Outline of a sermon preached in Scranton, Pa., by
Then the lust, when it has conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is full grown, bringeth forth death.—James i. 15. Rev. Ver.
IS death of divine origin? Surely not if the above Scripture be true. If this language is susceptible of any interpretation whatever, it shows unmistakably that death is the result of sin. If sin is the cause, and death the effect, as this language clearly indicates, then death is not of divine origin, unless sin is of divine origin. Who is prepared to charge God with the authorship of sin? What Christian dare make such an accusation against Deity? Yet we often hear it said that while God is not the author of sin, he permits it, because he is All-wise, and being All-wise, knows of its existence; and the fact that it exists, is evidence conclusive that he permits it.
