The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-05-31
Northern Pacific Exhibit at Columbus. Ohio.

acceptable to God''-following In the
footsteps of their Redeemer.
In certain sense this presentation
OF the entire Church took place. repre-
sentatively, in the Apostles and others
of the five hundred brethren who be-
lieved at the first. They were repre-
sentatives of the entire Church, and
the acceptance of their sacrifice and
their begetting of the Holy Spirit,
their espousal at Pentecest, represent
ed the acceptance, the begetting and
espousal of the entire Church from
then until now. We are merely fol
lowing in their steps: we are merely
under-members In the same Body
THE Church Of the first-borns. whose
names are written in heaven" (He-
brews xii. 2S).
ST. Paul distinctly points out that
the Church is not yet the Bride of
Christ, but merely espoused. He
writes, II have espoused you as a
chaste virgin unto one Husband, who
is Christ" The period Of espousal
will not be complete until the close Of
this Age. when the last member of
the Body shall have been accepted,
and when the First or Chief Resurrec-
ton Ito the spirit plane) shall have
been accomplishments marriage or
cornplete union between Christ and
Ills Bride in the heavenly glory.
Tho Way and the Place.
AS the Redeemer was the first to as
cend to the glorious station OF the di-
vine nature, far above angels. princi-
balities and powers, and as the Church
is to be His associate in that glory, 1t
was necessary that He should precede
her to prepare the way. Our Lords
own worthiness Of exaltation to the
divine nature was witnessed by the
Father in that He raised Him from the
dead a quickening Spirit, to glory,
honor and immortality.
But before the Church could, in any
sense Of the word. be made acceptable
in the heavenly courts. it was neces-
sary that the Redeemer should "ap-
pear in the presence Of God for u.s.
(Hebrews tx. "a. 1t was necessary
that He make application or impu-
tation of the merit of His sacrifice
ON behalf of the Church before their
sacrifices could be holy and accepta-
BILE unto Cod; and only by their sacri-
fees and the Divine acceptance of
them could they be begotten OF the
Holy Spirit to the new nature. the di-
vine nature, which they will fully re.
ceive. if faithful, in the chief resur,
rection.
What force we thus see is attached
to the Masters words. 81 go to prepare
y place for YOU! Unless he had thus
prepared the way. unless he had be.
come our Surety, we never could have
become acceptable in the Fathers
sight. and the Redeemer's associates
on the spirit plane. But there is still
another sense in which the Redeemer
Is preparing for His Church. His fol
lowers. He has. as their great High
Priest. not only opened up the way to
God, but He continues to be their In
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His merit to cover their continual tres
passes and shortcomings. which are
the result, not of wilfulness, but of
weakness and ity-shortcomings
against which they strive, but by which
at times they are overtaken-sins Of
omission if not Of commission.
How precious to every child of God
are the words Of the Apostle, IF we
sin we have an Advocate with the Fa-
Their, Jesus Christ the Righteous! Let
us. therefore, come with courage TO
the Throne of heavenly grace that we
may obtain mercy and find grace to
help in every time OF need, for we
have an High Priest who can be touch
ed with the feeling Of our infirmitie5
having been tempted in all points like
az we Of the new creation are tempted
Il John II, /, 2; Hebrews iv, 10. 1G).
"a viii Come Again"
There appears TO be disposition on
the part Of many to deny that there
will be a second advent Of the Re
deemer, They reason that what has
not occurred In more than eighteen