Wondrous Love, and other Gospel addressesMoody, Dwight Lyman
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Wondrous Love, and other Gospel addresses
Moody, Dwight Lyman
Sermons, American -- 19th century
It is considered you cannot offer a man a greater insult than to tell
him he is a liar. Unbelief is telling God He is a liar. Why, suppose a
man said, "Mr. Moody, I have no faith in you whatever," don't you
think it would grieve me? There is not anything that would wound a man
much more than to be told that you do not have any faith in him. A
great many men say, "Oh, I have profound reverence and respect for
God." Yes, profound respect, but not faith. Why, it is a downright
insult! Suppose a man says, "Mr. Moody, I have profound respect for
you, profound admiration for you, but I do not believe a word you
say." I wouldn't give much for his respect or admiration; I wouldn't
give much for his friendship. God wants us to put our faith in Him.
How it would wound a mother's feelings to hear her children say, "I do
love mamma so much, but I don't believe what she says." How it would
grieve that mother. And that is about the way a great many of God's
professed children talk. Some men seem to think it is a great
misfortune that they do not have faith. Bear in mind it is not a
misfortune, but it is the damning sin of the world.
GOD'S WORD IS ALWAYS KEPT.
Is there any reason why you should not have faith in God? Has God ever
broken His word? I will defy any infidel to come forward and put his
finger on any promise God has ever made to man that He has not kept. I
can show you for 6000 years how the devil has lied, and how he has
broken every promise he has made. What a lie he told Adam and Eve; and
yet I can find a thousand men that will believe one of the devil's
lies quicker than I can find one man that believes God's truth. Men
will believe lies; but when it gets to real truth, then how few will
believe the word of God. Why should not every man and woman in this
house have faith in God? Why should not every one put confidence in
Him now, and trust God to save them? And let me say, if you are ever
saved, you will have to come to this one point of trusting to God for
salvation. You never will be saved until you put your trust and
confidence in God.
SETTING THE SEAL.
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