The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-17

exceeding r1ches
az HIS grace In HIS loving kindness to-
ward Us IN Christ Jesus" Gpbesians
IL II He claimed that all Christen-
dom has erred In respect to the lengths
and breadths and heights and depths
Of the love Of God. which passeth all
understanding" (Ephesians III. ID 19l
This Is ~evtdenced by our conflicting
Creeds, not one Of which Il rational
enough to BE- defended by one In O
hundred Of its own clergy. who pro
TESS that they believe II and are teach
ing It.
THIS be declared. ia driving many
noble souls away from the Bible.
which has been mistnterpreted BY US
all Our difficulty has been that we
looked at the unfinished parts Of the
Divine Program and have neglected to
properly use the telescope Of Gods
Word, which would have enabled US TO
see the coming features Of that Plan.
without which the whole would be in-
complete and unsatisfactory both to
God and His creatures
The Pastor reminded his hearers that
none Of US would Judge Of q new
building BY the first story Of the strnc-
ture, incomplete and surrounded BY
scarolding. On the contrary. we would
INQUIRE for the architects drawings
and consider them prophecies Of the
building to be. We should do likewise
in considering the work OF the great.
Divine Architect Of the Universe.
God purposes the development OF
the church class first. as a new crea-
tion on the spirit plane and higher than
the angels, "partakers OF the divine ma
ture." ''Ye are the Church Of the Nv
ing God. a kind Of tirst-frnits unto God
Of His creatures" III Peter L q; James
1, 49,
Then tire Worlds e~alvation-
The Pastor impressed upon his hear
ers the fact that the Bible declares the
! Church to be the 'First-borns,", the
: first fruits of Gods creatures. Thus
does God positively declare a. sec
u ondnry part to His great Plan Of Sal
vation-in which free grace" and full
q est opportunity for reconciliation 70
! God will be granted to the ~non-elect.
|. But their salvation will be not heav'
a emily. but earthly. Their resurrection
will not mean a change" Of nature
but a raising up to the perfection OF
human nature TO be enjoyed In a world
wide paradise. By all the willing ant
obedient. Nor will the unwilling anC
J. disobedient be tortured to all eternity
but as the Scriptures declare, All tht
re wicked will He Destroy they shal
le 'perish like brute beasts" In the Sec
ond Death."-II Peter Il. II: Psalm *
\ II. r. v.
In order 20 trdge Of the Divine char
acter we must se'' the Divine Program
and not merely Il primary section OF II
The Jewish Age and Its people, It
Law. its priesthood and Its Jubilee
were only rough. outline sketches o
the Divine Plan. which bad rot theI
even begun. The Iiedee;aer Is tn
Foundation for the great structures; a
said st. Paul. "Other foundation ca
w no man lay thnn that which Is laid
w Jesus Christ"
oo Love tho Principal Thing.
however,. u JOu Oh JuStlCe NlSUOL
w and Power. devoid Of Love. would b
w as cold and unsympathetic as u mai
w bic sta3ne. The greatest thing amongs
U men Is Love. Neither palace nor Co
ST. tage could ;e II real homo and q plac
b. of JOY and peace and refreshment witt
he. out love. We cannot ~ suppose til
heart devoid of love without suppol
the ~ ,,n.tar Oh, ,,,,t,.nl 30 ealEehnno,
and selhshness Is merely another nam
for sin.
The Greatest men Inc women VT
have ever lived. and who have done til
t,u most to bless our race, have been me
~ and women of heart. of Love. Surel
" Love is the principal thing In oil tn
es' world. without which none can be trv
at. ~ happy Under any condition. but wit
les which happiness Is possible under O
in most ans condition. Whence came
ass mar this quality of Love. unless fro
&C. his Creator:
ac, Purport of His Text.
ion The speaker declared that Gods Lo,
will will be most wonderfully displayed
will His gracious kindness In the resurrc
ton of the Church. TO glory, honor al
immortality. Then will come a n
co., Their display Of Love Divine, all 10
excelling." when mankind In gener
shall be blessed under the Messiah
Kingdom. But Gods Love is gre
and our text declares that In CONT
da. Ages God will display the riches
# His grace. His love. toward W. g
Church, the Bride.
- LET US not receive the grace Of G
re- In vain" Let US count the necessa
~ sacriacas 40 a very reasonable servi