South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-31
EXPLAINS
NEED OF RELIGION
IN STIRRING TALK
Rev. Bellville Saws Rrligion
Must be Intensive Warns
Against Sin.

Rev. John Beuvue pastor 20 She
Indiana Avenue Christian church
last night addressed a large con-
Eregation AZ his church on "Falth'
He Impressed upon his audience the
fact that religion must Doe intensive
and should Doc regarded and cared
for az the body no also warned the
congregation that SIN is equally fn-
tensise and should Ue guarded
against always. lest 90 strip them with
such force that they could not hrea .
Is hOid he said
Religion must be intensive. j..
must be ins- a. OF man and as
much part % himself rs his flesh or
bones. The parable Of the sower
illustrates tho method az religion be-
Word Of God the field Is human
lives When the seed s planted iu
properly prepared sO'l there may be
fruitage
THE implanted Word OF God
when received with meekness IS able
10 save the soul because it brin-e
one iutO conformity with the law OF
God Sin - cleansed away. motives
are pursed. one is become new iu
Christ. The fruit OF the Spirit Us
love. JOY. peace. iougsuneriue Kind
ness, goodness, fatufuHess. meek
ness. seif-coutrol. against such there
IS no law. They that are IL Christ
Jesus have cruclGcl the flesh with
the lusts and passions thereof When
ones inner life becomes c0nformeI
% the viii OF God he VIII bear fruit
Of the life hid with God in Christ.
The inteusiveness of ones religion
VIII lead 90 extensive religion where
hy one becomes a factor ln Gods
plan OF sending the gospel to the
ends o. the earth. Jesus said the
iangdom or God was like leaven hid
in meal until an was leavened So
is the influence and service of Chris
tians upon those whom they would
win for Christ. The principle OF
fruit bearing was illustrated by
Jesus in the parable OF the vine and
the branches. Life comes because
OF the union OF the branches with the
vine. The source of life is iu the
branch All that faithful disciples
become IS because of the vine-Jesus
Christ. and all that Jesus is able 20
do in the world he is able 20 do be-
cause faithful souls viii TO keep
alive on the earth his work for
world redemption and salvation
To be inwardly right viii bring
struggle. All life is struggle
When a fertile seed is planted there
is a struggle for life The sprouting
seed wrestIes with "A clOd OF dirt. but
through growth is able 20 lift it and
grow. SO should trials and tempta-
tions with which we wrestle lead us
20 better manhood and wOmanhOOd
We must not forget that sin too
IS intensive and then extensive It
grips one as in shacklcs When ne
has become the servant of sin il eN-
presses itself I'm his life and ne be-
comes partner with destruction.
The incentive of religion should
lead US 20 seek communion with God
through Jesus Christ the Son Of God
and the Son Of Man; ne who never
failed 20 keep fin communion with
his Father. neither did ne fail to
serve his fellows He is the one
whom we should follow as Ideal and
his idea of service should dominate
all as we strive 90 possess religion
intenslveIy whereby our souls are
Cleansed. and extensively as we
strive 20 serve as co-Iaborers with
God in bringing the kingdom OF
Cod into reality wherein the viii OF
Goo is done on earth as it is i'm
heaven"