The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-28

reign with him. AS he sacrificed his
earthly life and rights and interests. 80
must thcy IIc eHhorted them, Present
your bodies living sacrifices. holy and ac
ccpiablc To God, a reasonable service"
tEornans Xii, -. True, there is DIFF
ference between these followers of Jesus
and tho captain OF their salvation. He
was brought into the world holy. harm
less. undefiicd and separate from sim
ners; hence his sacrifice is a perfect one.
Those accepted as his members. us his
BRIDE, belong, 10 the race OF sinners. They
were Children OF wrath even as others"
Uiphesans H.. 81. Their acceptance ss
sacrifices. therefore. was not possible eN-
ccpt Az the great captain Of their saliva
tion imputed to those sacrifices suf-
iicirncy, OF the merit OF his sacrifice 10
compensate for their defects and to make
thCir sacrifices acceptable Ia the Father
With mis- and a par, of his-they be-
ing counted in with him members of
his body"
My dear friends. those Of us who have
tho eve OF faith and tho hearing OF
faith TO appreciate fhis, the Message OF
Gods Word may surely he thankful TO
the last degree What more could our
Heavenly Father do for us than he has
donc-rcdccmine us, inviting us 10 a now
nature. giving us tic aids by the way.
and making ps sharers in the Kingdom
glory Of his son? Moro than this. ho
has been blessing our friends. our chill
dren, our parents, our neiGhbors. the
heathen-all Of mankind. OF one family.
Thanks Because God Is Good,
20 give thanks unto the Lord. for he
is good: for his mercy cndurcth for
eVer.' During this Gospel age his mercy
has been manifest 10 all those who take
up their cross and follow Jesus. BY
and by these viii be giorified by the
"Flrs, Resurrection. Then his mercy
VIII return TO natural Israel, under the
new covenant (Jeremiath XXxvj.. 81, OF
which Christ and the church are "ablc
ministers servants, priests and kings,
Could all the world discern, through the
trials and tears and sorrows and impcr-
fcctions and dying OF their present cx-
pcricncc, the glorious outcome which God
| is providing the whole world, they would
us and bought us back from the penalty
of death and who ultimately VIII COM
p!cte his glorious work through Mes
sialls Kingdom.
Have NC not. as followers Of the
! Lord. as Christians. misreprcsentcd the
| facts of the case and eudeaVored TO have
people give thanks TO God for unllind :
ncss, injustice, loYeIcssncss-to God
whose mercy never reached us and would
never reach any but small proportion
OF our race through tho knowledge Of
the onetcnth Of those who had ever
! heard Of him. he said. would endure
only for the present life ard even among
these bring a blessing only to a mere
handful Of the elect!
Let us go back to the Word or God
and free our minds OF the prejudice5
Of superstition snd mislnterpre talIon
! handed down from the dark. ges Let
us see the glory OF our God. as revealed
( i'm the Bible. Let Christians give thanks
/ that. BY the grace OF God. their eyes
anal eers Of understanding arc opening
! ia a better knowledge OF him. Jot them
| give thanks not only for redemption
! from the death sentence, but also for
their call TO saintahp and its consequent
suffering In this present time and 'ts
promisc Of reward OF glory on the spirit
| plane by and by.
Let the world siyc thanks in, rropor-
ton AS il is able 10 discern Gods good
! meas and mercy for adams race-tho'
! eventually through the channel Of the
glorificd church the divine blessing VIII
J be extended 10 every member OF Adam
! race. giving opportunity to all 10 affair
life. ovo,ia sting with full human perfcc-
lion and an everlasting Eden upon this
now sin cursed earth.