The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-23

will not be because God willed it so,
nor will it be because God sent man
there; but every person will be in
condition. No one in the dark re-
gions of dispair will ever think of
reflecting on the character of God,
but all will be conscious of the fact
that they knew their duty and they
did it not. You will notice the Ian
guage of the first text that Jesus
wept over Jerusalem--the Jewish
people He had been sent to them
personally, and he had directed the
first efforts of his ministry to the
gathering in the lost sheep of the
house of Israel; but he came to his
own, and his own received him not" "
The majority of the Jewish nation
rejected him. Here as he was
standing on Mount Olives, he looked
knowing the awful doom that awaited
them, he wept over them, and said,
10, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, We would
not, We would not. You will notice
that the Lord would have saved them.
He said often would have gathered
you together, but we would not"
The responsibility of the awful judg
ment that being over the doomed city
he laid upon the Jews as people.
Yes he laid it upon their own heads,
saying lit was because we would not.
/ wanted to save you all but We would
not" They were responsible for their
own state and God had to forsake
them and He did turned them over to
their enemies. In consequence, their
city was destroyed, and they were
carried away captive. The judgment
of the Almighty came upon them, 1T
was all because they would not obey
Him, would not be saved, would not
do the things that pleased God. They
willfully rejected Him; and because
ted abomination, God Almighty, ac-
cording to His own divine law, was
compelled to turn them over to their
enemies. Now the same is true to-
day. l want to say to you that every
one of US here this morning is re-
sponsible for his own condition. If |
you are not saved, you are to blame,
you are responsible for your condi- |
tion In this day and age of the
world our teachers are against the |
idea of future and eternal punish
ment The majority of preachers to-
day are teaching the people that it is
contrary to the character of just,
merciful, loving, and good God to
consign souls to the flames of an I'M
ending hell The hell of the Bible
is becoming very unpopular The ma
jority of the protestant ministry do
it; and every where people are be-
coming skeptical regarding the doc
trine of future punishment. But l
want to say to you, whether the doc
trine is popular or not there is hell
just as truly as we are here, the Bible
teaches future and eternal punish
ment to be meted out upon the guilty
and un-godly. The man or woman
who chooses this life in rebellion
against God, will suffer an endless
in eternal hell, just as
surely as the Bible is true. Nor does {
it reflect upon the divine character, {
love and goodness of God. There is /
two sides to the character Of God.
From one standpoint, He is God
If love, of mercy, of kindness, of t
ong- suffering. But there is another l
side to the character of God; He is Q
| burning fire; God of justice; of i
wrath; of vengence. AS long as Israel c
obeyed God, His blessing and his e
avor rested upon them; but when v
hey went into idolatry and made the {
,olden calf, His wrath was kindled d
gainst them, and He said to Moses. v
low therefore let me alone, that my +
wrath may wax hot against them, a
nd that | may consume them. Elk. S
2:1O. 1t would have been fearful v
hing to fall into the hands of living le
rod. God is God of love and mercy, p
ct, at the same time, He is a God Of a
yrath and vengence against the I'M l
odly There is day coming when Il
yrath will be poured out upon this q
ngodly world-upon all those who ;
ebel against the throne and govern TT
lent Of heaven. Sinners will stand m
the presence of God as rebels in is
lie final day of judgment, and their d
pom will not reflect upon the char &C
,ter of God. That is the thought I OF
ant to present to you this morning C
that if you are so unfortunate as o.
be let forever, in the regions of tt
,spair, you will never for a moment tn
fleet upon the character of God. &C
on will be individually responsible.
e pray God to help every sinner to Il
ell that he is the transgressor and
at God is the one offended. If you
and this morning in the attitude of
offender, the reflection is upon
u, and when in eternity you pay
e penalty for the violation of that
W, you will be responsible. But,
!, how much more is this true; when
) consider that God in love and
for the lost world Of
Iilty sinners has provided means
r their salvation; God looked down
on the guilty violators of His law,
en- while we were yet sinners, and
IS so good as to provide Christ to
) for the ungodly, we see His di-
1e love. God so loved the world that
gave his only begotten son as an
to pay the penalty for
it world, and the stroke of justice
Il upon him. Jesus Christ said to
!, Father, will pay their penalty;
will step into their place; SO the
locent Lamb Of God suffered that
u and I, guilty rebels, go free, yes
sus, who never transgressed his
lther's law, stepped into your place
d mine; he felt his Fathers rod,
paid the penalty, he satisfied the
mands of justice; he suffered in
E stead Such love cannot be faith