West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
THE FAMILY OF con.

were namcO Tor Adam.1
The Fathcrhood OF God and the brother.
hood OF man is an expression often upon
the lipS OF earnest men aud women who
thus ovnoc mental perception OF what
Creations plan ought TO be. Ii is an In.
tnitive prayer. hence Il Us not IN vain,
though mans efforts to bring about the
consummaton implied be utterly futile.
Not seeing that which our text points out
to Wit that Of our Lord the whole family
Is to be named, descended aud not from
Adam in any part either in heaven OF on
earth.
The LORD did not chidc Abraham for
his proposed assistance In seeming dim.
Guilty, though II brought him much iroubic
afterwards ovcrruled Of God for his good
Neither will be repr owe the sacrifices made
TO help him accomplish his purpose Yo
trust and obedience are much better, His
reply Is very disappointing as regards the
rewards of this age 0Pslam so) II will
take no bullock out of thy house xxx.
Tho cattle upon thousand hills are mine
Xxx. II were not hungry would not tell
thee To another class who break thoir
covenant, yet profess TO declafe His
statutes, His admonition is very severe
and in proportion their knowledge and
wifulness will be destructive.
The Lord fore.knew that the families of
earth would not be OF Adau,--thc first
father. The cxigcncy was provided for IN
the Lamb slain from before the foundation
OF the world in his counsels The Apostle
tells us that his mission and the mission OF
the church Is to preach this bond of union
IN Chrst-the second Adam To make all
men see what is the fellowship OF the
mystery which from the beginning Of the
world, hath been hid in God. who created
all things 10y Jesus Christ Otph. 3,7;isJ
Jesus was the only one being directly OF
God. The only bcgouen Son and by him
aud for him are all things that are created.
What is man that thou arr mindful OF hm1
Xxx Thou makcst him little lower than
the angels, thou crowncst him with glory
and honor, and didst set him over the
works OF thy hands; thou didst put all
things in subieciion under Him. dlcb a.
! The Apostle 10 quoting the prophecy.
psalm % and suggests. II all things were
Him. the plan /, unfinished. Tho angels
were created before man and are beings
upon littlc higher plane and distinct In
nature from man, who is not now able to
appreciate his intended relation to the
earth. ~ made IL to be inhabited" a
grand and glorious Inheritance for which
man Is fully adopted while hc Is not at
all suitable neither capable Of being made
Adaptable to the angelic plane. by nature
OF his birth Flesh and blood cannot In.
herit. or begot aught than its kind Man
Is the lord Of the organic Garth OF which
he himself part
The spostlo continues. We sec not
yet all things put under him he then
tells as how for the plan had progressed
in his day We see Jesus made lower than
The angels. down to mans plane: born of
a woman. hence taking her nature which
was Mans nature for the suffering Of
death and having tasted death for every
man We see him highly exalted and given
a name above every name The Fathers
always expected, and further They that
are sancuded arc privileged to suffer
with Him and also share His exaltatlon.
They arc all one offering and parfske Of
the same amounting Therefore lie is not
ashamed 20 call them brethern-My Father
aud your Father Oohn 20 ~ Here then
is the beginning Of the union Of the family
Of God TO be completed In the dispensation
Of the fulness Of times. (Eph f.ioJ
None Of Adams children could be ad.
mitted to son.ship with all thai Is implied
IN so wonderful relation until the re.
demption was completed at Calvary and
the blood presented and accepted officially
when our Lord ascendcd Abraham was
called friend Of God Daniel vas greatly
beloved Israel was house Of servants
used of the Lord for living aud intclll
gent witness Of the gradual outworking Of
q wonderful purpose IN human affairs
God covcnated with NO other nation Amos
3;2j and the wholesale slaughter Of other
nations in their behalf is incxplicable
apart from as unde standing Of God
counscls. and the destiny Of the human
race No other people were placed under
law and promised life upon obedience and
no one ever was granted lie under tbat
Covenant Rom and 3 CHI Our Lord
only had iife and was approved under the
law covenant mailing t TO bis cross an
Offer as q source Of lifc no more. The
human race Is destroyed in the frs. Father
0Ps. oo:3l
The family must be Of Him who Is tie
FIRST born from The dead. This IS emphatic.
however astonishing lie Is nov the
image Of the invisible God. ihe FIRST born
of every creature for by Him we're 40
things created that arc in heaven and
that are Zoo earth visible and invisible.
whether thrones or domiaions or princi
palitios or powers 400 things we're created
BY Him and for Hin and by Him all things
consist md De is Che head Of ibc body.
thc church who as one anoinf3d is The
beginning. the FIRST born from the dead
that in 100 things be- might have thc pre-
emincncc. For it plea scd thc father that
in Him should all fulncss dwell OCol 81:
fs 7oJ God is not tie Cod offho dead. so
then our Lord and bis body members are
the hrst fruits Of H.s mighty plan the 6rst
that could bc adopted into the family Of
God and these into the highest plane Che
express image of the Fathers person
Tie marriage features OF Tic social
order afc used TO represent ftc relations
and future mission Of those 6rst fruits snd
also 90 represent ibo relation and dis
uncton between these as Christ The
bridegroom and thc church ss virgins and
prospective Bride Isa So and Cal The
hrst born arc represented as tho fret fruits
of thc covenant with Abraham and Sarah
which produced but one seed and was
long iime barren. % was by promise and
NOT otherwise possible a. Sarah's age
although bai one seed vet ihis is only the