The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-04
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To Me"
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have life"
OF all the recorded ureranees
mat fell from Jesus' lips this Is
AnnpnE the saddest have often
yfshef might have been present TO
have heard tAsm, wish | could re-
pfnduce The tone ~ the voice ard
{ the sad look on his face and when
y0u Remember the circumstance IL
nMfy adds to the grief and strrow.
IT was to the f'hariscrs ard the
Xcria~ia~tical powers and the very
onee that you would anticipate would
he IN Sympathy with him, They said,
You are n liar, Won are fraud,
You are a Devil You are q Prince
~ Devils"
Ard they snat uro~ him Ard ne
said. eft is rot that am wrong.
II il YOU that are wronr hut YOU
Are unwilling 10 admit IL There
II fust one way 20 get life and that Is
10 come 20 ne that you might have
,tfe. Ard ye will not come % me"
Sc therefore. people, are lost be-
cause they viii not 60 to Christ,
and IL any man or woman gees from
&sais building today. unsaved, or
III you arift out with the tide and are
not saved II FIR because God has offer
"a rou salvation and you nave refused
Il
Nobody needs 20 he lost Cod
prcvided waIvation for all bu, all will
rot be saved. I wish they would
mt they will not accept the salvation
He offers
The asonemert Of Jesus Christ
egvers ali the sins Of the people. He
TASTED death for every man and
therefore He Is not willing that any
should perish but that ali might
norne.
Tf God could have His way there
would not be any Lost. None are
LIST because OF any purpose or de-
cree God knew before this cam
paign started every body who would
- saved God knows from the he
shining to the end. God knows now
every man OK woman that gives me
hfe Or her hand and | do not know
emA.s
God knurn everything. But God
y giving every one here chance,
mt God knows whether you will or
Will not accept il. 30 II Ia up to YOU.
God provided salvation 10 all who
viii accept II through Faith in Jesus
fIhr*st. But God knows YOU wouldn't
10 It
nj n your fart. Nome are lost
because they have gone SO deep in
sin. None are lost because they are
sO0 weak 10 lead "A Christian life. No
Suc has made success II life with
out God Unto Him that is ahte to
Eeep LIS from falling"
AuA II you can trust God TO eawe
yUu. trust Him to keep you. II He
Fan take yon out. He can keep you
4aht. III Won will only do what He wants
ron 70 do.
wen, | won't attempt to give all
the excuses Some are go asintne
and idiotic that I am amazed that
m intelligent man or woman might
Uffer such excuses
6fn.--IThaf Is keeping muItitudes
out. The men and women know they
need Jesus. but they know they will
have to give up sin so they night the
question out And though the pleas
ures you derive from that sin are
as unenduring az a rope of sand or
cloud Of smoke or vapor~~it pass
81 away. II you prefer 1t, God can't
40 anything
One time Moody was preaching
the sermon on the ''Prodigal son"
and man in the audience said. III
AZ had known me all my life from
tho day I was old enough to know
right from wrong he could not have
pictured my life more accurately than
He did,
And Moody said, win you give
me your hand7" And the man said.
(. No.
Moody said. Certainly you are
not proud AT wour life"~-~for Moody
had pictured anything but n bright
picture.
~ am not proud Of IT.
Wei: then, you viii accept Jesus
al know that I ought 10. but that
~ Il rernunerative 10 me and brin gs
me a degree Of pleasure at least and
Z know that IL took you by the
hand, would have 10 give mp that
stn."
And 20 the poor man made his
choice. Preferring 10 keep the sin
dntAer than Jesus Christ
u 4 don't know what IS keeping You
10e of the Kingdom ] wouldn't tell
yOa X did know.
- coIored preacher In Georgia was
aG1ked to resign for something he did
fl1et his parishioners did not approve
q kS So he went over into Alabama
I'll got y church there. everything
- going his way. SO he decided
49, morning 10 preach a sermon on
thanksgiving and he came out with
- robe on and who should he spy
IN tho front seat but one of the
nA13shoners from his old church In
QpsrE.a-
When he saw him. he said. IT amt
= gwfne to preach. Use got text
aA6 II In In the Scriptures, but | amt
4Hgwfne to tell you. You knows me
- knows you ard what l Fnow
4Hs you Il amt a Ewine TO tell.
- II You tells about me, what you
k&6ws. I viii hit you so hard that
IN make dent In your shadow"
Ard 50 foe't know what IL keep
~ you out OF TIE kingdom and Il Z
d1d wouldn't tel.
The lore Of money keeps sorne nso-
syaSA oas ct the kirgdon1 and aAay
fpom God. MANY a person knows
III will loss money IL he becomes a
1 21kffStian. The brewer. the sa ioon-
k&eper. the woman in tho red light
0f6xrtct. the fellow that sticks the
90n under your nose. They wouldn't
sacrifice ii and so they choose be-
tween the sin and Jesus Christ and
No man has ever been lost by follow
tn9 close to God.
No good thing win he Withhold from
300De that walk uprightly.
And to be shady in your transact
tons with Others in the world is
wrong and a great many would rath-
- kekp this up than 70 accept Jesus
lid to one man at aneeting.
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