The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

glorious qualities of His Character and
of your desire to be as much conforms
ed to that Character AS possible Tell
Him that you know you have nothing
worthy Of His consideration. except
the merit of Jesus to be imputed to
you. which will be the covering for
your imperfection. Tell Hin that you
present your all thus justified by faith.
that the merit OF Christ may be imput-
ed that you desire to be living sac
rifice--to be faithful unto death to
Him, to His Message in the Bible and
to all who are, with you. following in
the good way to the Kingdom
Daily Dyng-Daily Living.
Those who have acted upon the
above directions of the Lords Word
and who have thus been accepted OF
the Father and begotten of the Holy
Spirit. are thenceforth New Creatures
in Christ Jesus. To them "old things
have passed away and all things have
become new" Their souls are not
troubled, because they have passed
from death unto life. from Divine dis
favor to Divine relationship. as sons
of God-and IF children. then heirs.
heirs of God and jOint-heirs with
Jesus Christ. If so be that we suffer
with Him, that we may also be glOri-
fed together" (Romans viii, 10. Those
who reach this blessed state are no
longer heart-troubled. They will have
troubles from the world. the flesh and
the Adversary, but withal they have
rejoicing-"The peace of God which
passeth all understanding" ruling in
their hearts.
But the end is not yet. The body
has been separated from the will.
The will has become identified with
Christ and represents the New Crea-
ture. which will not be perfected. aud
in it's new body. until the resurrec-
ton. Meantime. as the Apostle
teaches. the flesh must be considered
and treated as an enemy because OF
it's weakness, it's fallen condition. A
struggle. battle. must go on contin-
ually to the end of the course. BE
thou faithful unto death and l will
give thee a crown of life" The faith
fulness of the New Creature, the will,
will be judged by its loyalty to the
Divine will and its strenuous endeavor
to keep the body under-to be dead
to the flesh and to the world and TO
be alive to the will Of God. Every day
should make US more alive as New
Creatures and more dead as old crea-
lures.
In this way we are. as the Apostle
puts it. notifying or deadening the
flesh and being Quickened or energiZed
or made alive in spirit This is the
resurrection process for the New Crea-
ture-the death process for the old
creature. 1t is a matter as the Apos-
tie explains, of rejoicing in tribulation,
knowing that the trials and difficulties
of the present time. under Gods prov
idence. are working out for the faith
full share in that far more exceed
ing and eternal weight of glory prom
Used to the Elect. the Bride of Christ
a share in the Kingdom which shortly,
through the power of the First Resur-
rection. will be exalted to glory and
dominion over the earth. This is the
spiritual Seed Of Abra ham which. dur
ing MeSsiah's Reign of thousand
years, is to bless Israel and. through
Israel, all the families Of the earth
Galatians iii, 29).
We cannot give this message to the
world. even as Jesus could not do So
1t is better for the world that their
hearts should now be troubled TO a
considerable degree. Those who are in
the most dangerous position. perhaps.
are the ones who have no troubles in
the present life and. therefore. no in
centive to seek the great Burden Bear
er and fellowship with the Father
through Him. Jesus said of such. Woe
unto you that are rich! for We have re-
ceived your consolation. Woe INTO
you that are full. for We shall hunger
Woe unto you that laugh now. for We
shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you
when all men shall speak well of you
for so did their fathers to the false
prophets" luke vi. 24-26,.
Scriptures Misunderstood.
AT the pFeSeut time we HdNe i.Spos
100000 that in no sense of the word
are called by the Lord. and therefore
have had no opportunity of respond
ing to that CALL With the thought
that has prevailed for centuries. that
these uncalled millions are doomed to
eternal torture the hearts of Gods
people have been very sorely troubled.
and infidelity has been very greatly
assisted into denial Of everything
pertaining to Christian faith. All
agree that it would be very unreason-
able for the Creator of those 1.2OO .OOO.-
600 to expose them to the danger OF
eternal torment. and not give them the
slightest opportunity for hearing OF
the only terms of salvation from it.
But when we get the correct, the
Scriptural view Of the matter, we see
that the penalty upon those l,2OO.CO0,-
600 is, Dying thou shalt die" and
that in this particular they are not
different from their fathers. who were
under the same curse. or sentence Of
death-the Adamic condemnation.
/ We see from the Scriptures, too. that
! our Lord Jesus "by the grace Of God.
| tasted death for every man"-"to be
testified in due time" Hebrews ii. y;
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