The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-28

I' " To--Sommentary Prep
by Rev. o. M. stsarns.
There are some prominent
which we must keep in mind in N.
Die study-the Bible is the histur.
salvation; salvation is of the Ian
salvation is of the Jews; known uu.p
God are all His works from the Serg,,
ming OF the world. He worketb uIl
Things after the counsel of His own
WILL and the eternal purpose which He
mas purposed in Christ Jesus Is fllrf
all the ends OF the earth shalt see !. .,
salvation Of our God and the VIII. .
earth be filed with His glory. 70 u o.
end He is steadily working. and i'm g,l
the different parts of this book. which
Is forever settled In heaven. we have
some phase of the working out OF This
eternal purpose. The whole Bible storv
points onward to time when "a king
snail reign I'm righteousness, ." and
the work Of righteousness shall he
peace" Qsa. xxi. !. III. Our blessed
Lord was always talking about this
Kingdom and giving samples of the
power that would be manifest even in
the bodies OF His redeemed when the
kingdom shall have come. Between
His resurrection and ascension during
those forty days He spake of things
pertaining to the kingdom Of God.
In this discourse. spoken to His dis.
ciples probably in the hearing of the
multitude. He describes the righteous.
ness which will be fully manifest on
earth when the kingdom comes a
righteousness Of the Ten Command
ments, which He here teaches us re-
rers not only to outward acts. but TO
the thoughts and intents Of the heart.
He alone of all who have ever lived on
earth manifested the righteousness OF
the law perfectly In His life. He could
truly say. Il delight to do Thy will O
my God; yea. thy law is within my
heart" BPS. XII. u. ..-
Having no sin of His own. for He
was without sin. he bare our sins in
His own body on the tree and became
the end OF the law for righteousness
to every one that bPlieveth (Rom.
4; II Cor. V. 2D. Anything less than
the righteousness which was manifest
In the Lord Jesus Christ cannot stand
before God, and as DO one Is able per.
fectly to keep Gods holy law it is
written. BY the works Of the law shall
no flesh be justified" The law shuts
our mouths concerning our own right
eousness and points us to Christ that
we may receive Him as the righteous
ness of God most grHciously provided
for every sinner Qtom til. 1924: Cat.
u, 10; iii. pa. Yet there are many in
80 called Christian lands. members of
churches. who, being ignorant OF Gods
are ever going about TO
their own righteousness
Rom. X, b. None of those can In any
case enter into the kingdom of heaven
verse 20l. According to James ii. 10.
breaking one command breaks them
al, for the law is one. From Rom. vii.
7, we infer that Paul thought he had
Kept the Ten Commandments until i'm
The light Of the tenth be saw himself
sinner and guilty. Love is the full
filing Of the law (Rom. xiii. 10,. and
rs we can only manifest our love to
God by our love to our fellows, there
,ore with the Lord Jesus Christ as our
'nly example we must remember His
words in John XIV. II. Love one an
'ther as / have loved you" Also fin
John iv. IL, Beloved. If God so loved
Is we ought also to love one another"
When the Lord Jesus lives in us fully
Ind His spirit has full control of us
We will manifest even here in this age
he love that is kind to those who are
and evil. who curse and
late and prosecute and despitefullY
Use Us, Any one can love those who
owe them, but to love ones enemies fs
rot possible TO the natural man. AS
'oor Indian once said. This Indian
ant do it; God must make new In
Ian" When we have seen our guilt
md that all our righteousness are
'nly filthy rags and have truly receiv-
d the Lord Jesus Christ. then we are
'efore God in Christ and He Is made
INTO us wisdom, righteousness. sanctin-
alton and redemption Il Cor l. 3d. We
Ire justified freely by His grace. JUST
led by faith. justified by His blood. and
here Is no condemnation to them that
ire in Christ Jesus. but it is all to the
nd that the righteousness OF the law
nay be fulfilled In us who walk not
fter the flesh. but after the Spirit.
The light of the knowledge of the
'lory of God In the face of Jesus
Thirst having shined in our hearts. we
must let the light shine through Us to
Ills glory that others may receive Him
90. Verses A. As. do not teach us that
y loving our enemies we become chill.
rem of God: but. having become His
hilcren by receiving Jesus Christ
John |. ~, we are manifestly such i'm
be eyes Of others only when we act as
uch. We are not only sanctified. but
forever by the one great sac
lfice of the Lord Jesus tf1eb. <. 10. IA.
nd now we are TO walk not as others
pho are still liz the world. but ever
Inning at q more perfect manifesto
lon to others OF the love of God to us.
or Ii we love one another God dwell.
tn In as. and His love Is perfected in
y qiaAf BE % PrFn, ~ .us ~ JONI IN, AS1s
{ IL only as we understand the king
om. which Is righteousness and peacs
nd joy in the Hoiy Ghost, that we, can
walk worthy of 1t (Rom xiv. AZ:
'hess H. IL, and manifest In our lives
he life OF Him who when He was hers
0 His humiliation revealed the Father.
)welling In Him we dwell In love. and
lis love will constrain ra