The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-15


tally, morally, physically. 10 a doplora-
bic condition unable to help thcm.
selves, dependent upon Thy mercy,
Thy salvation! Like sheep we are
laid in the grave; like the brute beast
we seem to perish; we have only a.
promise OF salvation from death
through the Rcdeemer aud n resur
rcction from the condition OF death.
But God will not be hastcned, lIc
has a wise as well MS gracious pur-
pose. He has q definite time for every
feature of His great work lie has al.
lowed four thousand years TO pass be.
fore fIe even sent His Son to begin.
the work of redeeming mankind by
the payment of ransom-price He
has allowed nearly two thousand years
Since TO clapsc without recovering
mankind from sin and death condi.
,tions. It Is for faith TO trust. and yet
II Is but natural that we should in.
.quirc. why this delay? For what does
God wait so long? The reply is two.
fold:--
~ God leaves time for the birth Of
n sufficient number OF Adams children
10 people or 6ll the earth. 'purposing
that the powers of procreation and the
begetting of children shall not continue
in the future us in the present He
declares to us that those who attain
10 that world to come "wil neither
marry nor he given in marriage" but
in this respect will "be like unto the
angels" who have no children. who
do not propagate their Kind
(2l incidentally. In connection with
mans fall aud recovery. God purposes
most wonderful manifestation of Ills
Wisdom. Love and Power I'm tie hriug.
Ping into existence of new race OF
beings. not only higher than human
nature, but higher also than angelic
natures. God purposes n New Crca
tion whose members will be limited
I'm number ai'l all be made partakeri
of the divine nature Ffnr above an
gels. prlncipalises and powers" Thil
New Creation. the most wonderful ex
COMPLICATION of Divine power over
lhanifcsied' or ever 10 .be manifested
he has arranged shall he developed
during this Gospel Age and in con
junction with the reign OF sin and
death II IS 20 be developed from
amongst sinners. and is, in rank and
time of development, TO take prece
dence over the salvation of humanity
from sin, sickness. sorrow and death
TO perfection and Paradise restored
world wide.
The New Creation Divine.
We have already mentioned the glo
rlous exaltation purposed of God fol
the New Creation. ST. Peter tells US
that these win attain the divine ma
ture; and this attainment will bC
through, or by means OF. the power OF
God working I'm the heart as the result
OF faith in 'the exceeding great and
precious promises" QI Peter I, A.
These will not he coerccd into obedi
cnce--theirs will be voluntary submis
sion TO the Divine will. The test upon
them will be loyalty and falthfulnes'
to God to the very llmitr-to the ex
lreme Of self-denial and voluntary
humiliation in the service of right
eousness, following in the footsteps OF
Jesus
Indeed, Jesus Is the first and the
Head OF this New Creation. None
could attain 1t except by andthrongl
His aid He is the Captain Of their
salvation lie is their Forcrunner III
this great "race" TO which, with Him
they have been invited of God-the re
ward Of which. to the faithful over
comcrs," will be "glory, honor and i'm
mortality"
Seeking For Immortality.
The Apostle writes concerning tho
| Church. the elect little flock" of called
chosen and faithful ones. He tells us
that by perseverance in well doing VIC
are TO attain glory. honor and immor
tality; and that this reward. 10 the
faithful. will come in the First Resur
rection, when mortality shall be clothed
upon with immortality; when the new
| body, glorious and of the divine nature
will be granted to each of the faithful
MS instead Of the fleshly and imper
feet bodies OF the present trial time
I'm other words. our trial Is not to dem
opslrate the perfection or imperfection
Of our flesh. for this Is already known
to God and to us. and to all. 'In my
flesh dweleth no perfection" Tho
trial is to demonstrate the loyalty OF
the will and Of the heart. II Is faith
fulness in conquering the will of tho
flesh aud bringing into subjection Ia
the will Of God all the powers of the
natural body, so far as possible, 1t Is
the test of its loyalty TO principle. Ia
| righteousness. to God.
ST. Paul. as one of these loyal ones
declared before his death. "l have
fought a good fight, have finished my
course, ! have kept the faith; hence.
forth there Is laid up for mo crown
Of righteousness, which the Lord. the
righteous Judge. will give me at that
day. and not TO me only, but to all
those also who love His appearing
This includes all who are hungering
and thirsling and striving for that
righteousness which Messahs King.
dom is to bring TO the Church through
the First Resurrection Righteousness
VIII eventually be brought to the world
| through the establishments of tho Noq