The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

of rods blessed Book will find that
the economy of which Christ came to
supersede was replete with teachings
and examples Of genuine piety and
faithful submission to Gods law. The
Law and the Prophets mad spoken with
no doubtful voice as to the true con-
ditions of acceptance with Coo" DR..
Geikie. But there is a differenc-both
resemblance and conIrast"-between
the ~canonical literature Of the Jews
and the Sermon on b Mount-be-
tween the simple, pure, spiritual teach
ings of the Saviour and the teachings
of the Books of Esdras and Enoch. But
to many Jews the doctrine of immor-
tally was family received, and so il
continued until the Master came Ito
bring life and Immortality to light"
Turning to the same chapter in Johns
Gospel, the 10th, a has engaged US
for a short time for several Sundays,
we find in the 2Sth verse hat the Lord
Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord
of lords, by whom "all things were
made land without Him was not
anything made that was made (chap.
1:3) said to the Jews: My sheep hear
my voice, and I know them, and they
follow me: And I give unto them eter-
hal life" Here is the promise than His
disciples called His sheep shall never
die but have life eternal. Though they
shall seemingly die like wicked men
die-the spirit shall leave the body
yet they shall not die eternally. By
preferring light to darkness; by hear
ing, accepting and obeying, the good
man does not die, but his immortal
part returns to the God who gave it
n is forever safe in the better world
where the holy dwell in the everlast-
ing mansions. II give unto them eter-
nal life" There are intelligent people
in perhaps all the churches who hold
that there is nc resurrection for the
lost, no Immortality for the damned.
But we do not touch that here. We are
| dealing with "the sheep of the Lord
and Master-the only Good Shepherd.
He declares as God, that those who
follow Him in all fidelity and fullness
VI olIoC ~ 014o1l ItI Lit " I1C
| says-'I give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish, neither
shall any" oman or power or thing, for
each may be supplied) pluck them out
of my hand" That is a blessed, most
comforting promise. No devil in hell,
no fend incarnate, no monster on earth
shall ever SO prevail as to pluck them
rro~. 1& - ~-5y- "
all powerful hand of the Christine
Son of God. "I and the Father are
] One" Here is the very foundation of
the Christians hope, security, peace
God is stronger than all the combined
, powers and evil spirits of the universe,
and the disciples of and believers in
Christ shall never perish for God is
able to fulfill all promises, to compass
all desires, to meet all adversaries of
the +soul. Whatever the adorable Re-
deemer desires is we'll pleasing to the
Father n hat He doeth. It is not
the will of the Father thu any of
Christ's sheep should perish beyond the
fold. Says a pious and thoughtful Eng
lish author: The Father and Christ
are. One They are one God. They are
One in power, and in majesty, and in
| glory. They are One in wisdom, One in
greatness, One in goodness. They are
One in the settled purpose to save man.
kind through the redemption which is
in Christ Jesus. They are One with
each other, and One with to Holy
Ghost, which proceedeth from the
Father and the Son" H is a wise man
who hears the voice. of Jesus and
follows Him He is wise because there
is no other way of safety, no other
fold that it sure, no other flock that
hears from the Eternal Son and the
Everlasting Father the rich, wonderful
promise-"And 1 give into them eter-
nal life; n they shall never perish.
My Father, which gave them
me is greater than all; and no man is
able to pluck them out of my Fathers
hand. I and my Father are one" Let
us say here that in the express
sion "are one" the adjective is neuter,
not masculine. What does it mean,
why that form of expression? Because
Si1C dlC lie SuOSldLIe dilO uOl one
person-one ais in power, as we nave
seen, to protect and care for the sheep.
Warren, a Calvinist, says: THE be-
levers security of salvation is in the
fact that he is kept by the hand thai
is stronger than all. Not one sheep was
ever lost out Of Christ's flock, nor ever
will be. The saints perseverance is
but the consequence Of the saints pres
ervation-" The Saviour clearly teaches
that His real MISREPRESENTATION, sim
cere, consecrated, p~ersevering, living
unspotted from the world, living a
daily life of holy service and si~ngleness
of heart-true sheep Of the one flock.
who hear the voice of the Master call
ing them, who follow" HIM with un-
bending %fortitude, with answering f.
deity, and who love Him with pure
hearts eryant1y-thaSa shall payar fon