The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
UNPARDONABLE
SIN EXPLAINED
Means Refusing to Accept
God, Says Revival
Preacher

St4phEuuHAUl6 OH was the BQOlecf
III the Rev. H. A. James sermon at
the Methodist Episcopal Church
last night. ut Is the one sin that
God will not forgive, neither in
this world or the world to come"
he said. W
He4quoted the verse: Eye stif.
neeked and uncircumcised In heart
and ears, ye do always resist this
Holy Ghost; as your fathers did,
20 DO you.'
y can't tell you how feel as
these meetings draw TO a close" he
lsatd I'm little time the lights
here viii 90 out and this campaign
WIN fail into history. Tonight l
want to tell You what the unpartIon.
a'lle sin Is not. This Is me that is
talking now. I'm not taking this
from the Bible. want to take the
reeatiyeSside Of It."
THE objectionable sin is NOT sui.
aideS he said. Il believe that a
lman who takes his own life has
Sometmng pressing down on his
brain tIonce knew man who took
fhis own life, and / believe that man
was saved. He was Sunday
school superintendent, and he was
a good man. He killed himself with
2 gazpss fell over into his own
blood nd died. ] believe that man
Was With God ono minute after he
Isiied, for he died with prayer on
Ihis Hpss5'
Declaring that the objectionable
isin Is not adultery, Mr.. James told
tl1ow tfe woman who had sinnetl
was dragged to Jesus by the hair
of the bead. "The men had no pity
ION her. he said; "but dragged her
ialong crying Jesus, weSwil catch
this tmposter now And when they
had brought. her to where. Jesus
lsat. Jesus looked up into Heaven
"a aid, 'He who is without sin,
81 the first stone.'" n r.
The men disappeared and the
woman was saved" said Mr.. James
mo do not think adultery is tho
pump rdonable sin. God never said
Guessing Is not the uupardona.
PIE SIM he continued. at Is awful,
pie, but. l think 1t will be for
|stPFn He, told Of being at 4
CHURCH where a man was preach.
fflg on Russellism. 1.-THE man used
aa the worst language imaginable /"
lte said, "and my wife, who was
with me. wanted me to leave. But
couldn't leave. wanted to hear
(what the fellow said, so would
help others that I came in contact
with He added. Lord, I would
give ten minutes OF my time to have
five minutes OF that mans time
by bet that II he could hear the
etmon given here last evening
smoke would have come out Of his
ears. No, cursing is not the unpar.
d0nable sin. Jesus forgave Peter
for scursing." ,l5.s
eStealing is not the unpardon.
able sin" he declared. "a man
doesp4 have to steal horse or n
cow or something like that to be e.
fhief The man or woman who
steals . penny is as much q thief
rs the one who steals a million dol:
lars The first man to- enter heaven
after Jesus died on the cross" he
added twas a Theft
Murder is not the objectionable
Sin Saul, who killed poor Stephen
and was on his way 70 kill more.
was d murderer. Saul, tho mighty
Eafrior, who talked with God and
vas saved, became Paul"
"rhe objectionable SIM" he en-
Claimed with great force. us mali
leipk persistent, continual and
FINAL resistance OF Gods pleading.
|1t yop speak against Him or sin
against Him, 1t shall not be for
"rhere Is the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit" no said; "aud
II believe they arc one. To use an
illustration. take water, Ice and
eteam can take ice and mako
water and steam; I can take water
bind mike Ice and gteam; | can
fake STAN and make water and ice
say 70 you that tho three are
nue, and to sin against Him is tho
iuplfdpnable SIM"
1.-THE Lord made eight coven-
lntsy he said, "and He has broken
bone Man has broken all OF them,
Adam was placed in the garden
bud WAS told not to eat tho fruit of
1st one tree, lest he should die.
When Jesus came to this earth he
WAS treated with all tho contempt
md hatred the people could show.
Nen had prophesled that He would
solne, yet HE was left to be born in
COW shed. Later He did every.
hing possible to prove that He was
the Son Of Cod, and yet they
Him. Now Jesus said,
lher, forgive them, for they
5o~ not.what they DO" he ended
gynn have broken with God, you
aye protaned mo-" said Rev
Iames n. want 10 warn you, be
sareEnls Of the third. for It is thG
last The Spirit Of God is ever
aithfui God will not hold YOU,
fhaRE, for what you do not un-
it'rHtnnhs put am giving you thu
lhte tonight"
M. James told of n man who
WAS convicted during n Methodlst
antr meeting. His wife found hi;r
d his knees in their cottage. and
u him there. An hour later she
dme back and found him still
iidre. Tlie woman was glad that
,or hushand was at last to find
alnsoif md when she talked to
hini No spsde that he had settled Il
|with God. and God would never
bothor him amy more, Soon after
ne Tho 1afne night he went into a
DOM ind saw two slices Of bread
"a IT, able He ate the bread,