The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-24


come. Matthew 18th chapter, s1st
verse.
So that sweeps the sand from be-
meath the feet of any man who says
that there is future probation for
the sinner. There is no hope for the
man who dies without Jesus Christ.
The Pharisees charged Jesus with
being in league with the devil. They
said to him. why. you have a devil"
They grew holder in their denun-
citation and said to him, ''You are
devil, you do what you do through
Beelzebub, the prince of devils"
Jesus said, "a house divided
against itself cannot stand. If l am
a devil, will you explain to me how
it is l am working against the devil
and everything I say and everything
l do hurts the devil and his bust
ness? If 1 was the mouthpiece of
the devil I wouldn't be on the other
side, and I'd be working for the
devil"
They couldn't answer his argu-
ment but it madesthem so mad they
spat in His face and finally they
nailed Him on the .cross.
know there are various opinions
held by men and women as to what
they imagine constitutes the unpar-
donable sin, for which God says He
bath never forgiveness, neither in
this world or the world to come.
Some people think itscouldI have been
committed only by thos who saw
Jesus in the flesh. Then, I am not in
danger and neither are you.
Others think it is committed by
those who saw Jesus perform his
miracles. You didn't see Jesus on
earth when He performed miracles.
There are other people who imagine
they have committed the unpardon-
able sin and they spend their time in
fear and dread.
Many Belong
To This Glass.
I believe there are thousands who
will come under the head Of my text
tonight. They are never gloomy or
cast down or depressed. Their con-
sciences are at ease, nothing seems
ever to disturb them; life seems to
be one grand, sweet song, a never
ending dream.
If you will please lay aside any
pre-conceived idea or opinion which
you may have or still possess as TO
what you may imagine or think con
stitutes the objectionable sin (but
YOU will have to have an open mind
and an open heart) and If time will
permit and my strength will allow
and your patience endure, 1 will try
to ask and answer these questions:
What is 1T?
Who can commit 1t?
How may 1 know If / have com.
mitted it?
Why will God not forgive it
He says He never will, neither in
this world or the world to come.
1t isn't swearing. II swearing were
the objectionable sin. there are lots
of people in heaven that would nave
to leave and go to hell. 1t isn't swear
ing
It isn't drunkenness, Some Of the
brightest lights that have ever blaz
ed for Jesus Christ and have lighted
I'D the dark spots of this sin-soaked
world have been men that have been
pulled from sin and drunkenness
Hundreds of them would have to &c
to hell, and there are multitudes Of
redeemed drunkards on the way te
heaven who would have to turn ane
go on the way to perdition.
II isn't adultry. Neither do
condemn you, go and sin no more
IT isn't theft. He said. This. da1
has salvation come to this house"
at isn't murder Paul stood ther'
and he was accessory after the fact o
stoning Christians to death. He wen
to Damascus with authority to i'm
prison and murder those who believed
that Jesus was the Christ, the Sol
of God.
Constant Rejection
OF Christ.
To my mind it is plain and simpl
nothing but the constant and sont1n
ual and final rejection Of Jesu
Christ as your personal savior.
You say, mo"
/ do not pretend to be able to sa,
when the time takes place in tn
life of any man or woman when yo'
can hear the last call, but the ma
or the woman who refuses as God,
spirit pleads with you, may foreve
seal your doom and you must hay
eyes in the back of your head if yo
can't see that Gods spirit is movin
upon this city as perhaps never be
fore.
But you hear the call and
about your business. go about tn
duties of your home and society
You are too absorbed in your ow
affairs. You have no special forr
of sin; no one single act; but an
sin may harde your heart and fl
your character. to the extent tina
you will refuse to give that up,-an
by constantly refusing, your heal
grows hard.
Here you are, living in sin. God
spirit calls to you to be a Christian
You say mo" and you keep on II
dulging in that sin until the tim
will come when God says: IF 70
think more of that sin than you d
of salvation, then you can take tha
sin and go.
II is no one act, but the constar
REPETITION of the same thing, refu
ina to be a Christian, until your heal
becomes hard and your heart become
hard and your will is set and 20
qrieve the spirit of God and He wi
bear with you no more and He wi
let you alone.
SO, therefore, to say mo" to Go
in this solemn hour of life may mea
your eternal destiny. No one gIarin
act, but the reputtion of the sam
thing. Es s4k -
Out in a big western city where