West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-31
RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS.
tActs 3,St.)

II nc spifit OF the Lord II upon me, hccauxc
lie hath annointed me to preach ihe
gospel to the poor lie hath sent INC to
Pfe"eh uehverenee To the cap,iveS aud
recovering of sight TO the blind, TO set nj
hhetty them that arc bound, To preach
the acceptable year of the Lord" duke
4ISIol
ihese wo'os are the text of the first
preaching of the gospel in the place where
oar Lord was broueh, up. lie had left
Nazareth and gone beyond Jordan to John.
to be bapuzed; had there received the
amounting. and thence going throughou, all
''alilee, teaching in the synagogues aud
proclaiming iheglad tidngs of the Kingdom.
and healing all manner of sickness among
the people, SO that His fame went throughout
all Syria and great crowds followed Him
from Galilec, Decapolis, jerusalem, hdea,
and from Jordan lie had now returned to
the place where lie had becn brought up.
and going into the synagogue ON the Sab
bath day, He read from the prophet Isaiah
t6I;n, and began To teach them that the
prophecy was concerning Himself and tha,
so much of il as he had read was then and
there fulfilled in their ears. They wondered
at the gracious words He uttered but they
could not believe that He was their
promised Messiah-Anointed One--as lie
claimed TO be. They wondered whence
had come His wisdom and mighty works
MARK 3's.ol, but because lie had been
brought ,up in their midst, quietly, and
subject under the law, To His parents until
manhood AT thirty years of age, and denying
that they were worthy of special favors ON
that account. they were offended.
Oar Lord' presented Himself as the
promised Messiah to the Jews as a nation,
and as nation, represented in their rulers,
He was rejected and cruoi6ed but special
favor to them as individuals continued until
three and hall years after their nominal
house was "lcfl desolaie" Az the full end
of the three and half years all special
favor ceased, and, except small remnant,
the natural branches were broken off until
the full number predetermined in the
Ahrahamic covenant be made up from
among the nations as the Kingdom of
Heaven Is - be given to nation of indi.
viduals a remnant Of individuals from
the ilcshly children Of Abraham and com
pleicd by the ingrafiing Of individuals from
all nations from. ny. 10 thcsc all the
Instructions aud promises of the Scriptures
apply, and not at all to the world, except
as reflected through them upon The world
eye arc chosen generation, n royal priest
hood, an holy nation Il Peter, z;9)
This select nation, and The future cxalta-
tion and government through it,, arc pre-
sented under many figures. all Of which had
Their types in the literal law covenant and
the polty under il end in memorials else
where. God "dwcllelh no; in temples made
with hands tAci 7.4S. 5o)" The temple at
Jerusalem was typical Of a real, living and
far greater from which the Lord will be
known and worshippcd in spir, and 10 truth
The prize offered under the law covenant
was won 10y our Lord at the Cross lie
there became heir to all It's promises. lie
was made under il n order that he might
redeem all under il as well as all that was
lost TO the whole creation in Adam Hence
all the promises Of their covenant are sure
to the Jewish nation, upon terms Of the
New Covenant, which is made with the in
diwdual.
From the heirs Of the Abrahamic Cove
nant--ihe exalted new nation or Nj Zion,
The law will go forth, through the restored
flcshly children Of Abraham TO call the
f,r,,ftaa ,.f tLe ca.th 4. .,,.. -. ~ r.
the Jew to understand how favor could 20
to the Gen,iles Not even the ,postles
understood until after Pcntccosi when the
amounting came upon them aud even after
Il became plain that favor had gone to The
Cendles there arose questions with regard
to rites and cefemonals Of the Jewish po.ity
cnjoned upon them as house Of servants.
The question Of circumcision caused dis.
seusions and disputes (Acts is). which re-
quifcd decision from tho Apostles to the
encc, that while Abraham was the father Of
the circumcision, yet he was rcckoned
righteous through faith before he was cir
cumci5ed, hence that rite also ceased AZ the
Cross Rom. ~, and no other burden should
b. laid upon Gentle converts than 20 abstain
from meats offered 70 idols, and from
things ssangicd, aud from blood. and from
fofnicaton.
Paul was ihe great Apostle 70 the Gcntilcs,
and while bis unanswcrable logic is not in-
consistent with ihc injunction with regard 10
meals offered to idols. be- shows That il tor
conscience sakes, e.. n they were only
"babcs 10 knowledge they would think The
meat 10 be unholy, and 50 would be har.
dening their conscience II they ate. Paul
reasons that, on ihis account he would ab-
stain from meat ia the presence OF weak
brother Vet an idol is nothing In the
world q Cor. 81 'Thc earth IS The Lords"
and the church, of IN other words, thc elect
nation is complete in Him. apart from all
forms and obscwauccs. previously cuioincd.
or since introduced by mems traditions %
Cor Ioz33 Love being fhe fmh.Hng Of
all, end the welfare Of o,hsts the only re.
snicuou dRom. i4I42zh The question,
care there few that tc saved ?" which
comes TO the serious scarcnet fof truth, was
once asked Of our Lord. tie did not an.
swcr % ior it was 40, in The order Of his
mission, which was ibe selection Of the heirs
O. che Kingdom to which privilege ihc call
went To many and from these the rcqoiste
number would be filled out
The purpose q this kingdom. when set
ap' Is 10 bless ali the families Of the earth. F"