During the course of a revival meeting in the Memorial Church, a group of friends attended regularly in a body and sat near the rear of the auditorium. It was quite evident that the messages had been of such a character that they instilled a deep interest and aroused some surprise in their hearts.

The ministry followed the lines of salvation by grace alone, without human merit or personal virtue. The text chosen one night was: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). On another night, the text was taken from Romans 4:5 -- "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." As the interest of these friends deepened from night to night, they were led to move forward a few rows.

At the close of the first week, a lady who seemed to be the leader of this group, approached me with the statement: "This gospel which you preach is a new one to me. Being a Sunday school teacher in a church in another part of this city, I have been active in Christian work among young people. I am also a school teacher in the public schools of this city. Your messages from night to night have caused me considerable self-examination, and I think I am beginning to understand the reason why Christ has seemed so far away from me, and why I have experienced so little in the way of spiritual results in my church work. I fear I have never been saved at all."

The earnestness of this friend, together with her frank admission of failure, assured me that the Holy Spirit was effectively working in her heart.

"What are you depending upon for salvation, Mrs. B---?"

"I do not know that I am really depending upon anything," she answered. "I know that it is right to be religious; I strive to be good; I seek to be as useful as possible in the church; and for that reason I suppose that God will be kind and merciful to me."

"Do you find anything like that in the Bible?" I asked. "What Scriptures would lead you to think that God will forgive if you try to be good? Where have you read in the Bible that religious activities and desires for good things are sufficient to blot out the sins that you have committed?"

She looked puzzled for a moment. That she must find her instructions in the Bible seemed an entirely new thought to her.

"I will look it up," she said, "and when I return another day, I will let you know."

She did return Sunday and Monday and on through the week, but avoided giving me the opportunity of speaking with her -- leaving immediately, with the others in the group, as soon as the service closed. Throughout the meetings, she paid close attention to the messages, turning up the passages in her Bible as they were quoted, and checked up the speaker continually. Not until Friday night did the burden of her heart impel her to come forward for further help.

At the close of the meeting on that night, I observed Mrs. B---coming towards the front of the auditorium and so I made an opportunity for a personal conversation with her. Stepping to one side where we might be quiet, she said rather impulsively: "I am ready now to be saved. These two weeks have caused me to examine my heart carefully, and my life as well, and I find that all I have is religion. It has been a good religion and orthodox in every way as far as I can find, but there never has been a personal meeting with Christ in my experience."

Seating ourselves, I turned to the Scriptures and read to her: "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us" (Titus 3:5).

"Do you suppose that passage is true?" I asked her.

"It must be true," she replied, "although I never knew before that such a statement was in the Bible. Even now I do not understand it. It seems to me that if I do not work for salvation I will never get it. Do you mean that I should just do nothing at all to be saved? If I quit trying to be saved, will God save me anyway?"

This statement caused me to turn to Romans 5:6, which reads: "When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."

"You will never be saved, Mrs. B---, until you acknowledge your helplessness, your weakness, and your inability to save yourself."

Her response to this statement was one that I have often heard, and one that is very commonly made by those who do not see that Christ Jesus alone is the Saviour from hell and the Giver of eternal life: "But doesn't the Bible say somewhere that 'faith without works is dead'? Doesn't that mean that we should believe what the Bible says and then do all the good we can, in order that we may be saved?"

"Yes," I answered, "the Bible does make that statement in James 2:20, and two examples are given in that chapter of the kind of works referred to. Neither one of the examples, however, is the kind that you have in mind. The two incidents recorded there tell of a wonderful faith and confidence in the Word of God and the will of God. The good works that you are picking out, such as helping the poor, caring for the sick, looking after the various kinds of church work and such like, only prove that you do not believe in the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, but that you believe that salvation is by works and not by Christ at all."

"I can readily see that so far nothing I have done has produced any change in my life. I have never received eternal life, although I have often read about in the Bible, but never understood what it meant. I pray and work but seemingly it is without result, and certainly does not bring any peace or joy to my soul. It must be that there is something wrong with my faith and that I am on the wrong track. Do explain this 'Grace' business more fully to me."

