12; INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. Rom. xiv. 12; Isa, xlv. 23; Phil. ii. 10, II; Matt. xii. 36: Gal. vi. 4, 5; Rom. ii. 6; 1 Cor. iii. 8; Job. xxxiv. II; Psalm lxii. 12; Prov. xxiv. Jer. xvii. 10 and 32, 19; 1 Peter iv. 5; Matt. xiv. 24. Luke ix. 23-26; 2 Cor. iv: 14-17; Matt. xxv. 31, 32; Rev. ii. 23; Rev. xx. 12; Rev. xxii. 12; Mark xiii. 34; Matt, xxv. 14-46; Luke xvii. 10; Ezek. xxxiii. I-II. THE FOOL. I. HIS BELIEF.-The fool has said in his heart, There is no God, Ps. xiv. 1. 2. HIS WALK.-The wise man's eyes are in his head, buth the fool walketh in darkness. Ecc. ii. 14. 3. HIS STANDING BEFORE GOD.When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Ecc. v. 4. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight. Ps. v. 5. 4. HIS MIRTH.-The heart of fools is in the house of mirth, Ecc. vii, 4. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools. This also is vanity, Ecc. vii. 6. 5. His FooD.-The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself, Ecc. x. 12. 6. HIS HOUSE.-Every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand, Matt. vii. 26. 7. HIS END.-Thou fool! this night thy soul shall be required of thee, Luke xii. 20. THE FOOL. HIS PERSON, His eyes are in the ends of the earth, Prov. xvii. 24. 3. His ears despise wisdom, Prov. xxiii. 9. His mouth near destruction, Prov. x. 14. IIis mouth in it a rod of pride, Prov. xiv. 3. His mouth poureth out foolishness, Prov. xv, 2. His mouth feedeth on foolishness, Prov. xv. 14. His mouth is his destruction, Prov. xviii. 7. His mouth calleth for strokes, Prov. xviii. 6. His lips enter into contention, Prov. xviii. 6, His lips swallow up himself, Ecc. x.12. His lips are the snare of his soul, Prov. xviii. 7. His tongue flattereth, Prov, vi. 24. His tongue shall be cut out, Prov. x. 31. His voice known by multitude of words, Ecc. v. 3. His neck stiff. Ps. lxxv. 45, His bosom, anger resteth there, Ecc. vii. 9. His heart saith there is no God, Ps. xiv. I. His heart fretteth against the Lord, Prov. xix. 3. His heart is in the house of mirth, Ecc. He builds his house on the sand, Matt. vii. 26. He takes a lamp without oil, Matt. XXV. 3. He doubts resurrection, I Cor. xv. 36. He is slow of heart to believe, Luke xxiv. 25. He would be made perfect by the flesh, Gal. iii. 3. He despiseth wisdom, Prov. xxiii. 9. He despiseth instruction, Prov. i. 7. He despiseth his father's instruction, Prov. xv. 5. He despiseth his mother, Prov. xv, 20. He despiseth his own soul, Prov. xv. 32. Meddling, Prov. xx. 3. He layeth open his folly, Prov. xiii. 16. He saith to every one he is a fool, Ecc, X, 3. He hates knowledge, Prov. i, 21. He reproacheth God daily, Psa.lxxiv.22. He knoweth nothing, Prov. ix. 13. xvii. 25. To his mother he is heaviness, Prov. HIS PLEASURES. To mock at sin, Prov. xiv. 9. Folly his joy, Prov. xv. 21. His laughter as the crackling of thorns under a pot, Eccl. vii. 6. Mischief his sport, Prov. x. 23. HIS PROMOTION. Shame, Frov. iii. 35. PRESENT SALVATION FOR YOU. 1. All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Rom. iii. 23. The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah liii. 6. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. I John i. 8. He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Cor. v. 21. 3. When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Rom. v. 6. God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. v. 8. Who his own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. I Peter ii, 24. He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. Isaiah liii. 5. Jesus said, "It is finished." John xix. 30. 4. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him Prosperity shall destroy him, Prov.i.32. should not perish, but have everlasting sea. life. John iii. 14-16. And it shall I have redeemed thee. Isaiah xliv. 22. come to pass, that whosoever shall call Thou hast cast all my sins behind thy on the Name of the Lord shall be saved. | back. Isaiah xxxviii. 17. Thou wilt Acts ii. 21. Whosoever believeth in cast all their sins into the depths of the Him shall receive remission of sins. Micah vii. 19. As far as the Acts x. 43. If thou shalt confess with east is from the west, so far hath He thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt removed our transgressions from us. believe in thine heart that God hath Psalm ciii. 12. Their sins and iniquities raised Him from the dead, thou shalt will I remember no more. Heb. x. 17. be saved. Rom. x. 9. 5. This is his commandment that we should believe on the Name of his Son Jesus Christ. 1 John iii. 23. He that believeth not God hath made IIim a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. I John v. IO. He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God. John iii. 18. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom. viii. 1. As many as received Him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his Name. John i. 12. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. v. I. 6. The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. 23. I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. John x. 28. He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life. John vi. 47. These things have I written unto you that believe on the Name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life. 1 John v. 13. 8. I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His Name's sake. 1 John ii. 12. I love them that love Me; and those that seek Me early shall find Me. Proverbs viii. 17. And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart. Jer. xxix. 13. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Matt. vii. 7. 9. Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. xi. 28. