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men that have never seen the real thingif you could show them

that; they would receive it as eagerly as you do。  They are merely

in revolt against the imperfections and inconsistencies of those

who represent Christ to the world。



Second:  BEG THEM TO SET ASIDE; BY AN ACT OF WILL; ALL UNSOLVED

PROBLEMS:  such as the problem of the origin of evil; the problem

of the Trinity; the problem of the relation of human will and

predestination; and so onproblems which have been investigated for

thousands of years without resultask them to set those problems

aside as insoluble。  In the meantime; just as a man who is studying

mathematics may be asked to set aside the problem of squaring the

circle; let him go on with what can be done; and what has been

done; and leave out of sight the impossible。



You will find that will relieve the skeptic's mind of a great deal

of



Unnecessary cargo



that has been in his way。



Thirdly:  TALKING ABOUT DIFFICULTIES; AS A RULE; ONLY AGGRAVATES

THEM。



Entire satisfaction to the intellect is unattainable about any of

the greater problems; and if you try to get to the bottom of them

by argument; there is no bottom there; and therefore you make

the matter worse。  But I would say what is known; and what can be

honestly and philosophically and scientifically said about one or

two of the difficulties that the doubter raises; just to show him

that you can do itto show him that you are not a foolthat you

are not merely groping in the dark yourself; but you have found

whatever basis is possible。  But I would not go around all the

doctrines。  I would simply do that with one or two; because the

moment you cut off one; a hundred other heads will grow in its

place。  It would be a pity if all these problems could be solved。

The joy of the intellectual life would be largely gone。  I would

not rob a man of his problems; nor would I have another man rob

me of my problems。  They are the delight of life; and the whole

intellectual world would be stale and unprofitable if we knew

everything。



Fourthlyand this is the great point:  TURN AWAY FROM THE REASON

AND GO INTO THE MAN'S MORAL LIFE。



I don't mean; go into his moral life and see if the man is living

in conscious sin; which is the great blinder of the eyesI am

speaking now of honest doubt; but open a new door into



The practical side of man's nature。



Entreat him not to postpone life and his life's usefulness until he

has settled the problems of the universe。  Tell him those problems

will never all be settled; that his life will be done before he has

begun to settle them; and ask him what he is doing with his life

meantime。  Charge him with wasting his life and his usefulness;

and invite him to deal with the moral and practical difficulties

of the world; and leave the intellectual difficulties as he goes

along。  To spend time upon these is proving the less important

before the more important; and; as the French say; 〃The good is the

enemy of the best。〃  It is a good thing to think; it is a better

thing to workit is a better thing to do good。  And you have him

there; you see。  He can't get beyond that。  You have to tell him;

in fact that there are two organs of knowledge:  the one reason;

the other obedience。  And now tell him there is but One; and lead

him to the great historical figure who calls all men to Him:  the

one perfect lifethe one Savior of mankindthe one Light of the

world。  Ask him to begin to



Obey Christ;



and; doing His will; he shall now of the doctrine whether it be of

God。



That; I think; is about the only thing you can do with a man:  to

get him into practical contact with the needs of the world; and

to let him lose his intellectual difficulties meantime。  Don't ask

him to give them up altogether。  Tell him to solve them afterward

one by one if he can; but meantime to give his life to Christ and

his time to the kingdom of God。  You fetch him completely around

when you do that。  You have taken him away from the false side of

his nature; and to the practical and moral side of his nature; and

for the first time in his life; perhaps; he puts things in their true

place。  He puts his nature in the relations in which it ought to

be; and he then only begins to live。  And by obedience he will soon

become a learner and pupil for himself; and Christ will teach him

things; and he will find whatever problems are solvable gradually

solved as he goes along the path of practical duty。



Now; let me; in closing; give an instance of how to deal with

specific points。



The question of miracles is thrown at my head every second day:



〃What do you say to a man when he says to you; 'Why do you believe

in miracles?'〃



I say; 〃Because I have seen then。〃



He asks; 〃When?〃



I say; 〃Yesterday。〃



〃Where?〃



〃Down such…and…such a street I saw a man who was a drunkard redeemed

by the power of an unseen Christ and saved from sin。  That is a

miracle。〃



The best apologetic for Christianity is a Christian。  That is a

fact which the man cannot get over。  There are fifty other arguments

for miracles; but none so good as that you have seen them。  Perhaps;

you are one yourself。  But take a man and show him a miracle with

his own eyes。  Then he will believe。













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