The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-25


| 1t speaks about the crucified Christ
hanging on the Cross. Thus we see
that salvation means to take a man
or woman out of condition that is
not favorable for their welfare and
put them into condition that is
What Salvation
Means
The salvation of the sick would be
their health. The salvation of the
apostles about to drown would have
been their rescue from a watery
grave. The salvation, of the crucified
Christ would have meant for him to
come down from the cross. Thus, it
means to take a man or woman out of
condition that is not favorable to
/ their welfare or happiness and put
them into a condition that is favor
able to their welfare or happiness.
But the salvation that my text
speaks of is salvation from sin. Well,
what is sin? Sin is the transgression
of the law and every sinner is liable
in accordance with the law which he
transgresses, to punishment. But
punishment brings pain. Men shrink
from the electric chair, from the jail,
from the death house, from the stone
walls. Why? 1t isn't favora BILE there
to their welfare.
Now to be rescued means to be
saved from the punishment you've
brought on yourself by violating the
| law, and while you escape the punish
ment that doesn't abrogate the law.
The law stands, and when sinner
pleads to God for salvation, he Is
! pleading that God Almighty will set
aside the penalty which that sinner
has brought on himself, or herself,
! because they violated Gods law.
Therefore, when l say, What must
/ / do to be saved from the punish
ment, from hell?" That's what saliva
i ton means. The party who has the
right and the power to inflict the pun
| ishment has the right and the power
to state the condition upon which you
can escape it. The sovereign power
of the state has the right and the
power to electroeute. to put you be-
hind bars if you violate a law. She
has the right and power to state the
/ condition upon which you can escape.
She is the only power that can. The
same power that can inflict the pun
let you escape that punishment, my
| friends.
Governor Has
Sovereign Power.
The governor can turn that key
and let every man out of states pris-
on if he wants to. Why? He is the
sovereign power of the state and has
the power to do that. He is the only
man that has that power.
Therefore, when we violate Gods
law, he has the power and right to
inflict the punishment, to state the
condition upon which you can escape
| it. He has stated it to humanity. 1t
! is by faith in Jesus Christ. l say to
you, it is Jesus Christ and nothing
else. for every man or woman on
| Gods earth.
| what must I do to be saved from
the punishment" Believe on the
| Lord Jesus Christ. Trust his willing
ness. Trust his power and you will
be saved.
They say of King Charles V. that he
was loaned a vast sum of money for
which he gave his note, or bond, and
when the note became due the king
| found himself bankrupt and unable
/ to meet the obligation. This merchant
who had loaned the money invited
| the king to his home to banquet
and they sat around the banqueting
! table, before he ordered the food
/ brought on he ordered silver platter,
! placed it in front of him on the table
4 and then he ordered a fire, kindled
| thereon.
Taking from his pocket this note,
! evidence of the kings Indebtedness,
he held it in the flames until every
7 last Yestige of it was consumed and
4 nothing remained but a pile of ashes
i to show that he'd ever been indebted
4 to the merchant, and the king
/ friends congratulated him that he had
i fallen into the hands of such a kind,
4 philanthropic man.
We Are Mortgaeed
! To God.
We were all mortgaged to God, and
the note was due: We had nothing
to pay and inflexible justice seized
upon US to put us in the prison OF
I condemnation, but nineteen hundred
years ago God invited the world to
the gospel feast and in the crucifixior
agonies of the cross of Jesus Christ
he held your sins and mine until ev
cry last VeStlS0 was COnSuHCO' EAhu
God extends to all, salvation on the
grounds that we will accept Jesus as
our substitute, our security, ouI
bondsman.
! He died in our stead. He took the
penalty that we deserve and by my
faith in Christ will | be saved, and II
you turn your back on Jesus, you will
go to hell.
what must do to be saved?" He
was convicted, he came trembling
His idea was that he was lost. He
said, 81 believe you are all right,
know l am wrong. l want to get out
| of what | am into what you are; how
: did you do 1t? Tell me and | will dc
it."
: Nobody can be saved without first
of all real true conviction but in diff
ferent individuals conviction shows
itself In different ways. First, there
: is the evidence Of great need. YOU
display your ignorance IT you'd say
of Nicodemus that he was the CHIEF
of sinners. He was a ruler Of the
people. He was an honored member
of the Sanhedrin and much respect
ed man and yet with all that, there
was something that he didn't have sc
he sneaked around one night to ash
Jesus Christ what he must do to be
saved.
He was afraid to walk down the
streets openly for fear the gang