The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-15

of the Lord bui the church OF an the
ages There was never % grave that
held So much. When the Roman seal
was placed upon that tomb. had 80 been
uubreakablo. 90 would have buried the
church of the living God as well a. tho
son OF God.
EASTER MORN.
Third ON that glorious Easter morning
when thc angel rolled back the stone
perhaps The angel Faw only thc Lord
Jesus come forth. hut God s1w tbc entire
church of ihc centuries march out OF
That tomb. the column beaded bv HIS
son. We celebrate our own Easter. as
well as Ilis. each Lords Day morning.
for when in Ephcsans Paul Says "lle
raised Him from the dead" Dr. adds
moment later. "aud you dd Tie quick
en- when ye were dead through your
trcsspasscs and SINS"
SO that now you stand as q man or
woman who has passed through death.
through thc grave and throurh the rf-
surrcctOn This is the significance of
your baptism oven as tho Scripture sass
Therefore We were buried with him hy
baptism unto death thU Ike as Christ
was raised up from tho dead by the
glory of the Father We also shou0 walk
i'm ncwnoss of nfe' And again Doe says.
after telling us of ChrisJs death to sim
and resurrection unto thc life OF God.
likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be
dead indeed unto SIM but alive unto
God m Jesus christ our Lord"
But he also asccudoI and in speaking 0f.
this. Paul Says. "ilc raised us together
with him and made us to s.t with him
in The heavenly place in christ Jesus
f tI .
Son seated at Dis righ hand Tie secs YOU
bon him. God never secs the son and
saint apart. hut one an1 neeplrahle.
We are "bound nap in the bundle of Hfc
with tho Lord. Behold your exalted
station. What now. s the believer
relation 90 God2 You are accepted and
justified iu the very acceptance and
Justification of Christ. There can mo- more
DE any question of the believers justG-
cation ANA acceptance. than there can be
of Christs. The Father looks upon you
as uDon His beloved SON.
RELATION To THE WORLD.
What now. is your relation to the
world? Jesus has been taken ont of the
world by death and resurrection. $50 have
you You are now sent back into the
world. In it but not of it witness for
your absent Lord Yom citizenship is in
present on earth but it is as citizen of
Heaven and representative of Him. who
sits at The Fathers right hand that won
go forth to witness among tine sons of
men in word and deed OF bis matchess
grace
What now. is your relation to ein? You
have died t0 ID forever Do DIS your prIvi-
edge 20 turn your back upon 10. as Jesus
has. and hencel0rth o. reckon yourselves
as dead unto s.n and alive unto God
What now is your relation to the devie
The normal position of the believer is
standing with his heel upon the devils
necR You can say .o him. 'I am not
afraid OF y0u. ] conquered you once ln
the person of my Lord. and by }iis grace
I VIII worst You iu every skrmi-h and
defeat you at every turn until ] come
Off more than "a c0nQuerer.
Now. arises thc great question. Can
the Lord Jesus by the power of the Holy
Spirit make this marvellous thing we have
thus stated iu theory. rell iu uctuai eX-
pcrieuce? We answered uuhe-itatmely lie
cau Christ never made big promises to
mock the souls of men. Hath the Lord
said 60. and shah Doe not DO it2' If we
yield ourselves to Him 8s alive from tine
dead. trusting Him to work in us to- viii
and 90 .,otk for his good pleasure. lie
viii make true n our experience that
which Tie has said to us in Ills word,
viz: the possibility of eloriouy repre-
sentng Him in the midst of crooked and
perverse generation. among which he has
set us to shine as lights of the world.
AT Grace Street Baptist Church "The
Bonevcrs' -Four Privileges was discuss
od. T. *. Dayfoot M A.. OFF Port Hope.
ontario leading tNp exercises.