The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-20

self are all the
essential elements of Deity.
.. Because ii saves from great sins.
This salvation was not designed ohly
for the mighty, the noble, ana the
good. but for the vilest sinner as We'll
The prophet says, Though your SINS
be as scarlet they shall be as wlll'e
as snow; though they be red like GRIM
son they shall be as wool" Yes,
though you may have committed
murder and the sentence of death ne
awaiting you; though you nave
stolen; though you have gone to the
limit of sensuality until you are moth
ing less than a moral leper, this sal
walton is so great that it can save you
if you will but lay hold on it.
8. Because it saves from great dan
ger. The Bible represents all men
who have not come under the saliva
ton of the Blood of Christ as sinners
and says that the wages OF sin IS
death. Mans sin is so great that Goa
saws that for the impenitent there
awaits an eternal hell, an everlasting
burning. an amending ruin. rms aW-
full doom is hanging over every man
who has not surrendered to the Lord
Jesus Christ.
4. Because it takes men of the mean-
est type and manner of life and ele-
Yates them to princely honors.
5. Because it was accomplished
through, great suffering. We had
turned every one to his own way, ana
the Lord caused to strike on him the
iniquity of us all Christs suffering
was so great that his sweat became as
great drops Of blood.
II. How This Salvation May Be
Lost.
1t may be lost by neglect. There
are some things which may be neg
lected without entailing great incon-
venience or loss, but the great saliva
tion nrovided in Christ is one thing
which it will not do to neglect; to 90
so is the height of folly and madness.
Observe:
/. To lose this salvation there need
not necessarily be any grave offenSe
against morality You may be living
clean life, possessing good inten-
lions, fully decided that sometime
you will lay hold of eternal life; yet
if you neglect, you will be overtaken
with eternal disaster and ruin.
2. There may not be any conscious
or spoken rebellion against God yet
you may. be lost, for ''he that is not
for me is against me-" Your neglect
to come out on the Lords side and
make a confession in the atonlng
blood may engulf your soul forever in
the abyss of woe.
3. There may not be any fault find
ing or speaking against this saliva
tion-only the delay in embracing it.
4. There may not be any decided
refusal of the offer of salvation in
Christ simply neglect.
5. All one needs to do in order to
be lost is to do nothing There are
but three steps 10 hell, namely, neg
lect Indifference, and refusal. Per-
sistent neglect occasions indiffer-
ence: continued Indifference termin-
ates in hardness of heart and stubborn
refusal.
III. The lropossibiIity of Escape if
This Great Salvation Is Neglected.
1. Because there is but one way of
escape. that is. through belief on the
Lord Jesus Christ. There is mo 9th
err name under heaven given among
men whereby we must be saved"
.. Because there is but one life to
live and that life is made up of OPP
portunities Of salvation; hence if these
opportunities be neglected in this life
there is no possible way of escape.
3. Because there is no repentance
beyond the grave: as death leaves US
so will the Judgment find US.
4. Because there are no more offer
ings for sin. There are no more
Saviors 10 die; therefore, TO miss the
salvation offered by Jesus Christ is
to be forever lost.
5. Because there are no more Spirits
to quicken those dead in trespasses
and sin. 1t is the Spirit that quick
eneth: if we resist Jesus TOO long he
will take his departure forever.
God says. My Spirit will not al
ways strive Since. therefore, there
is great salvation offered. ''whoso-
ever will. may come" Now is the
accepted time" The door of mercy is
now open viii you not receive dlim
now?