.
VIII you give me my text. Quote It,
For God 30 loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son, that
whatsoever believeth in Him should not
perish, but have everlasting life"
wanted to see how well you knew
the Bible.
Now a famous German one time said
that when German loves, he gives.
Well, that's true OF all the nationaIities
and all individuals. that our gifts are
the measure Of our love. Therefore.
measuring love by gifts God must
have had a great, big heart for this
sin-cursed earth. when He gave His
only begotten Son. II He would have
had lot OF sons and given that one,
he would not have missed Him so
much. but God gave His only begot-
ten Son." While we were still sim
ners, Christ died for us.
l know of man who used to tell
how much he loved his wife, and yet
ne boosted that he made her wear the
same hat for ten years. All his love
was In words. not deeds. He was a
WIND TANNER and past master at It.
ton, that moves the old world. Abra-
nam Lincoln said in his dedicatory ad-
dress at Gettysburg:
The world will little note nor long
remember what we say here. but II can
never forget what they did here"
World Docs Not Care.
And the world cares very little for
those who rule n What DO ~ care
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