Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-27
DEFINES CREED
THAT HE RESTS
HIS FAITH UPON

Last night at the Christian church
DR.. E. E. Violette delivered his sermon
on "The New Greed of Christendom"
or What Must Do to be Saved?"
from the 22nd chapter of Revelations.
DR.. Viclette said in part: My
creed is what / believe. church
must have a foundation Of faith.
a well defined and established creed
in order that we might give reason
for the hope that is within us
"You may believe a lie" said the
speaker, and it will have precisely
the same effect on you as the truth.
When I wapt new Illustration I
go to the Bible because people know
so little about it. To illustrate what
/ mean refer you to the story
of Joseph He had told too many
of his dreams to mis- relatives in
which he was always ahead of them
which caused them to be jealous.
Pray the Lord to save you from
your relatives After Joseph was put
in the pit and his coat soaked in
the blood of kid it was carried
to his father, who believed that his
SON was torn to pieces by beast,
the result of which caused him tc
mourn Joseph for years and years.
And yet it was a lie."
There's difference between an
opinion and faith said DR.. Violette
"We all have an opinion about why
NicodemuS went to Jesus by night
Nobody knows why but we have an
opinion. But we all believe he went
to Jesus by night, which is a matter
of faith and not opinion I heard
an ELOQUENT rabbi make strong
appeal to his people to be loyal to
the Ten Words He said if YOU will
be loyal to them it will redeem
Israel, restore it and give strength
against our enemies, The Ten Words.
or ten cCmniandnen are the
foundation Of all that Moses wrote
Of all Old Testament scripture. Now
In regard to the new creed OF
Christendom it is faith in a person
and not a thing.
s.@rhe confession of Peter found in
Matthew 16, ten words, Thou art
the Christ, the Son >of the living
Cod is our creed. 1t is faith
in Jesus Christ. This is all the
question we have right to ask a
man who desires salvation. Do you
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son
Of God and will you accept Him
as your Savior?' Any more than
that is wrong. r
st have no right to ask him If
he believed in soul sleeping, in the
organ in the church. or in whether
Jonah was swallowed by the whale
or not, or whether Joshua caused
the sun to stand still or not, although
there are two sides to these questions
about the suns standing still since
two of the greatest astronomers say
that there are records that prove
one day was lost. But these things
do not belong in the realm Of faith.
But to believe that Jesus Christ is
the Son of God is matter of faith.
When we go beyond the plain state.
ment of facts and depart from
preaching the deity of Jesus the
candidate is perplexed and the
preacher loses his power.
IF I believe in Jesus Christ as
the Son of God, resurrected from
the dead. I will do anything he
commands. I will go through fire
for Him, across the world, for Him
II we love him we VIII keep Ills
commandments
There is too much quarreling and
arguing about baptism There is cnly
one reasonable thing TO 40 about
that and that is to be safe and
accept the universal view, that which
all men accept. When we settle what
we believe about Christ then it is
too late to express opinions about
things. Baptism is not matter OF