589 days.—Parker. True repentance will lead a man to try and rub out yesterday’s injury. |§-Sel. Bleeding wOunds. were never thought o f by the indifferent jailor. Now that his,, heart was opened, he cannot rest until he has done all in his power for their bodily relief.—J. F. & B.
THE KING’S BUSINESS
modern, and tell me what'human being can give an answer to this question—an answer true, sure, decided, authoritative—guilt laden, sin-stained as he is. What was to’ be done? Behold, it HAD BEEN DONE. Look unto Him and be saved.—Saphir. v. 33. Washed stripes. Christianity always drives men back upon their yester-
“ MY GIRLS”
By Mrs, H. J. Baldwin.
none other name under heavefi-whereby we- must be saved (Acts 4:12). - Christ said, “ I am the way, the truth, and ,the life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me” (John 14:6). , There is-but one'door admit ting us to the Father’s presence and Christ is that door.; A man dreamed that he was building a ladder to heaven by his heroic acts and kind deeds.', At length his ladder ,reached#|eaven, but there in the door stood Christ, saying, “I am the door, by me if any man enter he shall be saved. He that climbeth up some other way is a thief and a robber”*/(John 10:19). W e may climb up some other way, but there is. no admit-, xtance. Receive. It is not enough to believe in Christ with the mind. W e must admit Him. into four lives. He is God’s gift tq us. W e receive Him as we would receive a Christmas gift, by taking it. , TO' be a Christian, I must receive ' Jesus as my Saviour; I must accept as a fact that since He bore my sins in His own bo^y on the cross, in my stead (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2 :24) all my past sins are forgiven; that by admitting Him into my life to- live my- life for me, He will keep me from yielding to present sin; that in Christ I am a new creature, old things :are passed away and all things are become new (2 Cor. 5 :17). , When we receive Jesus Christ to be our 1 Saviour and Lord, God in His W ord assures us that: 1. Our sins are forgiven (Isa. 43:25). When we put. on blue or green glasses, everything looks green or blue. The moment we receive, Christ, God thereafter looks at
U PON being asked, “ Do you expect to go to heaven?” people invariably reply, “ I do.” If you ask,, “Are you a Christian and do you know ,that you are saved?” many will answer, “I’m not sure.” Would you expect to reach London if you did not prepare to go? No. You buy a ticket and engage a state-room. Many hope to reach heaven, yet make no provision. Judging by the lives people live we might conclude that there are several routes. The “ do-the-best-you-can” line, the charity and philanthropy route, the good-works, bravery and heroic lines.'' But God says these will not save. Salvation is “not o f works lest any man should boast” (Eph. 2:9 ). The first thing to do .in becomirig a Christian is to believe. (Believe what?) 1. That we need to be saved. W e must realize that we are lost. Christ said that He came to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10). Not that we will be lost after this life ' hut, we are lost' now. W e are lost because we i are. sinners. God says, “W e have turned every oneTto his own way” (Isa- 53c6). “All have sinned.” “There is none righteous, no, not one (Rom. 3:10, 23). The Phillipian jailer knew he was lost, else he would not have asked ,what to do to be saved. 2. That .we cannot sa.ve ourselves. God was a murderer to send Christ and Christ was duped and deceived to die for our sins, if we pan save ourselves. God 'says, “By grace are ye saved, and that not o f your selves.” 3. That Christ alone can save us. Neither is there salvafion in any oth^r fear tlrir<- is
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