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In them for their own development as
New Creation. We might well ask
What ARE the agencies, what are the
tools, by which Divine grace operates
IN this New Crention2 The answer of
the bible makes the natter all lhc
more wonderful, for II reveals 10 us
TINT God works IN MS merely hy Ills
promises and through our own miud-
and our own wills. Thus ST. Peter
declares. God hath given unto ms eS
ceeding great aud precious promlses
that by these we might become "pr
takers Of the divine nature III Peter
I, T.
Christ Has Pre- sminenee.
This New Creation had It's start in
our Redeemer. lie who was "the hc
ginning NJ the creation Of God in
harmony with the Divine Plan, hum
blcd Himself laid aside His heavenly
glory aud was made flesh bccamr tu"
Man Christ Jesus, that lie, 10y the prl ,
OF God might redeem the world
was IN conjunction with this rcdem'
tive work, when lie fully suhmtnu
Himself in baptism at Jordan 10 DO Oh.
Fnthcr's will. that the Father began Co.
wor, IN Him M New Creature.
When Jesus gave Himself sacrihrIH
,y. when His sacrifice was accepted %.
The Father, then 20 Him came the h'
setting Of the Holy Spirit ms New
Creature, to be the Head OF The
church which Is His Body For TN,
aud half years the promises OF the Oh
Testament Scriptures contained 10
preat Measure In types and shadows
worked In the Redcemer to VIII ana T."
do the Fathers pleasure. He was FOUND
fnlthful unto dcath-the New Creature
growing In grace and Divine favor ns
lie took the various steps even TO the
cross. When He cried, at IL finished.
IL signifed that the sacrifice of the
desh was finished and that the dc
velopment of the New Creature Wa
complete.
Then the work began In respect to
His Body, the Church. otherwise called
| Ills Bride class. Divine energy has
since been working In the Church
since Pentecost Member after mem
ber has been called and justified and
sanctl6ed, begotten Of the Holy Spirit
In each the work OF grace goes on,
Each, az our text declares, Is Gods
workmanship, developing In meekness
rentleness. patience. long suffering
brotherly kindness, love. a All these
traits and qualities are being worked
out-not in the flesh, but in the heart
in the mind.
True, the flesh does, indeed, reflect
come Of the graces Of the spirlt-but
lmperfectly. Gradually the new MUD
Gains control over the mortal body
Gradually the light of God shines out
in words and deeds. through the heart
illuminated. II is God working.
Created For Good Works.
Our text declares that this New Gre
alton. Christ and the Church, are Gods
workmanship created in Christ Jesus
unto good rorks- that good work may
oe done by and through them. What
.ood work Is this which God designs
10 accomplish through the Church
hrough Christ and His elect BrideF
Il is the good work of blessing the
lon-elect world Il Is the good work
which will progress from the time Of
the second coming Of Jesus and the es-
enlistment of His Kingdom for
thousand years. 1t Is the good work
which will ultimately upllft or resur-
rect Adam and all his race from death,
ignorance; superstition, sin, II they are
wiIlIng-up TO the full perfection OF
human nature and Divine favor and
everlasting life All others, unwilling,
disobedient, will be destroyed
When the blessed work Of the thou
sand years Of Messlah's reign shall
have cleansed the world Of all wiful
sin and wilful sinners and shall have
ilfted up mankind to an earthly Eden
and human perfection, that VIII not be
he end OF the Divine program for the
church. The Apostle, in verse pre-
cadlng, tells US that in Ages to come
Cod viii show His favor toward the
church not merely in the one Age IN
which the Church win be permitted to
share with her Redeemer His glorious
MeSsianic Kingdom.
The work beyond the Millennium is
not clearly revealed and yet day unto
day uttereth speech and night unto
rlght showeth knowledge" AS the
Scriptures declare, God formed not the
earth IN vain, but formed 1t to be in
habited, so the same principle, applied
10 the stars. tells us that all the thou
sands Of millions Of worlds have been
created for purpose, or are In process
es OF perfeciing for a purpose not in
vain. The human creation on our plan
ct is merely hint to Ms of what the
Divine purpose Is respecting all those
nIllions Of worlds
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