Such a cordial invitation was not to be refused and I undertook to call her attention to Christ and to His cross. The passage chosen for our consideration was 1 Peter 2:24, wherein we read: "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree."

"Whose sins did He bare, Mrs. B---?"

"He must have borne mine," she said, "for there is no other Saviour, and certainly He will never return to die again for me. How strange that I never saw that passage before. Is this truth found anywhere else?"

We then turned to 1 Peter 3:18, and read: "Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God."

"May I ask you again, Mrs. B---, for whom was Jesus dying, and for whose sins was He suffering? Do you know?"

The thought that Jesus had died for her own personal sins was such a new experience to the heart of this friend, that she seemed staggered by the wonderful revelation. It seemed too good to be true. She read and re-read the passage several times, thought carefully of each word, and then said: "I see now what I have never seen before, that Christ Jesus came to save me, and to put away MY OWN PERSONAL SINS."

"Then will you just now tell Him that you believe Him, and accept Him as God's gift to you? He says in John 1:12 -- 'But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.' Let us look, too, at this passage in John 3:36 -- 'He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him'."

The work was finished in her heart, and so she said, "May I come to Christ just now and tell Him that I trust Him, and that I take Him for my very own?"

"Yes, indeed," I answered quickly, "I am sure His heart will be filled with joy as He hears you tell Him of your faith and trust."

We knelt together and with deep emotion, she said: "Lord Jesus, you have been wonderful to me. You have borne with me through the years, but in my ignorance I stayed away from you, and did not know that I could come to you as a guilty sinner. I do come now, Lord Jesus, and take you as my own Saviour and Lord. I believe you have blotted out my sins with your precious blood. I love you and trust you."

The heart that had been in the dark was flooded with light. The soul once dead in sins had received eternal life. The life heretofore fruitless was now on the threshold of a life of blessing and power.

Perhaps others who read this message may be passing through a similar experience. Is there a question in your heart as to why you lack peace; why the things of God are so difficult to understand; and why so little fruit is evident in your ministry and labors? Go to the Lord Jesus Christ quickly. He is God's remedy for every need of the human soul.

An undersized Englishman came to the United States some years ago to make his home and his fortune. He was a brilliant little fellow who had been trained in the tailoring business. Mr. P--- was a very religious man, had been quite active in the little church where he was raised just south of London, and of course sought a church connection when he came to the city of L---.

Other friends had come from the same English city and had settled in L---, so Mr. P--- felt that he would be among friends and old acquaintances in his new location. The friends who had preceded Mr. P--- to this country were real believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. They knew the experience and joy of the new birth. These friends, however, did not believe that Mr. P--- had ever passed from death unto life, nor had a personal experience with the Saviour. When our friend applied for membership in the church at L--- he was rejected by the elders on the ground that they did not believe in his conversion.

This decision on the part of the church leaders rather embittered Mr. P---, and a separation came about between himself and those whom he had hoped to be associated with. Being disappointed in this endeavor, he joined a certain lodge in the city and decided to throw his influence, talent and time into this new line of work.

Mr. P--- was quite a talented musician. This talent was soon recognized by the lodge members and he was elected as organist for the lodge. It was his duty to play during the bestowal of the various "degrees." He did this work so well that year after year for a period of twenty-five years Mr. P--- continued to serve in this capacity.

During the services required in one of the programs, the master in charge of the initiation would say, "Take Him away and crucify Him." Mr. P--- had often heard those words, for many candidates went through the lodge. The words had never impressed him particularly, they were only part of the ritual with no especial meaning to his heart.

Through a peculiar combination of circumstances, I had been brought rather often into the presence and company of Mr. P---. Sometimes I had the joy of being in his home; sometimes the meeting was on the street by accident. Each time my friend would remark on the hard treatment he had received from those whom he thought were his friends. I would then seek to help him to understand the gospel and to really trust the Saviour. None of my efforts seemed to bear fruit, for Mr. P--- was quite occupied with his own goodness, his clean life, his religious activities, and other attitudes which he was convinced would be assets in the sight of God.

