Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-14

.A.a44s.A ~ tx, g. He said:-
lRASlOR RUootlll Our forefathers
had much less op.
pOrtunity for study than have we.
Not only is education general today,
but the facilities for study are com
mon. Every home has at least one
Bible and good light wherowth to
study Moreover the curse Of toll Is
lifting; less sweat OF faco is required
to earn our daily bread; consequently
we have more time at our disposal
wherein to ascertain the things freely
given unto us Of God through His
Word. And what beautiful and con.
yenent Bibles we possess, with clear
print marginal references, concor-
dances, helps etc! God be praised
for such prlvileges
Bible students are learning to use
these mcrcIcs and are being blessed
in their use. The Bible is being
studied Os never before. and being nj
lowed TO interpret Itself, one passage
throwing light upon another This,
evidently, was the Divine design. But
in addition to all this, we have the
thought that now Is Gods due time"
TO grant blessings and enlightenment
to the world along secular lines. An
this enlightenment Is coming, we he.
lieye, because we are In the dnwning
of New Digpcnsatlon, which shortly
Is 70 bring more wonderful things.
However, we ure still In what St Pc
ter terms the dark plnce,' waiting
for that day dawn" to grow more
clear; and we do well to take close
heed TO the light upon our path, which
falls from our Lamp the Bible
Christ Not tho Churoh's Father.
Item after item Of Divine Truth be-
coming clenr sheds a radiance on other
precious truths Old familiar Scrip.
lures have ten-fold Significance. Our
text Is one Of these No one win dis
putc that 1t refers to our Lord Jesus
Christ "Ile shall be called Wonderful,
Counselor, the Mighty God, the Ever
lasting FUthcr Tor the Father who
gives everlasting MEL the Prince Of
Pence" These titles are still prophet
ic, our great Redcemcr has not yet
become the Prince Of Peace; for peace
has not yet come We are still under
the reign Of sin and death our Re.
decmer has not yet become the Ever.
LASTING Father
only the Church has yet been dealt
with, and Jesus is not the Father OF
the Church He is our Elder Brother;
or under another figure, lie Is our be-
trothcd, aud ut His Second Coming Is
TO be- our Heavenly bridegroom. The
Scriptures distinctly tell us that Jesus
is not the Churchs Father or Life
giycr st. Peter says, "Thc God and
Father Of our Lord Jesus Christ .
hath begultcn u.s." Il Peter I, 81
Jesus testiHvH to the same effect Art
err His resurrection, when speaking to
Mary, He said, 81 ascend unto My ln.
thcr and your Father; 20 My Cod and
your God Iohn yN, ~ The Scrip
lures never mix figures after such
manner Os to speak of Jesus ms the
Churchs Father, aud then to Intimate
that lie would become Bridegroom to
His own child
jehovah, Father OF the New Creation
We must remember that the Church
ceuses to be- human, earthly She be-
COMES Gods New Creation She Is be.
gotten Of the Holy Spirit now, and win
be born from the dead by the Holy
Spirit power in the First Resurrection,
10 the Divine nature She win be- like |
her Lord, His Bride Reyeation xxi, |
D. ~; Romans yiil IA To her, "oId |
hncs pass away; all things become |
lcw' Under the hcgettlug OF the Holy !
Spirit she becomes I'm the present life .
transformed 10y the renewing OF her
mind ana sets her affections ON things
.bove Her ncrtruuug in the rcsurreo
ION is Clearly stated hy ST. Paul. who
uys that Boz the resurrection each seed
yill nave Its own Kind uf body
Ibr mm0u ur AdUmIc seed win
ave human bodies, but those begotten
gain uf the Holy Spirit during this
.Usppl Age hr.ump the new Seed. 90
.hum will hc given new spirit bodies.
hN, they shnll be- made like their glo-
lied Savior or bridegroom and be