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PERSISTENCE IN ANY SIN
FATAL TO THE SOUL
EVANGELIST SAY

In one OF Evangelist Bosworth's strik
ing sermons delivered at the reccn:
meeting here. Mr.. Bosworth said: Il
have just one proposition-one
great eternal truth that want
to forever settle tonigh- in the
mind OF every person in this audience,
and my proposition is this; that, ANY
form of sin persisted in. is fatal to the
soul " In support of this position,
offer the following arguments
First. because, as the scriptures de
clare; whatsoever shall keep the
whole law, and yet offend in one point
is guilty OF ALL that is, he violates the
spirit OF the whole law, which is love.
just as man while keeping, say, 50
laws OF health for the body, would die
if he persisted in eating canned corn
ed beef which was infected by pto-
maine poison. This one ohcnSe would
defeat the only purpose which the 9TH
cr so laws aims to secure.
Second, because persisting in any
one form of sin can not exist with SUI
prcmc love to God, which is essential
10 being saved If love God supreme
ly, can't habitually displeasc him Tor
the purpose OF pleasing myself
Third, because real obedience, the
real obedience OF the heart, is essential
to salvation and real obedience in one
thing and PERSISTENT disobedicnce in
another thing at the same tune is inn
possible In other words, man is not
justified while picking and choosing
between the commandments oil God
This is a common, but fatal error
among many who live i'll the church"
Fourth. because, to cLter the king
dom .! God Christ must get the
throne NJ the heart. ard while may
obey Nm outWard(v i'll many things,
if | am pcrsistcntly diSobeying him i'll
one thing, it leaves me on the throne
debating to him, rather than Christ
on tn cthrone debating tc me. Christ
never saves man he does not govern.
Filth, because to persist i'll any
one form OF sin, either the sin OF
commission Or commission, is incousiS-
tent with repentance. Repentance is
abandoning our neglect OF duty to
God: Eepentancc is renouncing sin,
and it is impossible to renounce sin
and persist in il at the same time. a
man does not repent as long as one
form OF sin is preferred to the will OF
God, Perhaps You have heard of the
man, who, confcSsing to having stolen
" carloads OF hay from his neighbor
stack. thought hor moment and then
said Just make il 50, Tor | am going
after the other three loads tomorrow.
Sixth, because to persist in any one
form OF sin withstandS the power OF
the Gospel. You might as we'll try to
light this tent by using conduct
or for fuse as to try to get the
power of the Gospel to work i'll your
ife while you are holding on to any
one sin.
Lastly, because it is inconsistent
with saving faith. No man has ever
been able to believe unto righteous
ness until he totally yielded to God.
And it takes a Yielded life to maintain
living faith in the heart. l beg you to
give up sin, every sin. and God will
cleanse you from its power, and Oh,
how he will bless your soul Your JOY
will then be unspeakablc and full OF
glory. Soul health is the greatest and
most glorious riches man is capable
OF possessing Above every thing get
the cancer out OF your soul Get the
fire out, and get it all out or YOU will
have trouble
If | could show you that YOU were
feeding Your COW something that
would be fatal to her life, you would
thank me and change her feed. Broth
er, sister, treat your soul as good as
you would your COW, for all eternity
is involved"