th everlasting life.'"
It is clearly stated that we have assurance.

"If I Knew."

Many think that assurance is not to be had while traveling through this
world--they must wait till they get before the terrible judgment seat to
know whether they are accepted or not. And I find some ministers preach
this precious doctrine from their pulpits. I heard of a minister who,
while on his way to the burial of a man, began to talk upon the subject
of assurance. "Why," said he, "if I knew for a certainty that I was
saved the carriage couldn't hold me. I would have to jump out with joy."
A man should be convinced that he has the gospel, before he preaches it
to anyone else. Why, a man need not try to pull a man out of the river
if he is in it himself. A man need not try to lift a man out of a pit if
he is there too. No man can preach salvation till he knows he is saved.

"I Know!"

The man of God who has fixed his feet on the rock of salvation can say
with certainty, "I know." If you have not got assurance and want it,
just believe God's Word. If you go down South and ask those three
million colored people how they think they are free, they won't talk
about their feelings; they just believe that Abraham Lincoln made them
free. They believe the proclamation, and so we must believe the
proclamation God has made in the Bible. "One thing thou teachest," that
is salvation.

[Illustration: The Journey To Emmaus; GUSTAVE DORE. Luke xxiv, 13-32]

[Illustration: Jesus Questioning The Doctors; GUSTAVE DORE. Luke ii,
41-51]

Moody's Declaration.

A great many people say, "Mr. Moody, I would like to know whether I am a
Christian or not. I would like to know if I am saved." The longer I live
the more I am convinced that it is one of the greatest privileges of a
child of God to know--to be able to say, "I am saved." The idea of
walking through life without knowing this until we get to the great
white throne is exploded. If the Bible don't teach assurance it don't
teach justification by faith; if it don't teach assurance it don't teach
redemption. The doctrine of assurance is as clear as any doctrine in the
Bible.

How many people in the Tabernacle when I ask them if they are
Christians, say, "Well, I hope so,"--in a sort of a hesitating way.
Another class say, "I am trying to be." This is a queer kind of
testimony, my friends. I notice no man is willing to go into the inquiry
room till he has got a step beyond that.