Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28

the world sleapingNin Jesus ana the church who
fall asleep in Christ The church is composed
q those begotten' of the holy Spirit during
ship to christ. the Head. as members in His
Body. and whom God has promised that as they
they shall also share with Him in His glorious
, resurrection to honor and Immortality.
The scriptures make very plain the tact that
While Jesus was born Of a woman. ills was no.
the beginning of His existence, for He WITH
The Father before the word was He was the
very beginning OF the creation Of God '-R''V
S:i4. As st. John declares. In the beginning
was the Word Uogosl and the LOgos was With
the God nd the LogoS God BY Him were
all things made that were made and without
Him was not one thins Wiadc." He Vas made
flesh and dwclt amongst u.s. he came unto
His own am Ills own received dim not. but
10 rs many received Him, TO them gave lie
privilege t. become SIns of God. john lli4-
The Scriptures make clear to us that the
Father did not compel The Son ." be- our re
deeper-ou the contrary. He invited Him to
do and set before Him the great reward:
!. The privilege of proving His LEGALITY TO the
Father.-Heb. lU:T; Psa i0:S
The privilege Of serving the fallen race,
as their being Re1ecmer ard I:estOrer.-Mat-.
s0:2S.
3 The honor Of high exaltation to even great
er dignities than lac hal before lie LETT The
Father to honor, glory and Immortality. far
, abcvC anls.'l> and pTinciraitles anil powers aud
every name that is named st. Paul in rererr'r=-
to tho matter tells that our Lord, for the
joy that set before Him. endured the
cross. dsspising tn shame''-and now in con
Father on hig Heb. ia
| While the Ssvi,r was the Christmas GIFT to
Us in one sense Of the word. yet the gift was
from another Observation-Disclosures il WIS
all contained in that primary gift Our Lord
I first by obedience to the divine law, demon
strated His right to eternal life; and. at the
tine, by His conservation TO death He
laid down His life He was privileged to haze
Nor did He ever take il back. He arose from;
crcature-as spirit heing.-2 Cor S:l7. He
did indeed appear to the apostles during the
subsequent days. but not before. Although
after Hiss resurrection He appeared in the
flesh. He was not flesh. lie bad taken the body
Of flesl ''for the suffering of DEATH and not
/ to keep it cterEally. When He had finished
sacrificing it, tho flesh had served His purpose
His high sXatation is on the spirit plane. far
ehovc angels. His appearances during the 10
days were brief and few, after Inc manner ~
which angels had previously appeared III Tue
flesh. They were for the purpose Of convlnc-
ing the disciples that He was no longer dead.
and to convince them also that He was no long
or limited to earthly powers. as before HIS
death He put TO death In the flesr,
but ducEened in SPIRIT Pet. 3:1S.
Notice how Gods gift expands. carrying bles-
sings with each change. The Glorifed Jesus
when He assembled on high. had TO His credit
to speak. the earthly rights which he had
sacrificed Those rights were sufficient for the
whole world. Because all had been condemned
through man. all could be justified atoned
for by the sacrifice Of one perfect man-''The
man Christ Jesus. who gave himself ransom
for an'-Tim. ass. But the assembled Savior
although he came into the world to be the Sa
yior of the world, did not apply the merit OF
His sacrifice for the world. but, as the scrip
ture shows. He applied It for His church and
the entire household of faith. Unbelieyers are
not covered by that application OF Chrfsts mer-
it. In oTder to get under the merit OF Christ
I now they must believe. renOunce sin and make
= conservation Of themselves to walk in the
Redeemer's footsteps as living sacrifices. Under
this provision the Gospel call has been going
forth for 500 centuries. The object Of
this, the scriptures tell rs; is to select pri;
''The bride the Lambs wife" and point heir
with Him In His millennial kingdom. which is
to bless the world. There is also a secondary
class blessed during this gospel age. But the
scriptures exhort all to seek to make their
calling and their election sure TO the Bride
THE BODY OF CHRIST"
Throughout the gospel age a faithful ''lit-
tie flock" has gradually been gathered. Their
test is their willingness to lay down their
sus. the apostle suggests, 81 beseech you,
therefore, brethren. by the mereies Of God, that
and acceptable unto God. which is your reason
able service''-ROm 12:1l. This sacrifice Of
Christ's members is counted IN as part and
sacrificing shall be finished. it viii mean that
the merit OF Christ's sacrifice at Calvary ap-
propriated to the church will have been laid
down. again-returned to the credit of the Re
| deemer. Then. at the conclusion of this age,
when the last member Of the body has suf-
fered with him and been glorified, the great
High Priest will apply the blood afresh. Not
again for his member and the household Of
faith however. but for the world, the type
clearly shows
That will be the application Of the ransom
price or the purchase price for the sins Of the
whole world But that blessing is divinely
arranged TO reach the world through Israel,
which Is TO be restored to Gods favor at the
close OF this age under law covenant,
which win take the place OF the old law cove
nant All nations will be privileged to share
in the blessings of that covenant and to come
under the protection and guidance Of it's Medl-
aor. and to be helped up out Of sin and death
conditions. To receive this blessing they must
renounce sin and become children OF Abraham,
by faithful obedience under the new covenant
! THE RIGHTS OF HIS GRACE"
Glance backward now. and see the unfoldings
of the divine plan: The Babe Of Bethlehem;