Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-18
GREAT WHTTSUNTIDE SERMON
AT ALBERT MEMORIAL
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Christ. until first their sins had been
cancelled Then they could be accept
ed in Christ on the terms which the
Father has appointed.
Those very disciples who received
the blessing in the upper room on Pen
tecost. had forsaken sin, had become
Jesus disciples. had made full conse-
Grafton of all their earthly hopes and in
terests. had been accepted by the Lord
Jesus, and he had put his Spirit upon
them. enabling them to do many mighty
works in his name. However. it was
one thing to do mighty works through
his spirit or power, and another mat
ter to possess that spirit Inherently
to act directly as agents of Divine ia
vor instead of indirectly. 1t is in har-
mony with this thought that we read
that after our Lord breathed upon
them the holy Spirit, symbolically i'm
parting his Spirit. and commissioning
them as his representatives to preach
the Gospel. be told them. nevertheless,
to tarry at Jerusalem until they were
endued with power-the holy Spirit
until the Father should recognize them
directly as his ministers and ambassa-
doris.
From the standpoint of Divine JUS
tice, the Apostles and believers were
still under the sentence of death as
sinners at the time of our Lords death,
! at the time of his resurrection. at the
time of his ascension. Then he said
TO them. 1T is expedient for you that
go away. for if go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you
John xvi. ~. After the forty days.
invisibly present with his disciples.
except on a few occasions for a few
moments each. our Lord assembled. and
after ten days the holy Spirit from
the Father came upon the waiting
household of faith. 1t evidenced to
them the fact that their sins had been
forgiven for Christ's sake. that they
were justified freely from all things
through his sacrifice. and that their
conservation to sacrifice themselves
had been accepted of the Father, and
that henceforth they might count
themselves as "joint-sacriticers with
Christ" members of his Body" mem
bers of 1.-The Church of the First born,
whose names are written in heaven, "
members of the seed of Abraham
Galatians iii. POI.
Keys of the Kingdom.
The Master in speaking to st. Peter
assured him that TO him were commit
ted the Keys of the Kingdom of Heav-
en-. which signitied that the way into
the Kingdom at that time had not yet
been opened, and that Peter would be
hOnOred by being the Lords servant
to do the opening work. There We're
two of these keys" and therefore
there were two opening works to be
accomplished
The Church. under Christ her Lord
is Gods kingdom. not yet set up or es-
tablished lin power and great glory
not yet finished or inaugurated The
work of this Gospel Age is to call
or invite such as have a hearing ear to
become joint-heirs in this Kingdom
for which he taught US to pray. THY
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earth as it is done in heaven" Sc
many as genuinely accept this heav.
enly calling. this high calling to glo.
ry. honor. and Immortality. are proba
tiOnary members Of the Kingdom OF
Heaven. Such are Scripturally ex
horted TO continue faithful to theil
VOWS of conservation. and thus make
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place in this glorious Kingdom. which
will be inaugurated at the second com
ing of Christ. But the Lord instructs
all saying. "Sit down first and coun,
the cost" luke xiv, 2S,; but if any
man draw back. my soul shall have nc
pleasure in him" Hebrews x, 3Sl.
All who are thus spirit begotten %,
the holy Spirit. John i. 49, during thi
! age are promised a spirit birth, t.
spirit-being in the resurrection. w
, read, 1T is sown in corruption: it i
. raised in interruption: 1t is sown il
: dishOnOr; it is raised in glory: 1t i
) sown in weakness; it is raised in pow
, er: 1t is sown an animal body; it
, raised spiritual body. :. For thi
| say, brethren, that flesh and blOo
cannot inherit the Kingdom of God
neither doth corruption inherit incor
' vuption" Il Corinthians XIV. 4244, 80
. The entire period between the first &C
, vent and the second advent of our Re
: deemer is set apart in the Divine Pre-
gram for this great work of selectin
: from amongst men the little flock.
such as shall be counted worthy O
p these honors on the spirit plane. an
: the privilege of participating with Me.
f siah in his great work of the next age
g To the Jew First.
L Only Jews received the Pentecosts
= blessing. The Gentiles were exclude
t for three and a half years thereafte
n In harmony with a Divine promis
, made to the Jewish nation. Then cam
" The time for a similar privilege to b
q extended to the Gentiles, and the re,
e ord Informs US that Cornelius wa