Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-02

Gods lnvc for the holy angels aud its
condcscension 10 the sanity 81 men.
but they dill not see It's depths. They
did not see that the Redemption accom-
plishcd 10y Jesus Is ultimately 10 reach
down ~ aud embrace the. very
humblcsi aud most degraded of human.
kind How the precious Scriptures
which tell of Jesus AZ the saviour of
the world ms well a. Of the Church.
escaped our notice. who can explain:
hut surely glad are We that now we
can see clearly that the Redcemcr II
Precipitation for our sins. the Church's
sins. and not for ours only but also
for the sins of the whole world.
This fuller appreciation 81 the
lengths aud breadths and heights and
depths OF love Divine Is coming Ia
Christian people as u bcncdiction fSpm
heaven. just nj the time when many
are fIighcr.C ritically repudiaiing the
Bible and It's Cod ms unworthy Of be
lief The true view nf Gods Word
we have intimated. namely. that all
the families Of the earth are TO he
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.
Is II any wonder than this glori
Gus view If our Creator and His plan
for human salvation Is inspiring sane
tifying 10 the hearts of all who have
the hearing ear to receive II. Is II not
In full accord with the earliest state
memt If tho Gospel. Through thy Seed
shall all the families of the earth he
blessed:" Is IL not the claim Of the
Church and of the Bible that the saint
~ believers of the Gospel Age consti-
tutc the spiritual Seed OF Abraham. the
Bride Of Messiah. the Body Of Christ
which Is the Church, And have we
not also the assurance. III We be
Christ's. then are We Abrahams Seed.
and heirs according tn the promise -
Galatians ill., III. -
From the Horrible Pit.
Another view Of the heights and
depths Of Gods love is that which roc
Ognizcs Us as race fallen from hu-
man perfection into the mirc OF sill
whose uuicksands are swallowing M
mankind NJ the rate of 10000 every
day. The Divine Program shows two
salvations for the grooming creation
The first of these is the most wonder
full: IL 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 spc-
cial salvati,si offered 10 the Church
By faith. through the medium OF ex
cceding great and precious promises
God is now lifting the obcdient elect
from the original pit Of sin and death.
from the mental degradation in which
we all We're rs Adams race. and To
some extent they are being lifted also
physically from this degradation.
The transforming work begins with
each believer IN Jesus who presents
himself Il living sacrifice 10 walk in
the Masters footsteps. Even though
these may not generally be Of the
wealthy aud educated and higher so
cial CLASSES the power Of the Holy
Spiri, operating through the Divine
promises gradually beauties not only
the characters but to some extent the
features of those who rejoice Ia take
up their cross and follow the Savior.
However uneouili and rude or care
less or savage they may have been he
fore. the transforming influence of the
Holy Spirit develops in them the fruits
OF the spirit neekncss. gcnilcness. pa
thence. lonsSuilering broiherly-kind-
ness. love: and HES. things continuing
In them and al,ouuding more AMI more.
and aticsiin. their fathfulncs> unto
death make these neither barren nor
unfIuiiful III the knowledge OF God
ana IN the Observation-Disclosures OF Jesus.
and hence The Resurrection change viii
usher them into the everlasting King
dom Of their saviour 10 hc sllarers In
His glory. honor and immortality
above angels. prinripaiitics aud pow
crs and every name that Is named
10 We not here see wonderful depths
from which these are rescued ana won
derfu heights To winch they are yet 10
he lifted hy Divine grace and lis ar
rangemenls on their behalf. surely
all mankind Who see this glorious ar
rangemcni 81 our God can glorify Him
on this accodni
Gods ORIG nsi Design to Be Carried
Out.
For the world q somewhat similar and
vet very different blessing Is outlined IN
the Divine i'lan of the Ages. our poor
race IN soIac 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 Mcssiah's glorious
Kingdom will bring to them. To what
heights will man be raised: oh. not
so high rs the Church. the elect Bride
OF the Lamb mot so high rs cherubim
or even as angels. hut very high. never.
thelcss back 10 all that was lost Ia
Eden.
III,