The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-04


the worlds Redeemer His death
| provides the ransom price for Adam
| and his race. while His Messianic
| Kingdom is provided as the means or
channel by and through which the
! willing and Obedient of the redeemed
will be brought back to perfection and
made able again to fulfill the require
ments of justice and enjoy its blessings.
Hence we find the Scriptures contin-
ually setting before us the high stand
| ard of Divine Justice, and also setting
| before us the fact that Divine Love
has provided mercy for the sinner
| through the efficacy of the Redeemer's
work For centuries God exhibited the
| principles of Divine Justice. not only
in His Law which He gave to Israel
the measure of a perfect mans ability
but also in the fact that Christ died
THE lust for the UNJUST that He might
bring us back into harmony with God
and His righteousness
| Hitherto. however, Gods people have
unwittingly narrowed down the grace
| of God and minimiIed the work of
| Christ and the efficacy of His redemp-
tive sacrifice by asserting that all of
] the blessings are for the Church and
none for the world-that they are for
| the present Age. and that with its con
summation all hope will expire, and
the world, the non-elect. will suffer to
all eternity without ever having tast-
ed Of the grace of God in Christ-with-
out ever having come to even a knowl-
edge of that provision for sinners
Two Salvations-Two Pentecosts.
A more careful study of the Bible
is revealing to Gods people all over
the world the fact that He has for
mankind two distinct salvations-one
for the Church and the other for the
woodland each of these savations is
| introduced by a Pentecosta blessing
That the Church is merely first-fruits
unto God Of His creatures is distinctly
certainly implies that there will be
after-fruits-the world in general.
Note the Apostles statement respect
ing the meritorious value, the efficacy
of Christ's sacrifice, both for the
Church and for the world; he says
HE is a Precipitation for our sins (the
church,. and not for ours only, but
also for the sins of the phOle toorld.
q John ii, o. The Church is the elect
''frst-fruits.' or as st. Paul declares.
THE Church of the First-born, whose
names are written in heaven" Through
this elect Church eventually the bless
ing of God Is to be extended to all the
willing and obedient of the non elect.
This does not mean that all mankind
will attain salvation. everlasting life.
but it does mean that to all will come
the opportunity for escape from the
curse of sin and death which came
upon all through Father Adams sin
Neither does it signify that all who
gain life will gain the same kind of
salvation that all will gain everlasting
life on the same plane Of glory. Quite
to the contrary. The fact that the
elect Church il called and tested In
advance Of the world implies that her
salvation will be on higher plane
han that of the world. and this the
Apostle clearly states when he assures
us, I'VE must all be changed be
cause flesh and blood cannot inherit
he Kingdom Of God"
The change of nature from earthly
p heavenly. from the human to the
Irvine. is a part Of the superior bless
NJ provided hy the Lord for those
who now walk by faith in the foot
steps of the Redeemer The blessings
to the world. on the other hand will
not include a change of nature. but
restitution or restoration of the willing
md obedient to human perfection. such
rs Adam enjoyed before he sinned. be-
ore he came under the curse Rest
tuition, therefore. is synonymous Win
the blottfng out of the curse.
Our Pentecost-and the Worlds.
There can be no dispute respecting
the Church's Pentecost, that it began
on the fftieth day after our Lords
resurrection-ten days after He ascend
ed up on high. there to appear in the
1 presence of God-as the Church's Ad-
yocate. But just what that Pente-
costal blessing meant to the Church is
perhaps not clearly seen by all-all
who have experienced share in its
blessings. 1t marks the Divine ac-
eeptance of the Church-the Divine
grace which acknowledged the merit
of the Savior as applied on her behalf.
and acknowledged the Divine accept
ance of the Church as a faithful band
consecrated to walk in Jesus footsteps.
/ There has been no need of q repeti-
tition of this Pentecostal blessing. 1t
came at the beginning of the Church's
experience, and represents Gods ac-
ceptance of the entire foreordained
/ company. for all of whom Jesus ap-
peared rs Advocate. Those blessed
with that outpOuring of the Holy Spirit
had already accepted Jesus as their
Redeemer, and had already conse-
Grated their lives to be His footstep fol
lowers. All of the same class who have
| lived since-an who will eventually
constitute the elect Church, were ap-
peared for by Jesus at the same time
Hence we are not to expect fresh Pen
tecosts upon the Church, but merely to
|
share of the one outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, which, like the oil poured upon
Aaron's head and which ran down to
the skirts of his garment. will anoint
US, the Church. down to the feet" to
the very last member Of the Church
Many of us had not noticed until re-
| Gently that two Pentecostal blessings
are mentioned by the Prophet Our
overlooking this was doubtless because
it was not due time for it to be clearly
understood. Now, as the time nears
for the fulflment Of the second Pente-
costal blessing, the force and meaning
Of the Scripture shines out. Another
reason for its being overlooked is that
by Divine arrangement the worlds
Pentecost was mentioned first, and that
Of the Church last. But even this is
appropriate, because the Divine inten
ton was primarily the worlds saliva
ton, and that of the Church comes in
cidentally. God so loved the ,oorld
that He gave His Only Begotten Son.
that whatsoever believed in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life"
But before making known the riches
Of His grace to the world, God has
been pleased to foreordain the election
Of the Church. to be joint-heirs with
Jesus in the glorious work of blessing
earth's teeming millions.
Notice How the Text Reads:
ut shall come to pass, saith the
Lord. at the end of those days, that |
( will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh.
and in those days | will pour
| ont Nv Snirit r1nnn Me snrrnntS and