Jackson County journal., 1919-03-07

thcr, the Prince
of Peace. But he did not do so. He
simply said. Behold the Lamb of
God which tuketh 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 mtn en- ,laved 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
as a name, contains only three let
terS-GOd. 1t may be fanciful, but
there is possibly suggestion that
these two words. 50 short, should al
ways be considered together No God,
no sin. "Sin is the tranSgreSSiOn of
the law" If there were no God to
prOmulgate law there could be no
sin. Sin was the ugly tting 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 sill 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 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. II 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 CO
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 in -
| 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 senSitiyeness to sin
as offense against God. When Joseph
was tempted by the wife Of Potiphul
he was saved by the thought, "How
can | 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 / sinned and
done this evil in thy sight" Again
utter Indifference to the consequences
Of his sin as touching himself and
others. The same thought is reflect
ed in the prodigal's words when he
returned to his father. This recogni
tlon and confession of OffenSe against
tiod is the door through which
the true penitent comes into 8
place Of deliverance 1t is here thai
he secures spiritual freedom, and thai
spiritual freedom is only realized
when the guilt of sin is taken away
The taking away of sin is real. The
strong shoulders Of the Son of Coo
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 50 grievOusly tha
H'eir sin can never be taken away. bu
If Jesus Christ can take away the 81,
OF the world, which certainly mean
uIl sln the sin of the troubled slime
can also be taken away.
l lay my sins on Jesus
The spotless Lamb of God
he bears them all and frees us