The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-03-08

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children + asked to review que
tions As, 40, and so of their cat
chisms. They will be expected
know the Bible proofs for thes
questions.
Palm Sunday Service begins {
the same hour. The children wi
be catechized on the command
ment: Thou shalt honor tn
father and thy mother that it ma
be well with thee, and thou mayes
live long on the earth.
Easter Sunday-The Lords SUI
per will be administered in thi
service. All wishing to partake il
this Holy Communion are request
ed to make known their intention
to the pastor at any time before
the service.
Are We Saved BY Our Good Life
The Christian church rests its
salvation on the redemption pur-
chased by the suffering and death
of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
1t knows of no other name UNI
der heaven given whereby any
man could be saved from his soul
destroying sins. Every Christian
knows as long as he is and re
mains a Christian that his own
imperfect goodness cannot demand
the reward of an eternal life; for,
cursed is every n that con-
tinueth not in all the things which
are written in the book of the law
to do them" Gal. 3, 10. Yes, one
dare not offend God in one single
point of the Law, otherwise a per-
son is just as certain a child de
serving of Gods wrath as was
Adam when he transgressed. If
we in Jul hearts must admit that
none of us a be considered just
Gods sight. The truly just be-
fore Him shall live by faith, by
believing and not by doing.
Believing what? That God does
lot hold us responsible for our
n%isdeeds? That u sins after all
ire not sc very great, so that they
will shut us out from heaven?
That as long as we are trying to
10 right, God will be kind enough
0 overlook the rest? However,
would any such faith be a consol-
ton to us in the hour of death,
yhen everyone should know, that
ow he will have to face his Max
= and righteous Judge? Never;
OF in a single instance, unless the
onscience is altogether hardened
nd dead.
No, God would not be just and
.ghteous Himself, if He pardoned
just by overlooking it. We do
OF expect that of any earthly
in our civil courts. We 8
now that the wave of crime,
hich is still sweeping over our
nited States, was, to a certain
itent, caused by the fact that
Idges and juries overlooked
lines and did not deal out com
ensurate punishment for the
lrious offenses. And since be-
re God we ourselves are con- =.
rned ON account of our own in
vidual sins and gross transgres- =.
ons of His law, it is for this rea- F
n we expect to be like unto an
just judge. We fear the pun :
lment as much as does any
iminal. But God would cease
be God if He did not punish
e transgressors of His holy will. F
len Gods threat to Adam: The
y that thou eatest thereof, thou
alt surely die, would not have :
any weight. Indeed, it r
,uld not have been a threat.
It God does deal out justice ac-
riding to the sentence: "The
III that sinneth, it shall die"
It is plain, then: There is no =
through doing good o.
trying to be good, since we are
Iners without exception. Every
e of us has been a tra~nsgressor
d will be one for the rest of his
2, whether SHINING consciously
unconsciously. Whoever does g,
admit this in his own heart
'ore God and man cannot lay
i'm to being a believer in Christ
his Savior. Every true Chris
n makes the words of Charlotte
lot his own and says:
st as l am, without one plea
that Thy blood vas shed for
ne,
d that Thou bid'st me come to
Thee. F(
Lamb of God, l come, 1 come.
R. F. c.