Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-07
Week in The Churches

sense of Indebtedness and without any
glad devotion. Also it is religion with
out any deep sense of sin and so With
out any glad sense of forgiveness; re-
ligion without a savior and so without
any love. This man knew of law
which demanded a certain degree. OF
goodness; and that was the goodness
which he lived up to; good people ife
himself would go to heaven and bad
people like the woman would be lost:
He knew nothing of the love of God
in Christ Jesus--a love going down un-
der the depth of mems sin. Look at
this man cESsully and see in him
peril that besets all who are brought
up in religious forms and ceremonies.
1t is religion without the Holy Spirit
who is come to convince OF SIN, OF
Righteousness, and of judgment to
come. Without the Holy Spirit which is
come to shed the love of God abroad
in the heart, God is but name, religion
is but form. and Sin is but a notion.
Learn by Spirit.
1t is only by the Holy Spirit that any
one learns to say, Abba Father The
only escape for religious people from
this dreadful phariseeism is not to be
content with forms and ceremonies but
day by day pray Q God, give. me thy
Religion without the indwelling spirit
of God. who is the spirit of love is
pharsaism.
Let US look at the woman with the
box of ointment. This woman was
sinner. Here is sight all heaven shall
come forth to rejoice over; and they
shall go back to celebrate 1t with the
sweetest music of Heaven. .. that we
could linger over this scene until we
h., rit of hor
She is a sinner; il is the only certlfl-
cate Of character Jesus wanted: His
name is called Jesus for he shall save
his people from their sins. He Is come
to seek and to save the lost.
A Blessed Scene.
A sinner at the feet of Jesus-what
blessed scene. Come ye sinners. poor
and needy. weak and wounded. sick and
sore: Jesus ready stands to save you,
full of pity, love and power She Just
cast herself upon his love and help hav-
ing no hope but in him; she chung to him
with all the desperateness of her need:
with all the strength of her new found
hone and by all the confidence which
her love inspired She found the rest
she sought; the record of the past was
blotted out and forgotten, she heard
him say, ''Thy sins are forgiven thee,
and there came new, iicSh, s"SSI
beautiful life, into her soul.
What Scriptures Say.
The scriptures say-Now when the
Pharisee which had hidden him saw it,
he spake within himself. saying. This
man if he we're a prophet would nave
known who and what manner of wom-
an this is that toucheth him; for she
is a sinner Then Jesus answering SAID
unto him, Simon. / have somewhat TO
say unto thee, and he saith, Master, say
on. There was a certain creditor when
had two debtors; the one owed five nun,
dred pence. and the other fifty. And
when they had nothing to pay, he frank
ly forgave them both. Tell me, there
fore. which of them will love him most!
Simon answered and said, l suppose
that he whom he forgave most. And
he said unto him. Thou hast rightly
judged And he turned to the woman,
and said unto Simon, seest thou this
woman? l entered unto thine house
thou gavest me no water; but she has
washed my feet with tears, and wiped
them with the hairs of her head. My
head with oil thou ddst not anoint; but
this woman hath anointed my teet VIA
ointment.
Thou gavest me no kiss; but this
woman since the time l came in hath
not ceased to kiss my feet. Wherefore,
l say unto thee, her sins which are
many, are forgiven; for she loved much:
but to whom little is forgiven, the same
loveth little.
Is it then better to be a great sinner,
an outcast No indeed. 1t is best to
have the lowly heart that makes much
of forgiveness. How greatly does the
world about us need for all its sins
and sorrows this religion of Jesus
Christ. religion which is a great COM
passion for lost souls. great hope
and an eager help for all. We can
pour forth the alabaster box of kindness
TO bless and sweeten many lives. This
is true Christianity. The great love of
and helpfulness of Christ multiplied by
every man and woman Nho calls him
Lord can do much to bless the world.