One day word was brought to my office that Mr. P--- was quite ill in his home and was hardly expected to live. Several of us began to pray that the Lord would reveal Himself to the heart of this earnest man. The news that came from his bedside was not encouraging, until one day my telephone rang and I recognized the voice at the other end as the voice of my friend.

"I am getting better, doctor," he said. "I have had a wonderful experience and as soon as I am able I shall come down to tell you about it. Will you be in the city for a while?"

"Yes, Mr. P---," I replied. "I am so glad that our prayers have been answered and that we shall soon have the pleasure of seeing you out again. I trust it will be for the glory of God."

About fifteen days after this conversation, Mr. P--- walked into my office. He was very frail and pale, showing plainly the ravaging effects of the disease on his body. He was about sixty years of age and not at all robust. The disease had well nigh taken him away. He seated himself beside my desk, trembling with emotion and with tears in his eyes.

"Walter," he said, "you know I have held a grudge against you and against others in the church because you never would accept me as a Christian. You did right; I was not a Christian; I was just a religious sinner. I am so glad that you were honest with me. Now I am saved and I have come to tell you how it happened."

As I sat looking into the eyes of my good friend, his white hair, his emaciated form, his intense earnestness, stirred my heart and I silently praised God for His wonderful love to this aged one at the end of his life.

"Do tell me about it, Mr. P---; I shall be so glad to hear the story."

"It was this way," he said. "As I was lying on my bed, terribly sick, I seemed to be in a trance or a coma, when there appeared before me quite plainly a cross. It seemed to be on top of a hill standing out alone and silhouetted against the sky. On that cross there seemed to be a large shapeless black mass of something. It was terrible to look at. There was no form to this black object; it just seemed to hang limp and loose there on the cross. It frightened me and I was aroused.

"I could not get that vision out of my mind, while over and over again I said to myself, 'What does it mean? What is that block mass and why is it on that cross?' It seemed that each time I would fall off into a doze I was seeing that peculiar vision. It frightened me and drove away my sleepiness. Suddenly, as I lay thinking about it, those words came to me which I had heard so often in the lodge, 'Take Him away and crucify Him.' And then the thought came to me, 'Why did they take Him away and crucify Him? Why did He need to die?' Wasn't it strange, Walter, that I never thought of that before? Now those words seemed to burn themselves in on my heart and I could not get rid of the question. My mind, of course, was not very active, due to my illness, and the effort sent me back into a drowsy semi-conscious condition. Again the cross and the black mass loomed up before me and wakened me."

The vision and question attached themselves to each other in the mind of Mr. P--- and he pondered over both of them together. The Holy Spirit was watching this process. The Spirit of God was the author of both the vision and the question. The Lord had His eye on Mr. P---and was reaching out His arms to gather him into His fold.

Mr. P--- continued: "It seems strange to me that I could not figure out what that black shapeless thing was on the cross, nor could I understand why they took Jesus away and nailed Him to a cross. All at once the whole matter became clear in my mind. That shapeless mass was Jesus, covered all over with my black sins. The guilt of my life and the wickedness of my heart were all there covering Christ on the cross. They took Him away and crucified Him, so that He would put away my sins. Walter, I cannot tell you how deeply my soul rejoiced when I saw that wonderful truth. I had never seen it before. The death of Christ never appealed to me as a personal blessing for myself, but then and there, lying in my bed, I said: 'Oh, Lord Jesus, I worship you! You were dying for me. You were covered with my sins. You have blotted them all out, and I am saved'."

Mr. P--- leaned forward over my desk, extended his hand, and with deep emotion and with sobs, said: "Walter, I am your brother now; you can really accept me as a Christian now, for Jesus has saved me and my sins are gone."

He did not live very long to tell the story, but for three years before the Lord took him home, he witnessed in the lodge, in the church, and to his many business friends. His testimony was clear and enthusiastic. God made him a blessing to many.

