The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-28
TOMORROW1s SUNDAY.
SCHOOL LESSON


second chapter. I.
This lesson is to the Christian
telling him how to live. The non
Christian in the class have no part
in this; the only way he can have
is to receive Jesus Christ as his
Savior John 1913.
We hear men say: I'm trying to
be a Christian.
There'd be as much sense in saying
I'm trying to be married. The
woman starts the married life by re-
ceiving husband and the sinner the
Christian life by receiving Savior.
Again we hear men say: IF you
want to be a Christian, you must do
your part first" In John S:44 Jesus
said: 1.-THE Devil is liar and the
father Of it, Over and over again
we see the first part was done before
we were born--between God the Fa-
Their, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Man had sold himself to the Devil and
God bought him back again. was
kneeling at an altar at the age Of II
and wanted to be Christian so
much. A godly old man kneeled at
my side and said: IF l prayed right
and believed right I'd see light and
receive feeling by which I'd know
that God had taken me- Well no
light or feeling came, so left the
house disappointed boy and grew
) into disappointed man and drifted
into oh such an awful wicked life.
But thirty years ago l learned that
God had taken me on the cross, hence
, had been his all my life and with
10y did /. throw myself in his arms
John $3.50 Him that cometh unto
me will in nowise cast out. Their
and there God by hts spirit took up
His abode in my soul. lost the cuss
|. words the show, the cards, the dance,
/ the hate, the booze--all lost out Two
!; neighbor women told my wife 80
{ look out for me as was losing my
I mind" I thank God l did that very
!: thing. Since that time I'm not trying
to be a Christian but am Christian
striving to preach the gospel by botn
word and deed.
| We don't become Christians BY
joining anything. Jesus said not Q
word to Nicodemus about joining :
church. He was already one OF TIL
chief members of the Jewish congre
cation. The Christian life conass. n
from or because Of anything we do
but starts by the birth Of a new lif
from God. See John 1897 also Titu
s:5.
I'm asked: Cant | be Christia
and not belong to church,"
The answer is in the Bible in /;
Cor. 1918: "Now hath God set th
members every one of them in th
body as it hath pleased him." !
other words, If my reader has not a
ready felt in his heart that he ougl
to be a. Christian and look up b
faith and receive Jesus as your ow
let me say to you as friend. the fir
time God knocks at your heart, loo
up right where you are and If 1t
on top Of box car, and say to Hi
with all your heart II do thank tn
with all my soul for redeeming n
and now knocking at my heart and
do receive Jesus as savior and su
render all to thee" Then this less,
is to you. Then your name is in t
--- book of life. See Rev. 20:15. I'm
= prophet nor the son of one, but
- know you will thengo for chur
membership like duck to water; II
Peter and John, you will seek yo
own. Then you'll have part in Il
lesson, and then you'll grow in grs
by the means he has given,
Not all have the wicked things
life to give up but they must have
new life, a new heart, the old he
can't grow in the grace of God.
are in this world because we W
born in 1--WE did not grow in) it,
we must be born into the body
Christ, then grow into His liken
- and service. The dead sinner CT
-. grow. He won't go to hell because
900 drink, murder or any such thing,
8 because of what he Is. Nor does
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