, 1881-10-09


TIE THOUGHT THAT PENALTY WAS rUr
rroS CHRIST.
His death is the ground OF tho sinners pardon:
His death did 'dCcnre the righteousness nt
God that be might ne just anu tho uster n ,e Of
View ct Dr. Raymond sny. with it | most
fully agree Then. coming to the noral theory,
the itn1nutable distinctions between right and
wrong; to the essential holiness Of God: to the
huuor of Ills law: to the penalty Ut the law.
ttlat is, it any forever remain impeuiten1); 70
the incarnation and divinity Of Christ-the deity
or Christine pardon OF sin nnd tue n regenera
Tho burden OF tho moral view is to find how;
God can reach tho sinncr-hnd way to MS
heart: I'LL min with sorrow for hts sins; get him
out of his sins. and hence out Of his penalty
its it"h human nj ,''s s.de.' ie"'''' ' 1'' " ~ 80 "
ION the Divine side tho moral view is perhaps
peculiar, il not distinctive. IN tn; seeming ense
and freedom, from metaphysical distinctions with
beiny Of God-Father, Son aud Holy Ghost
justice aud mercy. into vc:.rfousnsss, or suffer
ng for sinners under the = ana eterna lay law
! tho seeming confusion nnd difficulty in thought
OF ono part Of God betnE against the other, or
trying 70 satisfy the M other Moan. It. makes kt,s
the whole Divine nature IN the mission OF saving
OF G,d, in tho vicnriOusneSs OF love. suffering
over The world; being propitialcd By His own
Euifcrlngs; .
SATISFYING THEREBY TIE SENSE OF HIS
OWN JUSTICE;
SO that Ie4can be Just, and the jnstificr Of him
that beliereth III Jesus; who believes in this
manifestation ut luve-belicves 50 as to trust ii;
so us to be tilted with sorrow tor sn and u take
up his own cross of z suffering love and nd follow
Christ? lit this way Calvary Is the worlds great
altar of sacrifice where God meets man with
pardon and renewing grace, md man Is saved
his steai-oilly as God himself has thus borne
his sorrows ni,d his sins not us penalty, bur rs
the burden Ut love-but saved by the love of
God. tho mercy Of GOtl; and saved not in the
cold way of a legnl pardon. as IT, that were the
chief thing; ur by legal fEpHtatton III nnothers
merit; but saved through Gods great mercy;
saved into love and purity; not covered with the
ri=ntcotlsness OF Christ. but filled With the full
ness Of God.
the punishment Of the innocent to save the
guilty, and thus takes away the oltcuse tn tho
deepest sense TT Justice In the human heart; I'M
otfcnse that must ever inhcre III nny theory that
nuts tho penalty Of sin upon Christ But having
ucc donc this. the slorul view finds place and
4 necessity for all that is said of the suirernys
of Christ. Christ, in this view. is more than Il
teacher; more Than I'M exanpe, and saves by
beng more thnn simply these: lie is the Lamb
Lamb that takcth away tho sin Of the world;
lie is u mediator: lie is tue 'prupita-
ton for our sins; Ile is our sacritic.':
His blood: .He WIS wounded Bruised
bore our sins In His own body upon tho tree;
Ali, and more than ali these sacrirciai ind sub
sttutionai expressions have 4 place and Il real
meaning III the view Of God coming forth in tho
person Of Christ and suffering in the yicarious-
ness of love to save rnan. But
THESE TERMS HAVE BEEN SO L1TERAL1ZED
and pressed into the service Of cold penal the
ory In which Christ Is represented us being pun
ishcd-hayins the literal penalty put upon MIN
hut take this ltterni penal idea AWAY. and then
no language of suffering OF sacrifice, or substi-
tuition. Is too STRONG to bear il, upun rhe heart
ri6Ann fTf a
the aultzl;: facts Of che ncarnarton aud suffer-
inr and death of Jesus Christ.
Al this cross Of love, Of sacrifice. Of obedi-
| encc. Sud meets she sinner and suyes him. not
| by Hi imputed righteousness, but By righteous
| ness impaired. And this cross. this suffering
love Of Christ, is the great reconcilinx power that
is to reconcile the wrlti to God: reconcile it to
| truth, and Inv, and obedience, and hiring man
kind into tho suffering Of love In which nll uni
mosities, and strivings md cruc:tcs shall cease,
burdens one Of the other . i And
| this solution IS not only the for
| givcncss Of sins TINT are past, through the for
bcur4nce Of God;' it is this, and more; it's 80
atontng and reconcng man thar his enmity Is
Of the Lamb not, Of course ia an outward
iiter, sense, but In the deep, real inward sense
into the soul, healing its diseases, cleansing
away its sin, and so carrying man back into the
life Of God from which be had parted-had lost
by sjr-rhtlt he Is now rccOnciled. suyed one in
purpose, and love, and life with Cod
That is what 1 believe the atunenent, and
that is whut 1 have taught. f07 remember that
these statements arc taken from sermons
preached and published before this trin1 began,
and hence are not something prepared for this
hour. And yet with these sermons before him,
Or. Parkhurst had the amazing. audacity to say
in mis- argumont-if such 1t eau be calicd-beforc
tho Committee Of Investigation TINT l did not
believe in any atonement, in any doctrine Of
sacrifice; and coarsely characterized all these
deeply affecting views Of the sutferings and
death OF our Lord as
'TAFFY'~
Alas alas. that in discussion of themes 50
sncred, candor and learning should form SO
small Il part, and abuse take the place of argu-
Inent. g..
On the subject Of future punishment have
said, and say A9ntn:
"Thar never doubted the fact Of future pun
ishtnent for those who die in thoir sins. be-
licvc the law that sin must bring suffering to
the sinner will abide forever. believe that it
is founded in the nature of things; that 1t is
everlasting; that it operates In all ages and all
f:vorlds. And believe also TINT, as long as any
E7betng remains on the side of sin. or Is sinner,
10 tong that being must suffer. There Is sense