hen he has contracted debts and long
neglected them he will confess his negligence and strive to pay them.
Where he has misrepresented any one and thereby done him an injury he will
make confession. And wherein man has wronged him and he has hatred in his
heart against him, he will freely forgive. Jesus says, "If ye forgive not
men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
Mat. 6:15.

When the penitent has met all the requirements of the Scriptures, and
confesses all to God, he has promised to forgive him. "If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins." 1 John 1:9. After
the forsaking of sins and the restitution of wrongs and the forgiveness of
injuries, and confession to God, there remains yet for man to

Believe.

A prison-keeper inquired of Paul and Silas: "Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?" And they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved." Acts 16:30, 31. At this point Satan has succeeded in confusing
many an honest soul. They have forsaken all to follow Jesus, but have not
that perfect confidence that God forgives and accepts them. Satan will
allow them to believe that God will save them in some future time, but
struggles hard to prevent their believing that Jesus saves them now. The
apostle says, "By grace are ye saved through faith." Eph. 2:8. "Whosoever
believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God." 1 John 5:1. "But as
many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name." John 1:12. "Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace with God." Rom. 5:1. It is not by
enthusiasm or excitement that we are saved, but "by grace through faith."

Jesus on one occasion said, "Which of you intending to build a tower,
sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient
to finish it." Luke 14:28. He uses this illustration to teach us the
manner in which we should come to him. The cost is "a death to sin and the
world." The prize is heaven and eternal glory. When you have carefully
counted the cost and deliberately decided in your soul to follow Jesus,
then believe on his name, "and thou shalt be saved."

Justification.

The term justification is used both in the Old Testament and the New.
There is a difference between the justification under the law and the
justification by grace. The one was obtained by the blood of animals and
the other by the