THE ONLY PLACE OF SAFETY.

Hoa Maori, Issue 20, 1 April 1891, Page 4

THE ONLY PLACE OF SAFETY.

spE&EsGod was about to bring judgment \M¥/& upon the earth He provided a place of safety forth6sewhotrustedinHim(Gen.6. 14-18 so now that "God hath appointed a day in whichhe will judge the worldin righteousness," Acts 17. 31. He has provided full redemption and salvation from the wrath to come for all who believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ. Romans 116;3. 24 26. In the days of Noah there was but one place of safety,' and that was the ark, (Gen. 7. 23 i; and now there is but one way of salvation, and that is CHRIST. There was safety in the ark for whoever was in it; and there is salvation in Jesus, that "through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." ' [Acts 10. 43.] None could perish who were in the ark, for "the Lord had shut them in ;" so those who are in Christ by faith "shall never perish—shall not dome'into'condemnation,', but are passed from death unto life.,'• '■' '"'"''i Noah believed that the flood was coming' not because he saw any sign'of'.it, for he saw none ; but simply because God declared that it should come; "By faith Noah, '. being ; warned' of God of things seen as yet, moved ■ with fear, prepared ah ark to the saving .of his house." ~ When the dreadful judgement came, those',who believed God; ,were safe in the ark ; those .who.despised, the word of God were overtaken ,and,destroyed , in, the

midst of all their thoughtlessness. •• , Dear reader, to which of these classes do you belong? Are you now taking refuge by faith in the Lord Jesus. Christ, true Ark of safety, or are you carelessly enjoying the pleasures of sin ? Let me entreat you not to neglect the message of forgiveness through the precious blood of Christ. Take heed that you do not despise this day of His grace, and so the day of his righteous anger come upon you. ....