The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-18

sans Kingdom. H. ~ 49,
Tile failure OF kSS. *
even the most Ia My
sincere lsraelites ~ isI2fAS,se.,
TO gain the prom. ~ {.
Use d everlasting L<ttJYi of ,Lole=e sThoa
life proved not ihali sEst3 ktgs4t
that Gods Law was unjust. but that
Israel. Ike the remainder. OF the world.
shared by Inheritance AdamIc weak
nessss, which so impaired their moral
quality that they could not keep. Gods
perfect Law. which. our Lord defined
t6Ebe Whole hearted love, for God and
Golden Rule" love for the neighbor
The Gospel OF Jesus maguIties the
Jewish Law by admiimEGs righteous,
ness. The proposition DR. Jesus In re;
sl&ct to His FOLLOWERS lis tits: He.
being nerfect. waA dbl4 to keep the
Mosaic Law perfectlyta 4d had a right,
therefore. to everlasting life. aud need
ed not to. have died. but Instead OF re
taining His life. He laid 1t down sacri.
hcially. as II part OF the great Divine
Plan for human redemption. That sac
tifice Will bring to the world the: bless,
ed opportunity for eternal life which.
II has been promised. MessIalfs King.
dom will bring. But meantime tie Re
deemer. carrying out Jehoyali's plans.
offers iii imputatlon OF His merit. to
any who have His spirit. OF full cohse
Grafton 10 do the Fathers will by lay.
ing down the present life SCIENTIFICALLY,
TO gain with the Redeemer n heavenly.
spiritual life, glory, honor. immortal.
ity. the Divine nature, MS Messiah's
joint:llelrs in His Kingdom. All who
thus do Will lie counted rs u Ipart- pr
the spiittualSeed of Abraham. thrpnSh
whom all the families ofthepafth.will
receive their blessing ~ "
These disciples Of Jesus sacrifice
their earthly interests and. rights and
thus become recRonedly dead to eartl,
ly things. God accepts their sacrifices
and begets theu4of the Holy Spirit.
Thus they become New Creatures In
Christ. Rut. liow could God accept d
blemIshed Offering? and are not these
New Creatures, heId,responslble for the
conduct Of tlieIr flesh. so. long as they
Tlive-until their sacrifice is completed?
The Scriptures answer. Tile great
High Priest, who presents these 6ffeF.
ings aspart of His own sacrifice. GOV
ers their lmperfections by IN impYta.
ton Of the merit OF HIS own sacrifice,
Which Is already lnsthe. hands OF. Jus.
tlce waiting for application on behalf
of the sins OF the world When, this
High Priest thus presentsius to God.
covered with His, own merit as airobe,
we are assured that the sacrifices are
"fioiy, aIld,acceptIbte unto God"
As for subsequent weaknesses of the
flesh. the New Creature is indeed held
responsible for its mortal body. but.
siuce: our High Priest tasted death fol
every man and for all slns of leredity,
therefore these New Creatures In,
Christ are. assured thateall their tres
passes. of ignorance, or weakness, may
be forgiven. and that, the Redeenier.
their Head and. Representative in glo
ry. will. upon application. impute His
merit for the cancelatioli"of' such i'm.
perfcctiOns. that. they may he main.
taIned in their MISREPRESENTATION spot.
or wrInkle;or altWsuchnthing." I,
The Pfarlsoss Standard Lower.
The, Pharlsees Irided themselves on.
their zeal for thelLaw and found fault
With, Jesus, disciples and with Himself
-S for; healing the
IT. 3fTsF . sick on the Sab
!. fI bath. They were
7nASS particular re-