Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19
Evolution i'm tie Plan of Re
dominion

| Sunday morning, in the II. E. Church, Rev G.
iowther delivered sermon, of which the follow
ing is a synopsis:
And almost all things are By the law purged with
blood; and without the shedding of blood there
is remission
| Il was therefore necessary that the patterns of
things in the Heavens should be purified with
! these but the heavenly things things themselves
with better sacrifices than these.
For Christ il entered into the holy place which
the figures of the true, bat into heaven itself
now to appear III the presence of God for us.
Heb. IA; o. 3D. 4
The plan of Redemption was rypifed under the
| law by patterns of heavenly things (which were
the figures of the true Under the law of types
| and figures the world looked forward to him who
the great anti-type of them ell. II is interest
ing 10 trace the unfolding Of the plan of Redemp-
ton as God has given it to the race lesson by les
son. until we stand beside the cross and see 'the
Lamb of God that taieth away the sin of the world.
| Five questions of interest may be traced:
| /, Who shall be the redeemer?
II, How shall redemption be accomplished?
III, How can its lessons be made clear to mans
mind:
| ", Why is the shedding of blood necessary?
Y, Who are included in its benefits?
In answering the first. We begin with the first
promise. viz: 'The seed OF woman shall bruise
! the serpents head
| Then we trace the promises given to Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob. Judah, David, end we learn he was
| to descend from David. The prophets foretold
that his birth place should be Bethlehem his moth
/ er, virgin. his name Jesus. Daniel foretod the
time, so that the Redeemer was expected by all
! the Jews and many 9th. rs. Christ claimed to be
the Redeemer and established his claim by his
mighty works, SO both prophecy and miracle point
| TO Christ as the Iiedeemer.
! The second question, How shall Redemption
be accomplishcd:'' is answered in the text. ''By
| the shedding OF blood
! The third question, allow can its lessons be
! made clear to mans mind" BY series OF object
/ lessons; & tabernacle, with holy place, and
most holy place, representing the holy of holes in
Heaven. \ system OF sacrifices whose blood repre-
! s ntcd the one great sacrifice ''sain from the
! foundation Of the world i priestly service pre-
pairing them TO receive Christ who abideth priest
continually 'sWhy is the shedding of blood
necessary" The shedding Of the blood Of animals
was necessary to prepare the world TO understand
the lesson contained IN the shedding Of the bl0cd
| of Christ.
The shedding of Christ blood for rs taught Us
Gods love for us. 1t also taught us OF infinite
! Justice Without these lessons society would be .
| pandemonum.
Take away The idea that God is love and You
shut men up in despair without hope Of pardon.
! Take away the idea that God is just and you take
| away all the checks and bars against evil But no
where have these lessons been so clearly and i'm
prcssiyely taught lis in the atonement of Christ.
# man lie to be brought up to perfection he must
have perfect example. 1t came in the person OF
Christ, and now we may Ego on to perfection
| Who are included iii its benefits All who have
sinned against Him No sin is so small that inf
mite Justice viii not condemn it. No sin so great
! that infinite love viii not pardon. Under the law
| of free choices we stand with power to chose a
course that leads 20 Heaven or He'll.