The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-09

ECHOES FROM CAIRO PUlPlTS
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Mary, He came to save from IN
u curse of sin aud TO destroy TIE works
Of the devil
In the great battle between Jesu,
and satan that forty DAYS wild,rlc
battle, satan made use OF precisely slt
$ same tactics that he had used 4
i Eden, to eat unlawful bread, to eratif
D an unlawful ambition, to possess ua
{ lawful scenes. Jesus resorted to The
I word Of his Father, and that sword Ol
/ Spirit sent the devil yanquished from
the field, Over In the last book Of the
! Bible there Is another picture of tho
, testing of the comparative strength
of Jesus and satan. and satan Is
hurled into the bottomless pit OF fir,
| and birthstone prepared for the devll
, and his angels. And Je sus will be
Lord Of Lords and King OF Kings
The more we bring this same Jesus
INTO the marriage relation, the more
completely DO we overcome the cum.
iing and the power of satan to de.
stroy the marriage Institution. aud
| ne moro do we restore marriage 10
! Is pristine glory in Eden.
/ Punishment OF Eve.
! The punishment Of Eve should be
greatly multiplied pain In bearing
| children. and also that she should be
fuled over by her husband.
| y y too trre that this degradation
i woman his been seen all over
the world. The history of the worlI
has been largely the degradation OF
woman This is the issue of sin.
The graet relief that has come to
woman Is due entirely to the coming
OF her friend and Saviour Jesus
Christ. When Jesus came to earth
an important feature OF his mission
was to redeem the wife from her
bondage. The beautiful liberty ef the
wife In Christian lands is sufficient
testimony to the effectiveness of the
gallant work OF Jesus.
When Jesus comes again. there
viii be the competer rescue of won,.
an from her humber place in the
marriage, and there viii be no mora |
diHerence in the liberty or them both
Ai' that the wife has today of liberty I
nd Joy in the home Il due TO the
Owe aud intercession of her Sayiour
Jesus Christ
Peralty Of Adam.
fof Adams sin there was placed
tpon the ground the errse of thorus
and weeds. and the same curse fell
rron the animal creation. Satan was
eerInitted to poison nature every u
where. And man has suffered for his h
lin
Inc thoroughness of Adams re-. Il
fentance is seen in the significant 1
Lame, Eve, that he gave to his offend.
ng wife He accepted the promise
d God that she should be the mother I
p all living. This reveals his gener II
'us heart He would not hold a 1
'rudge against her for the havoc she tr
lad wrought. but would protect her Is
OF the worse that had now come. 1t
Right here comes in the merciful 1t
land OF God. In clothing them with lr
ne skins OF beasts. that they might q
'e protected against the thorn OF the e
'riar and the teeth OF the wind. This III
what God has been continually 10
DING Tor the weak members of the
carriage vows, covering us with his ltl
ewing Kindness and tender mercy. If,
IND Paul SAYS. "Put We on the Lord Is,
esus Christ so that with his III
Ighteousness we may be protected i,
l
Adam took up the burden of life y
men they were turned out of the a
arden. The gate was securely closed G
'st they should eat of the tree of life II
)rever In their fallen state. These 81
aiming swords In the hands of the u
herubian remind MS of the two "a
herubin who looked 'lown upon the q,
'ercy seat OF the Ark OF the Cove m
ant But that mercy seat repre-. n
nted the comins of the Saviour of nj
le world. who would restore fallen +,
an TO hifsormer estate In thee in. IN
se of God. SO that banning sword ca
larding the entrance TO Eden is the r.
ercy OF God both then and now: for NJ
Nv II Is frlflled by the atoning sac h.
Ice that is In Jesus Christ. and sil
rough him we return to the glory IN
the Garden of Eden. We are pro. I'm
'essins now, and the time will come nm
ben We shall be completely restored 8,
our lost paradigo. =
As Adam barred his back to the =.
'rdeu. be bent IN mind that Dromise IN,
the seed OF the woman that was ar,
hrrise tho serDent's head. As tie "a
&c grew Old. there were given the bo
larer promises Of the coming ef ta,
mist. At last tho snlh 80 God 'ias -,
s"th away the sin Of the world us
me 10 the earth. and died ON the lhs.
IS. and arose from the grave. and -
ren'led to the throne where he ever -,
eth 10 make intercessiOns for sin. hr,
rs. He is there enthroned TO pro- -,
I and to bless the marriage altar nh
J To I.sioT. the home TO IT, image 70,
Gcd in Eden -
{ is nothing less than marvellous &C.,
v Christ does protect the marriage ~
m the blasting power Of satan and c,,
e Jesus Is the Saviour Of marriage: or
since be has revealed his power mr.