The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-26

In Matthew. the twelfth chapter.
/ thirty-tlrst verse: Wherefore I say
unto you, all manner of sin and
biasphemy shah be forgiven unto men.
but the blashemy against the Holy
Ghost, IT shall not be forgiven unto
men neither In this world nor in the
world to come"
So that sweeps the sand from be-
meath the feet of any man who says
that there lis future probation for
the sinner. There is no hope for
the man who dies without Jesus
Christ
The PharIsees charged Jesus with
being in league with the devil They
said to Him. why. you have devil. ''
They grew bolder in their denun-
citation and said to Him. You are
a devil, you do what you dc through
Beekebuh. the prince OF devils"
! Jesus said. "A house divided
against itself cannot stand; If / am
devil. will you explain 10 me how
II is / arm working against the devil
and everything I say and everything
do hurts the devil and his business ?
| II ] WAS the mouthpiece of the devil
/ wouldn't be on the other side. and
ira be working FOR the devil
They couldn't answer his arEum ent
but it made them SO mad they spat
| in His face and finally they nailed
Him on the cross
I know there are various opinions
held by men and women as to what
they imagine constitutes the unpar-
donable sin. for which God says He
hath never forgiveness neither in
! this world or the world to come. Some
people think 1t could have been COM
mitted only by those who saw Jesus
| in the flesh. Then. / am not In
| danger and neither are you.
| Others think IL is committed by
! those who saw Jesus perform His
miracles You didn't see Jesus on
earth when He performed miracles.
They are other people who imagine
they have committed the unpardon-
able gin and they spend their time in
fear and dread.
Conscience at Ease.
| + believe there are thousands that
will come under the head of my tex,
f, tonight. They are never gloomy or
cast down or depressed. Their con-
sciences are at ease. nothing seems
ever to disturb them. life seems tc
be one grand. sweet song. n never
ending dream. 90 ''~ -
II You will please lay aside any
| pre-conceived ideas or opinions which
you may have or still possess as to
what you may imagine or think con-
stitutes the objectionable sin (but
!, you will have to have an open mind
and an open hearty and II time will
permit and my strength will allow
/ land your patience endure, will try
to ask and answer these questions:
! what Is It?
| Who can commit IL
| How may / know ii / have com
mitted it?
Why will not God forgive it,
| He says He never will, neither In
this world or the world to come.
1t isn't swearing. If swearing
were the objectionable sin there are
lots OF people in heaven that would
have to leave and go to hell. 1T isn't
swearing.
1t isn't drunkenness. Some of The
brightest lights that have ever blazed
! for Jesus Christ and have lighted
up the dark spots of this sin soaked
world have been men that have been
| pulled from sin and drunkenness
Hundreds Of them would have to go
to hell, and there are muitftudes OF
redeemed drunkards on the way tc
heaven who would have TO turn and
go on the way to perdition.
/ 1t isn't adultery. Neither do
condemn you. go and sin no more"
1t isn't theft. Paul stood there
and he was accessory after the fact
OF stoning Christians to death. Ae
went to Damascus with authority &c
imprison and murder those who be-
lieved that Jesus was the Christ, the
Son Of God.
! 70 my mind Il ID plain and simple
nothtzx but the constant and ceuttD-