The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-18

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ir' so much of death working in us to-
ward completion. Before the death
sentence came there vas no sickness
After the Redeemer shall. during the
Millennium, have pur away sin, the
time will come. we are sure, when
there shall be no more signing, no
more crying, no more dying" Not
only so, but do we not all recognize
that the dying we have inherited from
father Adam has come to us down
through the ages among the lines of
mental, moral and physical sickness,
impairment of function? And do not
all recognize that to whatever extent
sin is INDUCED in willingly, the effect
Is not only moral abasement, but an
increase of disease, sickness?
The Jews were under the Law Gov
onant of DO AND LIVE and hence
the forgiveness of sins with them
would imply proportionate relense
fro msin's infirmities under the New
Covenant during the Millennium
tJer. 31:31) When the glorifled
Christ shall in the end of this age
antityplcally sprinkle the mercy-seat
with the virtue of his secondary sacri.
1 flee 1t will not be for the Church, as
OF first, but for the world. "for all
the people," (Lev 1G:33) With the
Church of this Gospel Age the Divine
rogramme is different. Received un.
der the Abrahamic Covenant. the
(, forgiveness of their sins is associated
with their Conservation Vow to sac
rince the earthly liz, ana all its in
terests for the attainment of the
heavenly life and all its interests for
collect taxes from ones friends-kin.
F., the attainment of the heavenly life
and Joint heirship with the Redeemer
| In his Kingdom. Hence the for
glveness of sins does not mean to the
! Church release from physical all
| inents.
| 1t was shortly after this that Mat
thew, elsewhere styled Levi was
called to be one of the twelve Apos-
ties He was publcan-that is to
say, collector of taxes for the Rom
c BILE to assist a foreign government to
spised for two reasons:--
(1) 1t was considered disreput-
able TO assist foreign government
to collect taxes from ones friends
kin.
| CD Many OF these publicans were
rascally and took advantage of theii
| position to make themselves wealthy
through bribes, over-collections, etc.
| we may be sure that Matthew-Lev
| vas not of the dishonest type, else h
never would have been called to MS
sociation with Messiah as one of his
Apostles and prospective joint-heirs
with him in his Kingdom For sucf
position the highest degree of hon
csty Is requisite. And If Jesus would
never call a dishonest man, neither
would dishonest mun have accepted
his call, because there was nothing
TO be gained--neither reputation
wages, nor fraud. Similarly Fac
cheus was an honest publican wh'
offered to restore fourfold to anyone
he mad wronged, thus emphasizing
the fact that he would not want Z
Re dishonest,
Other Scriptures intimate tha
Matthew at once mad supper 70
| f,.ia 10 npnIlnintnnppg. ina
these might thus have the better op
portunity for acquaintance with tn
Lord. who also was guest. But tn
, Fharisee cynical and critical am
fault-hnding. objected that If Jesu
were righteous he would not be foun'
in such company, Our Lord, how
ever, sent them word that not tn
healthy, but the sick need a physi
clan. intmating that for this reaso
he was fellowshiping sinners, that h
might do them good. was not de
scending to sin in any form, but seek
ing to lift up sinners. Then he quot
ed to them from his wonderful mem
ory the words from Hosea the Proph
ct, II desired mercy and not sacrl
fice." (Hosea 6.6) He tells ther
|. that he came not to call the righteou
but sinners. Note n lesson for our
selves and for all: There Is non
righteous, no, not fone." (Roman
(3:1O) All are sinners, All haV
come short Of the Divine standard G
perfection. Whoever, theFetort
claims that he is righteous and o
that score rejects the Redeemer is
hypocrltc--in a wrong condition 9
mind. not ready for any of the bless
ings God now has to bestow, God
calling none to discipleship with Je
sus. except such as acknowledge tina
by nature they were children 9
wrath and who first accept forgive
mes of sins through the preciou
D blood.