The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11

SERMON TOPIC
~ q nm Dallise CAarsA
D6llvesS Ilnsly Degnsa -.
Dlsts Win QaelAfioaA
Il w. J. Clark Oranges. paster a.
E1&E First Dapl3et church, taking
mt from - and chapter d
>1new, he 41nd worse, what
- - q ChsiStT' recently De-
IN eed . sernon, which, rsDlets
Wf4 bib1ical Quotatlons, proved
- interesting. Rev. Granger
s9hsro are great moral. political
&on4 ecclesiastical questions that
lDdefont each individual and call
\ ~ . decision and IN answer. bat
HtAeDs are secondary. The Sadusees
~ just been trying to confuse
n 0fast with the question Of the
A ro1nTrection and He gave the an
\ oW1r that put them to. silenca The
1h1rasees, knowing Of the failure
- The Sadusees to ask Q question
'Ethnt Christ could not answer. they
Droceeded to ask Him their great
oDe question Which 10 the greatest
I 0o0mandnt. ut Ia the lAW?'
Jesus said unto them, Thou
4 ehd1t love the Lord thy God with
ell thy heart. and with al thy
Vi 0oq, and with all thy mind. This
I, n the first and great commandment.
A the second h like unto 1t. Thou
shG1t love thy neighbor as thyself.
On these two commandments hang
I III the law and the prophets.
They were silsnced and stunned
~ His reply and they asked Him
- more questions. Then Jesus
ae11Dd them the question of the
/ tat What think 70 Of Christi Thil
y he question for oil generations
and IN all ages. Let ~ consider
t6A question - . personal one for
% 70 answer. &@
''The Jews had . custom, before
the Paschal lamb was killed. to
shut It up several days for exaln-
\ lnation. It was selected with great
care; It must be . lamb without
opot or blemish, a male Of the FRS,
yoaS.' 50 the Lamb Of God va.
cAoben and examined by friend and
B Toe They tested Him in all parts
thsS tried Him from all points, 'ye,
6ound no fault with Him.
Was Ideal Man.
"HE WAS THE IDEAL MAN.
I'VE have studied of the great
maSnincent and almost matcnlesl
n me9 such ~ Moses, the lawgiver
Pau, tho apostle, and Judson. tn
1,isDionary. but mono Of these wer,
tdedl. The ideal man, who is onl,
. man, has not been found.
Prom all our Hottest specimen
4 Of manhood we must turn dissatis
ned to Jesus Christ and find tn
IDEAL has become actual.
what Mount Blank, the king 0
the Alpsis. lifting It's crystal dome
| and sparkling towers 1871 fee
Ab0ye the level Of the Mediterra
N sean sea, compared with the othe
snoW-capped peaks. Jesus Christ
compared with other men who hav
n YissA high before the eyes of tn
world. He is the pearl and crow
/ Of humanity. There are many pee
pie who have no definite convictio
regarding Christ. They know Hill
- m historical character and
4 Man Of great influence, but tho
havo no conviction Of their owl
Il seems queer that men and wome
can live In Christian communit
with churches and all their gre,
influence and have no decided COZ
e1uslons about Christ.
n Greatest Question.
n This Is the greatest, broade
and deepest question ever ask.
y mankind, What think 70 of Christ
y - city pastor asked . prominev
A business man what he thought
1 Christ. He said. I never think
I Him. Then the pastor aske
+ When were you bornr He reptile
I In 1Sl3.' Was It in B. c. or A. I
\ asked the pastor. He was silsu
That business man had been d
1 ing letters for years. each tin
\ eommemorating Christ's birth an
4 living in q world Of Christian n
/ 11uence and had never thought
Chist.
~His birth gave the world ne
I ma and every letter dated Civ,
Him recognition. His life 10 sha|
/ ING The literature, music and art
he world. He ID the greatest for,
among men since the creation
Il tie world. Many think Of His ,
N historical character - tn,
I eAluk Of Buddha, Confucius or NJ
1ammed. They fail to SEQ tn
Christ became the Son Of man tn,
4 ~ may become the sons Of Go
was He . Coed NaAr
Until the historic Christ b
! comes . personal Savior and Ma
ter controlling our acta, words ~
thoughts there 10 NO historic Chri
worthy Of the name A man vi
Nves and has no conviction abo1
CARAT 10 in p.tiful condition.
We take time to account Il
\ ~ great men Of the past WI
81 the Christ!
WAS He GOOD man? =
we are told many times that f
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