The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-21
BERLIN AWAITING
REPLY ON COLONIES

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ton" 1.o,r Germany
and Japan under then new az" 60
" "nc against communism IS
anu factor in the Paclf!c. =,
PoC Cermanv has no territorial
Gei aosinst France and her
only differences with Britain "ie
those regarding colonies.
Germany formally recognizes
1onan's conquest of Manchurla;
'a The reich no longer is willing
D. ttolerate the unbridled SANDER.
inc of Germany" by the press OF
democratic countries ana hehGe.
forth will answer with socialist
thoroughness.' ~ ,oooh
Fully half of Hitler's speech
wade soainst the significant back
drop of an enormous rsling sun
cmblazoned by the Nazl swastika
and topped by the German spread
aaoIe was devoted to an enumera-
t;on of the glories and accomplish
r,nnts of five years of Nazi rule.
Der Fuehrer told of the content
ment and unifcation of his 3d.
100000 subjects in the reich, an
increase in babies, speeded up
steel production. the opportunity
afforded to workers to earn their
honest bread, increased postal re-
CENTS and other such domestic
Der Fuehrer's proclamation of
q Pan-German union in Central
Europe overshadowed all other
nhases of his speech, however,
1t was significant in view of his
Austrian cabinet coup last week,
placing Nazis in key Austrian gov
rrnment posts, and widespread
fears that his next move along the
"drang mach osten"--road to the
onslaught lie by the way OF
Czcchoslovakia.
The postwar settlements, strip
ping Germany Of colonial terri
tories six times larger than the
Fatherland, were blamed by Der
involved and hanging in the pal
ance until the question is settled.
1t is a question of life or death;
salvation or condemnation HeaV-
en- or hell. Saved with all the re-
deemed glory or lost with the un-
godly forever more. What 4 won
dcrful opportunity is offered every
child of Adam today. What a ter
rible responsibility for those that
turn a deaf ear and refuse to &C
cent the divine offer of salvation.
The divine answer to our SUB.
iect. "How to Become Children OF
God" is found in the words OF the
text and reveals how lost sinner
can become an eternal saint OF
God. Men of all ages have been
trying to solve the problem but
there is only one reliable source
of information and that Is the
Bible, the inspired word OF Al
mighty God. ,r
Therefore we read, "To as
many as received Him (Jesus
Christ as their Saviour to them
gave He power to become children
of God" How clear and simple IS
Gods answer; no room whatever
for confusion; no need to remain
longer in spiritual darkness and
doubt. Of course there is a divine
side as well as human to the plan
of redemption. There is a part
that only Christ could undertake;
His life was forfeited; His blood
was shed that the sinner might be
saved: His work was finished upon
the cross so far as the sin question
is concerned; but as we learn from
our text it will avail nothing Tor
the unsaved until he is wiling TO
believe the gospel, or the good
news" about the finished work OF
Christ and personally receive Him
as his Saviour. :,
BY nature as well as conduct all
men are sinners and in need OF
salvation. God in mercy has pro-
vided this salvation in the person
of His Son. BY grace (apart from
all merit or works of the law the
sinner is saved upon the principle
of faith. (Eph. 2:8).
God is willing, yes anxious, to
become our Father but before this
is possible the sinner must be
"born again." regenerated by the
HOLY Spirit which Of course IS
Gods part of the program. BE not
deceived by any false hope OF
teaching. We do not become chill
dren of God bv being baptized
and joining the church. The prom
Use is not to those that get re-
ligion, or turn over a new leaf
and try to be good. No. Jesus
said, eye must be Lorn again"
There cannot be life (either ply
steal or spiritually without birth
first. When we are born into this
physical world we became children
of our earthly parents and become
partakers of their nature, so when
we are born again by the Holy
Spirit VIC become children of the
Heavenly Father and made "par-
takers of the divine nature"
Charles Sturgeon once said,
"All who are born bat once must
die twice, but those who are born
twice can only die once" The
work of redemption was finished
by Jesus Christ almost 1000 years
ago. Regeneration is the work of
the Holy Spirit but believing the
gospel and receiving Christ is our
work. The engineer cannot pull
the train but he can open up the
throttle and permit the engine to
do it, and he knows that the train
will not move until ne does.
Cod tha Father WIS the design