<TITLE>05. Par 16-18</TITLE>L-16 And I say this, 'course, to a Christian nation (It's called a Christian nation), that Christianity is the only one that's right. It's the only one that can prove that their Founder still lives. Mohammedan, at his grave there's been a white horse standing for two thousand years, changing the guards every four hours. Buddha died about twenty-three hundred years ago. All the different ones are dead and in the grave, but Jesus lives. The grave could not hold Him; He rose again and He lives forever more.
And then, if He does live, and the Scripture says that He does. Then if He does live, the Scripture is right when It says that, "He is the same yesterday, today, and forever." Now, not something like Him, but the same, same Life, the same Jesus.
Then we've got a right to ask God tonight (or the Holy Spirit which is His witness)--we've got a right to ask Him tonight, "Sir, we would see Jesus." Just as much right as those Greeks had, if He's the same yesterday, today, and forever, the same right. And I'm sure He will not disappoint us, because His Word said He is the same, and I believe it. If it wasn't so, I wouldn't be here tonight.

L-17 Someone said to me the other day, said, "What if there isn't any Jesus when you come to the end of the world? What if it's all not true?"
I said, "Sir, it's true; I know it's true."
He said, "But what if it isn't?"
I said, "I'll take your side of the argument. If it isn't true, there was One Who gave His life to make a world a better place to live, and brought us civilization, and homes, and children, and love, and food, and clothing. I owe my life to Him anyhow. I'd give it to Him anyhow, and if He turns me down at the end of the road, He's still just. If He says, 'Depart from Me, and go into the devil's hell,' something will have to change my spirit, or I'd love Him in hell. No matter where it is, 'cause I know something happened to me."
We owe Him our lives; we owe Him all that we are. All the good things there is come by Him, and there's nothing good but what come by Him. "Sir, we would see Jesus."

L-18 It reminds me of a little story I've often referred to. I lived by the side of the Ohio River. And there was a little boy who went to a certain church in my city, and he--he was an enthusiastic little boy. And--and the little fellow had faith that he had heard so much about God... And he did not go to our church; he went to another church.
And he went to his mother one day, and he said, "Mama..." He was about ten years old, I guess, little fellow for his age. And he said, "I want to ask you something."
She said, "Junior, go ahead and ask."
He said, "If this God that you tell me about, and the pastor speaks from the pulpit, and the--the Sunday school teacher tells us about in Sunday school, if He is such a great God, why can't we see Him?" That's a very sensible question.
And she said, "Sonny, I'm not able to answer such a question; ask your Sunday school teacher."
And the little fellow, the following Sabbath, asked his Sunday school teacher the question. She said, "I'm not able to answer you; go, see the pastor."
And he went to the pastor, and the pastor said, "My little lad, I am fond of your enthusiasm. But I'd like to say to you this: that no man can see God."
Well, it disappointed the little fellow. "How would I really understand if He made the earth, and the heavens, and all these great things, and then I can't see Him?"


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