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I N S P I R E D D I A L O G U E Wh a t t h i nk ye of Christ?-—-Mat. 2 2: 42 He is t h e propitiation f or o ur s i n s; a nd n ot f or o u rs only, b ut also for t he sins of t he whole wo r l d .—I J o hn 2 : 2 ; Wh o loved me; and gave Himself for me—Ga l. 2 : 2 0. W h a t shall I t h en do w i th Jesus, which is called Ch r i s t ?—Ma t. 2 7 : 2 2. Believe on t he Lord J e s us Christ and t h ou s h a lt be s a v e d .—Ac ts 1 6 : 3 1. Lo r d, I believe, h e lp t h ou m i ne un- b e l i e f .—Ma rk 9 : 2 4. Lo r d, wh at wilt T h ou h a ve me to do? —A c. 9:6. To do justly, to love mercy, and to wa lk h umb ly w i th t hy God.—Micah 6 : 8. I delight to do t hy will, O my G o d— Ps. 4 0 : 8. How can a m an be justified w i th G o d ?—J ob 2 5 : 4. By H im all t h at believe a re justified f r om all things, f r om which ye could n o t be justified by; t h e law of Moses.— Acts 1 3 : 3 9. T h e r e f o re we conclude t h at a man is justified by f a i th w i t h o ut t he deeds of t h e l a w .—R om. 3 : 2 8. Wh a t shall I r e n d er u n to t he Lo rd for all His benefits t owa rd me?-—Psa. 116:12. By grace a r e ye saved t h r o u gh f a i t h; a nd t h a t n ot of yourselves: it is t he g i ft of Go d .—E p h. 2:8. I will praise t he n ame of God w i th a song, and will ma g n i fy H im w i th t h a n k s- g i v i n g .—P s a. 6 9 : 3 0. W h a t is m a n t h at Th ou a rt m i n d f ul of h i m? ,and t h e son of m a n t h a t T h oa visitest h i m ?—P s a. 8:4. T h e Lo rd is pitiful a nd of t e n d er me r c y .—J a s. 5 : 1 1. Ye shall be a peculiar t r e a s u re u n to Me .—Ex o d. 1 9 : 5. If a man love Me, h e will k e ep My wo r d s; a nd My F a t h er will love him, a n d we will come u n to him, a n d m a ke o u r a b o de w i th H i m . —J o hn 1 4 : 2 3. I am p e r s u a d ed t h at n e i t h er d e a th n or life, n or angels, n or principalities, n or p owe rs n or t h i n gs p r e s e n t, n or t h i n gs t o c ome n or height, n o r depth, n or any o t h e r c r e a t u re shall be able to s e p a r a te u s f r om t h e love of God, which is in Christ J e s us o ur Lord.—Rtjip. 8 : 3 8, 39. Wh e r e by shall I k n ow t h i s ?—L u ke 1:18.
P OUR " HOWS" OP MISSIONS Rom. 1 0 : 1 4, 15. I. " H ow shall t h ey believe in h im of wh om t h ey h a ve not h e a r d ? " The deep- est need of t he u n s a v e d— 1. To k n ow God as t he F a t h er of our Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16, 17, 3. 2. To k n ow J e s us Christ as t he only b e g o t t en of t he F a t h e r. J o hn 1 : 1 4; Heb. 1 : 2, 3. 3. To k n ow t h e Holy Spirit as t he re- vealer of all t r u t h. J o hn 1 6 : 1 3. 4. Th ey a l r e a dy k n ow t h a t t h ey a rp sinners. Rom. 1 : 3 2. 5. Th ey need to k n ow t he Saviour: J o h n 1 2 : 3 2. II. " H ow shall t h ey h e ar w i t h o ut a p r e a c h e r ?" 1. God h a s o r d a i n ed t h a t m a n should b e ar t h e message of salvation. R om. 1 0 : 1 7. 2. He t h us ma n i f e s ts his wo r d. T i t us 1 : 3. 3. It pleases God by t he foolishness of preaching to save men. I Cor. 1:21 4. F or this J e s us o r d a i n ed me n. Ma rk 3 : 1 4. 5. He c omma n ds t h em to witness. Acts 1 : 8. III. " H ow shall they p r e a ch except t h ey be s e n t ?" 1. E v e ry believer is sent. J o h n 1 7 : 1 8. 2. Comma n d ed to go. Ma rk 1 5 : 1 5. 3. He h a s c omm i t t ed 'to h im t he m i n- istry of reconcilation. 2 Cor. 5 : 1 9. 4. T h ey need also to be sent by t h e b r e t h r e n. Acts. 1 3 : 3. 5. They need t he g i f ts of God's peo- ple. I Cor. 9 : 1 4. 6. Th ey also need t h e ir p r a y e r s. 1 Thess. 5 : 2 5. IV. " H ow b e a u t i f ul t he f e et of t h o se who p r e a ch t h e g o s p e l ?" 1. Th ey a re angels ( me s s e n g e r s) of God. Psa. 104:4. 2. They follow in the steos of Jesus. Isa. 6 1 : 1; L u k e, 4 : 1 8, 19; Song of Sol. 7 : 1 ; E p h. 6 : 1 5. 3. No t h i ng mo re b e a u t i f ul in Go d 's sight. Rev. T .C. Ho r t o n. J i m Bu r w i c k, t h e r a i l way evangelist, h as quaintly a nd t r u ly p ut t he m a t t er this way, " T h e re a re j u s t t wo t r a i ns going to h e l l — t he ' h o g - t r a i n' a nd t h e P u l l m a n ." T he decorated, " s a f e ," r e- spectable P u l l man is t he mo re d a n g e r- ous of t he two.
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