The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-23

two small words "as" and so" as
found In the text, are very significant.
"As my Father hath sent me, even so
send | you" 1t is not for us to ex.
anime into the counsels Of eternity,
but we know there was a purpose in
the sending OF Jesus Christ to this
earth on the part OF the father, and a
willingness to perform that mission
by the Son, who said: Il am come to
do thy will, o God" There are three
phases of the mission of Jesus Christ
that may help the Christian to under
stand what his mission is.
1. Jesus was sent to exemplify per-
fectly holy life. We may indeed say
that God wanted to show the world
that there could be a perfect life in
one wearing the human body. Jesus
asked in his great intercessory prayer
that his disciples might be sanctified
through the truth, that is, made holy.
While we cannot get along without
the atonement of Jesus Christ by
death, we cannot get on without this
holy life. Jesus challenged his enc
mics to charge him with any sin, and
their testimony is on record, that
they could find no fault with him. The
moral glory OF Jesus Christ is one OF
the best testimonies to the genuine
ness Of his mission.
The mission of his disciples is like
wise to exemp!ify holiness. Ii must
not be negative only, the avoiding of
evil, but It must be positive, and will
come out in making the Word OF God
the guide of life, In prayer, in medita-
ton and in correct outward deport-
ment according to Gods law.
2. The mission of Jesus Christ was
also that of saving. 1t Is true that
we may think OF Christ as saving us
by dying for us on the cross, thus
making a substltutionary sacrifice, but
II must not be forgotten that while
he was upon earth he was soul-win-
ner. He did not seem to be success
full In his popular preaching, He gath
cred his disciples one by one; he won
the woman of Samaria, Zaccheus and
Bartimeus. He sought the people, !
those straying on the mountains Of |
sin. His disciples in these days must
that this work of saving is, |
In q sense. their chief mission. II the !
church would arise in It's mission, the
entire world of mankind would soon
be brought into submission to Jesus
Christ. Yet not possibly one out OF
ten Is a recognized soulsaver. We
might ask in establishment, Why is
this, as the burden of responsibility In
this text rests on Christians, and the
promises of success are abundant?
3. Jesus Christ was sent to suffer in
the flesh, so are his disciples. We can
never think OF Jesus Christ as hilari.
BUS or lackadaislcal, but as sorrowfulr
burdened with the sins of the entire
world He was poor and did not know
where to lay his head, had not honor
In his own country, was despised and
rejected of men. He worked inces.
sanity, though hungry and thirsty and
weary, and at last in early life was
,ruelly put to death.
His disciples are also to suffer, yet
most OF them seek their own ease, and
themselves that they are
poverty, hunger and oppo
iition of men. Jesus Christ was not
Is John the Baptist, clothed with
.amel's hair. and otherwise denizeD
Il the wilderness, but in the midst Of
utilization he did not take advantage
" its conveniences and luxuries
Would not the suffering that his dis
iples today should endure by willing
'overty, soon give the gospel to every '
inning man upon the face of the
arth, and thus hasten the coming OF
he Lord? Sometimes we are called !
o suffer pain and sickness, not con &
ected with our work. May this moi
e Gods method Of purifying us? How t
ew there are upon this earth that
,ould be worthy OF walking in the fur {
ace of suffering with the son of God
he fourth one In the fire! Christians v
ow are groveling, they are living on c
he limits of their privileges. Why s
hould they not rise to the higher lev a
Is of privilege and experience? The a
nswer to this question might be that a
hey are not willing to live the life :"
nat Christ lived. receiving the ap q
roval of God; they are not willing to Il
I've themselves to soul-saving and h
ot willing to suffer for his sake. u