The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-22
PEOPLES
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
aston Brooklyn
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packed house,:
Work out your Own salvation with
fear and trembling. for II is God which
worketb IN you both to will and to do
of his good pleasure" philippians IL.
i3t.
The proper relationship between falth
and works and between God 8 WORK
and ours are matters apparently mol
clearly understood by the majority OF
Christian people and, OF course. not at
all comprehended by the worldly. 1t
Is not only worth while. but very I'M
portant. that each Christian entering
into covenant relationship with Goa
should understand distinctly tbs own
responsibilities the assistance when
God in willing TO grant him through
the merit of Christ. and what Is re-
ouired of him individually In the mat
ter OF good works A great stake. a
great prize Is involved Careiessness
or ignorance might jeopardize this
prize might lose us place amongst
the very elect" who shall be joint.
heirs with their Redeemer In his Mil
lepuial Kingdom soou to be inaugural
ed for the blessing of the whole world.
Mark well that we purposeiy avoid
the error which so long h. beciouded
our spiritual vision. Note that we do
not say that "a failure TO be amongst
the elect" would signify to be with
damned millions In eternal torture. NO
such unreasonable proposition Is rep
resented In tiod's Word The question
OF this Gospel Age is TO gain or not
to gain eternal life and glory and hon
or as members OF the Body OF Christ.
In word. not pleasure or misery, but
life or death. il the alternative.
Who are addressed by the Apostle in
the words of our text? lie is not adj
dressing the wifully or ignorantly
wicked the world He Is addressing
those who Ind been such. but who re-
pented. reformed. turned To God and
saw great light. They have seen
themselves 10 be sinners under just
condemnation OF the Creator, and have
seen also that Jesus. the Seut OF God.
has provided reconciliation With the
Father through his blood his sacri'
lice. More than hts they have by
faith accepted This protfersd grace or
God. aud through full conservation
Of their all. made acceptable through
their AdynCnte. they have been re-
ceived of the Father as his spirit. be-
gotten children. They have been ad-
pised that ~ children they are heirs
of God. joiut- heirs with Jesus Christ
their Lord. their Head. their Redeem-
er. IN the glorious Millepuiai Kingdom
which the Father has foreiod shall
be his for the blessing of all The fam.
HES OF the earth Rut all these bless
ings they have received through faith
mud not actually They must wait fol-
the actualities until they aud ali OF
their brethren OF the same class. called
OF God III the one hope Of their call
ing" shall have been tried. tested. per
fected, In character. in heart. Copie.
Of Gods dear Son"
How God Works In Us.
Our text declares that we should
work out our own salvation. becaus,
1t is God that worketh III us This
puts Gods work first and ours subse
quentiy. Let us therefore consider III,
matter In this order How. In VIVA
sense. does God work In his people
not In the world. not in the relentan
sinner; tot IN the merely justified: bu
in those who have passed those stage.
of Ia nd In hst
getting of his holy SPIRIT. have IN
tered his family ms children. Ms SONS
BEHOLD what manner OF love the ia
Their hath bestowed upon us. that ",
should be called the SONS of God {
John Ill. II. And II children. thel
heirs; heirs of God. and Joint heir
with Jesus Christ our i.ori" tHomnn
viii. In. How does God work In sucl
rs have thus become his children
his sons!
We reply that he works IN then
through his spirit-the spirit of tn,
Truth; the spirit of holiness; the spiri
OF eonsecrati0u: the spirit of sonship
That is TO say. n certain holy power
or Influence operates IN and about III,
spirit begotteu children Of God In har
mony with this relationship II mas e
do with all OF their experiences II
life home. family, business. joys. suf
fcrings, pleasures. sorrows.
But Gods special way OF dealing
with his spritbegotten children Il
through their intelleets -communicat
Ing with them through the holy Scrip
lures. As the Apostle says. "God who
spake In time past uuto the fathers
by the prophets hath In these las
days spoken unto us by his Son" Tile
brews |. II The twelve apostles whom
the Father specially gave TO him. b,
particularly accepted as his representa-
lives. his mouth-pleees, the channels
through whom would come to tn
family OF God the Instructions neces
sary for their development In holmes
the instructions necessary for thei
attainment of the hope OF their calm
glory. honor aud Immortality IN joint
neirship with Jesus their Redeemer a
the spiritual Seed ut Abraham for III
blessing of the world 0;alatians Ill. 20
Our Lord Jesus refers TO this wor
Of God In his people through his Wor.
saying. "Sanctify them through II
Truth Thy Word Il Truth" ,Jok
xvi. IN. st. Paul refers to the Scrip
lures AS the power of God. saying
"All Scripture Is given by inspiration
Of God. and Is profitable for doctrine
Ior rcproof. for correction. for instruc
lion In righteousness; that the man o
God may be perfect, thoroughly fur
nlshed unto all good works" Ill Tin
othy Ill. H. IN.
"Ye Are Gods Workmanship
We have seen that God does a worl
In his consecrated people. using hi
providences In connection with the ex
periences Of life. and that lie special,
uses his Word for their instruction Il
righteousness We are to remembe
incidentally that our Lord Jesus VIII,
redeemed us and reconciled Us by hi
blood Is still our Advocate with tn
Father and our Instructor as the Fa
Tiers representative: that through hin
We may be all taught Of God-in th