St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-02
FEATURES OF REDEMPTION.
DIR. Munhal Discourses to Null
titude at Market Hall.

titude at Market Hall.
An audience that tested the capacity
of Market hall assembled there last
evening to listen to the gospel as pro-
pounded by DR.. Munhall. After the
singing of hymn by the choir, led by
Prof. and Mrs. Towner, the eloquent
reyivalist announced his text from the
seventh verse, first chapter of Ephe-
slams:
''In whom we have redemption
through His blood" Said DR.. Mum
| hall: Redemption means to buy back
! again. We have been redeemed through
Jesus Christ, for he has spoken and
redemption is understood first, in the
fact of mans guilt and sinful condition,
as set forth in the words: "And
God saw that the wickedness
of man was great in the EARTH"
Another reason is set forth in mans in
ability to redeem himself. In jeremiah
xvii, 9, l read: 1.-The heart is deceitful
ABOVE all things and desperately wicked.
Who can know it?" 1t is not possible
that man can redeem himself, nor can
any man redeem his brother. There
fore the necessity of redemption is set
forth in mans guilt and his lost cOndi-
SAOii' w Alil ttiN VI llIC Sill
there was promise OF a redeemer, and
wherever sin was described in the old
law there was always prophecy made
OF redemption. God encourages his
people to hope for deliverer. By the
Scriptures of the tabernacle and
altar, through all the worship of
the Olden time He was pointing to
the bleeding victim of Calvary.
Christ came as soon as he could come.
The people were SLOW to learn as you
are to-day. Thus we understand the
Lord Jesus Christ was the redeemer.
the One promised, the only One who
taketh away the sins of the world, He is
able and worthy to redeem sinful
and lost man. Therefore the person
spoken of is none other than Jesus
Christ. Now, as to the method of re-
demption. Many sheer at the method,
and say it is necessary for redemption
to wade ankle deep in blood. That is
blaSphemOuS expression. Now, in
the nature of the case, the
law is memorable in its demands.
Jesus Christ suffered for the just and
unjust; He shed His own blood andt
gave His own life that we might no
ding of His blood. He that hath the
Son hath life" | know there are some
who ridicule this. God knew this, but
He went on and perfected His plans,
not caring what cayiling and carping
sinners might say. | notice some
things characteristic of this redemption.
First, it is finished redemption.
Christ, with His expiring breath, said:
cts finished" What is finished? Why,
the redemption. 1t is necessary for you
to do something to propitiate the great
God; Thy tears, thy VOWS, thy pray
ers, they DO no good. God has already
tion-it is finished work. A
second thing is true-it is a
perfect redemption. If the Jews by
the shedding of the blood of bulls were
able able to find peace with God. how
much easier is it for us to obtain re-
demption by the blood of Christ We
may, with confidence, seek God and re-
Joice in the assurance of God that the
law is satisfied. L notice in the third
case, as Characteristic of this redemp-
ton, that it is universal. In
Hebrews H., 9, we read: ''But we see
Jesus, who was made little lower than
the angels for the suffering of death,
crowned with glory and honor, that he
by the grace Of God should taste death
for every man." Every man has been
redeemed. All men are not saved, OF
will they be. Alas, Alas. You will
not allow Christ to rule over you.
You refuse stubbornly to yield. We
shall be lost forever if we refuse
to surrender ourselves forever to God.
Yes, you've been redeemed. though you
reject Christ tonight; you've been re-
deemed, though you go away from here
unSayed. There's not soul suffering in
the cayernS of everlasting woe that was
n ralpanaA IN,
elers towards eternity. know that you've
been redeemed, and do not make the
cross of Christ of no effect. | notice as
fourth characteristic that it is a per-
SOnal redemption. My dear brethren,
God in the purposes of His redemption
had each one of you in His mind. He
knew your hearts and minds, and
He would have died for you
were you the only one living in
the world. A fifth characteristic
of the redemption is that it is Satisfact-
ory.. Ind Romans, X, 4, we read: For
Christ is the end of the law for right
Every demand in your case was as
Justly met as if you had died yourself.
Oh, blessed and glorious truth, as true
for the penitent as for the virtuouS one;
as true for the murderer as for the moral
man; true for every one, no ma t
how far separated from God | notice,
as sixth Characteristic of this redemp-
ton that it is timely. In Psalms, xxxiv.,
6, we read: This poor man cried, and
the Lord heard Him, and saved him out
of all his troubles.' "Behold now
is the accepted time" Re-
demptiOn comes in the nick
of time. The seventh characteristic is
this redemption is that it is eternal.
Christ has redeemed us for all time, and
so he has given his spirit as the earnest
of that redemption. And though you
may go down to the grave and become
food for worms. yet when the Son of
God comes, you shall be made to stand
again, fashioned after His glory, to
abide with God forever"