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plished by Jesus is ultimately to reacl
down to and embrace the yer,
humblest and most degraded of human
kind. How the precious Scripture
which tell Of Jesus as the Saviour O
the world. as well as Of the Church
escaped our notice. who can explain
But surely glad are we that now. w,
can see clearly that the Redeemer 4
Precipitation for our sins. the Church
sins, and not for ours only. but als'
for the sins of the whole world.
This fuller appreciation of The
lengths and breadths and heights ane
depths of love Divine is coming t.
Christian people as a benediction from
heaven. just at the time when many
are Higher-C Critically. repudiating the
Bible and it's, God as unworthy of be
lief. The true view Of Gods Word
we have intinated. namely. that al
the families of the earth are to be
blessed by Messiah's Kingdom, and
that the Church, in process Of election
for the past eighteen centuries. is to
be sharer with her Lord in that King
dom. 80. p. 49,. ...', ~,
Is it any wonder that this glori
Gus view Of our Creator and His plan
for human salvation is inspiring-sanc
tifying to the hearts Of all who have
the hearing ear to receive it! Is 1T not
in fill accord with the earliest state
ment Of the Gospel. Through thy Seed
shall all the families of the earth be
blessedf" Is it not the claim Of the
Church and of, the bible that the. saint
". believers Of the Gospel Age consti
tute the spiritual Seed Of Abraham, the
Bride Of Messiah. 1.-THE Body Of Christ
which is the church," And have we
not also the assurance, IF ye be
Christ's, then are ye Abraham,s Seed
and heirs according to the promise
Galatians iii. 16, 20. ..r.-
From the Horrible Pit.
Another view of the heights AND
depths of Gods love is that which rec
ognizes us as a, race fallen from hu.
man perfection into the mire Of sin
whose auicksands are swallowing Ut
mankind at the rate, Of 10000 every
day. The Divine Program shows two
situations for the grooming creation
The first of these is the most wonder
full; it is now in progress, and we urge
all who have the hearing ear to lay
aside. every, weight and every beset
ting sin that they may attain this spe
cial salvation offered to the Church
BY faith, through the medium of cx
ceeding great and precious promises
God is now lifting the obedient "elect
from the original pit Of sin and death
from the mental degradation in which
we all Were as Adams race; and to
some extent they are being lifted also
physically from, this degradation.
Tie Transforming work begins with
each believer in Jesus who presents
himself. a living sacrifice 70 walk In
the Masters footsteps: Even though
these may not generally be Of the
wealthy and educated and higher so
cial classes. the power Of the Holy
Spirit operating through the Divine
promises gradually beauties not only
the characters but TO some extent; the
features Of. those. who rejoice to take
up their cross and follow the Savior.
However uncouth and rude or care
less or savage they may. have been be
fore. the transforming influence of the
Holy Spirit dey elops in them the fruits
of the spirit-meekness. gentleness, pa
thence. longsuffering, brotherly kind
ness. love; and these things continuing
in them and Astounding more and more
and attesting their fsithfulness unto
death, make these neither barren mol
unfruitful in the knowledge Of Goo
and in the Observation-Disclosures of Jesus
and hence the Resurrection change viii
usher them into the everlasting King
dom of their Saviour-to be sharers IN
His glory. honor, and immortality-fai
above angels. principalities and pow
ers and every, name that is named
Do we hot here see wonderful depths
FROM which. these are rescued and Won
derful heights to which they are yet tc
be lifted by Divine grace and its ar
engagements on their behalf! Surely
all mankind who see this glorious ar
raugement Of our God can glorify Him
on tlis account. ~. 49,. -.
Gods Original Design to Be-. Carries
~. SO Out.
: For the world somewhat similar and
yet very different blessing is outlined il
the Divine Plan Of the Ages. Our poor
race in some quarters Of the world
fallen from the image Of God almost
to the level Of; the brute. sadly needs
the uplifting. restricting, revolutionary
influences which Messiah's glorious
Kingdom will bring TO them. To what
heights will man be raised? Oh, not
so high as the Church. the elect Bride
Of the Lamb-not so high as cherubinl
or even as angels. but very high. never
theless-back to all that was lost In
Eden.
How our hearts glow with gratitude
toward God as we, perceive that His
original design for His human crea.
lures is yet to be carried out to the
letter.. His Word that is gone forth
out Of His mouth shall not return unto
Him void. but it shall prosper in the
thing whereunto He sent it, Qsaiah
". III He said. Let Us make man il
Our image" and when he was made
the Divine Judgment expressed was
that he was "very good" only "a little
lower than the angels" Hebrews IL
~ Moreover. he was crowned with