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TWO GREAT SERMONS GIVEN BY DIR. e.
A. FULLER DURING BAPTIST REVIVAL
MEETINGS CLOSED SUNDAY NIGHT

$40: "And We will not come to me,
that We might have life"
Jesus had healed a man on the
Sabbath day and because of this the
people sought to kill him. Jesus
claimed on that occasion even when
his life was threatened, to be the Son
of God, and claimed further that
''the Father judgeth no man but hath
committed all judgment to the Son."
| When they heard him claim to be
their judge also, they sought all the
more to prosecute him. Jesus then
said in meaning, eff l have dazed you
men by my claims, l can prove all
these things are true, so he called his
witnesses. If you will not believe
me, believe John the Baptist, he said,
Behold the Lamb Of God who taketh
away the sin of the. world" If you
won't believe John, believe God. On
two occasions he himself said, "This
is my Beloved Son, hear We him." If
We don't believe God, believe my
works. There is tendency today to
do away with the miracles of Jesus
because they cannot be explained.
believe them because he lived the life
he did. If We will not believe my
works, why don't you believe the
word of God. The Old Testament
speaks of me-surely you see in the
SD chapter of Isaiah a picture of the
suffering Messiah! Noses spoke about
me. Jesus then looked on them
pleadingly and said, Sand we would
not come to me that We might have
life" There are some things see in
the heart of the Saviour today.
First-When men reject the Son
of God they grieve him immeasura-
bly-no christian should be able to
read the crucifixion of Jesus without
being deeply stirred and yet that
crucifxion 1900 years ago was not
one iota more cruel that what some
of you have been doing to him during
this meeting; that is our tragedy to-
day; light came into the world and
men loved darkness rather than light.
Second-I can see the Sovereignty
and deity of God bowling in humble
obedience to the will of man. You
do not like to hear me say God can
not but it is true-God cannot coerce
the weakest will of a man. Ye will
not, therefore I cannot. eye will moi
come to me that We might have life.
The latch is on the inside of mans
heart-he is the only one who car
open it. God cannot.
Third-The continuing, yearnine
invitation of God to the men of the
world. If T were an artist I would
paint the Saviour as giving a gra-
cious invitation. You may not be in
terested in your child tonight but he
is. When a man willfully, continual
ly rejects God he builds wall around
his heart that puts God far away.
When a man lives in open rebellion
so long he hardens his heart. Repent
and harden not your heart. If the
Holy Spirit says now, don't you say
tomorrow.
Fourth-A consciousness on his
part that it is impossible for man
to live without him. Believe on me
and We shall live. That same Saviour
who lovingly invites you to come to
him tonight is coming back some day
to receive you. l know he is coming
but I do not know when. l don't
want to meet him and say rejected
him. 1t costs something to be 8
Christian-I know it does, but if
can Just meet him-I care not fol
gray hairs, toil-worn hands and shout
ders stopped from service, if hte will
lust own me, / shall be satisfied
That gracious plan of Gods for the
salvation of man! Who can reject it
1t is manly to accept, cowardly to re
ject. Our God, Christ and the Holy
Spirit, working singly and Jointly
have done all they can to save thu
world-have done all they can tt
save you. Jesus said I tried so hare
to save you and you simply woult
not let me. "And We will not come
to me, that we might have life"
was impressed recently with the sim
pie entrance to the Onyx Cave il
Kentucky, but when you passed thru
that entrance you came Upon beautie:
untold. Let my simple text tonight
be a simple entrance thru which vol
can find entrance to the very hear
of God, and live your life on high
er plane.