Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-04
WHEN JESUS ENTERS THE HEART OUT
GO SUSPICION, MALICE VHLFICATION


there is no perfect teacher. With
out, the death of Jesus Christ, there
is no atonement for sin. And with
out the resurrection of Jesus
Christ, l have staked my salvation
on dead Jew sleeping in the tomb
of Joseph of Armathea. But in
Jesus Christ, 1 have my way, my
truth, my life made clear.
He says, Behold, 1 stand at the
door and knock, and if you will let
me come in. will change the foun-
tains of your life. Where it is bit
ter, l will make it sweet. Where
its is dark, l will make it light.
And through you, l will reveal to
the world what real true religion
is"
The service that God wants, my
friends, is service to humanity in
the name of Jesus Christ. That's
what God wants. Oh, but a fellow
says, q serve God" What do you
do? 81 go to church." so does the
devil and he beats you there every
day, too. They never opened the
door nor rang the bell that the devil
wasn't Johnny-on-the-spot.
Christ Taught Humanity.
The word humanity" was IN
known until Jesus Christ came and
taught it to US. my friends. There
fore, you are a wolf in Sleeps
clothing. You are taking the ben
efits of religion which inspires you
to be as decent and philanthropic
n G Tneta.I 1F -
credit to Jesus Christ for being as
decent as you are, you act as
though it was something within
you.
When you had developed to that
stage of personality, you'd say,
Goodbye, God, l can get along
without you" Forget! And that
is why today, people that sneer a.
God-it is due to the restraining
influences of religion that they are
decent
You are a wolf in sleeps cloth
ing But what you do in the name
OF Jesus Christ will live forever
All others will fail with the mem
DRY. The world that God is form
ing about the Cross of Jesus Christ
is in the name that builds homes,
that builds character, that knocks
the shackles from a drunkard,
sends the girl home weeping, tears
of repentance streaming down her
cheeks as she bids goodbye to her
life of shame and sin.
If to accept Him would make you
a leper, libertine, adulteress. thief,
booze fighter, everything low down.
l would admire you from the
depths of my heart for refusing
Him. But when to be a Christian
means to be what God wants you
to be, 1 haven't any respect if you
do refuse. l do not care to know
youi Beat it, Get out quick!
Oh, what an Ungrateful wretch
you are to keep Jesus Christ out
of your heart and life. Behold,
l stand at the door and knock"
This is a wonderful book from
which we preachers take our texts
in our endeavors to preach to you
men and women, to lead you to
God S ideals.
This book touches on the various
aspects of man to love. Whatever
else he may be deaf to, he will not
NC dCcAA " lONO. nat 10 Inc COTu
that has been thrummed through
this world for 1900 years, since the
day that God manifested his love
in the gift of his only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ
1t is the love of God that enables
you to sit here tonight instead of
being in your coffin. God isn't
dealing with you according to what
we reserve or rewarding US accord
ing to our iniquities.
Where the Son of God hung
bleeding on the Cross. that was the
last manifestation of eternal love
of God to this world. 1t was the
very last, and man repudiated it in
bitterness and blood when they
spat upon him and nailed him to
the cross and drove the spear into
his side
God said. well, if men will not
reverence my love manifest in the
flesh and blood through my only
begotten Son, what can l do to save
them, if they haven't respect for
my love, as 1 have shown it through
jesus"
You can show your love in a gift
of a coat, money, or food. God
showed His love by the gift of his
only begotten Son. He said, If
men refuse that, what can 1 do to
keep them out of eternal damHa-
tion?"
But they did. and they spurned
Him. All have been, or are, or will
be husbands, sons or fathers, and
in the relationship of Father and
Son. God knew he'd strike the cord
that would find more responses
than any other relationship. and
to us on the basis of that
Ny friends, God
tried TO block mans may to hell. |
God did everything he could and he
is doing it now.
Walk on Same Road.
We all walk on the same road |
until we reach the age of account |
ability. The law says a child of 10 |
years is old enough to know right |
from wrong. They take a child OF !
10 years of age out of your home I
and put it in a reformatory.
Then there stands the cross. Il /
points to the right and to the left, |
and God placed right there where |
the road defects, my friends. the |
cross and the emblem of hope and /
peace and joy and gladness, min |
gled with sorrow, just as the smile |
shines through the tears, and the |
rainbow through the spray.
AS Joseph Parker said, the cross |
ctr k,Ts