Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-17

81, Mall' -N-o,
In the deep dawn Of the first day
of the week, after the Sabbath, the
last one Of the old dispcnsatlon,
These devoted women are seen making
their way from their home TO the
garden Of Joseph Of Aramathea where
was the sepulchcr of our Lord; tax
ing with them the spices aud myrrh
with which to anoint his body, for
they did not know what had hap
pened. These devoted women who
had ministcrtd unto him during his
earthly life were now preparing to
show their love by performing these
last sad acts for the dead. AS they
neared the place difficulty sug-
geSted itself to them. WHO shall
roll US away the stone from the door
of the tomb, - for they knew how
large and heavy it was because they
had stood by and had seen 1t rolled
into place upon that Friday evening
three days before.
To their astonishment ii was rolled
away, and upon entering into the
tomb they did not find the body as
they had expected, but they saw the
angel in glistening white garments
sitting at the right side; the angel
calming their fright declares for the
first time those wonderful words
which have come to mean SO much:
/" He is risen, he is not here.
The few details of the exciting in
cidentS of the morning of that first
Lord s day, have deep interest.
Again and again our Lord appears
to his disciples now in smaller and
now in larger companies, and gives
them as true and deeply settled an
assurance of his resurrection AS was
before given of his death
To that resurrection we turn as to
the single incident in the life of the
worlds Redeemcr; the central fact
Of all human history Nothing ab,tes
the incarnation but the raising up Of
the dead body into life is supreme
in its bearing ON the human race,
The resurrection of Christ is the
crucial test of the worlds redemp-
tion. If Christ hath not been
raised your faith is vain; for it is
upon this teaching that the
whole Christian Church is built, and
if it We're not true the whole Struct-
urc would be shaken to its very
foundation 1t would no longer have
its present significance, and the
changes wrought by it would only be
imaginary. le are yet in your sins.
But the Christian Church has never
Nhrunk from the alternative and ex-
ulting in its jubilant assurance. But
now hath Christ been raised from
the dead and the completeness Of the
atonement of Christ is declared. He
came TO earth and took man : nature
that he might save men from their
sins; that he might redeem theu and
place them again in their proper re-
lation to their God and TO their Gre
stor.
lie lived his life aS man that he
might be guide and pattern of
righteousness and of perfect man
hood for all men to follow.
He died upon the cross as full,
perfect, aud sufficient sacrifice, OBJ
latlon and satisfaction for the sins
of the whole world. So also in the
resurrection from the dead has he
conquered death forever and over
come the power of the grave.
1t is with that human bedy gloi-
fed with which he arose, aud il is
with that same body he ascended into
Heaven, taking cur nature there to
he q living witness and mediator for
us men and for our salvation forever.
He was delivered up for our sins
and was raised from the dead for
our Justification The individual re-
suit of this depends upon our faith
in Christ and his atoning power.
Just So far as We accept this doe
triue and follow it that much are
our lives influenced by it.
1t is the brightest aspect of human
life, and this fact, added and as
Surcd to n, by the resurrection of
our Lord. is the brightest hope of
humanity. for to believe in this is to
accept the whole Christian dogma.
and the richness of that faith and
its resultant expectation il is almost
impossible 10 estimate.
What wonderful possibilities does
il open before our wondering ewes.
1t is this that give, us strength To
overcome sin. it Is this hope of the
eternal life that men have laid down
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