Friend, perhaps you, too, are in the lodge with no Saviour and no forgiveness of sins. Will you not come to the Lord Jesus Christ as Mr. P--- did, and make Him your own personal Saviour?

A very tall young man worked in the shops in the city of P---. He was a giant. He stood head and shoulders above all his fellows, was splendidly formed, and had a handsome appearance. His friends loved him. He was kind and gentle in his actions and life, but he was an unbeliever. He seemed to take great delight in finding fault with God. Those who knew him best and loved him most were Christian friends. His attitude toward the Lord was a burden on their hearts. Often they prayed for his conversion.

Mr. H---, our young giant friend, rarely entered the doors of a church. He had no interest in religion, except to make it the butt of his jokes. He was a well educated boy and had learned many clever arguments against Christianity and in favor of his atheism.

It happened to be my lot, through the kindness of the Lord, to spend a Sunday in this city of P---, and was requested to give a message Sunday evening in the church where the friends of the giant attended. Word was sent to Mr. H--- that a physician would give a message on "The Love of God," and he was requested to attend. To the great surprise of those who asked him, he readily consented, feeling that he would rather listen to a doctor than to a preacher.

The presence of this friend and his attitude of mind were unknown to me at the time, but the Holy Spirit knew and led me to select for my text 1 John 4:16 -- "God Is Love." The subject interested Mr. H---very much, for he had often said that if God is love then there can be no hell, nor will a God of love ever punish sinful men. He could not reconcile the love of God with the judgments of God and therefore rejected both.

The subject was developed along a threefold line: God's love for His Son, His love for the Christians, and His love for the lost world. I sought to show that if God loved His Son, then He must punish the enemies of His Son; and the punishment that God would give the enemies of Christ would prove conclusively the love of God for His Son. I used an incident that occurred in another city to illustrate the point.

A prominent business man in that city had turned his back on the faith of his fathers and embraced the atheistic position that a loving God will not punish sinners. Hearing of this decision, I went to the office of my friend and said to him, "J---, you have a little daughter, have you not?"

"Yes," he said, "and I love her dearly."

"How old is she now?" I inquired.

"Just twelve," he answered.

"Do you love her, J---?"

"Do I?" he said, "I live for her. My life is planned for her enjoyment."

"Well, J---," I said, "suppose when you go home tonight you find a brute of a man with your little girl out among the trees surrounding your home. He is beating her, attacking her, crushing her very life out. Suppose I am watching you to see what you will do. How can you best prove to me that you love your little daughter?"

I saw J---'s face redden; his lips tightened; his teeth were grinding together; his fists were clenched; rage was in his eyes.

"Walter," he said, "that man wouldn't need an undertaker when I got through with him. I would tear him to pieces."

I could see his deep emotion; my point had been gained.

"Jim---," I said, looking him right in the eye, "what makes you think that the God who loves His own Son will not punish terribly those who hate His Son and speak evil of Him?"

"Thank you, Walter," he said, "I see how foolish I have been. I will burn that literature tonight in my furnace and return to the faith of my mother."

As I told the story in the pulpit at P---, the giant leaned forward, gazing intently and listening with all his powers. It was a new thought to him that justice and judgment proved love. I continued with the sermon and asked, "How can God better show His love for the Christians than by separating them forever from those who hate them, and by judging and punishing those who have persecuted and injured the people of God? <119> God will separate them as the sheep from the goats, as the tares from the wheat, as the leaven from the meal, as the false from the true. He will certainly punish the enemies of His dear people."

"God has said that He loves the world. He will prove that love by giving them what they want. Their desire is to shut out God. They want the blessings of God but not the person of God. They want the gifts of the Lord but not the presence of the Lord. Since they want to get rid of God, He can do nothing else than to send them into the outer darkness where neither He nor His blessings can be reached. The ungodly would be wretched and miserable if they were taken to heaven; therefore, God will send them away where there is no heaven."

The sermon was concluded. Our giant friend made for the door and hurried home. He did not want to talk with anyone; he did not wish to visit. He slipped away to his room and there during the hours of night, he cried to God for mercy. There alone he accepted the Saviour.

