Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
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than bark with the devils pack at
the foot Of the tree.
! Envy, that's the troubled Search
yourself by the lighted candle of
Gods truth. Sin, cherished, can
cells the blessing. So, make up
your mind that If you keep sin,
you can't have the blessing, and
if you want the blessing you've got
TO give sin up. Now make up your
mind which you'll keep.
Maybe you don't pay your debts.
Maybe you don't pray. Maybe you
are a coward about witnessing for
Jesus Christ and standing up for
the Lord and for His truth. Would
you be afraid to stand up for
your husband, or would you be
afraid to stand up for your chill
dren? Are you ashamed to stand
up for your country?
What is sin? Oh, you just thought
it was doing something God told
you not to do. 1t is that, but it is
something else, too.
Here is another, eff you have
respect of person, We commit sin"
God offers. salvation TO every
body. If the rich man doesn't re-
pent, he will go to hell If the
poor man doesn't repent, he will
go to hell, and if the banker doesn't
repent, that won't save him. God
doesn't condemn a man simply be-
cause he happens to be successful
and prosperous in the world; it is
a question of his attitude toward
Jesus Christ.
THE thought of foolishness is
SIM" God knows there is plenty
Of that about religion and about
the divinity Of Christ and the doc
trine of salvation and all that. If
what l preach is not taught in the
bible, get up and tell me. If it is,
keep your darned mouths shut, for
am preaching Gods truth. l am
not standing up here airing my
opinions, and if you sit out there
and listen to me and don't agree
with me, that shows you are a
fool. for what l am preaching is
the bible. You are the ass, not me.
Don't Butt In.
The trouble is, you butt in with
other people. Tend to your own
affairs; lay a hold on the thing
that the Spirit reveals to you and
name that Say, Lord, l have been
impure; Lord, l have been IN
truthful; Lord, l have been world
~ Il am assuming that these may
be the sins of somebody Lord. l
have been proud; Lord, have been
niggardly in my gift; Lord, have
got a hot temper; Lord. I don't
read my bible; Lord, l don't pray;
Lord, l don't pay my debts; Lord,
l talk about my neighbors; Lord,
l am a coward about witnessing
for Jesus Christ Humiliating. l
will agree, but it will bring you
blessing.
Confession without remuneration
doesn't amount to anything. If a
man confesses sin and keeps on
living in sin, he did not mean any
thing by his confession And if a
man stops living in sin without
confessing it, that doesn't mean
anything, for that's the reforma-
ton. But if he confesses and for
sakes. the forsaking shows the con-
fession was genuine. So it is no
good to confess if you don't for
sake il, vice versa. because the con-
Tossing shows that you were sorry,
that you did it so God will forgive
it. That doesn't mean that you
have to stand up and tell the peo-
pie what you have done. 1t is none
of their business.
If you know anything about any
body, keep your mouth shut. You
would be mighty glad If anybody
had anything on you and they'd
keep their mouth shut
Gosh. wouldn't this be a great
world if everybody would mind
their own business? Wouldn't the
devil have hard time? He'd be
in the hospital.
oh, the man who is in earnest
will put his fingers on the sore