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Shame, disgrace, and disaster to mind, soul, and body, with regard to one self and to others. 2. The penalty in the life to come. Sin will surely bring punishment upon the sinner himself. And what is more awful—others will fee lost because of our sin. V. Relief from the tyranny of the past, 1. We must face it. No man can turn over a new ,leaf without dealing squarely with the old leaves. This is optional now, but will be compulsory on the day of judgment. 2. We must make it right with God and man. Confess and make a clean breast. Let the confession be as public as the sin—no more, no less. .3. Assume a new- attitude towards life. By a definite committal to a new course of action. 4. Accept Christ to cover the guilt of the past and as power for the future. C onclusion . Theme: What Think Ye of Christ? T ext : Matthew 22:42. I ntroduction : Importance of thought. It is true we may not be “ hanged fo r our thoughts,” but we may be finally lost because of wrong thoughts regarding Christ. , /. Some do not think of Christ at all. This seems almost impossible when One thinks of how great a person Christ iVas, and how important was His work in the world. II. Some minds are so preoccupied that they have no room for thoughts of Christ. They are: so absorbed in the commercial, domestic, social, and political matters of life that they have no time to think of Christ. This is foolishness, as Mark 8:36 shows.
III. Some men think of Christ, but with ■a bias.' 1. With a closed mind. They close their minds to every thought not in accord with their prejudice. 2. With a prejudiced mind. Some people resemble the witnesses that were brought up to bear false testimony against Christ. They put a wrong interpretation on His words, His claims, and His person. A certain Unitarian is said to have requested his book dealer to notify him of all books that spoke against the Bible and the deity of Christ. - IV. Some toien think of Christ, but wrongly. - They think of H im : 1. As a great Teacher)- merely. 2. As an ideal man only.A V. The great question is what we think of His person and work. 1. Whose Son was He? What will we do with His claims to deity ? 2. His atbning death. What do we think of His death upon the 'cross ? C onclusion : Eternal destiny depends upon what you think of Christ (Matthew 7:21-29). Theme: The (Christian and His Bible. I ntroduction : The appalling ignorance of Christians concerning the Word of God. I. The Christian’s approach to the Bible. 1. It must be personal—for himself. We should study nature from nature. We should study the Bible by the Bible itself; not so much by books about it. , ' 2. He must approach the Bible as a unique Book. Not .as a comparative, but as a super lative Book. As a letter from a man’s mother is different than a
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