Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-24

Wherefore, also, Duu uau hshly tA
alted Him, and given Him a name
above every name" philippians II, B.
o. Thus the l,eedeemer has attained
this glorious exaltatiOn 10 the Father 4
right hand 10 the Divine nature. glory
honor ana Immortality as the result
OF His fnithfulness
An Opposite Course From Satan's'
The Apostle, evidently purposes 10
draw our attention 10 the difference be
tween the course Of Satan and that Of
the Logos In respect 70 loyalty nnH
obedience 10 Jehovah Satan proudly
assumed that If he had separate En-
plre he could manage II better than
was the Divine arrangement Luclfcu
the morning star, said IA his heart. "l
will ascend above the stars the Other
angelsl; I will be as the Most High ln
dictator n rulerl' Pursuing this am
bilious course, Satan behed IN our lirsi
parents new order Of beings. with
procreatlye powers designed TO bring
into existence a race that would NJ
the earth LucIfer assayed TO be rule
ever THIS human creation He became
rcbe against the Divine auangemen
IN so doing; he captured the first paI
by his misrepresentation, ANA not only
did he thus become the prince or thh
world dhe present order OF things
but additionally, rs Jesus explained, liz
became the murderer of the race
JOhn viii, 49, He has, indeed, had 3
reign OF thousands OF years but WIZ
what horrible results! The whole ere
alton Is grooming and Travelling j.
pain" under the death sentence.
"Msditated Not a Usurpation,'
St Paul ihtimntes that although lh'
Logos was still higher IN glory aud no.
or than Lucifer, In that He WINS 'th'
Only Begotten,' the chief represent"
live OF Jehovah, nevertheless lie wa
humble The Logos "mediiatcd not
usurpation to be. Ike God" PhiliI
plans, H. g. Emphatic DiaglotD .
the contrary, he was very willing to nc
cept the Divine proposal that He Shou'
take the lower nature of man for
time in order TO carey ont the Fnther:
Plan. How dctestable the pride q
Lucifer. afterwards called Satan O.
the contrary, how beautiful is the hu
mility exhibited by the Rcdeomprl II
was loyal 10 the core He would j,
merely the Fathers Word LogOs
mouthpiece. His Joy should be, not H.
seeking self-adylncement, but in glor
flying the Father; and the Apostle
points out that He faithfully and loyal
ly carried it out TO the conclusion oi
His course-ln all things desiring the
will of the Father who sent Him.
What an exhibition this was to all
the holy angels! And did the Father
permit Him to really suffer loss be
cause Of His loyalty, His faIthfulncss;
Assuredly not! He was not left IN
death He was raised from death
Neither was He left by the Father
on the lower plane OF human M
ture, which He took merely for the
purpose Of suffering death on mans
behalf On the contrary, the Fathcr
highly exalted Him and exhibited t.
angels and to men the character pleas
ing in Jehovah's sight. Bringing the
Only Bcgottcn one forward, Jehovah
prophetically declares: let all the
messengers of God worship Him.
This same privilege has come to The
Church. In response, the invitation tc
become joint-sacrlhcers with Christ
TO walk in His steps, and to enter into
a share of His glory, has been accept
ed by one after another of Gods saint
ly people, from PenteCost until now
They have confidence that He who
brought again from The dead our Lord
Jesus, that great Shepherd Of the
sheep" is both able and willing to
bring them also, through Him, TO eter
nal glory. As lie walked the marrow
way" they have courage 70 walk IN
His steps. As He OvercHme, they have
the encouragement OF His promise that
His grace will be sufficient for them
To this class Jesus Is Gods unspeak
able Gift. TO these favored ones. His
footstep followers, the Savior is spe
cially an unspeakable Gift Of God II
as Gift to the world His merit is
beyond the power of tongue TO tell
how much more so is He the unspeak
able Gift TO the Church-to the Elect
Az the Captain OF their salvation
He Is leading forth these other sons OF
God, His younger brethren, to glory
Hebrews II. 10.
The Savior is an unspeaksble Gift {,
the Church as the Bridegroom The
thought OF becoming an associate and
joint-beir in all the glorious work oi
God throughout the Millennium, IL M
inspiration which makes the trials and
difficulties OF the way seem as nothing
Besides we have the assurance OF tb,
Lord that In subsequent Ages the Faith
er will continue to show special riches
Of grace and lovinskindness toward ~
who are In Christ Jesus. As our ED
er Brother" the Savior Is an unspeak
able Gift Our interests are His inter
ests; our welfare. His welfare; all OF