Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-07-22

! earn 10 lne ctNulilOn lOftSnOWi
in the Garden IF Eden, making
Gods footsta0l glorious and every
way fit TO be The eternal habita-
tion of such Of The human race as
will hc saved Ly that gloriou.
Kingdom FOR vi lIh We pray, Thy
Rim. lpn '"ar'Il'v VII l'c done cr
earth a. II l. III h"a, Ell.
But these have neard something
m.r'- -sGni ling ;hat belongs tC
the present tune. They have heart
that rIs he Divine purpose to Sc
lect from amongst mankind {
''RoyalPriest hood" to be associated
With The great Redeemer in his
great Mediatorial Kingdom. They
have heard that call went forth
to this effect eight centuries ago
inviting. first of all, the Jews who
were ready and willing to accept
his very highest favor of God
joint t-beirship with the Son in the
spirit dal Kingdom which is to
bless mankind in general by and by
ih.'S have heard that to attain
membership in this Royal Priest
hood means the attainment of the
Observation-Disclosures of Jesus to be-
come copies of Gods dear Son
(Romans viii, 29.) This implies, as
its cost, the sacrifice Of earthly
interests. They have heard the
message of the Lord, not only in
yiting TO the glories Of the King
dom, but also informing them that
the way to that crown of glory is a
narrow and difficult one. They
have heard the voice Of the Mas
ter, saving, 'Sit down first and
count the cost before you un-
dertake such a conservation of
your life, such a sacrifice of your
earthly interests. No man hav-
ing put his hand to the plow and
looking back would be fit for the
Kingdom fit for a place on the
Throne as a jOint-heir with Christ
luke tx. 62. They heard the fur
ther expression of st. Paul TO all
who would become the ioint-heirs
with Christ in his Kingdom assur-
ing them that if they suffer with
Christ they shall reign with him.
Beloved Let Us Cleanse Ourselves
We doubt not that as the Hea-
vcnly Father and our Lord Jesus
50 loved the world as to provide the
the great sacrifice for sin, 50 st.
Paul loved the world-and all 9TH
ers of Gods people must have a
sympathetic love for the world. Bus
when we think of those VIII are
dearly beloved by the father and
by the Son and by the apostles
and by each other, we think of
the class of consecrated saints
who Scripturally are described
as of no earthly sect or party, but |
as The Church of the Firstborns
whose names are written in heav-
an"
These are dearly beloved be-
,ause they have the mind of
God The Father, which is also
he mind of Christ. According to
he flesh they are not all lovely or
beautiful. st. Paul elsewhere ad-
nonishes US that amongst these
dearly beloved are not many
great. not many wise, not many
ioblc. not many rich, but chiefly
he ignohle and the poor of The
World. Their riches and their no
,ilty are not of the flesh. but of Tho
pirit. Of The heart of the new
vill to which they have been be-
rotten Of God by the Holy Spirit.
rhis is surely the Apostles thought
or. in the proceeding verse. he
peaks of these dearly beloved
mes as sons and daughters of
he Lord, children Of the Almighty
hence .hegotien again of the Ho-
Y Spirit new creatures in Christ {
esuS" III Corinthians Y. H.. Ah.
tow wonderful il seems that =
here should be such class as this
q the world YET not separated from
he world, except by their. new .
piril. These are in the world but /
ot of the world, as the Master de {
lares These have died TO Norld- !
, aims and objects and have be-
ONE alive toward God through /
be Holy Spirit and through the {
influences Of Gods
great and precious pro- :
liseS given unto them. Gods pur .
Csc respecting them is thatthcy {
leS lee transferred from human J.