Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-02-06

=.s===-zzssssseA -==ss Their, the Prince
of Peace. But he did not do So He
simply said, Behold the Lamb of
God which taketh away the sin of the
world"
In the field of Johns vision there
was black cloud of sin, out of which
wrath was falling on men the world
over. He saw men ensIaved by sin.
He saw that they were to die cter-
na1ly 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 a name, contains only three let
ters-God. It may be fanciful, but
there is possibly suggestion that
these two words, short, should al
ways be considered together. No God,
sin. sfSin is the transgreSSion of
the law If 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 society; it is only
vice or crime. 1t is altogether proper
to speak of SHINING against ones fell
low men and against himself A GER
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 d man thinks he has pre-
served u conscience void of offense
toward his fellow men he thinks
that he is meeting all Gods require
NTan 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 Il 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 we'll not be. There are, however,
some evidences that this sense of
God is being realized as never before.
A soldier in France wrote, SAn 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
| offenSe against God When Joseph
| was tempted by the wife of Potiphar
! he was saved by the thought, How
| can I do this thing and sin against
God?' 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 I sinned and
| done this evil in thy sight Again,
| utter indifference to the consequences
| of his sin touching himself and
| others
The taking away of sin is real The
| strong shoulders of the Son of God
| bear it away, as the scapegoat of old
| bore away the sins of Israel into the
| Wilderness
If Jesus Christ is able to carry
| away the sin of the world it is quite
| reasonable to say that he can take
| away the sin sins of any man
| There are some who fear that they
may have sinned grievous1y thai
| their sin can never be taken away blu;
| if Jesus Christ can take away the sir
of the world, which certainly means
all sin, the sin of the troubled sinner
can also be taken away.
/ lay my sins Jesus.
| The spotleSS Lamb of God
| He bears them all and frees
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