Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-01

OHlistidu FLuCu l1c rev u NJ O4i-
plant, the pastor, preached an interest
ing sermon on the topie--"The Trini-
ties" He chose as his text First Cor
inthians 15-i-4-"Moreover brethren, |
declare unto you the gospel which l
preached unto you, which also you have
received. and wherein ye stand; by
which also ye are saved. II you keep
in memory what l preached unto YOU.
unless ye have believed in vain. For
| delivered unto you first OF all that
which | also received. how that Christ
died for our sins according I, the
Scriptures; and that he was buried, and
that he rose again the third day acco. d.
ing to the Scriptures"
In his Introductory remarks Mr.. Oil
plant stated that some OF the great
facts and principles OF the scriptures
are presented in the form OF trinities or
group constituted OF three consistent
elements This Is also true o. nearly
all thiass. Our being is composed OF
the boey, soul and spirit. Mater IS
composed of solid, liquid and gases;
the heavens of the sun. moon and stars
and the earth of land, sea and air. Oh
these great trinities IN the Scriptures
the first is composed OF the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost.
This Is a stupendous mystery, these
three in one We cannot dehne II ana
every attempt at solution but leaas
us deeper into the mystery. The afltn-
metic of the heavens Is above us and
the best we can do is to accept the fatt
by the power of simple faith.
Christ is presented TO us in a three
fold capacity-as prophet, priest and
hing No one could be savior With
ont these threefoid Offices. There could
be no salvation without It. Prophet ne
Is and this is beautifully typifed IN
the words of the old testament where
pc is spoken of as the teacher and
spokesman of God. .God, who at SUI
dry tunes and in divetous manlsrs
spoke unto the fathers by the prophets.
hath in these last days spoken unto us
by his son.
Priest he was, more beautiful than all
OF the family Of Aaron in the splendid
robes OF the temple; more powerful In
communications than all the Urion and
Turmin of the high priest Ephod in the
temple; more potent than all others in
intersession. because he gave himself
sacrifice for sin and opened up a way
to blot out all uncleanliness, which Is
the new and living way.
King he was, for he was more power
f,,1 9TH iuin
he was King of kings and the Lord Of
lords. When We see Christ we see the
prophet, priest and king.
Thmd-The gospel itself presents to
us its trinity of facts to be believed
the death, burial and resurrection o.
Jesus. 1t is Christ that saves and it is
this action that is expressed in this
trinity OF facts
Jesus died for our sins according to
the Scriptures. 1t is certain that some
must make expiation for our sins,
some one must be bruised for our in
EQUITIES. There must be some one by
whose stripes we can be healed. Christ
is that one, his death satisfied the law
and in the shedding of his blood there
is remission Of sins.
He was buried in fulfillment of
prophecy u1t uldut HIS ave win Inv
wicked and with the rich in death.
His burial beautifully symbolizes the
burial of the old man of Sin. We are
buried into his death by baptism, and
made to rise to walk in a nevness of
life, being drawn together in the like
ness of his death we are raised in the
likeness of his resurrection.
He was raised from the grave ae-
-fnt,t Tor he
Gospel would not be complete without
the resurrection of Jesus. The resur-
rection demonstrates his divinity with
power and with it brought both life and
immortality to light through the Gospel,
(which trinity OF facts is to be believed
in order to attain salvation.
Z Fourth--The trinity of conditions.
To be brought into the fellowship OF
Christ and become Christian three
steps are necessary--Deiief, repentance
and obedience in baptism. The under
standing must lay hold upon the Cos
pei, and coupled with the heart, must
believe in the death, burial and resur-
rection of Jesus. The affections are
to be touched by the goodness OF God,
revealed through the Gospel facts and
this goodness leads to repentance unto
life
Faith and repentance are nothing
without the overt act OF obedience to
baptism, which symbolizes to the world
the trinity OF gospel facts as well as
the death, burial and resurrection OF
the man unto the newness of life. No
one of the three steps can be omitted.
The conditions Of salvation would be
incomplete without any one OF these.
Fifthly-The trinity OF blessings.
Salvation, the gift OF the Holy Spirit
and the hope of eternal life were prom
ised, when the church was established,
by Peter If they became baptized, hut
closely connected with them is the third
part of the trinity-obedience to Christ
and it Is only by the latter that We can
hope to enjoy the former.
Sixth-The trinity OF responsible
ties.
After man becomes Christian he is
to stand firm and to do this three
things are necessary-faith, love and
hope.
Faith Is the result of the Word of
God planted in the heart-"faith comes
of hearing and believing by the Word
OF Christ" which is the principal of
all Christians.
lHope-A man cannot stand without
hope, for it Is his strength and his in
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