The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-29

| fore In the frst verso connects the les
son with what precedes. Paul had COIL
| Quoted an argument. ono OF the most
| mastery In all his writings. and here lie
stated the conclusion. That argument
| pertnined to tile subject OF Justification by
faith OF which he was the chosen and able
expounder. He showed that all men are
sinners. that they are i.lpotent to deliver
themselves from the guilt and OF power
Of sin. which all are conscious. lie sketch.
as one Of bitter conflict and utter defeat
and then declared that victory might be
attained only IL and through Christ (ho,
man VII :2o). This was truc under the old
dispensation. Abrahnm's faith was I'M
puted to him FOR righteousness. 50 That he ny,
became the father OF the faithful IN ~; az
lands and ages. Thus Jews and Gentiles
obtained favor with God In one and the
same way.
FREED ON, oversees and q He who
becomes conscious of sin suffers Intense
~ through sense OF ill-desert. Psalm
vvvii:4). He condemns himself and Is con-
demned by his fellow and his God. and
over his head n fearful retribution.. One OF
tho first results Of faith In Christ IS free.
dom from this contemplation, liftlng OF
cause the, man is in Christ. Joined to him
as the branch Is Joined to- the vine
(John sv:5). precious spiritual union. lie
ia pardoned not because OF his own merit.
for ne has none, but because OF the mer-
it OF his Saviour, which he constantly
trusts and pleads. This freedom Is main nall n
aGed 50 eny tns by The spr o
God, which is freely given. tEph. riI6l
That spirit becomes a vital principle or
a ss hs q sd n neW fa ana sT1kay '0h
RIGHTEOUsNEss.- tyerses 3 and q!
Is Christianity better than Judaism Il
occurred to every thoughtful person who
was asked to exchange his old faith for
the new religion In the andwer =, thn eew vs.
was sa en aid. p@ duke svlii:il What could b
better than tho lazy for the regnla ,ho 1a OF
e was Matt Il % xix:so But Paul
shows that the righteousness after a which
was no power in the Law, to produce It.
The failure was due to the in1rmity OF
the neshy nature. But the gospel came
reallzed This was accomplished by two
provisions. The lncarnation ana DEAN
ness Of Sin as obnoxious to God and ruin
Gus to man. The spirit given through
Christ. conquered sin. 80, -.
Their 1 to is exhibit the power Of the spirit
a II ennt4as TT those es
and those who cs haze nG.
and carnal mindedness The latter ,sth - t Tha
state in which all men are at birth. .ta
needs Of the body arc paramount I'm. ,',,has I iue
portance. are chiefly sought CMatt. WE'D.
| But those who are spiritual are most . con
cerned about spiritual THINGS IAN aho s lmi,r
begun b. in the new birth (Jehn ii l,8
about which Jesus SPOKE ,f 70 t the lfe Of
Spiritual ,a h,rhest and best kind Of fe
and it is marked by peace. me ne ~ mar Il
nony Of the soul With Goo c ana T' Mind.
edness is. death, that death which ncn b snn
Adam through transgression lGen ,,, na4
| the death which by inheritance pisseo
nY Bgss1 II @ep; % ara The ,; de-
| plorable condition OF those VINO m ll!ut
things Of the f nsht ps1s seg i to
show shows more fully why Righteousness, could y
| not be attained through the law, why r n
80 the spirit of life was needed. me e .
carnaI mind Is enmlty aga,ns are ao onposed
the fact that the law Of God Is s., designed tIl
to bring men Into the spiritual ne th ndaI
| vii. lN: Its mandates are all INTENDED
10 SUPPRESS or regulate the carnal that
| It may have a subordinate and righttui
| place. Hence. the man who Is disposed
| to crafty the carnal. even at ne ex-
poseG to the law because it interferes
! with his purposes and plans. Such man
cannot be subject to the N wy ano can he
please God There Will be perpetual con-
| flict between him and his Maker, an el-
fort to cast off those wholesome me-, re-
Tfa s5e ~ Sc 8 G Sew
very serious question. How may one ne
escape from this fleshy eta state u hnd 30 10
nv tn t IN one sense that ques
/ ton was answered in the first verse, as
we'll as in several PLACES of previous :
chapters In the eplstla sRon,. y y. .1 gut
designed to shed light upon the Spirits
work. II that Spirit dwell In IN. man h he
is no longer carnal: no longer IN the iiesh.
an iaAs occasional occasional or temporary IL,
rluence from WITHOUT, experience by a.!
Rey ~ ~ It Is tha tro s9ns Wthn ana
e cor a wscs IS the happy T pese
OF every believer. Without this no man
belongs to Christ. lie is yet an allen and
a stranger to the blessings Of the new
in a man (John XIV: 81, his spiritual ma
ture is purified. strengthened and ex-
allied. and his earnal nature is sub 3d a, .
,ndWeiling spirit or : What VIII t is the same,
4 the ndwelling Christ. brings more than a
spiritual upliftIit secures an immense ,Ls
advantage to the BODY W " hno I'M 1me
and destructive physical conditions, the
spiritual man carries up his body into g
body is dead under the penalty pronounced
and raised up With Christ, There are
two opinions CONCERNING Pau rs meaning
the resurrection from the dead. which
no describes elsewhere at greater length
power of Christ. Others hold that he
speaks Of that gradual impr,oyement Of
Is experienced by, every righteous, man.
an Improvement that Is most. marked In
the case OF those who attain old age.
(Psalm xci: 1s), 1t might be we'll to In
terpret his words as including both these
| meanings.
DEBTORS 12. 10. 1D. From
the points thug stated Paul dedIoes an
Idea Of a debt, The man who believes.
who has been paraoned. who has received re-
livered from the awful bondage Of sin
and introduced into 9 righteous life Is
| lusts OF the flesh and he has. g. duty