The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

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, ity will be fully evidenced to God, to
angels and to men to be such as fully
justifies the Lord in granting to them
the high reward promised Were their
honors no greater than those the world
shall experience, how could Gods ways
be just and equal in granting them the
heavenly nature and Divine glory
while awarding the world of mankind
restitution blessing and worldwide
Eden home corresponding to what was
lost by Adam and redeemed for the
! willing and obedient by the sacrifice
of the man Christ Jesus?
Who Understands His Errors?
If now we have clearly before our
minds that it is the Church class who
are addressed in our text. let us exam
inc the various steps it suggests. Dur
| ing the Millennium the errors and Sc
cret faults and presumptuous sins of
| the world will all be made manifest
and all be openly rebuked and pun
| ished. But not so now. Those who
are now called to be of the elect
Church are expected to be so Jealous
| for God, so DESTROYS to know and to do
his will, so opposed to sin, that they
will voluntarily search for their own
errors, their own secret faults and
strive against presumptuous sins.
When we remember that God, for
Christ's sake, has forgiven the sins of
the Church, the question may arise,
What then are these faults or errors?
If all of our sins are forgiven freely
for Christ's sake. what sins then re-
main to be forgiven? The answer is
| that through faith in Christ's blood we
were fully forgiven 1.-The sins that are
past, through the forbearance of God"
| (Romans Iii, 25). We shall never more
be held responsible for sins great or
small which were ours before we came
to the Lord and accepted his grace. his
forgiveness. and became his followers
through our conservation of our little
all to him. What remains of sin with
us is the imperfection of the flesh and
it's inherited weaknesses. and these
bemishes may be with us to our dying
day in considerable measure. 1t is
against these that we must fght-fght
the good fight and endure hardness as
valiant soldiers of righteousness
But some one may inquire. Is not the
merit of Christ sufficient, not only for
the sins that are past, but for all of
our unwilling bemishes of the past
and of the future? In other words.
Does not our Lords satisfaction of
Justice include our imperfections pres
ent and future. which are the result
| of Adams sin and our inheritance OF
the fallen condition. as well as atone
for our sins of the past prior to our
acceptance of the Divine mercy? We
answer. Yes, this is quite true; never
theless the Lord requires of us that,
after coming into the family of God.
we Shall take note of our imperfec-
tons and apply to him for specific for
giveness Of all transgressions. Doubt
less this is intended to assist us in
keeping humble-to assist us in keep
ing in remembrance the horrible pitt
of sin from which we were lifted by
the gracious merit OF the Redeemer by
which we were justified. All of these
experiences will doubtless be helpful
to us by drawing us the more frequent
ly to the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy, and find grace
(merib to help in time of need (He-
brews iv, 16).
The Blood of Christ Cleanseth.
The expression, 1.-The blood of Jesus
Christ clednSeth us from all sim" refers
not merely to the sins that are past
and the cleansing which was ours at
the moment we first accepted the
Lords favor. but rather, especially ii
refers to the cleansing which is con
tinually necessary to the maintenance
of our relationship with the Lord. The
forgiveness. the cleansing. is freely
promptly given. but conditionally. 1t
must be applied for. This is the Lord S
method of instructing us in the way
of Righteousness and of assisting us t.
overcome the oppositions and tempta
tons of the world and to become al
heart ''overcomers." He knows ouI
weaknesses better than we do; and he
wishes us to learn of them. not with
q view to discouraging us. but that we
may fight good fight against them
, conquer them and, in so doing. develop
the characteristics which he approves
and has promised to reward with joint
heirship with the Redeemer in his
Kingdom.
Hence. instead of openly rebuking
his people, the Lord leaves as ours the
work of searching for secret faults and
. putting them away. In proportion as
we love him, we will be DESTROYS OF
|. Going those things which please him
nus living I'm his smile under his az
proval. 1t is quite sufficient that the
light OF the Lords countenance. his
smile, should be withdrawn from those
who do not walk the narrow way witt
zeal-who do not seek for their owl
faults and endeavor to correct then
and to thus make character. AS those
now being called grow in love for thu
', Lord, every hindrance to his favor will
, be quickly noted. 1t Is this class tina
, in our text Is represented as seeking
Divine assistance In the searching on
of their secret faults.
. Some of these faults may be know
!, to ourselves and to the Lord, but TN
. known to felowmen. The heart tina
. is truly converted to the Lord and t.
! harmony with all the principles O
q Righteousness which he represent
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