Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904. Excerpt: ... XV HOW TO DEAL WITH EXCUSES "I AM NOT VERY BAD" The mistake which this man is making is that of judging himself by a false standard. The remedy is to correct his standard. Say to him, "It may be that you are not very bad in your own estimation, or in the opinion of others, but let us see what God says about you. His Word is the only true standard." Open your Bible and ask him to read aloud Romans 3: 10. There is none righteous, no, not one. After he has read it, ask him a few questions: "Whose words are these which you have read?" "God's words." "Does He know the real condition of a man's heart?" "Yes." "Does He know a man's heart better than the man himself?" "Probably." "Who does He say is righteous?" "He says that there is none righteous." "What, not one?" "No, not one." "Are you an exception to this rule?" "I suppose not." "Then you admit that you are not really righteous?" "I suppose I must." Ask him to read Romans 3: 2). Then say to him, "Who does God say have sinned?" "All have sinned." "Are you an exception?" "No." "Then you admit that you have sinned and come short of the glory of God?" By this time the man is becoming uneasy. He is beginning to realize that whatever he may be in his own estimation, in God's sight he is a sinner. You have withdrawn his attention from the inconsistent church members with whom he has formerly compared himself, and you have fixed his mind upon the great God to whom he must give an account, and by whose holy law he must be judged. Another good verse to use with this class is Isaiah 53: 6. After the man has read it, ask him, "Who does God say has gone astray?" "All of us." "Does that include you?" "I suppose it does." "What does He say we have done?" "We have turned every one to his own way." "Then, according to God's...
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