ADDRESSES ON ROMANS
and a pleasing one to demons. We are saved without works certainly; but we are saved without works, in order to do works. When one becomes God's child, he is saved in order to serve. We shall see in our study, a little later on, the place of works in the Christian's life. Thus far we have seen that works have nothing to do with salvation. Christ finished the work of redemption· on Calvary. If a man is ever to know this right~ eousness, he must be able to say: I suppose you wonder why I go over this again and again. I do so because of the many mongrel doctrines taught, doc~ trines that teach salvation partly of faith and partly of works. There are thousands of Christians who do not enjoy their sal~ vation for this reason. Recently I heard a man comparing salvation to being in a rowboat, one oar representing faith, and the other works. When the person in the boat pulls one oar, the oar of faith, he goes in a circle, according to this man. If he pulls the oar of good works, he goes in a circle. But if he pulls both oars at the same time, he will eventually reach heaven. My friend , never give such an illustration as this when trying to win a poor lost sinner to Christ. Then there are those who teach salvation by works with the following illustration: A man lost in the snow was plodding wearily along, gradually freezing to death. But as he stumbled along, he felt something at his feet, and immediately set to work to see what it was. Digging in the snow, he found a man who was almost frozen, sleeping the sleep that meant certain death. As he began to rub the sleeping man with every ounce of energy he had left, the blood began to circulate in his own veins. And as a result of his effort, he saved another from death, at the same time saving his own life. Thus some exhort people to serve others in order to [Page 71 "Nothing in my hand I bring; . Simply to Thy cross I cling."
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