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THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS (Continued from page 18)
determined to know nothing among you, save Jesus Christ and Him crucified,” he was stating the fundamental fact of his Christian ministry. When he said, ‘ ‘I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God untò salvation, to every one who believeth,” he was express ing the deep conviction of his heart, which everywhere permeated his preaching, that the Gospel was the proclama tion of the message of the cross of Christ. So strongly did this conviction rest upon him, that he exclaimed, “ Yea, woe is me if I preach not the gospel.” And still further he says, "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” There are two things that must never be separated when presenting the Gospel of the Grace of God: they are the death of Christ, and the cross of Christ. I say it with all reverence, the death of Christ apart from the cross, would not have accomplished the redemption of the world. The preaching of the cross gives the death-blow to human nature and leaves the moral distance between God and man as far apart as the Throne of God and the Gates of hell. There is absolutely nothing man can do to shorten that dis tance. There he stands, with the gates of hell wide open to receive him. Escape is impossible unless God should interfere in his behalf. ■ But, "thanks be to God for His great love wherewith He has loved us, even when we were dead in sin,” He provided a way of escape. He put Christ on the cross, and let Him die the death of the lowest sinner that He might bridge the chasm .between lost, sinful men and -the Throne of His Grace. Jesps said, “ I am the way . . . . no man cometh to the Father, except by me.” There is no other way to God, except the blood-bought way of the cross of Christ. The self-righteous man might glory in the death of Christ as a shining example of self-sacrifice for the good of others, if that' death could be separated from the cross; but the moment the cross is mentioned, it becomes a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence to him. There is no remission of sin, except by the shedding of blood. Jesus poured out His blood on the cross, that sin might be forever cleansed. •For an unsaved person to ask God to have mercy on him, and pardon his sins, would be per8uming that God might save him in some other way than the way He has provided. Why should' an unsaved person ask God to pardon his sins, when God has already laid his sins on Christ and He has borne them away? If God could save a person in any other way than the way of the cross, then Christ need not have died, and the offence of the cross would cease to exist. But God provided the best way; yea, the only way possible, when He laid our sins on Christ on the cross, and let Him bear them away. Then He comes to us in gracious invitation, asking lis to believe on Jesus, and accept what He has* done for us (John 1:12). God’s marvelous promise to each one of us is: "Whosoever believeth on Him (Jesus) shall not perish, but have ever lasting life" (John 3:16). The person who believes on Jesus, and trusts Him enough to commit himself to His keeping, has saving faith.' To such a person the Holy Spirit comes with His regenerating power, he is born anew, and becomes a son of God (Romans 8:14). On Calvary, that day, three crosses were erected: Christ in the midst, and on either side a thief was crucified. What did that mean in God’s plan of redemption? It meant more than just that the Scriptures might be fulfilled. That of itself would have been sufficient. But God had in view a great object lesson for all mankind when those three crosses were erected on Calvary’s hill. On the center cross our
For the Whole Family
Story o f the Bible
(F rom Genesis to Revelation) By Charles Foster “ The best easy-reading version of the Bible. More than 85 0 ,00 0 copies sold. The late Rev. F. N. Peloubet, D. D.— for years editor o f Peloubet*s notes, says:— “ Foster's Story o f the Bible, which has proved so attractive to ‘ hundreds of thousands o f readers, must have a peculiar and powerful charm. It gives a c o n densed summary o f the entire Bible, so that persons w ho have never read the Bible through, may now understand the whole movement o f its history. It will be a rich bless ing to mothers to read to their children. The many ex cel lent illustrations add greatly to its interest.“ D on 't delay owning this beautiful book Cloth $2 .00
Stories from the Book of Books Gloriously colorful full-page pictures, mounted on tan art paper delight the readers of this very lovely London edi tion o f a book you will love to own and read quite fre quently. Add this volume to your library and its influence will develop the lives o f all its readers. Price $1.50
With the Children of Sundays
The blessed old habit of reading to the children each Sunday afternoon is fading away on auto wheels, but this book has com e to make it easy to delight the children at home. It 'is not entirely Bible stor ies, but shows very fascinating games and stories o f nature and C od's laws— Many' clever, modern illustrations add inter est to each page. A volume which defies adequate descrip tion. Cloth $1.75
Bible Story Book
By Elsie E. Egermeier In this volume you have 608 large pages of clear type and 180 illustrations. • ^ This book was first presented to eager readers in 1922 and has had a phenom inal sale. Y ou and your children will en joy it. Price Cloth $2 .00 Famous Hymns with Stories and Pictures By Elizabeth Hubbard Bonzall A lovelier volume would be hard to find! Famous painting, are correlated with famous hymns in a most appropriate way. You may use it as an illustrated Hymnbook. The stor ies o f hymns and writers is printed under the music while the story o f the painting is shown on the opposite page. Y ou will never cease to love this volume— it brings a soul closer to God. Cloth $ 2 .0 0 If money docs not accompany order, goods will be sent C. O. D. If books are to com . by mail add 10% for postage. B I O L A B O O K R O O M Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal.
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