The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-01

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Our 3I1iler saV i'le neisni pi
1od'r love for Ga. holf auge's md g.
condensation 10 the alnllf ol men.
but they 90 nor see lls depths They
did NOT see that the nedenpilon accom.
nllshed 6y Jesus Is ultimately 70 reach
down 10 and embElee The very
humbiest and most deefadsd q human-
Kind How tie precious Scriptures
which telf.of Jesus As the saviour 81
the world. Is well as Of ble Church.
escaped our nQiice. who eau explair;
But surely glad are we tlilt now we
an see clearly that the Redeemer Is
I Precipitation for our sins. y Church
rims. and not for ours only but also
Tor the sins OF the whole world
This fuller appreciation OF the
lehsthss and breadths and heights and
DEPTHS OF love Divine is coming to
christian people as q beledictiqn from
heayen. lust at tile titie when hRany
are Higher Critically repudiaihg the
Bile and its God rs unworthy q by
NE The true view Of Gods Word
We have intimated. namely. that al
III fSmIIies ~ tie esffth are to be
blessed by Messiah,s Kingdom. anu
that the Church, in process 9f.electlon
for the past eighteen Centuries. Is to
ba.sharer with her. Lord In that King
dom.
Il It any wonder, that this glorl'
ous view OF our Creator and bis plan
for human salyatoa IS inspiring sane
tifsing to the hearts Of MI who have
the bearing ear to receive I'll is it not
in full accord with Tug earliest state &
ment Of the G osbei !. .sTht6tsG thy SEED
shall all the families Of tie earth be
blessed?" Is It not the claim Of the
Church and Of. the Edible that the saint
" believers of the Goae.Age consti'
tute the spiritual Seed Of Abraham, tue
Bride Of Messiah. sthe Body OF Christ
Which is the chuFcb3'QAnd haye-we
not, also the, ASSURANCE, III. sc De
Christ's. then are We Abraham's Seed
and heirs according to the promise?'-
Galatians I'll 10. ~ aal .<itsi
,From. the Horrible PHI l..i /.
Another view OF the heights and
depths of God'slove is that which rec,
ognizes US as a race fallen from hu'
NAH perfection into the inire of sln
whose ouicksdndse IRE swallowing UP
mankind at, the rate. Of 10000 every
day. The Divine Prosranl shows TWO
saiyatlons for the grOaRihg creation.
The first Of these Is The most wonder,
full; It is now in,prosFess, and We urge
ali who have the hearing ear to lay
aside every weight and every beset-
ting sin, that they, may attain this sne-
cial salvation offered to the Church.
BY faith, through the medium Of ex'
ceeding great and precious promises.
God is now lifting the obedient ''elect
from the original ;blt of'su,and desth'
from the mental degradation in which
we all we're as Adams race; and to
some extent they are being lifted also
physically from this degradatlaL
The transforming work begins with
each believer in ,IsSgs who presents
himself living sacrifice TO #dik 10
the Masters footsteps. Even though
fliese may not generally he of the
wealthy and, educated and higher 50,
cial, classes. the Iio&eF Of the Holy
Spirit operating through the Divine
promises gradually. beaqllges not only
the Characters lut io.saEle xtepte tle
features Of those who rejoice to. take
up their cross s-c and toii1Ttie Savior.
However tincoutli ahdarude Or care.
less or savage they INDY lave been be.
fore. the transforming Influence Of tile
Holy Spirit develops in them the fruits
of,the spirlt-meekness, gentlehess. pa.
.tience, longsutfering. bFotherlS-k kind
ness. lore; and these things continuing
IN them and Astounding more aud more.
and attesting thelr faithtulaess unto
death. make these neither bhrten nor
unfruitful 10 the knowledge OF God
and in the Observation-Disclosures Of Jesus;
and hence the Resurrection change will
usher them into the everlasting King
dom of their Sarlour-to be sharers IN
His glory. honor and immortality-tar
above angels, municipalities and pow,
ers and every name that - named
Do we not here see wonderful depths
from which these are rescued and won.
derful heights to which they are yet to
be lifted By Divine grace and its ar.
engagements on their behalf! Surely
ali mankind who see this glorious ar.
rangement of our God can glorify Him
on this account.
Gods Original Design 10 30 Carried
Out. 49,
For the wofldEn somewhat similar and
vet very dlferent blessing Is outlined 10
the Divine plan Of the Ages. Our poor
race. iii, some. quarters q tlle. world,
fallen from the Image Of God almost
to tile level OF Che brtteS sadly needs
the uplifting. restricting, revolutionary
influences which MessiahSs glorious
Kingdom viii bring to them To what
heights viii man be raised9 Oh. not
SO high rs the Church. the elect Bride
Of the tamb-not 80 higlras cherubim
or even as angels. but reEhigh. never.
theIessAb back to all that was lost In
Eden.
How onr hon rte plnSv with gratitude