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of salvation be the burden of every sermon, the theme of every song.
Let it be poured forth in every supplication. Bring nothing into your
preaching to supplement Christ, the wisdom and power of God. Hold
forth the word of life, presenting Jesus as the hope of the penitent and
the stronghold of every believer. Reveal the way of peace to the trou-
bled and the despondent, and show forth the grace and completeness
of the Saviour.
* * * * *
There is only one path that leads from darkness upward to the light
until it touches the throne of God,—the path of faith. This path is not
dark and uncertain; it is not the way of finite minds, not a path made
by human hands, in which toll is exacted from every traveler. Entrance
to it cannot be gained by works of penance.
The way that God has provided is so complete, so perfect, that man
cannot, by any works that he can do, add to its perfection. It is broad
enough to receive the most hardened sinner, if he truly repents, and
yet so narrow that in it sin can find no place. This is the path cast up
for the ransomed of the Lord to walk in.
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