Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-31

of Peace. But he did not do so. lie
simply said. Behold the Lamb of
God which taketh away the sin Of the
world"
In the field of Johns vision there
was Il black cloud of sin, out Of which
wrath was falling on men the world
over. He saw men enslaved by sin.
He saw that they were to die eter-
nally on account of sin, and in Jesus
he saw the worlds Savior.
It seems strange that the greatest
curse on man should be given a name
containing only three letters; yet the
greatest idea that man can entertain,
as name, contains only three let
ters-God. 1t may be fanciful, but
there is possibly a suggestion that
these two words, so short, should al
ways be considered together. No God,
no sin. ''Sin is the transgression of
the law II there were no God to
promulgate law there could be no
sin. Sin was the ugly thing that sep
arated man from God, and that now
threatens to make that separation
eternal, and none but God himself
could take it away.
With very many sin is simply the
transgression of the law of God that
affects oneself or society; it is only
vice or crime. 1t is altogether proper
to speak of SHINING against ones fRl-
low men and against himself. A eer-
tain man, whose name is familiar be-
cause notorious within the last four
years, sinned greatly against society
at large, against the whole human
race If man thinks he has pre-
served conscience void OF offense
toward his fellow men he thinks
that he is meeting all Gods require
ments. Man frequently speaks of
transgression of the law as directly
affecting himself and others, but
often that man is altogether indiffer-
ent to the practical fact that there
is a consideration far above this of
what sin does, and that consideration
| is that sin affects God.
There is nothing needed now more
| than a sense of God There are many
who are utterly goddess and they are
not called atheists, but they are
atheists practically. As far as in
terest in God is concerned God might
! as Well not be. There are however,
some evidences that this sense of
| God is being realized as never before.
A soldier in France wrote, "All inf
dels are in the rear; everyone here
at the front believes in God and the
| future"
In the Bible we have two very clear
illustrations of SenSitiveness to- sin
as offense against God When Joseph
was tempted by the wife of Potiphar
he was saved by the thought, "How
can 1 do this thing and sin against
God?n Here. was utter Indifference
to. anything but the thought of sin
ming against God. The other case
is that of David who prayed, against
thee, thee only. have 1 sinned an6
done this evil in thy sight" Again
utter Indifference to the consequences
of his sin as touching himself ant
others. The same thought is reflect
ed in the prodigal's words when ht
returned to his father. This recogni
tiDn and confession of offense agains
God is the door through which
the true penitent comes into {
place of deIiverance. 1t is here tha
he secures spiritual freedom. and tina
spiritual freedom is only realized
when the guilt of sin is taken away
The taking away of sin is real. Th'
strong shoulders of the Son of Coz
bear it away, as the scapegoat of olt
bore away the sins of Israel into tn,
wilderness.
If Jesus Christ is able to carr
away the sin of the world it is quit
reasonable to say that he can tax
away the sin or sins of any man
There are some who fear that the.
may have sinned SO grievously tha
their sin can never be taken away, bu
If Jesus Christ can take away the sil
of the world. which certainly mean
all sin, the sin of the troubled slime
can also be taken away.
lay my sins on Jesus.