Show AT THE METHODIST CHURCH A BIBLE BEADING HELD THERE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON The Assurance of Salvation Services Conducted by Rev Henry Varley of London Reported by John A Bradley GOOD audience assembled in the First Methodist f church yesterday afternoon I to listen to a intensely interesting f in-teresting Bible reading conducted i 4 terestng reding i ducted by Mr Varley a There was a deep interest manifested in the meeting There were many Bible references used and the quieted quiet-ed rustling of Bible leaves when rustng e2 a text was announced showed that there were many Bibles being I used in finding the references in question After singing Rev Collins led in prayer Mr Varley then read I the scripture pryer lesson from Col IL the subject being Confidence or Assurance J i of Salvation j I The heart of the word assurance is I j i sure One is sure of anything as the 1 I result of evidence We have no doubt that at the present time there is war I between Greece and Turkey We received re-ceived our knowledge from the newspapers news-papers We rely on the evidence Assurance mind when surance is confidence of the surace we have received a sufficient amount of evidence A man may oe meu ior I theft Five or six witnesses testify a to his guilt By the testimony we are convinced of his guilt The mother I may be in the court in tears We are in sympathy with the mother our judgment is with judge and jury All I our assurance is based upon knowledge I received not upon feeling I Some say in answer to the question I I Are you a Christian I hope so If that is your answer you do not possess I pos-sess Christianity at all Be careful Some that you are selfdeceived think > Tt is presumption to belitvethat i you are saveJ Through God you are saved You must deal with the testimony I testi-mony of the living God in order to settle the question of your salvation setle the evidence I You have redemption on evidencl of God Get rid of the notion that you are going to be tried after death There I is not a word of truth in it The be I lever in Jesus is not waiting nor me judgment Jesus Christ by his death on the cross has settled the question of your sins They are put away How are you to be judged for what is put away Judgment took place when Jesus Je-sus died on the cross Then your sins the east is were put away as far as eat from the west He that hath my words and believeth believ-eth on him that sent me hath everlasting ever-lasting life John v xxiv God assures as-sures you that you have everlasting life at this hour You shall not come into condemnation judgment I you have accepted the testimony of Jesus you know that you are saved I If you are to be judged after death then you are depending on works You are hoping that when you stand before God after death he will account you worthy to stand at his right hand I is not a question with you of being redeemed from sin and death by Jesus Christ You cannot be saved by works If a man steals he will be condemned I I you apply this to Gods law you will be condemned By the law shall no flesh be justified When the living God presents his testimony you are to believe what he says if you do not you make God a liar I I He that believeth in him is not condemned con-demned but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath I not believed in the name of the only I begotten Son of God John xviii 3 God is the great witness I you heard a man say that God is a liar how you I would shrink from him So instead of trusting God for salvation you try to save yourself by your good works The next quotation was from Rom I v 6 Repentance bringeth your thoughts into line with God Some think repentance is a work I is not a work A certain man had two sons I I To one he said Go work in my vineyard II vine-yard He did not but afterwards repented re-pented and went pente close of the reading he told apathetic a-pathetic story of the conversion of his II daughter Minnie When 1 years of age through the passage He bore our sins in his own body on the tree |