World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-10-31
CREATION
AND
FORM ALTON
Teach than t, Observe all Things Whstsoevs,
I have Commanded You" Matt 1920
Continued from last week.
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cause their drc's were Evil. III. John !
3-lS-lu
This is plain enough to show
to what end the sacrifice 81
Christ was to be-, and also show.
/, ing that blindness in part hap.
pcned to Israel, and to this class
OfJcws, Niqodcmus belonged to. !
Christ was lifted up between
heaven and earth, that throu
Him the world might be saved.
| lie that believc'h on the Son hath
everlasting life: anL he that bel,cvc,h
norhc Son shall MT see 1fc; but the
wrath Of God abnleth on him. ~,
John 3-36.
We are not tO be understand by
this that the wrath Of God abid.
eth on Israc, because they be.
licved not on His son, according
: to His first advent. Oh, no. far
! from that; for they believe gu
Him as their king, but not as lie
came first for God Himself clos.
I'd their eyes, and lie gave them
: the spirit of slumbcr. What Is
reilly meant is, blindness in
part is happened TO them Vet
, many believed ON Him, but did
; not dare confess it for fear OF
being put out of tlm synagogue
! this was not their desire for the,
: loved the praise Of God, rs i,
= reads.
! . Nevertheless among The chief ruler
:. ais many be'itvti On Inn. but heraus
Of th Pharisccs they did no, co 4 9
u him. les, They shunld be pu, out Of III
y Snloyuc.
!. For they lovc,t.>,hc praise Of mel
~ more than u 10 praise Of God ~, Jnh'
:, ia-I, -
;. Also the fourtieth verse, show
d ing that lie closed their eyes
and hardened their hearts S,
nj they would not see his frs
III comins'D Therefore, God hatl
not cast away His people. from
=" ri. /. For he says.
For would not. brethren. that y
should be ignurant NJ This IN, s,cry. IL,
u" ye should bu wise IN Your own cOuceil
- that blindness IN par, Is happened ,
a. I,rael, until the iu'lness NJ the Gen,.l,
BE- como in.
;; And go all Israel shall be saved, as
-, Ia written. Tl,,re shall come out ~ Sio
:, the Deiivercr and shall turn away Il
ri godlincss fi"m jacob. Rom. II Cd
~ When the Deliver comes OF
+. of Zion then they will he saved.
~ But, the question may aris
" Who we're those that should |
~ condemned for this unbclief.
it was not the unbclieving Mo>a
cal Jews? To answer this sati
60 faclorily and intelligcntly. it
- necessary tO take into consider
y ton the extent of Ch,ist's mi
=" sion on earth. In the scvcntoe
i" IN chapter Of John and the fir
= second and fourth verses Y
Nv have these words:
NV These words spxke Jesus. and iii
III mp he eyes 10 heaven. and aid Fa,l
III The hour il come; g!,,i'y thy son. tn
o. thy son also may elorify thee
"A thou hast & ven him power .,
ISL ali flesh. that he should & We eternal |
ne Ia rs msby Is thu hast given him.
nv l have glo,i1ed thee on the ca,lh
~" have finishrd the work which. Ii
~ waves. me TO do. 81. John III . !
/" Hence, il Is evidently IT.
- that the condemnation shou
80 happen to those whom He "a,
10 save, II they rejected Him.
~, i, true the Ai0saical jews reje'
Is cd Him. but that was tie Fat
A,h cr's will. Christ Blinded the
nj. this teach you Christ had pc
er over all flesh, for His was
.l.n' power to blind. to give sight, a
men TO grant eternal life. Sin Of ,
DC belief was imputed upon til,