The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-05

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predestination. none can object. 1t Is
the unscriptural deductions which haze
caused us difficulty.
Brother Wesley was in exact accord
with the Bible III his declaration that
every member of our race must have a
share in the grace of God in Christ
However. what Brother Wesley did not
see was that the great Plan of the
Ages is not confined To one century
nor to one Age. lie did not see that,
while this Gospel Age Is exclusively
devoted to the selection Of the Church
rlass, invited to be 'the Bride. the
Lambs Wife," there is Il coming Age
In which Christ ana His glorilied
Bride will extend Divine mercy to the
non-elect.
Tho Key to the Mystery
Is expressed In the Apostles words,
sin due time" our great Creator need
not be in haste. He has all eternity
before Him. He allowed four thousand
years to pass before lie sent His Son
to redeem the world and lie has since
y y
the selection of our Lords elect Bride.
He has appointed an additional thou
sand In which Jesus and His Bride.
the glorlfed Church. will establish n
reign of righteousness In the earth for
the overthrow of sin and the uplifting
OF the sinners. Socially? Yes. PhysI-
cally? Yes. Morally? Yes. Intellec-
tually? Yes. Out of sin and death?
Yes! Back to harmony with God II
they will? Yes! No freer grace is imag-
Unable than that which the Almighty
has provided through the Savior. or
1t st. Paul declares, "God wills TO have
all men to be saved and TO be brought
to a knowledge of the Truth" To this
end He has appointed one Mediator,
"who gave Himself Ransom for all,
TO be testified in due time" Il Timothy
II, 40.
The "due time" for the Gospel call
dates from Pentecost. But it is not q
call for the world but for n special
class, the Bride class. to walk sacyi-
ficially I'm the footsteps Of Jesus and 60
gain the great reward of joint-helrshlp
with Him in His Kingdom. The "due
time" for this work will soon he at an
end-when the last probationary mem
ber Of the Church shall have made his
calling and election sure and when the
door into the marriage shall shut.
But the due time for the masses Of
mankind hear of His grace ana TO
respond thereto Is still future. as Broth
er Wesley's favorlte text will show us.
Before examining His text we will
note the fact that thrcefourths of the
human family today are heather in the
most absolute sense Of the word and
many OF the other fourth are heather
In truthful sense. Why do they moi
see the grace of God In Christ? ST.
Paul answers. Because the god Of this
world hath blinded their minds" be-
cause darkness covers the earth and
gross darkness the people QI Corln-
thians iv, 4; Isaiah tx, -.
But why does God not scatter the
darkness and open all the blind eyes
and unstop the deaf ears? We answer.
because. although He has promised to
do these very things, His due time for
their accomplishment is not yet come,
He merely calls His elect during this
dark time, requiring them TO prove
their worthiness by walking faithfully
In the dark: I'VE walk By faith and
not by sight,
With the completion Of the elect
Church at the coming of the Redeemer
after the marriage, when she will be
the Bride-then both Bridegroom and
Bride will slime forth In glory, scatter
Ing all the darkness, ignorance aud
superstition of the world. Satan, the
Prince of Darkness, will be bound
and every evil thing shall be restrain
ed and the light OF the knowledge Of
the glory Of God shall iii the earth;
all the blind eyes shall be opened and
all the deaf ears shall be unstopped.
What will be the result? Gods Word
answers, that then every knee shall
bow and every tongue confess 10 the
glory Of God"
Brother Wesley's Proof Text.
Brother Wesley's loving heart found
and tightly graspcd the declaration,
And the Spirit ana the Bride say.
Come; and let him that heareth say.
Come; aud let him that is athirst come;