The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-03

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itself in ''the eyes
full of adultery" that leer on every
street
Its sad effects are manifest in the
curse that has overspread creation be-
cause of ii, so that "the whole creation
groaneth and travaileth in pain togeth-
er until now" as though it were liv-
ing thing of feeling, crying out in
pain. Behold the sorrow of the heart
The sea Of life is briny with human
tears. Every setting sun beholds n
thousand broken hearts. Every sigh
of saddened souls, every tear on faded
cheeks, every bit Of Grape at the door,
every funeral in tle silent streets, ev-
cry policeman on the corner is q token
of the curse that sin has brought into
the world
u. Sin is the most universal fact of
human history. This is enforced by
% the history of he Old Testament,
and (2) by the positive declaration of
all Scripture.
Every age has ended in Astounding
sin and failure on the part Of man
and of judgment n the part of God.
When men clamor today for better
environment for the race, they forget
about Adam. His environment was
rs perfect as God could make it, but
he sinned. In that age of bolshevism
that followed, there were finally only
eight people that were fit to live on
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Human government was established in
Noah, and he demonstrated by getting
drunk that he was unable TO even
govern himself. The age ended in the
judgment of God at the .)laiL of Shin
ar Then God chose a nation and gave
them his Word, hut they rebelled
against him, and became idolatorS.
Their glory faded in the BGtylonian
captivity. At last he sent his Son,
and men nailed him to a cross. Sin.
sin, sin
Every page of Gods revelation tes-
titles TO the universally of human sin.
Romans 3 sums up the testimony,
showing that man, in every department
of his being, has been corrupted b.
sim
~. Sin Is the most awful fact in the
world. Behold the cross where divine
wrath was poured out to the utmost
upon that Blessed One, who there was
"made sin" for us hear the cry Of that
anguiShed heart; see the darkness
gathering round-tO foreshadow the
eternal, outer darkness as the doom Of
every sinner. There has God revealed
his holy hatred Of sin and shown to
men what an awful thing it is. But
STOOLS make n mock Of" It and do not
believe what he says.
And herein. again, is its awfulness
seen; that men are blind to IL; their
reasoning powers so corrupted they per-
vert Gods ways, believe he life Of the
Devil rather than his truth, and even
imagine sin TO be an asset. They can
speak Of a "fall upward" And so
blind are they, With all their profes-
sion Of wisdom, that the Holy Spirit
must come down from heaven to "con
vince the world of sim" "If our Cos
pei be hid, IT is hid to them that are
lost I'm whom the god of this world
hath blinded the minds Of them that
believe not"
". Sin is here personified as a mas
ter. Every life is, therefore. n service.
aye we're the servants of sin" says
the apostle speaking Of the former con-
dition Of Christians. His servants We
are to whom We obey +. . Of sin unto
DEATH" 1.-THE blowing of the wicked
is sin" and "the sacrifices Of the wick
ed are an abomination unto the Lord"
This master Is an exacting tyrant
and an infallible paymaster. He prom
Uses pleasures, and he gives them, but
the end Of all is death. "Sin has
reigned unto DEATH" No wonder that
God tells us of "the deceitfulness of
sin !" 1t offers pleasure, but finally
pays its servants nth death. Death
With relentless hand he gathers the
servants Of sin to the grave, and then
TO the Take Of fire." which as the
second DEATH"
But thanks be unto God II sin is
disclosed IN his Word, II is always In
the light of his grace. If the foul dis
ease is laid fully bare, the perfect
remedy is discovered by its side THE
wages Of sin is death, but the gift Of
God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ, our Lord"
Oh, soul, you need not dlel Accept
Gods gracious gift today, and livei