The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-12
ExALTATION OF CHRIST
Rev. j. F. Stomt's Topic at the First
Nj. e. Church.

Rev. J. F. Stout preached on Sunday
morning at First M E. church, on
'.The Exaltation of Christ" He took
as his text: Wherefore God also hath
highly exalted Him, and given Him a
name which is above every name; that
at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow. of things in Heaven, and things
in earth and things under the earth;
and that every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
Of God the Father. Phil. H., gil. He
said in part:
ION account of His chosen humil-
iation, God hath exalted Him in the
hearts of men. There could be con-
ceived no other process by which He
could have gained His peerless place in
human affection, as by this. The deeps
of the heart are known by God, and
they can be reached by appealing 20
the elements which are most divine.
There is an appreciation of the heroic
in every soul; it is ramnent of the
divine nature which has most nearly
escaped the wreck of sin, and to this.
the life of Jesus appeals as the most
heroic and beautiful possible to con-
ceive 1t touches the tOpmOst limit of
human ideals. The heart is inspired
to appreciation by the fulfllment of its
noblest ideals and to love by a per-
sOnal recognition of favors wrought,
which are so great that language can
not tell the fullness of their import
ance.
He is exalted as an object of
the world as the great dynamic by
world are being displaced by the
Kingdom of God All things in
heaven and earth must bow before
Him, all powers must dip their stand
ards to His; He has accomplished more
through what the wisdom of this world
calls the folly of the cross than all
other forces combined have wrought
according to the teachings of human
wisdom for the betterment of mankind
and the Transformation of sinners. We
hear much in these days about reform
in social and governmental life, but no
mere plan will change the human
heart there must be in addition a
dynamic a power which shall make
for Righteousness in character and life
and this Jesus is. He is reigning more
and more every day. He has each year
wider dominion, and more subjects
who consent to swell His host of
helpers. 1t is impossible to exaggerate
the power which He is displaying for
the salvation of the lost.
He isc exalted as an object Of
worship. Every tongue must con-
TESS that Jesus Christ is God
to the glory of God the
Father This the climax of the pas
sage; no higher word can be said. Be
cause He holds the highest possible
place in the affection, because He is
the greatest force for holiness, that
without which we cannot achieve the
ideals of righteousness. He is worthy
to receive the homage of world COM
passed by His love, lifted up by His
power, and saved by His cross Be
fore Him we cannot too lowly bow, nor
too ardently worship. All our homage
to Jesus is homage TO God whose rev.
Citations, whose word He is. 1t is by
our knowledge of Jesus that we have
come to know and love God, and in
Him can We best behold Him whom we
adore and worship. Jesus Himself has
said: He that hath seen Me hath seen
the Father And through Him who
can be seen, we approach the sanctu-
airy of the unseen and in the alteration
sent up to our Lord and Christ we
reach the throne eternal with our praise
and so worship the living God. A
sense of Christ exalted must with us