The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05
WORLDS SUNDAY SERMON

union with cod to cnrual desires
and sensations Tho death ~ the
soul through ain was the cause of
physical death. The finished work
uf calvary rodoems man from the
law ~ sIu and dcnth, vi'nIIzos the
soul with the Divine Spirit and
eventually rpEurreots tho body into
pure living substance. thus rc-cro-
utIug ana restoring the divine imHgo
when man fell Satan entered into
bis heart ana dDnlod the fountain
OF HE. go that tho qualities coming
forth we're proyorso. roulting Iu
wickCdncEg, bitterness. malice. re-
vcuge ana hatcfulncss. without
spiritual intuition man was as one
blind with no ono To- lead him. But
Tor tho mercy ot the Lord who cou-
iluol Co guide ana protect. the race
would have dcEouorutDd beyond ~.
covcry. Poor Adam. Tho slave of
perverted desires. dead ~ the spirit.
blind io Tine truth. u stranger ln u
strange land, q victim of Satan ana
his host. heart of bitterness.
struggling with nature for existence.
No wonder ho became more Fav-
ngo than the fhc bear more
forociou8 thnu the lion. more subtitle
than tho serpent. From what heights
20 what depths only God could see.
hut seeing. He was moved with in
finite compassion ana planned q
way ~ escape.
Apart from tho shedding OF
blood there is no remission"
Tho blood OF Jeaus Christ. His
Son, cloanscth ms from nll siu."
"lle is the Precipitation Tor our
sins, and not only for ours. but nlso
.for tho whole world" This ll Ny
blood OF tho covenant, which is
poured out for many unto tho roe
mission 81 sins Nic1riouq atone
mcnt is both legal nud vital Legal
ntuncmcnt fulfll,s tho laws OF Justice
ana ~ forgiveness.
vital atoncmcut puriflcs. heals
md gives lifc ana Immortality
Legal htoucmcnt.
First God is Just Law rclgns
throughout the universe ana is
never suspended It's requirements
must be fulfilled. Tho Inevitable
effect OF sin is death; thorot9xe,
only bv paying tho penalty Of hn
could God maintain Justice ana re-
deem man from tho penalty OF the
law.
a rccompcnEo 10 satisfy tho law
AhhHN I' ''luiNhl'llN W lltf hfuNs
Since all men are dead under tho
law nothing less than tho equivalent
of the lives OF all mankind could
pay tho debt. only God could offer
such n recompcnso for lie only has
| life equivalent to the sum total Ia
the lives Of all men. May we H.
lustrato; boy is brought before
tho judge and is proven guilty; the
/ Judge Fces the lad ~ peniton' and
makes the penalty the minimum, q
| fine ~ 81. the boy begins crying
| because he has no money with which
10 pay tho fine tho Judge In moved
with compassion for tho boy. pays
tho 81 and let's the hoy go free
| Tho law SAYS: I'VE are already con.
| demned; but thanks he unto God
lie has sent Ills Son, and died In our
stead, satisfied the law OF sin and
death and | can be justified by d
simple faith I'm Christ, who paid the
penalty OF the law In my stead
Tho law OF love ls forgiveness
When God through Christ fulfilled
the law OF Justice. He had tho righ
10 fulfill the law of love and for
give all that would accept rodemp
tlon. The miracle Of Calvary Is no
a suspension OF law, but It's flirill
ment therefore, wo find ourselve
justified. not by Keeping tho law no
OF works, but by believing In tn,
sufficiency OF Chrlst's death for ou
sins
Blood is the llto OF every livini
thing; It's essential elements ar,
food. water and breath. II any o
these are destroyed or withheld, III
: becomes extinct. AS the physlca
blood ~ the life of tho phyaica
body, so is the spiritual blood tn
life OF the spiritual body
We become partakors OF the di
vine nature. "by being washed II
b His blood" wherein we are mad
e free from sin and death.
: Before Christ, the sins OF the poo
( pie were forgiven by tho otforln
| the blood Of bullocks. goats. pigeon
, etc. but when the fulness OF tim
. came God sent His own Son, an,
Z made Him TO become the last sacrl
l flee to ever he offered for the sin
% OF tho people; therefore, my friends
s there is Just ono way of escape froT
D our Gins, for the scripture hath said
4 'He that hath tho Son hath life, bu
4 he that hath not the son Of Go
3 hath not life. but tho wrath OF Go
!, abideth on HIM" There IL four
n tain Oiled with blood. drawn troI
!, lmmanucls veins, and sinner
r plunged beneath that flood, lose "A
o their guilty stains Then redeem
n ing love will be your theme, Il
v you die.