The following morning found Mr. H--- at the phone calling up his friends. "I believe that God is love," he said. "I know He is, and instead of sending me to hell, He sent His Son to save me. God is right and I was wrong. Oh, how good He has been to accept me, when I was His enemy, and to save my soul! I am anxious to see you and to tell you all about it."

The giant became small; his pride was humbled; his self-sufficiency was brought down. He fell at the feet of Jesus Christ and became a lowly servant in the Master's service.

Perhaps you who read this story may have the same hallucination from Satan about God's judgments. Let reason prevail in your mind. Do you not see that love defends the one loved by judgment, and that God's love is expressed in the giving of His Son and in His judgment of sin?

Outdoor shows are divided roughly into Circuses, Tent Dramatic Shows, Carnivals and Rides. Many excellent people are found in these various enterprises -- men and women who would be saved if someone cared for their souls. Usually, Christians do not attempt to reach these people with the gospel. Because of the worldly character of the amusement business, Christians give both it and them a wide berth. Very few really care for the souls of show-folk.

Jack was in the show business. He owned four dramatic shows, travelling through the states of the middle west. He was known as a "clean" showman. He did not use tobacco, nor did he ever swear or take the name of the Lord in vain. He had a reputation of being unusually kind to his employees and absolutely honest with the patrons who attended his shows. No lewd performance was permitted by him, nor suggestive jokes. Jack took special pride in the high caliber of his actors and the attractive plays which he produced.

One day Jack found it necessary to come to my office on business. A friendship began that day which lasted until Jack died. After transacting our business affairs, I talked with him about the Lord Jesus. He was quick to tell me how clean his business was and how good his own life was. I congratulated him on this, but assured him that it would not save his soul, nor put away a single sin.

"Jack," I said, "although you do not have as many sins as others, you have some, and those you have will shut you out of heaven and will send you to the lake of fire. I like your honesty; I believe you have a true heart. Do let me tell you that the Lord Jesus came to save you and to make you a true Christian. Only Christ can give you eternal life. Only He can blot out your sins. He alone can bring you to God in peace."

I gave Jack some gospel tracts to read and he promised to return. Our business together made it necessary for him to return rather often for a while.

After several visits together, and these were two or three weeks apart, Jack entered the office one day to tell me that he was leaving the city. "I have four shows out," he said, "and they are scattered around in four states. I find it necessary to visit each one of them and check them up. I probably will not get back for two or three months, for I shall stay a while on each show and see how they are being handled."

I had bought a little New Testament to give to my friend. It was beautifully bound. Some of the principal gospel verses I had marked with a lead pencil, and had slipped bits of paper in between the leaves, so that Jack could easily find these particular portions. Handing it to my friend, I said, "Jack, I want to present to you this lovely little Testament. You will find in its pages the story I have been telling you during our visits. Before you go I would like to read with you John 3:16."

Opening to the passage, I read it slowly and distinctly -- "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Jack listened with respectful attention. Taking him by the hand, I said, "Jack, Christ Jesus wants you. He is today sitting at God's right hand waiting to save you, to forgive you, and to make you a true child of God. Will you accept Him today before you leave?"

He pressed my hand firmly, and said, "I will take Him, doctor; I need Him. I know there are sins in my life, and I know that I am not a Christian."

"Thank you, Jack," I said; "there is joy in heaven over your decision and I know you have received a welcome, for He said, <122> "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37).

After a few more quotations, I bade my friend good-bye, and said, "I do not know, Jack, that you will ever return. Life is full of accidents, as you know; but I shall have the joy of knowing that you have trusted the Saviour and that we shall be together throughout eternity. Good-bye."

