The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-27

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To ar$f4Akd by Thy name
There are those in the world so IA"
nfllar with their Bibles that If you
lUuld announce verse Of scripture
Snd not tell its location. they would
EN63l you the chapter and the verse
ind II there are any here this morn
lng 80 familiar, am sure II had nor
Ann0ureed the location you would
1aave Instantly said That sounds Ike
1erenisaff:" because there is line or
ES4ruth announced by writer, simpiY
the conditions under which
#Ae was called upon by God TO regis
k4er hts protest against the sins Of the
people were different than the con-
difions under which any other writer
rekistercd his pro- est. Therefore en-
phasis was put upon the particular
Efhinrs which would meet the condi-
HTfions and would cali the people back
from their sins.
We find that truth especially no
ffceahte In the major and miaor pro
n phets, and more particularly In ne
b New Testament
Matthew seems to have written
more especially to the jew. ne
to en6eavor to convince Them
b that Christ was the Messiah, and he
4noted more frequently from the Old
ksfestament. And God only knows
EsASw many of his ancient people have
HI 6ecn turned to accept Jesus Christ
through Matthew.
Jesus TfrcIcss Energy.
Mark seems to have been impressed
with the tireless energy Of Jesus
MARX uses words, such ms go
Spureeon said ne did not understand
how anybody could read the Gospel
0f Mark and not go out and preach
THE Gospel of Jesus Christ. There
are Atty places In tho Gosnei ~ Mat
Rxhew where 1t states specifically that
tile Gospel Of Jesus Christ was
@Dreached; twenty-seven in Luke
13uspeL, eighteen in Johns Gospel, and
4here are seventy-three in Marks Cos
rel Of sixteen chapters
Mark uses the word ''stratgh'away
awenty-one times and uses the word
s.lmmediateiy" sixteen times
Jesus simn1ediatefy'' did this and
ssstraishtaway'' he went there.
The little word "go." occurs forty
ESs1lve times IN the GOSPELS. and twenty
two tirnes in Marks Gospel Of sixteen
<Aapters. II seems to have been tho
nam Of Matthew and Mark to i'm press
lapon us the tireless energy OF Jesus
Luke was a Gentle physician
1nrough whore preaching he was con
Inverted to Christianity WE do no
gknOw. but presumably through Pc
tera Luke was the finest writer IT
tie New Testament LIKE was one
aeR these men who are able to express
<Aemseives In just few words. 7herf
Sfe people that are SO long-wtnte'
tat they take whole page to SAY
8nhat other people can say In n Few
nntenccs.
YukA was a Gentfle physician
x1hrfet's power over disease and ma
fure eeesnAd to be the burden o
BHnke,s (soepei He wanted to SHOW
Xhnx He must have been the Son o
It'd or He never could have opened
She eyes Of the blind and He neve
&f0uld have said to the storms, "B'
5Sfifl !" and He never could have fee
NO muItitudes with the ioaves ant
&11e fiel,es.
don't believe that man or woman
3fvNH who In In doubt AZ tn the al
Unity OF Jesus Christ after roadinl
khe Gospel of John with an oper
nassd. He used the words, God re
orne incarnate in re fiesh"-ln IN
rs0n 81 the Holy Ghost Crnc'
-. dead and buried" John seem
&1 tAkA us back to convince us ina
nus was the Christ
n should rake circle AMI wri''
1S che middle of II salvation and max
Rerent Tines to come out from tn
a1s4er. upon one 7 would write 'hori
lrt.' upon another Converted.
N smother. Justified by faith"
justified by Faith.
Pau1 does not say word about ne
RI ~horn ara,n." Paul e0e"Ns O
s4ne Justified by faith Luke doe
nv word about being justiHe'
Il faith" he saws unless you hcco -
nvartad and become as little chi
~ John says, Except man 20
~ axatn." Now. as matter o
~. III he "a born arain, he ia iustl
Fl ~ faith and converted
SsSpNlil GETS a man into heaven by he
1uafif;ed by faith. A man can
u heaven unless he has .faith II
- Christ II is simply a diTeTen
~ cf expressing the sare truth. Ho'
~ eafl that "iustifying BY faith, yo'
S III II conversion" or "be.1,
27sn again" but q man gets GO heavel
IUstef, Jesus Christ--naver mini
NJ name be uses.
SNreniah made X plain tia, Coz
III their midst, and he ms lie .
SSa that he was there as the might,
2W. that he coula not save, and m
" Il plain .hat the people haf
away from God. He showed
~ q God works through huma
God gives US something Il
Aast. IL human sente, did not ,ge
and plow the ground ana piai'
noe1. :. by next Novem her. we woult
<f1A. works through human agent:
QNad HIS Gospel to the world
n asks n.en 70 tell people about Hi'
1SA1ou. God has been pleased Il
fhts earthen vessel in. he world
sSnz thA seventh verse, 1ercsr TAI
IT. reason. He says. go lord
~ our iniouities testify agains
y Then. It, for Thy. names sake
1mr hackslidings are many ard W.
armed against Thee.
s1ncrease OF worId'iness pro
Sn sascorresponding decrease Of in
In the things or God. Coo
Won 10 Rave 5000 time. Coz
xf1aIs world for our enioym M
3nnaAe the mountains and river
nkes, the social machinery, trio
nAuce--Eod did all this Their
ravens name, don't he low dowr
~ - walk up and taHe all Coz
Xoue for Won and then when Got
3ynn 10 pray to Him refuse TO d.
al gxlstnk that is damnable 70 be -
1nntjble and low down that yo'
snf decent enough ~ do Il. !
ssod thing COR some KS that
- - ssnAde God. even for ftteeI