Show ISAIAH'S IDEA OF I I SIN Evil in Mans Man's Nature Should Be Replaced by Something Something Something Some Some- thing Good HE MUST DO THE QUITTING God Goel Alone Alono 4 1010 Cnn Can Make Inke Ial time tho Quilting a n ns s Says Sn's the tlc Hc Rev Item Dr Hr In Iii his imIs sermon at the time First Presbyterian Pres Pres- church yesterday esterla morning Dr Paden spoke of oC the exhortations of oC Isaiah In regard to getting rid ril of oC sin ane and replacing It h by that which is good gooe The text was taken from Crom rota Isaiah I. I I IG- IG 20 16 O Wash asim you make you ot clean lean S S S C Cease ase to tu do evil evi Learn to do 10 wel well S Come now anti and let us ren reason on together saith ih time tho Lord Lorl S S S Though your our sins shims he be as ns scarlet time the they shall bo be o white as ns snow l If I Y yo be he willing and obedient ye shall eat the time good of oC the time land lanc but If It ye refuse and amid rebel ye e shall shah be devoured oled le with wih the time sword word for fOI the mouth of oC tho the Lord Imd hath spoken It I. I Dr Paden said Mid In part Isaiah tel tells us lS two good things tImIngs to toti ti do elo and gives gl us three reasons It I is IR isa IRa a good ool timing thing to abhor that hat which is evil The other oilmen good timing thins Is to cleave to that lint which Is good Notice time the tie reasons First First Cease Cease to do eo I e evil Learn to do o wIll well anti and though your our sins be as ns scarlet carlet the they shall be white while as snow Second Second Second-If Second Second-I If ye be willing and obedient ye e shall out cuI the time good of or the he land Third Third But But If ye refuse and rebel ye shall shah be devoured with wih the time sword Wo Ve are c to quit doing wrong and we are arc to 10 begin to do 10 right First First Because Because we me want wan to get l rid ril of our sins sins Second Sec See ond end Because Because we ive want ond God on our sl side e. e Third Be Third Because Because we wo do 10 not want to lo be he swallowed up In sin or oa devoured wan t by our evil evi doings doings Let us think over these things together Mu hat t Do no the lie Quitting As Ol one suggests If you expect to toS get set rid of oC your youa sins ins you jou must do the theS S quitting God never ne does anything fora for COl COla fora S a man that he lie can caim do for Cor himself God never nevel quit drinking for 01 any man that is the time mans man's lookout lookout God never ne quit malt I lying ing or stealing for anybody that is your our own business to look hook art af at- S t ter tr You must do th the lie quilting though God alone can make that quit quit- S ting a success success There are some sonic qui qui- people people peo peo- S who say lY they are arc anxious to be bc Christians Christans who have han a n strange a way S of oC showing It I. I They hang uncomfortably wayS S abl ably between the tIme sinking ship and the time S life boat Th They y cannot be saved raved because because be be- be- be cause thc they will not wi let go They Timey hc cannot boar bOlt the thought of or severing S a all connection with wih th their thIr ir old severing sins They hey are aro hound bound by so man many COds cords to the devils devil's Us U's old ship hip that unless they timey S do some vigorous cutting and slashing S among sins sin they he will be bo their wi lo lost iott t. t If IC I you want to to be a n Christian Christan let go goof gooC goof of oC your oua sins slims with wih both hands and with wih au all al your our heart henrt and amid ask God GOI for Cor orders If Ic J you cannot follow Christ while S you are in your OUI present business s then lion L quit your business It I must he be evil I evi if I you cannot follow Christ Chri t al nt it it If II you OU cannot follow Christ with wih your our present disposition then dispose of ol your disposition It I must be evil II If IC you cannot serve ser Chri Christ t with wih iUm It I. I Abhor Ab Ab- Ab- Ab hor Imor that which Is evil evI You cannot cannel save others while you are arc thinking so sc I much about aboul yourself Then quit lull thinking about yourself youself It I must be bc bea a n bail bad thing It if it i keeps you YOI from helping others other Can elU Learn Leant lo fn Shine Daniel said Rid to Break off th thy sins b by righteousness and th thy Iniquities by hy showing mercy to the poor poor Time The he positive exercise mOC of oC right doing Is that by which we overcome overcome over over- come como our wrong wrong And this positive tive practice must t be b by the outworking outworking outworking out out- working power of the time new If life John Newton used usel to sa say You can atm cn not riot shovel out darkness but you OU can shine It out out Though you cannot got out of or your surroundings you youcan OU can camu be a a light you can learn to o shine Many Ian people expect to live right without learning how to do so O. O Sinners Sinners Sin Sin- ners b by birth and long practice the they expect to become saints b by new birth without practice As Avell wel expect a aman amun aman man mun who has line spent spout his life in iii trying to learn leoan how to tn get a living l ing without making It I. I to get a living 1 by making I It without learning how homi It I Is not enough to quit making darkness you must learn to mako maka l ht I I How shall sha we learn to do tIe we well A As we learn to do co III ill II Let us go where Is taught and anti talked about about Let us stud study Its is manual manual man man- ual tho the Bible Lot Let us Inquire of nC believe and obe obey the ther Master MOster r ster like lit iii- iii 1 lt- lt tie tle children te And Amid then let us practice tice tho the lessons we ive learn leorn There Is nothing else so important Co for l' l us lUI all al as that we should cease ease to do evil evi and learn anti to do good God COil Will WJ For Forgive he Sil Slits Sins Dont about about the time forgiveness of oC your OUr sins hins God Gol will take toke care of wi that S S S It I Is your tur ua work to forsake cre them Suppose SUPPose you OU have havo been a scarlet sinner you OU need not bo be lost If Ir you ou arc now willing wiling to quit lull your evil l e ways was wa's Suppose you OU have not been following Christ you OU need not be lost because you rOU have ha not been heen one of his follow follow- e ens ers If It you OU begin now now to follow follot Colow HimA Him I A fun final reason for COl quitting our sins and anti serving sel tho Lord Is Lori very earnest earn earn- est est If I ye e refuse and amid rebel ye shall bu be Ihal devoured by hy the time sword This I In is I Isaiah's I h way war of oC saying Tho The anns nf if sin Si is death Some Som sins ike as ns u ir-u drunken ness pride quarrelsome nC ness hess g. g slothfulness and selfish selfIshness lies bring here slothfulness starves pride pridie and onvy die alone Dione and antI exhaustion drunkenness There and dissipation aro are Is other die dlo sins slims of which do riot not begin to devour until we get et out of or this this world A man mun may not be noticeably nol punished for neg- neg heeling hl his hIl God GotI or his suffering neigh neigh- hor bor sur now He lie ma may refuse e to let go o of hl his sins sing refuse to recognize o his obligation to his brother and antI rebel against the tho authority of oC God and feel feol none tho tIme worse off hut but the end I Is not yet et Sin Slim when It i I Is ended nde enc forth death lath Therefore co cease o to do evil antI and learn to do well for if IC COI yu yo refuse reCus ye O shall ahall eat the fruit of ot your oUr own wa way But whoso unto divine wisdom shall dwell safely and anti shall be quiet from roam tho lie Cl fear r of or evil Let us accept Gods God's GOcH law and tru trust evi t his hg love JOVA and anti we need neel not fear tear The prophet puts hop mope reward J above fear ear or Ilona pen lieu a alty I hut but before beCore all ni these he hc puts 01 assured as as- forgiveness I |