The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-13

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olished death and brought life
and Immortality to life through
the rospel q Timothy 1:9, I'D
l. SACRIFICE OF CHRIST THE
SAVIOUR (John 81 c
Faith in the Atonlng. Ghrlst
| ~ Believe on the crucltled say
Jour. In his conversation with
Nicodemus about the new birth
Jesus drew from the wilderness
experience of Israel the best II,
Illustration of the faith we mus
exercise in the uplifted saviour
The viper-bitten Jew looked De,
lievingly to the brazen serpen'
uplifted by Moses and was heal
ed. So the venomed soul TO-DAY
looks by faith to the cruci1leo
Lord and is saved. (2l BelleVe
on the divine Saviour. In his IN
finite love the Father sent ms
| only begotten Son as our only
Saviour. Here is the golden text
of the Bible and some one has
thus outlined it: "God"- the
greatest lover; $50 loved"-the
greatest degree; "the world-the
greatest company; "that he gave
the greatest act: "his only be-
gotten Son"-the greatest gift
chat whosoever-the greatest op'
portunity; "believeth''-the great
est simplicity; "in him"-the
greatest attraction; SHOULD moi
| perish" = the greatest promise
"but" - the greatest difference
"have"-the greatest certainty
Everlasting life"-the greatest
[ possession. 90 Believe on the
merciful Saviour. The Son Of
! God sent of the Father came Il
the word on a mission of infinite
mercy. He came not as a Judge
to condemn us on account OF oul
sins, but as a Saviour to redeem
us from our sins. How unsearch'
able are the riches of divine
grace!
2. SALVATION BY CHRIST
THE SAVIOUR (Romans s.
Fellowship Through the Accept
ed Christ. The sinner is correct
ly characterized. He is weak, be-
ing utterly htlpless to save him
self from the mire into which he
has fallen and to lift himself in
to favor with God. He is un'
godly, lacking conformity to the
will of God, defective in mora
capacity and actually dead II
spiritual life. He is a sinner, not
being content with passive unlikt,
ness to God but actually and de-
liberately transgressing the divine
will. He is an enemy of God
hating that which is good ano
SHINING with 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
premelv 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 fol
US. There can BIT no greater love
and certainly there is no other
Saviour. (3) The salvation is
gracious. Those who repent of
their sins and believe on Christ
as Saviour and follow him as
Lord are saved now and forever
more. They are justified by his
blood so that they are restored
to divine favor as completely as
lif they had never sinned. They
are saved from the just wrath OF
God which rests upon sin includ-
ing the sinner unless he utilities
the one way of escape. They are
fully reconciled to God from
whom sin alienated them. They
are saved not only by his death
from the consequences of sin but
saved to good life now.
3. SOVEREIGNTY FOR CHRIST
THE SAVIOUR
Fruition with the Ascendant
Christ. (1) Attain the spirit OF
the consecrated Saviour. Though
highest he was humbltst. He
chose to walk the valley of hu,
initiation down to its deepest hu'
initiation. But that path led back
to highest honor. Be Christlike
(2) Accept the sacrifie of the
condescending Saviour. Think Of
his deity; for he had divine es'
sence and equality and excel
lence. Think of his condescen,
sion; for he laid aside the gar,
ments of glory, assumed a body
of flesh and blood and took the
verv form of the poor and OBJ.
scurt. Think of his suffering
! for he humbled himself in in,
comparable self-denial and sub.
iected himself to the most dis
/ graceful and agonizing death pos.
sible. What a divine plunge from
zenith to nadir! (3) Acknowl
edge the sovereignty of the con.
summating Saviour. From divine,
lily chosen humiliation he wa:
raised to his mediatorial throne
of all power in heaven and or
earth. Therefore his name over,
tops all others in greatness anG
glory and good. The hosts OF
heaven, the forces of earth, anC
even the disembodied millions shall
render reverential homage to hin
as King of kings. And by every
tongue tht lorship of Jesus shall
be acknowledged to the glory OF
the Father forever more.
JESUS SAVES
=, a. A Divine Saviour. eli:
only begotten Son-in the form
of God-equality with God"
GU A Suffering Saviour. Csc
must the Son of man be lifted VI
I-obedient unto DEATH"
81 A Redeeming Saviour
Christ died for the ungodly-
Christ died for u.s."