The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20
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Only two men have been taken ia
heaven without dying-Enoch and
Elijah. God answered his prayer bu,
He said, mo" mo w1s a better
answer to him than EYES," so God
give him the answer that He knew
best
So many Of you have kept your
church membership a. secret, You've
come to this city and haven't idenu-
fed yourselves with the church. You
are drifting away from God and His
truth. Confession helps you. 1t helps
the cause of God, too. sir. and many
time you have smiled astckly grin
when you have been in the midst OF
lot of knockers and you have never
peeped and never chirped. when
you have stood with . lot Of scoffers
And another thing. when you have
been asked to stand up, when you
have been asked to Identify your.
self with God to renew your vow
and covenant some of you have
sneaked out with the ratble like a
truth il, we've got 4 little yellow ir
ua You cannot be saved II you
are not willing to give up your sir
and make up your mind to serve
Christ You can't do IT!
let the wicked fcreake his way
and the unrighteous man his
thoughts" and n you are unwilling
to forsake your evil you cannot be
saved. II you viii not give UP your
sins you cannot be saved. You've
got to choose between sin and sal
walton. There are more vile schem 81
proposed TO humanity whereby they
will be allowed to i've in sin and
still go to heaven-And every on<
>l
propagates them n a liar. There
Is only one way to be saved ana thaa
Ia TO give IN your SIN.
One night In a town In Illinois
walked down the aisle and I stepped
up to a hnc. keen-cut looking Tel.
low on the end seat I said. ''Ho~
do you do. SIR? Are you a Christian p
He said, "Yes. sir"
said. what church are you a
member OFF,
None"
I said, Have you ever made pub
lie confession Of Jesus Christi"
ever par.aken Of tho ordinance.
OF the church,"
mo. sir"
said, you're not Christian
He said, That's Just a matter Of
opinion"
7 said, you're wrong. lt's a mat
Ter OF revelation. not opinion. I'm
not giving you my opinion. God has
revealed it."
I looked up ard saw en- his Goa,
a badge. said. II see ron arc q
Mason"
He said, Yes. sir"
! said, .'supposins you say to me
MFR. Sunday. are you Mason!
Yes sir What lodge are you .
member Off None Have you
ever been Initiated No. sir. don't
! need to be initiated Ever paid
your dies?' No, sir. don't need tc
pay any dues"
He said. YOU wouldn't be . MA
SON.
said, II know It"
III / stand up here and tell you
am Mason when I've never paid
my dues or been initiated. am a
liar. II you stand up' there and tel
! me you are Christian when you've
never confessed Jesus Christ and
never Joined the church. you are a
liar. II lot OF men have righ'
to. tell you what to do. 70 become q
member OF their organization. and
IL you are unwilling to do Il, Their
you have no right to claim that you
arc member. and II you do yot
are a liar. VIII you deny God the
same right to tell you what to do to
get into heaven?
Belongs to God.
You don't own heaven--heAven
belongs to God. II you don't want
can't 60 to heaven upon any Other
condition than that you accept Jesua
Christ As your Saviour. Heaven be.
longs to God. Il doesn't belong Il