A week or ten days had passed, when a letter was received from a minister in Louisiana. The news it contained was a shock to my heart. The story was that Jack was riding along on the train in a Pullman berth. A flood had loosened the supports under a trestle, so that when the train struck it the trestle gave away, and the cars were piled up in the river and on the bank. The car in which Jack was sleeping was crushed in such a way that Jack's legs were pinned in between the slashed woodwork and he could not move. The car caught fire at the opposite end from the one in which Jack was held fast. The loud noise of the accident aroused the people in the village nearby, and among those who rushed to the scene to give aid and relief was this minister. He hurried along among the cars of the wreckage, when his attention was attracted by the cries of a man caught in the burning car. He hurried to the window, broke the glass and saw my friend pinned in the bed helpless. Jack was lying there with my little Testament in his hand reading John 3:16. He had gone to sleep with it during the night and still had it when he was aroused by the wreck. The pastor saw that there was no way to deliver him and at once asked him if he knew the Lord.

"Yes," he said, "Christ Jesus saved me ten days ago in the office of my friend in Kansas City. Here is the Testament he gave me. I shall soon be burned to death by this fire. I want you to take the Testament and send word to my friend that Jack died trusting in Jesus Christ. You may keep the Testament for your trouble, but be sure to send word to the doctor. He will be so glad to know."

Jack did die that morning. Frantic efforts were made to save him, but the fire spread too rapidly, and he was caught too firmly beneath the wreck. Jack died but he was saved, saved just in time. Friend, will you be caught unprepared and die lost? Or, will you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour just now and die saved?

1. FOR THE ATHEIST AND INFIDEL.

• Mark 16:16. He that believeth not.
• Psalm 14:1. The fool hath said.
• 2 Corinthians 4:3. If our gospel be hid.
• John 8:43-44. Ye are of your father.
• John 12:48. He that rejecteth me.
• Acts 13:40. Beware, lest that come upon you.
• John 3:19. Men loved darkness.
• Luke 11:35. Examine your light.

2. FOR THOSE "TOO BAD" TO BE SAVED.

• Acts 13:38-39. Be it known unto you.
• Colossians 2:13. Having forgiven you all.
• 1 Peter 3:18. Christ hath once suffered.
• Hebrews 7:25. Able also to save...uttermost.
• 1 Timothy 1:15. He came...to save sinners.
• Romans 4:5. He justifies the ungodly.
• John 3:16. Whosoever believes...has life.

3. FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO SAVE THEMSELVES.

• Job 40:12-14. God's confession.
• Titus 3:5. Not by good works.
• Isaiah 64:6. Our righteousness as rags.
• Ephesians 2:8-9. By grace, not by works.
• Romans 3:28. Justified by faith.
• Romans 4:5. Justifies the ungodly.
• Romans 4:6. Righteousness without works.

4. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE LOST.

• Romans 3:19. All the world is guilty.
• 1 John 5:19. The world lies in wickedness.
• Romans 3:23. All have sinned.
• Ecclesiastes 7:20. Not a just man upon earth.
• 1 Timothy 5:6. Dead while she liveth.
• Psalm 51:5. Born in sin.
• Romans 5:12. All have sinned.
• John 3:3. All need the new birth.

5. FOR THOSE WHO FEAR THEY CANNOT HOLD OUT.

• John 10:28-29. They shall never perish.
• John 17:12. Christ will keep His own.
• 1 Peter 1:5. Kept by the power of God.
• 2 Timothy 1:12. He is able to keep.
• Hebrews 7:25. Christ ever intercedes.
• Deuteronomy 33:27. Underneath are God's arms.

5. FOR THOSE WHO NEED A PERSONAL APPLICATION

• 1 Peter 2:24. He bore our sins.
• Galatians 2:20. He loved me.
• John 9:38. Lord, I believe.
• Isaiah 53:5. Wounded for our transgressions.
• John 1:12. As many as received Him.
• John 3:16. A personal gift -- Life.
• Isaiah 44:22. Blotted out thy sins.
• Exodus 12:5. Your lamb shall be.
• Matthew 16:15. Whom say ye that I am.

7. FOR THOSE WHO ENDEAVOR TO KEEP THE LAW.

• Galatians 3:10. Cursed for not keeping all.
• James 2:10. He is guilty of all.
• Romans 3:28. Saved without deeds of the law.
• Romans 3:20. Not justified by deeds.
• Romans 5:20. The law entered; the offence abounded.
• Romans 7:4. Dead to the law.

8. FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE FORGIVENESS.

• Ephesians 1:7. In Him we have forgiveness.
• Luke 7:48. Thy sins are forgiven.
• Mark 2:10. Christ has the power now.
• Acts 10:43. Receive remission of sins.
• Daniel 9:9. To God belongs forgiveness.
• Psalm 130:4. There is forgiveness with God.
• 1 John 2:12. Your sins are forgiven.
• Ephesians 4:32. Forgiven for Christ's sake.
• Exodus 34:7. God forgives iniquity.

9. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT CERTAIN OF JUDGMENT.

• Acts 17:31. God has the day appointed.
• Jude v.6. The judgment of the great day.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9. Bring thee into judgment.
• Ecclesiastes 12:14. Every work is to be judged.
• John 5:22. The Son is appointed Judge.
• Acts 24:25. Felix trembled and---
• 1 Timothy 5:24. Going before to judgment.
• 1 Peter 4:17. Judgment must begin.
• 2 Peter 2:3. Judgment lingers not.
• 2 Timothy 4:1. God will judge all.

1. FOR THOSE WITH HEAVY BURDENS.

• 1 Peter 5:7. Cast your care upon Him.
• Psalm 37:5. Commit thy way unto Him.
• Psalm 81:6. God will remove your burden.
• Isaiah 53:4 He hath borne our griefs.
• Matthew 11:28. Christ will give you rest.

2. FOR THOSE WHO NEED ASSURANCE.

• Hebrews 13:5. He will never leave you.
• John 3:16. You will never perish.
• John 6:37. He will not cast you out.
• John 10;9. You shall be saved.
• John 10:28. They shall never perish.
• 1 John 3:14. We know we have life.
• 1 John 5:13. We may know we have life.
• Isaiah 43:25. He blots out our sins.
• John 17:12. Christ is the keeper.
• 2 Timothy 1:12. We know He is able.
• 2 Timothy 2:13. He abideth faithful.

3. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DRIFTED AND WANDERED.

• Luke 15:11-32. The prodigal son.
• John 6:68. To whom shall we go.
• Matthew 11:28. Come unto me, heavy laden.
• John 7:37. The thirsty are invited
• John 6:35. The hungry are invited.
• Philemon 17. Receive him back again.
• Psalm 23:3. He restoreth my soul.

4. FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN SORROW AND GRIEF.

• Isaiah 43:2. If you pass through the waters.
• Psalm 25:2. Let me not be ashamed.
• Isaiah 53:4. He hath borne our griefs.
• Psalm 63:5. My soul shall be satisfied.
• Psalm 84:12. The blessing of trusting.
• Isaiah 48:18. Thy peace like a river.
• Psalm 81:16. Fed with the finest of wheat.
• 1 Peter 5:7. He careth for you.

5. FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE CONSECRATION.

• Romans 6:13. Yield yourselves unto God.
• Romans 8:14. Led by the Spirit of God.
• Romans 12:1. Make a present of your body.
• John 4:14. The upspringing well.
• John 7:38. The outflowing river.
• John 15:16. The fruitful vine.
• Galatians 2:20. Christ liveth in me.
• Philippians 1:21. To live is Christ.
• Ephesians 5:18. The Spirit-filled life.

EVERY CHRISTIAN who reads this book is urged to give or loan a copy to some unsaved friend. It would be well to mark the story which is best adapted to the need of that friend, and apropos to his or her occupation. "He that winneth souls is wise" (Proverbs 11:30).

Other copies may be given or loaned to pastors, evangelists, Sunday school teachers, theological students, and Christian workers, that they may realize anew the importance of personal work, and learn how to deal with the unsaved and those who lack assurance of salvation.

Young people's societies and personal work classes will find HINTS AND HELPS FOR PERSONAL SOUL WINNING very valuable in the right use of Scripture in dealing with different individuals.

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