The Detroit times., 1910-08-20


God. As sons. they were free from all
the previous condemnation that came
upon them as members OF Adams race
merit Of 'n tSe dne ,mPu' sacptee p
Flied on their behalf Thus they at
tained the liberty OF the sons of God
freedom from characterization. so we
lie came unto His own nation
Jewsl. and His own received Him NOT;
but TO as many as received Him. TO
l.ge) to become sons OF God even TO
them that teieve on His name OILS
greatness as Messiah), who were be,
got not of the Will OF the flesh. nor OF
man. but OF God" John l. 18.
similar procedure has been In pro-
gress throughout all this gospel age
world of mankind Judicially dead. II
has reached considerable number;
but not many great, however. not many
mot many learned. chiefly the poor OF
this world and the mean things, the
ignoble things u Corinthians 4. 26-2S.
eve Are Saved By Hope
While speaking of believers begot-
ten or the Holy Spirit and New Crca-
lures In Christ Jesus as having passed
from death unto life, the Bible. with
equal eAplicitness. tells us that the
resuri ection OF the mind. the will. of
ion OF his salvation. He has received
a great blessing, a great salvation;
but what he now enjoys Is merely
ment OF the great blessing which he
VIII receive eventually; IL faithful to
his covenant unto death. The fruition
OF the hopes of the New Creation VIII
be- attained In the end OF this Age at
the Second Coming OF the Redeemer
when he comes to set up his Kingdom
In power and great glory for the bless
every knee shall bow and every
tongue confess" psalm vi. 2s). The
Scrittures point the New Creation. the
Church. to that INDUSTRIOUS day as the
time when they shall experience their
glorious change from earthly to heav-
enly conditions-wben In q moment, In
the twinkling OF an eye the resurrec-
ton power will lift them wholly out
of earthly conditions TO the perfection
OF the Divine Nature"
Describing this First Resurrection"
OF the ssints the Apostle says. 1T is
sown In dishonor. IL is raised in glory.
II is sown In weakness. 1t is raised In
power; II rs sown natural body; II Is
raised a spiritual body" q Corinthians
XIV. 4S. 4D; Respecting this glorious
contamination of the hopes OF the
Church. the Apostle declares IL to be
the end OF our faith the salvation of
our souls-"the grace tsalvation) that
shall be brought unto you at the reve-
lation OF our Lord and Savior Jesus
rious time the Lords people are to
walt patiently. realizing that. as New
Creatures. they are being tested by the
weaknesses and frailties OF their ofd
show their loyalty to God by lighting
a good fight against the weaknesses OF
the flesh, against the allurements OF
the world and the snares OF the Ad-
versary. ssy
This Light Upon Our Text.
Consider now In the light OF the
foregoing, the meaning Of St Peters
words used as our text We perceive
how the Gospel message from first TO
last has been preached to dead world
to a world under sentrnLr
TO world dead In trespasses and In
sin and unworthy of Divine notice
every creature yet The Divine pro.
mise Is that eventually every eye shall
see and every ear shall be unstopped.
and then 'the knowledge OF the Lord
knee shall bow and every tongue con-
fess." But that will be during Mes
siah's Kingdom OF righteousness. which
will last for a thousand years for the
worlds uplifting. That time has not
yet come; hence that glorious message
which all must hear and those glorious
sights which all must see and all con-
fess are not yet revealed. AS yet the
message can be appreciated only by a
comparatively small proportion of our
race. even rs many as the Lord our
The Redeemer says that they must
not only be thus called of God" but
that they must be drawn" by him. in
order to be blessed during this Age.
He says. No man can come unto me,
except the Father which sent me draw
him, and he that cometh unto me thus
DRAWN | will in no wise reject John
vi. ~. 80 For these few OF the dead
world the Gospel in the present time
Is Intended. No others have the ear to
hear. But while those who hear are
few in comparison to the millions OF
the world who do not hear. neverthe
less they are many In comparison TO
the still fewer who accept the call
under the conditions and limitations
OF the narrow way OF self-sacrifce.
Many are called, but few chosen" 10
this high calling OF joint-heirship with
the kedeemer in his Kingdom.
BY and by when all eyes and ears OF
understanding shall be opened and the
blessing OF the Lord through Messiah
shall be worldwide. IT will not he
will be extended. a command will be
enforced by disciplines, stripes" Cor
rections In righteousness.' TO the In
tent that the dead" world in general
may be blessed and be resurrected-.
lifted up. up, up. out OF sin and death
conditions TO the human perfection be-
slowed upon. Adam and his race in
creation. Only the unwilling and dis
obedient will die the Second Death,
from which there Will be no redemp-
ton. no recovery
Live In Flesh and In Spirit.
Those who hear the Gospel and ac-
death of the flesh and are begotten of
the Holy Spirit New Creatures,
"pGrtakers OF the divine nature" have
SO to speak. a dual existence from the
time OF their begettal OF the Spirit
From Gods standpaint they are New
Creatures begotten to the divine ma
ture. which, IL faithful. they will fully
obtain in the First Resurrection"
Yet, according to all worldly concept
of the matter they are still human be-
ings. very much the same as they were
prior 10 their conservation and Spirit
begetting. The world may. indeed, see
certain changes more or less radical in
their conduct and words. but, like az
not these will appear TO the worldly
merely as fads, fancies. eccentricities
Perhaps, indeed. as in the case OF ST
Paul. they may be considered as "be-
sides tbemselves"-mad. Hence. as the
Apostle declares. THE world knoweth
JUS not, even as II knew him not" Il
John III, -. The world did not know
Jesus 10 be begotten OF the Holy
Spirit. the Son OF the Highest. etc,
nor does the world yet know that he
Is highly exalted at the Fathers Right
Hand So also IL Is with tho followers
of Jesus They similarly have re-
ceived a Spirit begetting and. similar
L.. H.. I,.a slV IN ort. Il.