The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-19

An, now the mDdnln OF the trees
must have sent shivering through the
spaces of the garden to the hearts
of that guilty pair these words of the
righteous God, and how out on the
t-horn-covered ground outside the
garden must have begun to be real
lied the meaning of this awful judg-
ment for sin as the father and moth
err for the first time saw death in the
body as they gazed in anguish upon
the face of their dead boy, killed by
the hand of his brother, and that
hand rerved to the Heed by the sin of
his parents! "1he soul hat sim
meth it shall die" That judgment
of a righteous God cannot be altered.
1t never has been altered and never
will be altered. But God, not will
ing that any should perish" hath
provided a way of escape through the
Heaven-sent substitute. The sinless
One became sin for us and bore the
guilt of the world in His body on the
tree and died for us that we might
be free from the guilt and conse-
quences of sin. Herein is manifested
the perfect righteousness Of God,
AN lAit 9PAAAl VI - hafAAs (RA
victed the soul of sin, leads that soul
out into the light which sees Christ
as its Saviour and the way back TO
the Fathers House and true sonship
with God. Gods Son in the world,
Gods Son on the cross. Gods Son in
the tomb, Gods Son triumphant over
death with the glory Of the resurrec-
ton surrounding Him. Gods Son as
cended and at the right hand Of the
Father. (Oh. how wonderful! God
help us to understand such marvel
Gus truths and the infinite love that
gave them birth!) Gods Son come
into the midst Of the far country
and leading the way back Home to a
Fathers love and are Yes, "for as
many as are led by the Spirit of God"
realize their dead and lost condition
in sin and turn to Jesus Christ as a
Saviour, and thus become true sons
of God.
Sons Of God. Oh, friend, it viii
take the years of eternity to fully
tell the riches and glory summed up
in that relationship. Behold. what
manner of love the Father hath be-
SlONth upon US AAdt We S'l'NA4 &c
called the sons of God: therefore the
world knoweth us not, because it
knew Him not. Beloved, now are we
the sons of God, and it doth not yet
appear what we shall be: but we
know that. when He shall appear. wa
shall be like Him; for we shall see
Him as He is" The world hath Moth
ing to offer which can compare with
this matchless provision which God
has made for man in finding his way
back to Him, and the glory and bless
ing Of that sonship is not a future
hope beyond the grave, but a present
reality, for" our text goes on TO
declare, I'VE have not received the
spirit of bondage again to fear"
Fear of what? Fear of sin and Satan.
, Who else is there to fear but Satanf
/, For "the whole world lieth in the wick
, ed one" and because your adversary,
2 the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh
p about, seeking whom he may de-
YOUR Yes, and again he as an
| angel of light and would lead astray
: the very elect if it were possible.
Perfect De iverance.-But don sup
/ pose for a momen that the devil has
5 everything his own way. for the sons
of God 'have not received the spirit Of
5 bondage again to fear" Satan has no
I longer any claim on you and can no
t longer touch you if you, as a son Of
God. take refuge in the One who has
: completely overcome him. The Spirit,
= leading Won as a son of God, brings YOU
! out into the light of His completed
: work in the soul. as you realize the
meaning of the third part of His mis-
. sion in the world, that Of convincing
5 of Judgment, because the prince Of this
world is judged"
Poor Christian on his way to the
t celestial city, seeing the lions in the
= path ahead. was filed with fear and
D dread and hesitated to pass that point
until, as be drew nearer, he found that
the lions were chained. Blessed be God,
7 He has not left His son to be torn by
] unclaimed lions of the DEVILS breed
r ing. They are chained here and now
and can't touch us if we stay in the
narrow path and keep our eyes On
e Jesus, our c~onquering Saviour. Dur
t ing the millennial age the devil is TO be
k chained from the world. but praise
: God, ever since the complete undoing
e of Satan in Gethsemane and on Cal.
n vary, Satan has been chained from the
I sons of God. and he can't touch them
unless they hackslide into the far
e country and fail to claim complete de.
I liverance. What! Do you mean to
d say that l do not need to fight the
Christian warfare? that Satan will
not buffet me and ensna my feet II
n his hidden traps? No, I did not say
e that. You cannot expect TO be any
v freer from such experiences than wal
St. Paul, who was buffeted sorely. but
r who fought a good fight and cam,
off more than conqueror through
q Christ Jesus. But God does saw, il
A the text He has given us. that the soni
n Of God shave not received the spiri
of bondage again to fear" We hav,
to fight, and fight desperately some
times. until the cold sweat stands on