The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-08

homes and friends and health. left
their bones to bleach on the sand
hills and rot in the swamps, and
tell the people OF the dark. bentghted
regions about Jesus Christ
, Oh, 1t takes power to do that!
FOR the preaching Of the cross IL to
them that perish. foolishness. but to
US which are saved, II u the power
of Cod
:. The religion Of Jesus Christ proves
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II does now. 1t caves frbm the guilt
the world that can or does or ever
will.
The heaviest burdens In the world
are the burdens of guilt Nothing
brushes like the consciousness of
wrong. One look at the cross by
faith in Jexus Christ, and 1t dissolves
like ice in a summer sea, and Jour
sorrows turn into JOY.
For the preaching Of the cros II
to them that perish. foolishness. but
TO us which arc saved It il the power
Of God"
1t says. believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved"
What does It mean to believe in Je-
sus? 1t b not the same thing - be-
lievfng In Charlemagne or Napoleon
like they used to. or an Caesar be-
lieved In Cleopatra. the high priestess
of sensuality and lust. Oh. moi For
get i'll
CAmo Down NfSe.
She came down the Nile In that
magnificent boat. covered with purple
silk. clothed in sunAhine and climate.
and she put Caesar and Mark Antony
out Of business: almost wrecked the
destinies OF the world. Fools! Fools!
Now what does II mean to believe
in a surgeon In order to get the bene-
At Of hts skill! You believe IN him
because you have heard that he In a
good surgeon, or you have seen his
advertisement. or you know him. II
m cans to have confidence or trust.
needed. you believe him, and you go
on the operating table and 60 under
his power.
What does II mean to believe in a
bank? II means to believe in II and
trust IT and go down and make your
deposit In II.
What was the mission Of Jesus
Chris, In this world? God aid not
send his SON into the world to con-
denim The world was condemned
before Jesus was born. didn't come
here TO condemn. This city was con-
demne6 before ever put my foot in
her corporate limits. have come
to tell you the way Of escape.
Jesus came not to condemn the
world. he came to save It. I have
come to tell you the way out Of your
Gins
Condemnation: you don't need to go
up to prison to preach condemnation.
Every fellow there knows he In con-
~ ~ L. re
hope--how he can get out
That h the way with every sinner
on earth You are already con-
demned. what you need In to hear
how you can get out. escape.
For the preaching of tho cross ie
to them that perish. foolishnees. but
to MS which are saved. II In the power
Of God"
A surgeon can DO me no good II I
am unwilling to trust myself to his
skin. A banker can do me no good
II ! am unwilling to trust him with
my money. Jesus Christ can do me
no good II I am unwilling to let him
save me.
Sin has put ron out Of harmony
with God. You are lost, and you
must let Jesus Christ save you He
bore our sins In hts own body on the
cross, God picked up my iniauity
and put 1t over on Jesus; then ! have
to accept the one that became my
surety. my bond. He took my place.
You say. II would. but l don't un-
derstand It." Then don't be a fool.
Don't refuse 10 trust him because you
can't understand. have been r.
Christian for thirty years, ana don't
understand IL, but I arm following all
the light I have now, and have more
light now than I had thirty years ago.
when l commenced. and expect to
have more light when die than
have got now. but I am living UP to
all ] have rot now.
Nothing To DO WIN n
Your understanding has nothing 70
do with II. You don't need to under
stand about electricity before you
send 4 telegram. Certainly not! You
don't need to understand about cleo
trtcity before you telephone for . doc
tor. before you turn the button to
food your room with light Your
knowledge has nothing to do with II.
absolutely nothing TO do with It at
all.
When we put our faith IN Jesus
Christ. we arc delivered from the
power Of sin. Man needs deiiverance
from the power Of sin n well ~ the
guilt. When . man accepts Jesus
Christ. when he accepts Jesus Christ
a. his Savior. no 10 delivered from
the guilt Of Hn. He II no longer
guilty. but II the Bible could do no
moro than that. II wouldn't help him
very much. He h not only delivered
from the guilt Of xan, but from the
power Of sin.
God mot only aavsg . man from the
guilt, but He saves him from the
power Of SIN: ana II wasn't saved
from the power of sin, I would keep
on falling into sin. God has not only
taken away the guilt OF my sins, but
He has released me from the power
Of sin.
You insulate = man property and
you can turn all tho electricity In
this city against him and u won't
SINCE . hair. Why? II has no power
over him u he b properly insulated,
All the devils In hell can't turn you
away from God, because the power
that = for you b more than the
power that b Against you: and God