The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-04

or oiyen among men where
h,, we must be saved.
ny II, ~ The Invitation to Blessings
~ CIbrist "A great supper" The
III VI, ,ms which come in Christ
l',.e tbe greatest blessings that
n.n come to man. Here is the
can of redeeming love, first
ofeo "Il Then we are adopted into
~ d divine family. Moreover, we
.mu INV in grace and in the knowl-
. s edyc Of Christ. We persevcre III
thc Christian life. We look Tor,
~, vmU ri 10 the future glory. All
hiessiups which can come to us,
, D,v come in Christ. Acceptance
~ the gospel invitation includes
al I'll blessings that God bestowS up
on men, ,.,.; ., EolIow-
shin with Christ. Come TO be
, S christ is the central JOY OF
o m and of heaven. We can &C
COZ o",d him here and have him as
o o,,r companion, day by day as
, H", as we I've. And then when
wv, ,V"e leave this world, we simply,
as paul said, depart to be with
Christ" And from the second
cnminr of Christ we rise to the
Better Land to be forever with
wy G6 The Invitation to Associa-
t;,n with the Guests Of Christ.
"Rade many--that my house may
he filled" Next to fellowship with
Christ is fellowship with the
friends of Christ. All who are
ruests of hrist certainly will be
Sanpv in each others association
ond there is no finer friendship
anywhere than the friendship
Which exists among the good.
~ The Invitation to Service
for Christ. "Come-gO out -
hiring in - constrain them TO
come in" None of US can give
the feast. None Of us can prepare
It. TO ralready it has been prepar-
cd. But we can carry the Masters
invitation to it. We must do that
whether the people accept or re-
iect it. Of course, we report cV-
erything to the Master. And we
90 out and obey what he says,
and arc glad to report at last that
il is done as he has commanded.
If there is yet room. we and oth-
ers must extend still further the
gospel invitation.
(S) The Invitation Accepted
ALLEGIANCE to Christ. "Lord. what
thou didst command is done"
There is no higher allegiance 10
Christ than what is involved in
the acceptance and extension OF
his invitation in mercy to man.
The servants Of Christ extend this
invitation far and wide, IN city
and in country: the manned and
halt and blind and poor accept
it, and arc graciously blessed by
it. The countryside far and near
come in to the heavenly banquet.
CO.. The Invitation Declined
Affront to Christ. "Thc master
Of the house. being angry dc
had made infinite preparation.
He had made the feast ready at
infinite cost. The very Son of God
had laid down his life in order
that man might enter the gates IN
to larger life. What greater at,
front could be given'to Christ and
to God than to decline for trivial
reasons the invitation, which ne
so graciously extended. and in
such mercy! Surely if men real
lied what was involved in their
refusal TO accept Christ, they
would be stirred to more serious
consideration. 80.
1O) The Invitation Withdrawn
from Christ. None
of those-that were hidden shall
taste of my supper" They had
been sincerely invited. They
would have been heartily welcom-
ed. The richest provision that IN,
finite love and resources could
bestow would have been theirs
without money and without price.
But those who will not accept the
divine invitation shall not enjoy
the divine blesscdncss. That is
the law of. God. The invitation
therefore was withdrawn and will
be withdraw and those who do
not accept Christ will be cternally
alienated from Christ. No greater
punishment is possible.