The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-12-11

l(NST0R RJSSHDl appreciate the
=== Scriptures on ali
subjects, we must handle the Word OF
God honestly. We must recognize that
our Lord Jesus is one person and the
Father another person. The oneness
between the Father and the Son is that;
declared by our Master Himself. say
ing that He and the Father are O!sa
in the same sense that He desires all
of His disciples to be one il" mind. In
purpose. in will. in effort. 9'hn xviii
q, 23.I Our Lord Jesus is Gods uu-
speakable Gift.
The Scriptures declare that the Re-
| deemer took the nature Of men I'D or
der redeem sinners: but that III HIM
there was No sin. Only SuIess one.
could give to God Ransom for Adam.
and thus redeem from destruction. not
ouly Adam. but all his ptSterlty. In
yolved in sin and death through him. i
The SPEAKER then showed that 600
set before our Lord Il great joy. the
influence of which led Jesus to endure
cheprfuIIy the bitter experiences OF His
earthly life This JOY is Unlimited to
have been: q, His pleasure in doing
the Fathers will: CIV His privilege OF
..brin-iny many SOILS TO glory tile
! Church: (S, His plea$l:ra and JOY IN be-
! ing by and by the worlds ReStoreT de-
! livering them from the power of Satan,
sin and death. "Wherefore. 81. Paut
saws. God hath highly exalted Him..
far above angels. principa!itleS ano
Dovers. and every name that Is named.
An Opposite Course From Satan's. =
Pastor Russell then contraSted the
course pursued by Satan with that fos-
lowed BY our Lord. MeditatinS am
bilious designs. Satan found an oppof-
, tunity in Eden He :beheld in our hfss
. parents Il new order OF beings. design
I'D to bring into existence race thaS
would till the earth. Satan eSsayed 70
be ruler or prince over this human ere'
alton: and By so doing. he not only De-
came rebel against God. but brougns
sin and death into the world.
Our Lord Jesus pursued an Opposite
course and demonstrated His ioyasty'
| and obedience. St Paul int1mates tha1
although the Logos was much higher
than was Ladfer. yet BE was hnmole'
and ..meditated not usurpation." a.
the Greek text declares. phil. H.
g. he thought not by robbery to bel
equal With God On the contrary. our
Lord willingly accepted the Divine pro-
posal that He should be hunnbled to tnei
human plane for a time. In order To-
carry out the Fathers Plan.
To the Church. Jesus is Gods un'
speakable Gift He is indeed Gft'
to the whole world. unspeakable in
value, but He is more to the Church
than to the world To His footstep'
followers. He is the Captain OF their
Salvaion,". their Bridegroom. their
"Elder Brother" their great High
Priest Through Him they are priv,
ileged to be the Royal Prlesthooa
! Through the merit OF the sacrifice OF i.
| Christ, they are privileged to present
their bodies living sacrifices. holy. ac'
ceptable unto God" ,
The Pastor then said that Justice Is
| the foundation OF Gods Throne. In
the past. endeavors to harmonlZe JUS
tice with our great Creators dealings
with humanity nave involved us in
! difficulty. We were assured by the
prominent .crreds that God had know
! ingly brought mankind into existence
| uDGer. such conditions that the great
! rpajurity would spend eternity IN tor
! ture. We perceived no Justice in any
such arrangement. But while deSiSt-
Ing from criticising the Creator. we
! could not indorSe such course. nor
see it to be in harmony with the Di-
! vine regula tons governing ourselves.
! II we are to love our enemies. should
! more be expected OF fallen human be-
| iucs than Of our perfect Creator!
| The Scriptures declare only the con.
secrated Church see the "leng'hs,
] breattl!S. heights and depths OF the
{ Love 81 God" which pa$=rth Un';er-
standing. This class alone IS in any
I sc,!Sr prepared 10 give thanks TO God
now for His u1sprHiiahie CIT, Th"tf
! thanks 20 up, not Only IN WcFdS. H"I
! also In actions. which speak louder
! ;han words" These thanks ascend -
! sweet incense TO God
BY and by. "All the blind eyes will
| be opened and all the deaf ears will hn :
unstopped" Then the whole world OF :
mankind. including those awakened :
from the sleep OF death during Mes !
siars reign. will be IN condition to rec !
! ognize Gods unspeasab bic Gift and rem ;
der thanks. When ..wflful evil doers /
| shan hava teen destroyed, then every
/ eraarure tn Heaven. ca earth and III
! the goa shall ss, ttsilfa ssySss. "Pnafse, !
,.sssr. heEeF, GssEinisn asH essnt b. i
| nnts Efim that eKftSh ~ tA* 3Hrnl.. |.
| asa 3. fa% f.a8s rss!r""t," tEfAHrth fac !
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