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marvelous, unfathomable love, which led Christ to die for us while we
were yet sinners! And what a loss the soul suffers who, understanding
the strong claims of the law, fails to acknowledge that where sin
abounds, the grace of Christ does much more abound!
When the law is presented as it should be, it reveals the love of
God. But it is no wonder that hearts are not melted even by truth when
it is presented in a cold, lifeless manner; no wonder that faith staggers
at the promises of God, when ministers and workers fail to present
Jesus in His relation to the law.
Some workers in the cause of God have been too ready to hurl
denunciations against the sinner; the love of the Father in giving His
Son to die for the race, has been kept in the background. Let the
teacher of truth make known to the sinner what God really is,—a
Father waiting with yearning love to receive the returning prodigal, not
hurling at him accusations of wrath, but preparing a feast to welcome
his return. O that we might all learn the way of the Lord in winning
souls!
God would draw minds from the conviction of logic to a conviction
deeper, higher, purer, and more glorious. Often human logic has nearly
quenched the light that God would have shine forth in clear rays to
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convince men that the Lord of nature is worthy of all praise and glory,
because He is the Creator of all things.
Some ministers err in making their sermons wholly argumentative.
There are those who listen to the theory of the truth, and are impressed
with the evidences brought out; then, if Christ is presented as the
Saviour of the world, the seed sown may spring up and bear fruit to the
glory of God. But often the cross of Calvary is not presented before
the people. Some may be listening to the last sermon they will ever
hear, and the golden opportunity, lost, is lost forever. If in connection
with the theory of the truth, Christ and His redeeming love had been
proclaimed, these might have been won to His side.
The Way to Christ
More people than we think are longing to find the way to Christ.
Those who preach the last message of mercy should bear in mind that
Christ is to be exalted as the sinner’s refuge. Some ministers think
that it is not necessary to preach repentance and faith; they take it