In Greenville, South Carolina, there stands an institution of intellectual growth acknowledging the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom. Bob Jones University, a fortress of faith. Come ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and poor, and sick and sore, Jesus ready stands to save you, full of pity, love, and power. Come ye saints, ye comers, ye lov'es, ye glory boys, truth giving angels, every grace that brings you joy. O come ye sinners, O come ye sinners, come ye weary, lost and ruined by the fall. If you tarry till you're dead, you will never come at all. O come ye sinners, poor and meek, weak and wounded, Come, all ye sinners, Come, all ye sinners, Come, all ye sinners, Come, all ye sinners, Come, all ye sinners, In the last hour I will give you All the life and love and joy. Come ye sinners poor and needy, All the life and love and joy. Welcome to this broadcast from the Fortress of Faith. Today we look at the life of a lawyer who, in the eyes of most, was extremely successful. But one man discerned a great need in his life. One day a C.I. Schofield sat at his desk studying a case. Mr. Tom McPheeters to see you, Mr. Schofield. Oh, of course. Well, hello, Tom. Did I catch you at a bad time? Why, no, no. Every day is a busy day for a lawyer. How are you, Tom? Have a seat. Well, thank you. How is your family? I understand that you... Don't stop by again any time, Tom. It's always good to see you. Oh, is there something else, Tom? Yes, there is. You see, Mr. Scofield, For a long time, I've been wanting to ask you a question that I've been afraid to ask. Oh? But I'm going to ask it now. Oh, I never thought of you as afraid of anything. What's your question? I want to ask you why you're not a Christian. Well, uh, well now that, that is a rather unexpected question. Well? Well, doesn't the Bible say something about drunkards having no place in heaven? I'm a hard drinker, McPheeters. You haven't answered my question. I ask why you're not a Christian. I've always gone to church. But why are you not a Christian? Look, my father and my mother were true Christians. But Mr. Schofield, why are you not a Christian? I was brought up religiously. But of course, when I got away from home, I plunged into my career and all that went with it. My practice has been my life. Well, I've been so busy working, I guess, and establishing my law career, that I've been forgetting God. Now, Tom, stop looking at me like that. You know I'm not happy. I... Well, when you try to analyze it, I guess I... I don't ever recall having been shown how to be a Christian. I do not know how. At last, an honest answer. Now, I have my New Testament in my pocket. I'm going to read to you John 3.16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. That sounds so simple. It is. Let me show you some more scripture. Here. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. And over here in the tenth chapter of John, Jesus says, And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. Now let's turn over to Acts chapter thirteen. Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man, that's Jesus Christ, is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins. And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses." Now, you're an educated man and a lawyer. The scriptures are plain. Will you accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior? Well, I... I'm going to think about it. No, you're not. I said I was going to think about it. Mr. Scofield, that has been your excuse for your whole life. You've been thinking about it all of your life. I guess you're right. Why not settle it now? Look, look, I appreciate your concern, but really, I'm busy. I'm late for an appointment now. Why put it off any longer? Settle it now. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. All right, Tom. I will. Let's kneel together right here. All right. Now, I've shown you the scriptures. Let me show you just one more. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and every one that loveth him that beget loveth him also that is begotten of him." Now let us pray. Dear Heavenly Father, for many years now I've put off claiming the forgiveness that's to be found in Thee. I do accept Jesus Christ, and I do trust in His blood, shed for my sin and guilt, and not any good works of mine. And I ask Thee to save me." Kneeling in his law office, C. I. Schofield was born of God. He knelt a drunkard. He arose a saved man, a new creature in Christ. For thirty years Dr. C. I. Schofield preached the Gospel to others. He became a co-worker with D. L. Moody. Today nearly every Christian home makes use of a special edition of the Scriptures which contains notes he compiled. When one studies the Schofield reference Bible, it's hard to imagine the author of these notes was once a slave to alcohol. When speaking of his salvation experience, he said, Mine was a Bible conversion. From a well-worn testament, McPheeters read to me the great gospel passages, John 3.16, John 6.47, John 10.28, Acts 13.38 and 39. I received Jesus Christ as my Savior, and the passion for drink was taken away. There are people listening to this broadcast today who have put off the acceptance of Christ as Savior. Jesus said, Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. Will you come to Him to receive Him today? O turn ye, turn ye, for why will ye die? When God in danger, He is coming, So God, how Jesus, in Christ, the Spirit, has come. Angels are waiting, Waiting to welcome you home To welcome you home So why will ye die? Why will ye die? And now Christ, now Christ is ready Your soul to relieve Your soul, your soul, your soul to relieve Oh, how can you question if you will believe? If sin is your burden, why will you not cry? This is your burden, come, come. Did you, did you leave it, come? So why will ye die? Why will he die? Why will he die? Today's account of the conversion of C. I. Schofield was prepared by Doris Harris. Listen again next week for another dramatic story of Christian experience from the Fortress of Faith, Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Oh.