The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-02-23
PULPIT.
"BE YE
RECONCILED
TO GOD"
Text, you that were sometime
alienated, and enemies in your mind by
wicked works, yet now hath he rec
oncled" (Colossians i, I'D.

may be saved.
If the knowledge of Gods grace has
proven to be a grand, glorious, inspir-
ing message to the sanctified in Christ
Jesus, the Church of this Gospel Age,
called to the heavenly calling, will not
the message of reconciliation to the
world, in due time, likewise bring to
the world comfort, joy, blessing as
they shall be invited to the earthly
portion-to full restitution to human
perfection-to all that was lost by
Adam and that is to be recovered by
the sacrifice of Jesus. No wonder the
Scriptures assure US that the night Of
weeping is nearly over and the morn
ing Of joy already dawning! No won
der the Apostle declares that 1.-THE
whole creation groaneth and travaileth
in pain together" and that they are
waiting for the manifestation Of the
sons Of God" Rom. viii, 30. 19).
The work of this Gospel Age has
been the calling, the testing, the prov
ing, the fitting. the polishing Of these
sons Of God for the glorious heavenly
state to which they have been called
The Apostle urges that however hum
Die the position Of Gods saints in the
present lie I'VE know that when he
shall appear we shall be like him, fer
we shaII see nm as he is When he
shall appear in his glory we also shall
appear with him. When he shall reign
"S 'ue hllS OIL Kings ana Loru oil
ioIuS' wien 10 MN every knee shaH
10" ana every tongue confess the
eject onurcn' ms BRIDE VIII be with
LIN III LIS lHroHe' SuarerS OIL MS glory
ana participants III ms WofN-the work
u DRESSING ana upilLIihS the world
recohcLlnS the world TO coo.
Calvin and Knox-Wesley and Whit
field.
Calvin, Knox and others Of the re
formers, we may then see, were quite
right in their insistence that none nj
the present time are in a recouciled
condition toward God eXcept the com
parativelv few Of our race-tle saints
These turn from sin TO righteousness
turn from disobedience TO faith and
conservation. and in and through tbe
merit of the Redeemer are acceptablo
as probationary members of the elect
Church If fai+bful +bav win shortly.
in the "frst resurrection constitute
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Those dear brethren contcndcd ear
nestlv with each other over tbnir differ
ences the one unhoIding tho doctrine
Of Election tba other contnndfnr for,
the doctrine of Free Grace Now we
see that both were right, Now we see
that the election bcIonps to tbis Gosna,
Age and 70 the IIioh CaIIin,r tn tho di-
vine nature and that in an AGO follow
inc This Free Grace toward nh of fine
race Of Adam will prevail "Thn
KNOWLEDGE Of the Lord shall fiji tbe
whole earth" every knee shall how
and every tongue confess" Then those
who. under the ruIa and assistance and
upliftiuc Influences Of the "eIecto will
come into harmony with the Divine
Law will lie blessed with fuI recon
citation to God and eternal life on the
human plane-in Paradise restored
while the intelligently perverse. in
stead of being everlastingly tortured.
as we had supposed. will. as the Apos-
tie says, be punished with everlasting
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