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Rev, xxii. 17. Jesus said, Suffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Luke xviii. 16. Him that cometh to Me, I will in no wise cast out. John vi. 37. He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth 'to make intercession for them. Heb. vii. 25. 10. Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. Isaiah xliii. 1. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you. John xiv. 27. IIe hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Heb. xiii. 5. God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 Cor. x. 13. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely. Hosea xiv. 4. 7. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John i. 9. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as II. Come now, and let us reason toa cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for 'gether, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white THE BLOOD MAKETH AN ATONEMENT FOR THE SOUL. Leviticus xvii. II; Exodus xii. 13; Hebrews ix. 7, 14, 22; 1 John i. 9; Col. i. 14; Ephesians ii. 13; 1 Peter i. 18, 19; Revelation v.9; Revelation vii. 14 ; Revelation i. 5. THREE GREAT FACTS. MAN'S STATE BY NATURE. God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Gen. vi. 5. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Psalms li. 5. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? Jer. xvii. 9. From within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. Mark vii. 21, 22, That which is born of the flesh is flesh. John iii. 6. The carnal mind [or rather, the mind of the flesh], is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. viii. 7. And you hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins-and were by nature the children of wrath even as others. Eph. ii. 1, 2. MAN'S STATE BY PRACTICE. They are all gone aside, they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Psalms xiv. 3. There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not, Ecc. vii. 20. We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; and | we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Isaiah lxiv. 6. There is none righteous, no, not one. Rom. iii. 10. There is no difference; for all have God. Rom. iii. 22, 23. sinned, and come short of the glory of By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. Rom. v. 12. If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us;-if we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar. I John i. 8, 10. THERE MUST BE A CHANGE. Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matt, xviii. 3. Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke xiii. 3. Except a man be born again [or from above], he cannot see the kingdom of God. John iii. 3. The wages of sin is death. Rom. vi.23. Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. Gal. iii. 10. Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. James i. 15. He that committeth sin is of the devil. 1 John iii. 18. HELL. IS THERE A HELL? For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, 2 Peter ii. 4. Her house is the way to hell,` going down to the chambers of death, Prov. vii. 27. The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath, | brimstone; which is the second death, Prov. xv. 24 Rev. xxi. 8. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear; fear Him which, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell, Luke xii. 5. And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life maimed than having two hands to go into hell, Mark ix. 43. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers; how can ye escape the damnation of hell, Matt. xxiii, 33. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God, Psa. ix. 17. WHAT KIND OF A PLACE IS IT? The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites, who among us shall dwell with the devouring Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings, Isa. xxxiii. 14. fire! The Son of Man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend and them which do iniquity, and shall cast them into a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth, Matt. xiii. 41, 42. IS THE PUNISHMENT EVERLASTING? Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings, Isa, xxxiii. 14. And some of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt, Dan. xii, 2. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire, Matt. iii. 12. And if thy hand offend thee cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indigna-maimed, than having two hands to go intion; and he shall be tormented with fire to hell, into the fire that never shall be and brimstone, Rev. xiv. 10. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone, Rev. xix. 20. * * * And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire, Rev. xx. 10, 14, 15. But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolators, and all liars, shall have their place in the lake which burneth with fire and quenched; where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched, Mark ix. 43, 44. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye accursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels, Matt. xxv. 41. Read, also, Luke xvi. 22-26 inclusive. WHO GO THERE. The Fool-Prov. xv. 24. AdulterersProv. vii. 27. Those who offend-Matt. xiii. 41, 42. Those who fear not God— Luke xii. 5. Lustful Persons-2 Peter ii. 4, 10. Hypocrites-Isa. xxxiii. 14. Pharisees-Matt. xxiii. 33. Wicked-Ps. ix. 17. Unbelievers, etc.-Rev, xxi. 8. Those whose names are not in the book of life-Rev. xx. 15. Whose names are in the book of life?—Rev. iii. 5. Who overcome?—John v. 4, 5. By these last three passages we understand that all who reject Christ are cast into hell. |