The Detroit times., 1910-08-19

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GOD. As sons. they were free from all
the previous condemnation that came
upon them as members OF Adams race
freed through the imputation of the
merit OF the Redeemer's sacrifice APP
Filed on their behalf. Thus they at
tanned the liberty of the sons of God
freedom from characterization 30 we
He came unto His own nation
Jews). and His own received Him not
but to as many as received Him. TO
lege) 70 become sons OF God even to
them that lelieve on His name CHS
greatness as Messiah), who were be,
SUs "G but OF inc COD Conn IL isp nor
A similar procedure has been I'm pro-
gress throughout all this gospel age
from Pentecost until now AMONGST the
world OF mankind judicially dead. II
has reached considerable number;
but not many great. however. not many
wise, not many rich, not many noble.
this world and the mean things. the
ignoble things q Corinthians I. 26-2O.
1--WE Are Saved BY Hope"
While speaking OF believers begot-
ten OF the Holy Spirit and New Creu :
lures In Christ Jesus as having passed.
equal explicitness, tells us that the
resurrection OF the mind. the will. Of
the New Creature. Is not the compile.
ION OF his salvation. He has received
but what he now enjoys Is merely a
fore taste. an earnest" or hand pay
ment OF the great blessing which he
S sa sss SnsS a.ah rss ' frndS to
OF the hopes OF the New Creation will
be attained In the end of this Age at
the Second Coming OF tho Redeemer,
in power and great glory for the bless
ing and salvation OF the world, when
every knee shall bow and every
sSnEgs confess Tess, Psalm N " ss} The fh
Body OF Christ. the saints" the
Church, to that illustrious day as the
time when they shall experience their
emily conditions--.when in q moment. in
tion power Will lift them wholly out
of earthly conditions to the perfection
OF the Divine Nature"
Describing this First Resurrection"
of the saints the Apostle says. 1T Is
sown in dishonor, II IL raised In glory;
IT Is sown In weakness. II Is raised In
raised a spiritual body" I Corinthians
XIV. 4s. az: Respecting this glorious
consumma ton of the hopes of the
Church, the Apostle declare. II to be
the end of our faith. the salvation Of
our eoula=.the- &race--f Salxationl that
shall be brought unto you at the reve-
lation of our Lord and Savior Jesus
ron: time Tie tor r people Sr shs are se to
wait patiently. realizing that. as New
Creatures. they are being tested by the
weaknesses and frailties of their old
show their loyalty to God by lighting
a good tight against the weaknesses OF
the flesh, against the allurements OF
the world and the snares OF the Ad-
versary.
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 nrst to
last has been preached to dead world
to world under sentence OF deat -
to world dead In trespasses and In
| sin and unworthy of Divine notice.
, The message has not gone forth TO
mise is that eventually every eye shall
see and every ear shall be unstopped.
and then the knowledge OF the Lord
shall MI the whole earth" and every
knee shall bow and every tongue con-
TESS" But that will be during Mes
siah's Kingdom OF Righteousness, which
Will last for thousand years for the
worlds uplifting. That time has not
which all must hear and those glorious
sights which all must see and all con-
TESS are not yet revealed. AS yet the
comparatively small proportion of our
race. even as many as the Lord our
God shall call"
Ine heuecmer says tnat tney 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) I will In no wise reject (John
vi. ~. SD. 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
under the conditions and limitations
OF the narrow way of self-sacrifice.
Many are called. but few chosen" to
the R Rse Ga N Oh his Rnsdom with
BY and by when all eyes and ears OF
understanding shall be opened and the
blessing OF the Lord through Messiah
merely calling to righteousness that
will be extended. command will be
enforced by discipiines. stripes cor
rections In righteousness.". to the in:
may be blessed and be resurrected--
lifted w, up. up. out Of sin and death
conditions to the human perfection be-
creation. Only the unwilling and dis
obedient will die the Second Death,
from which there will be no redemp-
ton, no recovery.
Live In FIesh ana In spirit.
Those who hear the Gospel and ac-
cept it's terms OF conservation unto
death Of the flesh and are begotten of
the Holy Spirit as 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, III 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 to their conservation and Spirit
bcgetting. The world may. indeed, see
their conduct and words. but, like az
not. these Will appear to the worldly
fHeFels -as- fads,- fnncfcs,-ccc
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
us not, even as IL knew him not" II
John Ill. u. The world did not know
! Jesus to 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 II is with the followers
OF Jesus. They similarly have re-
ceived Spirit begetting and, similar
ly. In due time, are to experience the
glorious change OF the First Resurrec-
ton and be perfected on the new
plane OF the divine nature.
Judged of Men-Judged OF God.
Note again the Apostles words re
speeding these Spirit -begotten follow
ers of Jesus, the little flock" who
walk In his footsteps of self sacrifice.