moment, will be smitten with a curse.



SERMON II. SALVATION



John xvii. 3. This is life eternal, that they may know Thee, the
only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.

Before I can explain what this text has to do with the Church
Catechism, I must say to you a little about what it means.

Now if I asked any of you what 'salvation' was, you would probably
answer, 'Eternal life.'

And you would answer rightly. That is exactly what salvation is,
and neither more nor less. No more than that; for nothing greater
than that can belong to any created being. No less than that; for
God's love and mercy are eternal and without bound.

But what is eternal life?

Some will answer, 'Going to heaven when we die.' But what before
you die? You do not know? cannot tell?

Let us listen to what God Himself says. Let us listen to what the
Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, says. Let us listen to what He
who spake as man never spake, says. Surely His words must be the