Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-06-05

sE8s include not only
the souls OF tho
condemned, but the demons in hell
and even satan himself. But be means
all the things which 1t has pleased
The father from the beginning thus TO
reconcile. The definite article In The
Greek suggests this as the thought
which is made clear by tho other
teachings Of the Bible on the same
subject Among those things which It
pleased the father to reconcile to him
seH are the believers on Jesus Christ
and Il rs OF their reconciliation espe-
cially that Paul here speaks.
/ First he shows our need OF
reconciliation. by telling us that We
were "sometime alienated and enemies
IN our mind by wicked works"
Sometime" covers the whole period,
Of our lives from physical birth to
our new birth by the holy spirit. All
that time the natural man ts alienated
from God. And not only alienated.
but hostile to God, an enemy, as the
text says.
What Arc Wicked Works9
This enmity need not show itself
aecessarily in giving way to the lower
and baser appetites Of the body.
Ehere are cultivated men and women
who are able to control these appe-
.ites, but who are at the same time
enemies to God in their mind. g..
IN their modes Of thought and feeling.
which are contMry 70 his revealed
will And this enmity must In the
Tery nature Of the case, show Itself In
wicked works"
II. Second, he shows the source OF
ou1 reconciliation. which Is God him
Ielf. yet now hath he reconciled U.s."
The very one from whom we were
| Lienated and against whom we were
anemies Is the one who reconciles US.
-He who might the vantage best have
took
Found out the remedy"
This is grace, especially when we
understand that 1t does not mean pri-
marily that we became reconciled to
God. but that God became reconcDed
10 us. This he did by taking that sin
,ut Of the way which was the barrier
10 his reconciliation.
III. This leads Paul to speak in the
{ri MI 0f
reconciliation which was the work Of
Christ for us on the cross as our sub
stitute Saviour, "In the body Of his
flesh through DEATH" Why say "the
body of his hesh7" Why not say "his
body" without adding "f1esh?" Be-
cause there was heretica sect IN
that day which denied the materiality
Of Christs body. They believed in
spiritual, but not material, mediator
ship.
But Christ had real body and real
flesh and real blood which he offered
In propitiation for our sin. he passed
through real suffering and died real
death. Such is the teaching of this
eersa
w. And this brings ps to the fourth
point. which is the result Of our
reconciliation, presented holy and
without blemish and unchanged in
Gods sight" This is true immediate
~ of every believer the moment be
accepts Christ by faith az his Saviour
Oh, II everybody In this sin-oureed and
sin-wesr1ed world only mev and be-
ueved that! II they would only pa,fse
Ia tas rush oq things and listdn TO
u foa o oinGIo romont!
Yho Raseio Of .cooooed 24dsc.
AZ cho battle Of Concord Bridge, al
tho beginning OF the revolution. when
John ButtrAch gave tho command 70
hre Il wss to British eahseoh he gave
Il, but s. vea. obeTed by American
eatieens. In other voTdA fn that In
slant thsi7 condition became changed.
though tho experience Of taat CHARGE
uns thing Of growth. 80 me inasana
q man takes CHRIST o. hin Savio1a
he ssandu, bssocs God flos from tho
guilt OK sin. without. hsmtsn ead
without charge. And thaa 10 srenos 3.
FhosanA point In s9e 5asnua 10 ,eho
proof 9 our NeconniAatfop, vhioh p
thas wo "eontiuue IN the hkh rooesd
and grounded ed not moved away
fsum tho hope q rhe gospel" Paul Is
npoahing noe 70 % false teanher who
| vvrs o1t q The chu1ch. but 70 tho
evuo ba1evor vno stayed In. Those
who ezo true 10, ther "faath delivered
ouee so9 On to tha aasRAa" ho~o TIA
vasnea3 2n @o0ea2vo9 THAI tho7 9a
peocnoaeaa b Ged.