The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15


when they awake from the sleep OF
death. realizing 1t as only II momentary
Interim They will be advised OF the
fact-that the Redemption price has
been paid by Jesus and that, there
fore, he is fully qualified and empow-
cred to set them free In every sense OF
the word-not only from the cOndemnd.
ton Of death. but also from the actual
blight OF death-the mental. moral and
physical weaknesses, which are ele-
ments of the death sentence
True. the Scriptures intimate that all
will not appreciate the privilege OF
emancipation from the dominion of Sin
and Death II is not for us to specu.
late as to the number who will ulti.
mately be set free. 1t is sufficient for
us to know that all will be brought to
full opportunity OF attaining or re-
jecting the emancipation privileges.
All will be free in the sense that none
will die the Second Death. except 10y
his own wilful, deliberate sympathy
with sin and rejection of the righteous
and liberal terms of the Great Iiberator.
Not Only They but Ourselves.
Pursuing the subject, the Apostle
marks the Church of this Gospel Age
as separate and distinct from the
world. He shows that those who re.
ceive the bcgetting of the holy Spirit
now. are already children Of God. and
already enjoying full freedom, full lib.
GRAFTON from the condemnation of Sin
and Death. He says, And not only
they Uhe grooming creation, the world,
| but ourselves also the spirit-begotten
Church of this age, which have the
first fruits of the Spirit. even we our
selves groan within ourselves. waiting
for the adoption, to wit, the redemp-
ton (deliverance) of our Body"-"the
Body of Christ, which Is the Church"
| Verse %; | Corinthians xii, 27).
The Apostle is here pointing out that
while the world is grooming under its
share of the Adamic condemnation be-
levers in Christ also groan-though in
a different manner. The world groans
and travails. waiting for the Church's
manifestation-"the manifestation Of
the Sons of God" The Church groans.
not outwardly, but inwardly. while
waiting for something different. The
world is waiting for the manifesto
ton of the Sons Of God, because Now
are we the Sons of God" q John iii,
.. Our salvation will come therefore.
before this manifestation Of the Sons
of God, which will bring release to the
world. The elect Church is Dditin0
for the adoption. the deliverance Of the
Body in the First Resurrection. Our
Heavenly Father has already granted
US the spirit of adoption whereby we
can cry, Abba. Father" but our adop-
ton Is not yet accomplished, COM
peted. We are already set free in our
minds from the Law of Sin and Death,
but will not be entirely free until our
adoption shall be completed by our
resurrection change. The adoption OF
the Church by the Father will be her
full entrance into the liberty Of the
Sons of God. her full entrance into per-
lection, changed in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye" q Cor. XIV, 52).
The Apostle continues the same
thought, pointing out that the saliva
ton of the Church at the present time
is not her actual or complete salvation,
but q hope salvation or a faith-salva.
ton. He points out that what we hope
for Is to be brought unto us at the
revelation of our Lord and Savior Je-
sus Christ, at his second advent. He
points out that, In the meantime. II
we have this hope as an anchor to our
souls. it will lead us to be patient in
waiting for the glorious things of the
Divine arrangement 1t will lead us
to wait patiently for the Lords time
for our own blessing and further op
portunity for service in bestowing
Gods blessings upon the world. We
are to wait for our deliverance. with
patience, and in this we shall be exer
cising and developing one Of the
graces of the holy Spirit necessary fol
our perfectng. 1t is not sufficient
that we learn to lore liberty; we must
learn full submission to the Divine will
and to receive our liberty, in kind anC
in time, according to the good pleas
ure of the Father.
The expression. THE redemption o.
our Body" does not refer to the Lords
people. individually. for each of VI
will have a separate body in the resur
rection. The Apostles thought is tina
Of the Scriptures in general, namely
that there is one Body. which is thu
Church; and that. so far as our com
plete adoption by the Father is con
cerned. this must be done in unison
he will not receive the Church sepa
rately, member by member, but alto
gether. Mt the close OF this age. Thel
so many as shall have fought the goo(
fight Of faith and finished their course
so many as shall be found worthy
place with our Lord in his throne will
be changed in the First Resurrec
ton" These will be presented togeth
er as one glorious Body, or "Churcl
of the living God, whose names ar
written in heaven"
So far. then. as the world is con
cerned. let us think less OF assisting
them to individual and personal lib