The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-14

All the others, according to our Prot
estant creeds, Calvinistic and Armini-
an, have gone down to eternal torture.
From this standpoint 1t is that DR..
Chapman and Mr.. Alexander are the
heroes of the hour. saving few more
whom God would have otherwise neg
lected, or, as some might say, saving
them in spite of Divine generalization
to the contrary.
But what say the Scriptures? Does
the Bible substantiate such theories?
Nay, nay! In harmony with our text,
the entire Bible reveals to us God
as infinite in his Wisdom and Power
as in his Justice and Love. Our text
tells us that he is mindful of his crea-
tures-humanity. He was mindful in
the very beginning when he created
man and foreknew his fall. Away
back there he foretold that "the Seed
of the woman should ultimately bruise
the Serpent's head" Away back there
he indicated his Divine purpose, in
due time, to redeem man from destruc-
ton (not from eternal torment, for
none were sentenced to torment).
The skins which covered the naked
ness of our first parents cost the lives
of animals, and thus God typically
prophesied better sacrifices" for the
perfect covering of mans sin and
shame In Gods dealings with the ma
ton of Israel, he gave numerous types
foreshadowing the later blessings, fol-
lowing "the better sacrifices" of the
antitypical Atonement Day-blessing
all the families of the earth.
God was mindful of mans interests
all that time for over forty-two cen
. turies), even though, during that long
period, nothing was actually accom-
plished. The salvation was purposed,
was planned, was assured but must
be waited for until Gods due time.
Reconciliation by Better Sacrifices"
When Jesus appeared the world was
still in sin-even the one little nation
of Israel was still under Divine con-
demnation because of sin-because
their typical sacrifices were insufficient
and merely foreshadows Of "the better
sacrifices" which God was mindful
later to bring to pass.
Those better sacrifices are not yet
completed, though nearly so, we be-
lieve They consist Of ''the Man Christ
Jesus who gave himself Ransom
for all," and also Of the faithful few
whom he has accepted as his disciples
and who are walking in his steps,
presenting their bodies living sacri-
fees, holy and acceptable to Cod"
through their lledeemer Rom. xii, u.
God is still mindful Of humanity.
He has not forgotten his responsible
ties as a Creator. The theory that
God shirks his responsibility and al
lows the ninety thousand who die
daily to drop into eternal torment be-
cause Of carelessness or indifference
on our part is not true-is not Scrip
tural
God affirms his own responsibility
for every feature of his Plan. He de-
clares, "My Word that is gone forth
out of my mouth shall not return unto
me void; it shall prosper in the thing
whereto / sent it, isaiah ", III.
Hence we should understand that God
sent no message to convert the world
during the first forty-one hundred and
fifty years after Adams creation, be-
cause he did not will the world to be
converted them. He had no message
for the world. His time had not come
st. Paul refers to this. saying. The
times of that ignorance God winked
att took no notice of. But now.
since the death OF Jesus, the Just for
the unjust, and the opening up Of pos
resurrection, God commands all men
everywhere to repent. And all who
become disciples of Jesus are priv
ileged to be ambassadors for God, to
convey to all who have the hearing
ear message of Gods mercy-to bind
up the broken-hearted, to declare the
acceptable year and the opening of the
prison doors.
But the work in the present time is
restricted. Not all could possibly be
blessed now-and the elect must have
an ear to hear and must be drawn
of the Father and must walk in the
Masters footsteps and thus become
copies of Gods dear Son. This is the
only work thus far, and it is not to the
world, but to the few who have the
hearing ear and who leave the world
to become followers of Jesus.
"The High Calling In Christ"
The Bible declares that now God is
sending forth thigh calling in
Christ" Those called during this Cos
pei Age are called to walk in Jesus
footsteps as saints, presenting their
bodies living sacrifices" suffering with
their Master and for his cause. The
promise to all these is that, If faith
full, they shall share with the great Re-
deemer his Messianic Throne which Is
yet to bless the world. To this Bride
class the Redeemer will be the Bride
groom, Lord and Head. Sharing his
sufferings they will share his exalta-
ton to the divine nature and its glory,
honor and Immortality And these will
participate in the glorious Messianic
work soon to begin.
"Let God Be True"-Others Liars.
If evangelists and others would
preach this narrow way" Of the Cos
pei of Christ, how we would rejoice
with them, and how soon would the
true knowledge of Gods love spread
over the world and appeal to the hearts
of ALL How gladly we would have
them join us in this message and IN
the further message that Gods Plan
IN the next Age will reach Adam. and
all of his posterity every man." just
and unjust-living and dead! They
should be told Of the 'sTimes Of Resti-
tuition" that are nearing. They
should b advised thes e thay neglect