Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-29

na1EA 1 are ye saved
tlRASlOR RUSSlllJJ through faith; and
that not Of your
selves; It Is the gft OF God (Ephe
SLAMS II. Sl He said In pnrt:
The relationship between faith and
works In the matter Of the Church :
salvation has been n question Of con
troversy for centuries However, this
like other subjects once mysterious,
yields to the clearer light Of our day.
Now We perceive the importance of
both faith and works and the relation
ship they bear to each other Faith
is the nlllmportant fnctor In God 's
sight. because In our falle@ condition
we cannot do perfect works and because
God cannot consistently accept and
reward any but perfect works.
Gods arrangement for us. therefore
In Christ Is that He will judge Us
not according TO our works. but accord
ing to our faith. Nevertheless, good
works are recognized as demonstra
tlOn Of our faith. SO surely as we have
the proper fnlth In God and His prom
iscS II viii manifest itself I'm works
even though we cannot do perfectly.
So st. James points out that Abra.
ham was not justified without works.
but was required to demonstrate Ms
faith by his works. even though they
were not perfect works and could not
have justified him.
Age Of Faith-Age Of Works.
II we call this Gospel Age the Age of
faith. none should misunderstood us to
mean that works nrc now wholly *
nored, but rather that works take the
secondary place. Likewise. when we
say that the coming Age Of the Mes
sianic Kingdom will be an Age Of
works. none should understand us MS
meaning that faith will then be ig
nored Works Win then be the basis
Of the Lords Judgment I'm dealing with
the world Thus we read that they
shall be Judged every man according
to his works Rcvelatlon xxi. ~
Judgment according to works, yet not
without faith, may perhaps appeal to
some of our minds Hs being the more
reasonable. the more Just form OF iudg
ment However When we come to
/ note the difference between the condi
/ tions of the trinl of the Church Of this
. Age ana tho future trial Of the world
] during the Me~siaulr reign. we can see
readily the reason for the different ba-
sis OF judgment
The Present Grace Aqe.
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lectinp fro,n thn world a sneciol class
/ IN Inc fine Brl,l, Of Christ and He nrop
erlv makes fnith t,o test IN Rccousc
In fine ulyinc estimation faith I'm God
is ono of tbe proudest elements of
cbor,ct.,. flo op, most essential IN
sucb os will he entrusted with high
nnsItiops md outboritv I'm tho King.
dom 80, Rocopsa fla, indguont accord
,,y IN f,lth r,oot, tho vorious condi
films NJ t,,o nrasont timo nc 81 ludcment
occorll,g IN WORKS would not do
Tho | BNl calls nDW for glIpl will
wall, IN tho "n,rrow wov demonstrot.
inc ti,t ~ tbcy hod nerfect bodies &c
Issus' hodv wos nerfect tbev vould he
n.rfcc, I'm works os weu nc IN foith
In the neyt Arc tho Divine plan will
moi he the selection Of self.sacridclng
onos ror the Kinpdom but the bless
ing Of humanity with an opportunity to
return to the full perfection of human
nature They with he required merely
10 demonstrate their loyalty to God in
the use Of their lives faithfully in
obedience to His Law The reward for
the sacrihcers of this Age is to be
glory. honor aud Immortality, the Di-
vine nature and Joint heirship with the
Lord Jesus In His Kingdom. The re
ward for obedience to be given In the
next Age VIII be human perfection IN