Smyrna times., 1892-12-21

:. VINO, being in the form of God tbouol
ii, GIL. ~" ''u' hlIp Ippan
The subject to which your attention
Is Is invited, is, Christ, our Mediator
Inc text presents two lines of thou0bt
ISL, the mediatOrial character. work
ana glory of Christ; I'd, the grand de-
sign OF the whole. We dwell to.ni0b,
only on the first proposition.
Ihe MediatOrial character of Chris,
10 not MS essential, but his official char,
acter, that which, as Mediator. he sns.
taihs 10 the economy of mans redemn.
uOh. Ii man had never existed a..
existing, had never fallen. or falIo0
nad never been redeemed. the Son &c
600 would never have assumed tho
A4me OF Jesus Christ or Mediator bnt
When he entered upon the oIorionS
work OF mans redemption. he tool a
ne" name and sustained a new charoc-
Ter Inc scope of the text leads ms IN
peak OF me union Of the human and
1,'ihe ~, natures III the person of .Iesus
GHIla'' upon which his mediatoriaI
CHARACTER Is founded, and which oives
~ II all It's dignity, sweetness. EXCEL
renee and perfection. The position we
are TO prove Is, Jesus Christ az AfeIjoto,.
possesses trO natures, the diyine uod
! ""ntdh' ~ mysterious yet harmonjoue
union. This Is doctrine of nrimo i,,
portance; 1t lies at the very ronpda
tlon of the whole christian svstoro.
win II, the most precious homes oF tba
believer must live or die. M won5an
the church clings to it as a niser rino.
to his gold '"sS
Begin with this fact. The bible of
firms certain things abont Iasns ,hnt a."
Iouiu only properly be affirmed of his
tL: uuui"H nature, and certain other
,hH'usS' only OF his divine nature. Now
tnese TWO sets OF afiirmatiOns could not
o1 true except on the principle of the
~ ~-IOi VI Tue Ihe Two natures in tbe
one person How do we prove that a
tIi man mas soul and body in unison ,
MS way speaking of certain man
We say ne mas flesh, bones, blood and
Is mortal. These refer to the BODY
Suu t1i prove what? That he has a {
human body. Speaking of the same
nan, we say he has memory, will. nm q
uerstanding, and is immortal. These {
re'er' not to the body but the soul. and t
prove what? That he has an INNER t
al soul. Now these two sets Of aGir- /
hatlOhs cannot he true concerning tho b
'ame man, unless he possess in bin,soIf il
Wo natures in mysterious hut harmon. b
Gus union. We admit that The nor ]
lectlng link is unseen. the union :, h
nsci uta0le, but the facts are clear ond il
ne evidence irresistible. that the mo-, G
las mind aud matter. or SonI ~
'oGy IN union. Bring this rvasonina u
Oear on the case in hand a
lKsF' TO THE HUMAN NATURE oF =,
CHRIST. r.
scriptures say, he was man. u,o. o,
oTh OF wOman; made under the law. 81
cpl huh2ered, lhirSted, died These
mugs pertain not to tke divine nature
Ut the human nature, and prove that
e was man. This is a precious do
l1e. He was Cery man as we'll a.
'ry G0d "FOrasmuch as tbe cbiIdrao
ere partakers of flesh and blood ~
SO, himself took part of the same J, "0
spoo,,,. y '"o same ha
SECOND, TO THE DIVINE NATURE Cl
The text says, WHO. being !, ,bo an
IN Vi Uod, ETC." here are two afir. wv
a!Iohs with reference to the supreme "
rlnl'y OF Cnrlst WHO, being in the bn bn'
cm e OF God" God, the Father. is an MAJ MAJ
nnlIe spirit OF fincOmmunicable attri- PPi9
'eS' aITayed in peerless, uncreatad 20
DTy. NO creature can possess tbe Oei
- form OF God. But, says the Obiec.
r' perhaps 1t is an assumed form ;bat
io!eIIeu 10. That it is the real form i
evident from Hebrews I,3: "Iesns ma
rist Is the brightness of the Fatber,s In
'ry' and the cypress ima0e of his nor call
!, or, as 1t is in the original "tba Sea
lnashlngs of his fathers glory. etc y goil
at Is, Jesus Christ Possesses in him. you
I, really aud substantially ali the tim
iectlons Of God The Fathers nerson invi
proof OF this, notice the following SO,
ts '0''O"lnS hav
st, the sublimest works of tho seel
'her are ascribed to Jesus Christ Ia theI
atio1 The work of God? No ono layI
.ies 1t, and yet, John says. "An Clal
lRs were made by him, etc.n Ia ch
strVatlon the work of God? II is not
denied, Yet Paul says, HE (Cbris0 pres
oideth all things by the word of bis wan
'er;1 Is the resurrection the work ing
be Father? Yes, and vet our Saw. Plea
uecIares, l am the Resurrec- as u
:, rs the judgment the work unju
he Father? The bible in ono fatht
so declares, and in another place
; we must all appear before the ON
ment seat of Christ" Account for W
statements, if you can, on anv yeste
r principle than Jesus Christ nos' upon
IS Divine and hnman nature in there
u. lance
the same divine names are given This
Inc Eternal Father SAYS. "Tbv and G
ne, y God, is forever and ever ) Wilso
says, Jesus Christ is the trna
" Isaiah calls him, "The Migbtv
Paul, The Lord of Glorv.1 he
unces himselfto the See of PatmoS
First and the Last" AnDIv
Titles to men or angels. and tbev ~,
'lasphemOus. How do Won no. TbniA. a.A
for it then, that these names are Innt n' is' ~
to Christ? Only on the Drinci- "a ;a''G W
es i'm The nerson T uutO1I of wi VI the two clergy
content to rest the whole doctrino ~ sTiu
this Scripture, "In him dweIl-tb VI O,.VSt Sau
fulness of the Godhead badly :" " IOo
strong that language, every -. g
is emphatic This is God mani. I"'.'7 las' %
the flesh. ueaVoi
apostle uses the term. "God. 1UoHU E"Su
which embraces the idea of the 1910,
= S'NmbiC AT lnlS, Tor | ianc IN
ay IL involves an absurdity. Let Loi Of
. The doctrine is this: "Tbere po,,ol 10, "
rec persons in the GOdhead. the o',o..',, "ooso,
substance, equal in power and s,'o,;,S " y
Observe, do not say three in peUp'o tIn
me sense as they are one nor one 20 - .Ie .L
same sense as they are three :" e"0
A one sense three in oe' ",L Rev.
one. There is notbino IovnoI aS said th,
Rain, hail, SnO,O, are three J;s. with th
rs o. one element. would NOT geiistic
a is hail, nor hail is snow. but 7 ana eye
say, what is a physical truth in IL gives
.ton, three, but in substance. one. iastlc'"
would not say the Father is the The {
,r the Son the Holy Ghost. but revOluti
4 say what is a bible truth in Alberto
iton, three, but in substance. one building
ieny the existence eff a triune young
'u must deny your own exis. Christ. "
Man is Trinity, consisting of Rev.
le material frame, soul, the ami. mOke G
}, common to the brutes that Protesta
and spirit, that immortal prin. ties and
at outlives "the wreck of mat. next Ge