The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common wordsWoolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
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The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common words
Woolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
Children's sermons
That was the big question they all had in their minds. At last they
determined to find out the truth about the book if possible, so one
day they approached him with the question: "What makes that little
book so interesting to you? It certainly must contain a most
wonderful story to engage your attention for so long a time." The man
made a courteous reply by saying: "It is a wordless book, and you are
quite correct when you say it must contain a wonderful story, for it
does record the most wonderful story the world has ever heard; it is
the story of salvation." He then showed them the book. It was a book
of colors only, not words, It was the Story of Salvation in Colors.
He then explained: "The first page is black; that stands for sin. The
second page is red; that stands for the blood of Jesus which covers
the black. The third page is white; that stands for righteousness.
And the last page is yellow; that stands for heaven with its streets
of gold. This is the most wonderful story of the world, because it is
the Story of Redemption which never grows old, and I never grow tired
of thinking about it and seeing it by colors."
Years ago when I was a child I saw a little book just like that. It
was published in London, England. When I first began to use object
lessons in talking, I made an enlarged copy of it.
Later I got out an improved edition of this book, using one
additional color (green) and have put it on the market. It is called
the "American Improved Wordless Book."
With but little difficulty you can make one for your own use. This is
the way to do it. Secure an ordinary note-book and cover the two open
pages with black paper; this stands for sin. Cover the next two open
pages with red paper, which will stand for the blood of Christ. Cover
the next two pages with pure white paper without the ruled lines on
it; this will stand for righteousness. Cover the next two with green
paper; this will represent fruitfulness or good works. Cover the last
two open pages with yellow; this will stand for heaven, with its
sheets of yellow gold. You may make this book as large as you desire,
and when you have finished it hold it up before your hearers and open
it at the black pages and say, "The black stands for the sinful heart
of man."
Read the following Scripture, "By one man sin entered into the world,
so death [black crape] passed upon all men, for that all have sinned"
(Rom. 5:12). Quote also John 3:19, "Men love darkness [black] rather
than light because their deeds are evil" (black). Romans 6:23 is also
a black verse; it reads, "The wages of sin is death" (black). Ezekiel
33:11 is another black verse. It says: "Turn ye, turn ye from your
evil [black] ways; for why will ye die?" (Black.)
This is a picture of the heart covered with unforgiven sin, just as
Jesus sees it and just as the judgment will show it.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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