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4. A ll o f S elf ex clu d ed .— R om . 7 :18. II. O n ly O ne P a th— In H is S teps. 1. A ll T im e fo r H im .— E p h . 5:16. 2. A ll T h o u g h ts fo r H im .—2 C or. 10:5. 3. A ll F ellow sh ip fo r H im .— E p h . 5:11, 12 . 4. A ll in A ll fo r H im .— 1 C or. 10:31.— R. S. Beal. T h e N a rro w Path.-—1 P e t. 2 :21-23.
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T h e N a rro w E n tra n ce .—Jo h n 10:9.
O n ly O ne D o o r—Jesu s. 1. A ll W o rk s ex clu d ed .— E ph. 2 :8 , 9. 2. A ll S elf-rig h teo u sn ess excluded.— Isa 64:6. 3. A ll R efo rm a tio n ex clu d ed .— Gal. S : 19-21.
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A T O N E M E N T A C C O M P L IS H E D "It is finished.” — Jo h n 1 9 :30. T h e seven sayings on th e C ross. T h e la s t w o rd s o f g re a t an d good m en, spoken in sane a n d so b er m om ents, are p re c io u s an d significant. (C ite ex am p les.) T h ese w o rd s o f th e L o rd Jesu q su p rem e ly so. (Q u o te th em .) P a rtic u la rly th e tex t. I. What Was Finished? 1. T h e rev elatio n o f th e F a th e r (Jo h n 1 :1 8 ). 2. T h e life o f h um iliatio n an d conflict. 3. T h e w o rk o f v icario u s suffering. F u l filling th e ty p es an d p red ictio n s p ointing to th e L am b slain from b efo re th e fo u n d atio n o f th e w orld. A t la s t all w as done. W h a t a sigh of re lie f! W h a t p aean o f v icto ry ! I I. The Amens of the Father. T h e F a th e r accepted an d certified th e cry b y : 1. T h e e arth q u ak e A m e n ! accom panied by th e risin g o f saints. 2. T h e n A m e n ! o f th e re n t veil. T h e w ay open to th e h eav en ly sa n c tu a ry (H e b . 10:19, 2 0 ). 3. T h e A m e n ! o f th e re su rre c tio n (R om . 1 : 4 ,2 5 ) . 4. T h e A m e n ! o f P e n te c o st a n d c u rre n t
m an ifestatio n s. W e ex p erien ce th e fact— it is finished. I II. The-Case with the Believer. 1. I f H e said “A m en ” let Us say, “A m en !” 2. I f H e finished it: (1 ) W e n eed not ad d to it. (2 ) W e w o u ld n o t a d d to it. G ive H im th e g lo ry— all o f it. (3 ) ,W e can n o t ad d to it. A s w ell lig h t a ru sh to help th e sun. (4 ) W e d a re n o t ad d to it (G al. 5 :4 ).—0\ T H E P R E -E M IN E N C E O F C H R IS T That in all things He might have the pre-eminence.” — Col. 1 :18. S om e a re em in en t b u t O ne pre-em in en t. P ro p h e tic in tim atio n s o f a P re -em in e n t to com e; a “ C hief,” an o in te d “above H is fel low s,” a N am e above ev ery nam e. A m o n g o th er— all— th in g s o u r L o rd is : I. P re -em in en t above tea ch e rs (Jo h n 7 : 4 6 ). II. A m o n g w o n d er w o rk e rs (J o h n 15: 2 4 ). I l l A m o n g su ffe rers (Is a . 5 2 :1 4 ; 5 3 :3 ). IV . A m o n g th e h ap p y (H e b . 1 :9 ). V. A m o n g frien d s (J o h n 1 5 :1 3 ; R om . 5 :7 ). ' G ive H im th e g lo ry ! A ll h a il th e p ow er o f Je s u s ’ n a m e !”
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