The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-15


low on the end seat. y said. How
do you do sir2 Are you a Christian" 2"
lie said, yes. sir"
said, What church are you a
member Otg"
None"
said, Have you ever made pub
lie confession OF Jesus Christi"
NO SIR
Ever partaken OF the ordinances
Of the church,"
mo, SIR"
! said. You're not a Christian"
lie said, That's just a matter Of
opinion"
said. You're wrong. It's a mat
ter OF revelation. not opinion. God
has revealed It,"
looked up and saw on his coat
a badge. : / said, Il see you are a
Mason"
He said, "Yes. SIR"
| said. "SupposinK you say TO me,
'Mr. sunday. are you Mason 2
yes, sir What lodge are you a
member OF? None Have you
ever been initiated. No. sir. don't
need to be Initiated Ever paid
your ducsT No sir. don't need to
pay any dues
lie said, "You wouldn't be a Ma
SON."
said. 81 know It,"
II | stand up here and tell you !
am a Mason when I've never paid
my dues or been initiated, ! am q
liar. IL you stand Up there and tell
me you are Christian when you've
never confessed Jesus Christ and
never Joined the church, you arc a
liar. IL a lot Of men have n right
TO tell you what to do to become a
member OF their organization, and
II you are unwilling to do Il, then
you have no right to claim that you
are n member, and IL you. do you
are liar. WIZ you deny God the
same right TO tell you what to do to
get into heaven?
You don't own heaven--heaven
belongs to God. II lou don't want
to 20 to heaven, go TO hell. then.
You can't go 20 heaven upon any
other condition than that You accept
Jesus Christ as your savior. Heaven
belongs to God, It doesn't belong 10
you. II you don't want TO go in, ell
right, There Is only one way to get
In and that's through Jesus Christ
I'm not going to beg you 10 do II
but I am telling you what you've
got to do in order to be saved. Men
do these things 10 be Ma sons, odd
Fg.lows. Friendship, love aud truth
Is a great trinity, my friends, but he
hasn't any right TO claim that he's
member of that organization un-
less he has complied with the regu-
lations.
You haven't any right to claim
that you are a Christian unless you
have done what God tells you to do
Some won't give up their adultery
their profanity. Some won't give
up their lying, they are unwilling "a
admit that they are lost sinners. Oh,
some are proud Of their morality
Some are so proud of their social po-
sition, Some are so proud of their
money. Some are so proud OF their
culture. Some are so proud OF their
education. Some are so proud OF
their clothes. Some are proud that
they are proud. and some are proud
that they are not proud! But God
has something to say about this.
Come unto Me-" said Jesus--not
ito creed"
Come unto MS''--not ito the
thirty-nine articles of confession"
Come unto Me. net ito bap-
tism."
Come unto Me."--not ito the
catehism."
Come unto Me."--not ITO th'
| preacher. not the evangelist, not th'
/ presiding elder"
Come unto Me, oh. not to thu
| president, not to the pope.
"Come unto Me-" said Jesus. 90
will give you rest!"
SO. 1t is a personal. intimate re
| lationship with God through faitf
| in Jesus Christ II we are going I,
| be saved. Now here you are ovel
| here In the DEVILS kingdom. Yo,
! want to get ont How are you sc
Ing to do IL There is the Lord owe
! there and here YOU are--how ar'
| yon going to get out, Of thereP Th'
| Bible says, III Thou wilt confess
with thy mouth the Lord Jesu
! Christ. that's one stepr-"and be
| ieve in thy heart that God raised
! him from the dead. oh. there arr
multitudes of men, my friends
! standing straddle of the proposition
| But they won't take that last step
"If thod wilt believe In thy heari
Jesus Christ. t."--multitudes Of then
! believe hut that's as far as they %.!
go so one foot Is the DEVILS and th'
other is the Lords.
Believe and Confess.
TT thou wilt believe in the Lore
Jesus Christ that's only half o
lt.-"and confess with thy moutl
that God raised HIM from the dead
I thou shalt be saved"
That takes you out OF the devil
territory and transforms you int
the warm, fresh soil of Gods terri
tory by faith in Christ. so, thos'
are the things. not your money.
A friend of mine sat down In
town in West Virginia and he hear'
the clatter OF steps down the side
walk across the road. and a fellow
ran across the street. He Jumped
up and said, Whats the matter? p
4 bystander said. That's "A note'
desperado. The sheriff is trying L
! arrest him"
LET him @ieputize lot Of u
fellows" ne said. "pH help"
He pulled out a Colt about tha
hlong and said. Let him deputtz
! me. | can hit that hat four time
out OF five across the street"
The fellow said TO him, II see yo'
are tenderfoot. This town lie
In two states--Virginia and Yves
Virginia and the state line run
right down the middle OF this mail
street" He said, "Th1 fellow
from Virginia and our sheriff owe
here was trying to arrest him eai
serve a warrant on him. The Eel
low ran across the street and is ou
| OF our sheriff's Jurisdiction He ha