The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-11


,Tohn S:14-l7; Romans 5:6-l0;
Philippians 2 :5-ll. -
>.>I'o,. iext-For God so loved
the world, that he gave ms only
begotten Son, that WhoSoeVer be
n,ota IN HIM should not perish.
The angel OF the LORD an
noqnced 10 the shepherds OF
.etElchcnl the birth OF the Say,
;onr who is Cmlst the Lofd
>Luke 2:lD. ~. 1o .,
SIMEON saw in the infant Jesus
a. his -,,esentai IN IN the Tempe
Lac sa. lation prepared before tn n
!. &C Of al leopie tLuke < 'oo-
ems pictures his saving work
in tha parable OF the. lost. sheep
&C iD..-D. IN his reference
to the bra2cn serpent in the WIZ
l.lg~,.. .,-n..n 3:A4-Il, ana III hls
story of the Good Shepherd who
III Gown HIS l:fe fof the sheep
lJuhn 10:9-lI, l4-16, 81, 28). !,
.eLeg in tho name Cf Christ OF
N'aZaFeth healed the lame man at
the beautiful gate of the temple
IN! plea ned upon him IS the
llinco of Life (Act3 3:1-lo). ,
a.. ! aHl wrote to the Romans 2bout
justification by faith whereby we
have peace through our Lord
Josus Christ (Romans Slid, to
the Ihi',pniansa bout the exa!ta-
ton of the atoning Christ in
whose name every knee should
how philippians 2 :5-lD, and to
Timothy in his last letter about
our Saviour Christ Jesus who alb
oliShed death and brought life
end Immortality to life through
the gosrel q Timothy -, 100.
I. SACRIFICE OF CHRIST THE
SAVIOUR (John - .
Faith in the Atoning' Christ.
D Believe on the crucified Say
Jour. In, his conversation with
Nicodemus about the, new birth
Jesus drew from the wilderness
experience of Israel the best IL
Of the faith we must
exercise in the uplifted Saviour.
The viper-bitten Jew looked be-
lievingly to the brazen serpent
urlifted by Moses and was heal
ed. So the venomed soul today
looks by faith to the crucified
Lord and is saved. (2l Believe
on the divine Saviour. In his in
finite love the Father sent his
only begotten Son as our only
Saviour. Here is the golden text
of the Bible and some one has
thus outlined it: Cod the
greatest lover: $50 loved,-the
greatest degree; "the world-the
greatest company: chat he gave"
the greatest act; Chs only be-
gotten Son"-the greatest gift;
chat whosoever-the greatest OPP
portunity: "believeth"-the great
est simplicity; ''in him''-the
greatest attraction; Should not
perish" = the, greatest promise ;
"but" = the greatest difference;
'have'-the greatest certainty;
Everlasting life"-the greatest
possession. (3) Believe on the
nercifui Saviour. The Son of
God sent of the Father came to
the word on a mission, of infinite
mercy. He came not as Judge
to condemn us on account of our
sins. but as a Saviour to redeem
us from our sins. How unseareh-
able are the riches of divine
grace! .. .a...... -.--..,.
2. SALVATION BY CHRIST
THE SAVIOUR (Romans s.
Fellowship Through the Accept
ed Christ. The sinner is correct
" characterized. He is weak, be-
ing utterly htlpless to save him
self from the nire into which he
has fallen and to lift himself in
TO favor with God. He is un-
eodly, lacking conformity to the
will Of God. defective in moral
capacity and actually dead in
spiritual life. He is sinner, not
being content with passive unlist-
~css to God but actually and de
liberately transgressing the divine
will. He is an enemy of God.
hating that which is good and
shining with a high hand before
God and man. (2) The Saviour
is fully aware of mans lost and
ruined condition. And yet two
things show tht amazing grace of
infinite mercy. In the first place,
God felt a sincere and unmerited
love for us which he showed SUI
uremelv in the gift of his only
begotten son. In the next plact,
though we were sinners and even
enemies to God, the Son of God
in effectual substitution died for
us. There can BIT no greater love