The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-02-05
Two Works of Grace ~
- y and Gods
= y Hand in 1t All
BY w. c. ANDERSON
CHAPTER V.

We have our minds eye on two great
master builders for time and eternity.
One was but type or shadow of the
other. The first work of these builders
was visible to the natural eye and was
so magnificent that the fame of each
brought wise men, kings and queens
from afar to see them. This first build
er, which was but type of the latter,
God said should be the Nisest of all
kings before and after him. God said
there should be none like him for wis
dom, riches, honor and glory in all the
world. Yet that poor fellow with all
his glory is but shadow of that divine
holy one which every lawabiding Jew
and every holy man and woman are
looking for in the near future.
Mans extremity is Gods opportuni-
ty. But what a striking contrast ,be-
tween these two great builders as to
visible means. The former had not
only the wealth and power of one of
the greatest kingdoms then on earth,
but he had the love, friendship and as
sistance of all other surrounding king
doms as he had rest from war for forty
years. Hear ye the master builder un-
der the law. "But now the Lord my
God hath given me rest on every side
so that there is neither adversary nor
evil account. And behold, I propose
to build an house unto the name of the
Lord my God as the Lord spake unto
David, my father, saying, "Thy Son,
whom 1 will get upon thy throne in thy
room, he shall build an house unto my
name" q Kings V, A. This Son on his
Father David's throne is but type OF
that King Of Kings that will soon take
his seat on his fathers (David's) throne
for thousand years (Acts ii, 29-30
Rev. Xxx, g. The former king was the
richest of all kings during his natural
life, but the latter was the poorest, as
he said, "Foxes have holes and birds
have nests, but the son of man hath
not where to lay his head (Math. viii
20) For whosoever exalteth himself
shall be abased, and he that humbletl
himself shall be exalted" (Luke xiv, II.
Ab, we see now what is the matter will
the formal church worshipers that arr
rejecting the stone that is to be head O
the corner. They have form, but de
ny the power. From such turn away
Il Tim III, 5)
1t is written, 'In the beginning Coz
created the heaven and the earth. An,
God said, let there be light, and ther
was light" And God said, "Let ther
be armament in the midst of the wa
: ters. And God divided the water
which were under the armament from
the waters which were above the firms
ment, aud it was so. And God calle
the armament heaven, and God said
= let the waters be gathered to one place
and let the dry land appear. And h
: called the dry land earth, and the gatI
ering together Of waters called the seat
and God saw that it was good. An
God said, Let the earth bring fort
grass, herb and fruit trees yieldin
= fruit after his kind. And God said, |,
there be light to divide the day frol
, night And God made two great ligh
and made stars also And God sale
let the waters bring forth abundant
5 the moving creatures that hath lif
and fowl that fly above the esrth. An
God blessed them saying, BE fruitf,
! and multiply and fill the waters in Il
seas and let fowl multiply in the earth
And God said, Let the earth brir
- forth the living creature after his kin
cattle and creeping thing, and beast
the earth after his kind, and it was s
d. Now, after God had created the heav'
and the earth, and spoke light and g
cry living creature into existence,
paused and called the first conventi,
that he might have assistance to ma
the most wonderful of all other beings
4. The Psalmist David says, 81 will prai
It. thee, for am fearfully and wonderful
&. made Psalms cxxxix, 14) This co
~ vention was composed of God the Fat
10 er, God the Son, and God the Ho
Ghost, each representing his own off
- in the kingdom, and each is address
by using the pronoun He (John xiv, 2
And it is written before the world w
He, Christ was. And God said, 81
us make man in our image, after {
-, likeness, and let them have domini
over all other living creatures"
- God created man in his own image,
f the image of God created he him; mi
and female created he them. 1t
written, but the natural man receive
not the things OF the spirit of God,
they are foolishness unto him, neitl
can he know them, because they
&c decerned. But he that is spirit
judgeth all things, yet he himself
Judged of no man. For who b
known the mind of the Lord that
may instruct him? But we have
mind of Christ. so let's see how n
we can get the mind of God as we &C
ket stepping along down through the as
Adam was Gods representative. /
feet in form and holy in life. Eve
: made of rib taken from Adams s
by the same hands that made man