The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-16


the Father AID hesotten Of Tie Holy
Spirit. are theacefarth New Creatures
In Christ .lesus. 10 them "Oid things
have passed awily and all things have
become new" Their souls are not
troubled. because thcy have l'assrd
from dcuth unto iifc. froin Divine dis
favor 10 Divine reatoiisliiil. as sous
of God-and III children. then heirs.
heirs Of God aud joint-leifs with
Jesus Christ. II SO he that we suffer
with Him. that we may ulso be gldri-
fed together (isuminS vilL 10. Thuse
who reach this blessed state are no
longer hcart-tfuullpd. They viii have
troubles frotn the world the flesh aud
the Adversary. hut wltlnl they have
rejoicing THE peace uf God which
passeih all understanding ruling Ia
their hearts.
But the end lis not set. The body
has been separated from the VIII.
The will has become Identified with
Christ and represents the New Crea-
ture. which will not he perfected. aud
In its new body. until the resurrec-
ton Meantime. ss tile Apostle
teaches. the flesh must be considered
and treated as un enemy hecause of
It's weakness. It's fallen condition. A
struggle. a battle. must 20 on cOntiu-
ually to the end OF the course. BE
thou faithful unto death and ! Will
give thee a crown Of life." The faith
fulness of the New Creature. the will.
will be Judged hy It's loyalty to the
Divine will and lta strenuous endeavOr
TO keep the body under To be- dead
TO the flesh aud 10 the world and to
be alive TO the viii Of God. Every dny
should maize us more alive az New
Creatures aud more dead rs old crea-
lures
In this way we nre. us the Apostle
puts 1t. mortlfying or deaGening the
ncsh and being quickened or cnergized
or made alive IN Siirlt This IL The
resurrection process for the New Crea-
ture--the death prucess for the old
creature. II Is natter us the Apos.
tie explains. OF rcIni"ing In trfbuation.
knowing that the trals aud difficulties
Of the present time under Gods prov
idence, are working uut for the ruith-
ful share IN that FAR more exceed.
ing and eternal weight OF glory" PROM
ised TO the Elect. the Bride of Christ
n share In tie Kingdom which shortly,
through the power OF the First Itesur-
rection. will be cxalled TO glory and
dominion over the earth This Is the
spiritual Seed OF Abraham which. dur
ing Messlah's Reign OF Il thousand
years. is to bless Israel and. through
Israel. all the families of the earth
Galatians III. 20,.
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 20 n
considerable degree. Those who are In
the most dangerous position. perhaps.
are the ones who ihayc no troubles in
the present life and therefore. no in
centlve to seek the great Rurden-Renr-
er and Fellowship with the Father
through Him. Jesus said Of SUCH Woe
unto you tiiat ar,sriclbfor We have re-
ceiyed your consolation Moe INTO
you that are full. feriye slnil hunger.
Woe unto you that lgugh now! FOR ye
shall mourn and weep. Wee unto You
when all men shalt speak well Of you!
for SO did their fathers to the false
prophets" sd.pke vi,2i-.G. Etc., q
Z Scriptures Misuuderstoos. y
At the present tine we have 1000.
100000 that IN no sense Of the word
are called by the Lord. ard therefore
ihave had no oppOrtunlfy of respond.
Ing to that call With the thought
that has prevailed for centuries. that
these uncalled millions are doomed 10
eternal torture. the hearts of Gods
people have been very sorely troubled.
and inhdcllty has been very greatly
assisted into Il denial OF everything
pertaining 10 Christian faith. All
agree that It would he rery uureason-
able for the Creator Of those .2tU. .UOO.-
600 to eyIi0se them To the danger OF
eternal torment and not give them the
slightest opporunity for hearing OF
the Only terms of salvation from IL.
But when We get tht correct. the
scrlptural view Of the matter. we see
ihat the penalty upon those l.a0O.UOO.-
o00 is. dying thou shnlt die" and
that IN this particular they are not
different from their fathers. who were
under the same CURSE 'or sentence OF
death-the Adnnic condemnation.
We see from The Srripturi. too, that
pur Lord Jesus "hy the prnre of God.
tasted death FOR every man ITO he
iestitied In due time" nIchrews n. 81:
Timothy II, g. Jesus. therefore
tasted death for ull these I l2tOy00nOO0
and for all their forefatl,ers lie has
given the raasom.pricc tur iheir sins
ms well rs for our The Chsrch'S. and II
resultant blessing must cone 10 them
MS well ns 10 MS.
Tho coming be sing Is II rescue from
the sinand death conditions IN which
they were born; an o1nprtun,iy fUr
rising ont df those rOaditiDas az dr;nTi-
datlWl up, up, mp. % fni torfe lion
Of nature, and all lhat was 'nsi through
Adani'S disuled'eur. This Woik of
Divine Grace we see. X ~ he ac,um-
plislcd for the world tlurlng he Mes