The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-04

| The body OF Christ, which Is the church
(versc %; /. Corinthians xii. 20.
| The apostle is here pointing out tha
While the world is groaning under its
Share OF the Adamic condemnation, be.
levers In Christ also gronn--though II
| dinerent manner. Tho world groans
manifestation.,"the manifestation OF the
Sons of Gcd.' Tho church groans, not
outwardly, but inwardly, while waiting
for something different; The world is
waiting Tor tho manifestation of the
Sons OF God. because Now are we the
Sons of Cod u. John III, y. Our sal
walton will come. therefore. before this
manifestation OF the Sons OF Cod which
Will bring release To the world. The elect
church is waiting for the adoption, the
deliVerance of the body in the First Res
direction. Our Heavenly Father has al
whereby we can cry, abba. Father" but
our adoption Is not yet accomplished
completed. We are already set freo in
Death, but will not he entirely free until
our adoption shall be completed by our
resurrection change. Tho adoption of
thc, church by tho Father Will be her
full entrance into the liberty of the Sons
or God. her fun entrance into perfection.
changed IN moment, I'm the twinltlng
OF an eye U. Cor. XIV. 52).
The apostle continues the same thought
pointing out that the salvation of the
church at tho present time Is not her
actual or complete salvation. but hope
o'ilNd Nd'lbll Ut u 1Sllu-SutSNtlOn. lie DO1ntS
out that what we hope for is To be
brought unto us at the revelation OF our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at his sec
ond advent: lie points out that, in the
meantime. II we havo hope as an anchor
10 our souls II will lead us to be patient
IN waiting for the glorious things Of the
divine arrangement. 1t will lead us to
wait patiently for the Lords time for
our own blessing and further opportunity
for service in bestowlnG Gods blessings
upon the world. We are to wait for our
deliverancc. with patience. and IN this
We shall he exercising and developing one
OF the graces OF the holy spirit necessary
for our perfecting. II is not sufficient
that we learn to love liberty; wo must
and TO receive our liberty, in kind and
IN time according to the good pleasure OF
the Father.
The expression, "thc redemption of our
body does not refer 20 tho Lords peo-
pie. Individually. for each of us will have
a separate body in the resurrection. The
apostles thought is that of tho Scrip
lures IN general. namely, that there is
one body which is the church: and that,
so far rs our complete adoption by the
Father is concerned. this must be done
In unison: lie Will not receive the church
separately. member by member. but alto
gethcr, at the close OF this age. Then So
many as shall have fought the good fight
Of faith and finished their course. so
with our Lord I'm his throne viii be
changed" in the FIRST resurrection ="
These VIII be presented together as one
glorious body or Church Of the living
God. whose names are written In hea-
ven"
So far. then. as the world is concerned.
let us think less Of assisting them TO In
dividual and personal liberty thnn 10
freedom from the yoke of sin. Let us
rejoice in the privilege and opportunity
which. If faithful we VIII have by and
by with the Master. OF delivering or set
ting a. liberty from sin and death the
entire groaninE creation. Let us remem-
ber that 10 attain this we must become
members OF the glorified kingdom. which
VIII extend this blessing 10 all the fam
lilies of earth.