New-York tribune., 1901-08-06
our salvation going before us in the very road we


through her digestion and reaches the babe, mod
gets the remedy through the process OF lactation.
Jesus Christ tasted death that II might come
through Him 10 modified experience.
know of no place in Scripture where. after
that believer dies stephen :fe asleep Peter
says says II must put OFF my tahernacle Paul % SAYS
is one instance r which the word die does apply
Blessed the dead which die in the Lord The
death or departure of believer and of an IN
believer never dies; our Lord tasted death that he
Chrst's work is to lift men from the level Of death
to the Level OF life He gives a present NE and
death; while the unoeliever has a present death
By dying jesus Christ destroyed death. and made
life possible. He, the victim at the cross, was the
fiicted fatal blow on the devil When He assembled
just general marched into Rome at the head
or the conquered generals, who might previously
have been vietors, so our Lord ascended, Leading
IN chains the victor who triumphed over Him ap-
parentiy at the cross
WHOLE PHILOSOPHY OF SALVATION
These are deep things. 1 began to ask myself in
hiHg stuidying these two chapters is not the whole
else?' When God created He made him little
premacy is all gone 1t was given TO Adam but
Adam lost his sceptre. When God makes being
heaven Even the devil had the power Of death
% mere me, ] Is no & Deing without & ] sGepf
sort of dominion But Adam lost his original
fell from triumph and victory and Sovereignty with
defeat and utter loss of original power God wants
ereignty and authority. How is man going to get
back both life and authority?
There four levels in these two chapters-God
angels men, demons. When man lost his sceptre
recover him to his life and sceptre. how he to
DO 1t: As Adam had stood for his race and fallen
should represent the race and stand. Now, who
appointed a second Adam from among men, to be
created in Innocence and put In probation. who. If
Would be that If satan defeated the first man
might not defeat also the second? Then the ruin
would be more terrible than ever. Or God might
nature but then the difhcuty would be that it
fallen angel and If that angelic being should fail
again mans ruin would be more hopeless than ever.
the Son of God should consent to become man and
lay hold OF man for his redemption. the devil could
mortal combat and triumphed In every conflict So
he got back for the life he had lost in Adams
temptation and gave it freely TO the believer. lie
man and holds it for the human race.
But more wonderful STILL when the Son OF God
became the OF man and took upon Himself
mans nature much as He identified Himself with
He carried the Whole believing race Of humanity
This might seem frreverent and blasphemous,
but but IT is here in the Word In Christ We die In
ascended. and in Him seated at the right hand Of
70 sit with me on my throne. as also have over
come and am set down with my father on His
throne If a man in high circumstances comes
does not fan 10 her level but he lifts her to his
He does not divest himself of riches culture. in
telllgence; but he raises the woman he marries. by
Identification with himself, TO his social position
makes her partaker OF mis- wealth. rennement, IN
telllseuce and culture The Son OF God did not
come down TO stay on the level OF humanity, but
70 take humanity up 10 Ills own IeVel: In the
Book of Revelation, wherever you have the angels
cSrcIe nearer the throne and the angels are out
side. ministertng 70 the saints.
SAINTS NEARER TO GOD THAN ANGELS
Children sometimes used to sing Il want to be
an angel, but do not want 10 be an angel, for
as believer am something better. for are they
TO them who shall be heirs of salvation" There
is not a child of God. however humble. however
Iowly minded. whatever his past life with inquity
piled up mountain high Ia the memory OF the past,
that ali angels DO not consider as higher up on
destiny and privilege than the greatest of them all
have supposed God 10 allow second man to
take the place of the hrst and try again the battle
with the devil out If that had been the case. and
the man had triumphed, the most lie could have
restrial sceptre. And if angel the utmost would
have been to put In mans hand an angelic sceptre
up higher. and pUt in mans hand divine seeptre.
Jesus ChriSt understood H. ana henct lie counted
not His life dear unto Himself but offered Him
reason OF Pauls words. Much more! Much more.
Much more! ,Romans. W You Will be better on
II Adam had never sinned YOU would have had 4
life this earth but this is the stupendous thing
and lift him ZIP the divine level. and put into
his hands Jointly with Himself the sceptre of the
universe
Such thing lifts one up to a sublime height
where he looks over and past all SORROWS. tempta-
tions, sufferings. tribulations and oppOSitons be-
cause he himself identified with the Son OF
God. The child OF God ought 10 be too divinely
devil whom Jesus Christ has destroyed? He is like
a broken idol; every bone in his body is shat
tered You can look him in the face and say: 4
know you we'll My champion met you and beat
you. and your head is under His feet and I'm Him
am not afraid, for my foot Is also on your
head
And as you understand Identification with Jesus
Christ. sin, temptation sorrow VIII lose the power
they had and YOU Will leei that being Unidentified
with the of God judcialIy and more and more
must walk child OF God You have been
crawling reptile with your eyes toward the
DUST il YOUR privilege to live like the soar
ing bird whose abode is in Heaven. though now and
then perching on branch aud touching the earth
who lives lin Heaven. and descends now and then
touch earthly things. Never has any truth
known sin becomes impossible as the truth. Re
member all the power tnest & II IN God: His arms
over vou Why? Because you are identIded With
Him who has dominion over all thtngs-Over angels
Everything characteristics Of His career is for Won
He was born OF the Holy Ghost to show YOU IL was
OF flesh. but by the power or the Spirit. He died
that you might know that you had died. He rose
on high 10 teach you that your place is not
earth. nor in the Heaven of the atmosphere or
il at the right hand of God. to teach YOU to seat
your affections there. The sceptre judicaIlv In
Your hand and you may sway your soul and body
dominates your spirit. through that He will con-
troll your soul and your body. and the whole man
comes under the domination OF Jesus Christ
You say: How can give up sin. how get rid OF
sorrow Why, the whole Godhead is at yomr our
disposal; there is nothing impossible with Him
cause there is nothing impossible with Him As
far as We are Identified with Him and recognize