Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-10

that bD these we might become par
takers Of the divine nature."-lI Peter
A.
Christ Has omnenee.
This New Creation had its start In
our Redeemer, He who was "the be-
ginning of the creation of God, In
harmony with the Divine Plan, hum
bled Himself, laid aside His heavenly
glory and was made nesh-became the
Man Christ Jesus, that He, by the grace
of God, might redeem the world. 1t
was in conjunction with this redemp'
tive work, when He fully submitted
Himself In baptism at Jordan to do the
Fathers will, that the Father began to
work In Him as a New Creature.
When Jesus gave Himself sacr6clal-
ly, when His sacrifice was accepted of
the Father, then to Him came the be-
getting of the Holy Spirit as New
Creature, to be the Head of the
Church which is His Body" For three
and n half years the promises OF the Old
Testament Scriptures contained ID
great measure in types and shadows
worked In the Redeemer to will and TO
do the Fathers pleasure He was found
faithful unto death-the New Creature
growing in grace and Divine favor as
He took the various steps even to the
cross. When He cried, "lt Is finished. y
1t signlned that the sacrifice Of the
flesh was finished ana that the do
yelopment OF the New Creature was
complete
Then the work began In respect to
His Body, the Church, otherwise called
| His Bride class. Divine energy has
since been working in the Church
since Pentecost Member after mem
ber has been called and justified and
sanctlned, begotten Of the Holy Spirit
In each the work of grace goes on.
Each, as our text declares, is Gods
workmanship, developing in meebness,
gentleness, patience, long-suiferlng'
Observation-Disclosures, love, All these
traits and qualities are being worked
out-not in the flesh, but in the heart
In the mind.
True, the flesh does, Indeed, reflect
some Of the graces Of the splrlt-but
lmperfecty. Gradually the new mind
gains control over the mortal body.
Gradually the light of God shines out
in words and deeds, through the heart
Illuminated. II is God working.
Created For Good Works.
Our text declares that this New Gre
alton, Christ and the Church, are Gods
workmanship created In Christ Jesus
unto good works-that a good work may
be done by and through them What
good work is this which God designs
to accomplish through the Church
through Christ and His elect Bridel
It is the good work Of blessing the
non-elect world II Is the good work
which will progress from the time Of
the second coming of Jesus and the es-
tObllshment Of His Kingdom for a
thousand years. II Is the good work
which viii ultimately uplift or resur,
rect Adam and all his race from death,
ignorance, superstition, sin, II they are
wllllng-up to the full perfection of
human nature and Divine favor and
everlasting life. All others, unwilling,
dlsobedlent, win be destroyed,
When the blessed work of the thou.
sand years Of Messlah's reign shall
have Cleansed the world Of all wllful
sin and wilful sinners and shall have
lifted up mankind to an earthly Eden
and human perfection, that viii not be
the end Of the Divine program for the
Church. The Apostle, in verse pre-.
ceding, tells US that in Ages to come
God win show His favor toward the
Church-not merely In the one Age In
which the Church win be permitted to
share with her Redeemer His glorious
Nessianlc Kingdom,
The work beyond the Millennium Is
not clearly revealed, and yet day unto
day utteeih speech and night unto
night showeth knowledge" AS the
Scriptures declare, God formed not the
earth In vain, but formed II to be in.
habited, so tho same principle. applied
to the stars, tells us that all the thou
sands Of millions Of worlds have been
created for purpose, or are In process
es Of perfecting for a purpose-not In
vain. The human creation on our plan
ct IL merely hint 10 us OF what the