believe what I don t see? What tre mendously fallacious reasoning! A Christian worker was talking to a fellow whom he sought to lead to Christ. This same objection was b r o u g h t up. The believer said, “There’s no use my talking to you. I’m wasting my time in speaking with someone who doesn’t have a brain.” The agnostic, rather shocked and stunned, replied, “What do you mean,—I don’t have a brain?” The IF I W ER E A M IN IS T E R 'S W IFE If I were a minister's wife, I wonder just how i would act, I wonder if I could keep sweet and always use kindness and tact. If Mrs. Brown stepped in to call, to gossipy morsels relate, Could I keep from telling her stories, and not invoke her hate? Gould I talk on the phone to a mem ber who really had nothing to say. When work is sky-high around me, on a busy and wearisome day? Could 1 refrain from expressing opin ions on matters when feelings were strong, Because Mr. and Mrs. might hear me and surely take it all wrong? Could I be calm and collected when false accusations are made? Could I be meek and forgiving when someone my confiding betrayed? Could I treat all persons the same, the unlovable, as well as the sweet? And be a friend to my enemies with Christian spirit complete? Yes, as a minister's wife, I could, day by day and hour by hour, If only I lived every moment in His blessed presence and power. child of God explained, “Well, you say you don’t believe in anything you can’t see. I can’t see your brain; you can’t see your brain; no one can see your brain. Therefore I can only conclude that you don’t have one. Why should I talk to an unin telligent person?” The lost man got the point. The truth of salvation is so simple that through the centuries Satan
termed, “the Gospel in a nutshell.” The first consideration is the blessed truth that Christ died for our sins. The Saviour’s substitution ary atonement is an historical fact. To omit the last three words of this statement would make all the difference in the world. If it merely stated, “Christ died,” and “for our sins” was deleted it would present Christ as just another brave martyr who died for a noble cause. It can be said for no other leader of any re ligious group, however, that his death was to accomplish the eternal salvation of his followers. I remember a man who quite sin cerely asked, “Why should God con demn me? It isn’t fair!” Remember the Bible teaches us that God doesn’t condemn any man. The Lord desires to give us His forgiveness for all manner of sin: cheating, stealing, lying, immorality, hate, lust, mur der; and the list is all-embracing. The only thing God does not forgive is unbelief, our failure to trust the Lord Jesus Christ, His Son, whom He graciously provides for our sal vation. You see, God doesn’t condemn any man. An individual who refuses the Saviour already has condemned himself. The Bible clearly declares, “He that believeth on Christ is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.” One of the frequent arguments our students encounter when they do personal work with those who aren’t Christians is the proud boast: “I’ll take my chances when the time comes.” How foolish to prolong life’s greatest decision! One has no chance at all without the Lord Jesus Christ. What folly to turn one’s back on the Lord Jesus Christ who alone could say, “I am the way, the truth and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” Another frequent objection we hear in soul-winning is: “How can I
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