The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-21

| onstrate His faithfulness and loyalty
unto d~eath-"even the [ignominiousl
death Of the cross" So the Apostle
says that it became God. Sin bringing
many sons unto glory, to make the
Captain Of their salvation perfect
through sufferings"-to prove Him per-
feet by the things which He suffered
to demonstrate that the things which
He had always professed and had al
ways done. expressed the sentiment Of
His heart in the fullest and most abSo-
lutte sense.
Thus again we read, Though He
were a Son, yet learned He obedience
by the things which He suffered"
(Hebrews So Again we read that it
was because Of His %faithfulness that
God highly exalted Him and gave Him
"a name above every name. If this
was necessary in the case Of our Re-
deemer, before the Father could prop.
erly so highly exaIt Him, what shall we
say of His followers? Surely we must
agree to the necessity for most thor
ough testing, proving, demonstrating,
the loyalty of the Church before they
could be made partakers of the Divine
nature and sharers Of that Heavenly
glory.-2 Peter Ia. Q
This is the import of our text: Re-
member the heights, the glories of the
Heavenly calling which you have re-
ceived Of God through Christ! Re-
member that you were by nature a
child of wrath, even as others! Re-
member that once you were alienated
from God through wicked works! Re-
member that God is working in you to
will and to do His good pleasure, to
develop in you the character pleasing
to Himself! Remember that unless
this work of grace go O in your heart
day by day. it will not be accomplish
ed! Remember that unless it be ac-
complished, you will not be fit for a
place in the Kingdom! Remember that
God has p~redestnated that only such
as demonstrate that at heart they are
copies of His Son a ever be His Joint
heirs in the Kingdom; and remember
that in all this we see the force Of the
text: Humble yourselves therefore
under the mighty hand of God, that
He may exalt you in due time"
Our trials and difficulties, u stum.
blings' and repentances, our vows RI
the Lord. and our endeavors TO keen
these, are parts Of the great humhIipp
process necessary to our exaltation.
Trials and Temptations Necessary.
When we get the proper focus on this
subject of the calling and election of
the Church, 1t clarifies everything. We
see now that If we could escape trials
n difficulties and testings, we would
escape the necessary schooling exneri-
ences, and be unfit for our graduation.
unit for a share in the First Resur,
rection. 1t takes us some time RI cot
tnls proper view Of matters, ever 90
when we were school children ~ No
CURED some time for us to Iearn +ho
lesson that to be helped with an nm.
sWer or to be excused from a lesson or
TO have a holiday were all disa6van-
tages. A sufficient number of snoh
failures to learn our lessons prcperlv
would mean unpreparedness for evan
ination day. We have entered God,s
great training School. Its great Toooh
is dear Redeemer. to whom !.
are betrothed. Every lesson in tho
course IS necessary for our polishing
ana preparation forthe glories to follor
In this School everything denends
upon ourselves. The arrangements ara
OF GOD and therefore perfect. Tha
great Teacher will not fail In His dntv
coward us. The results, therefore arc
with ourselves. If we learn tba las
sons, we shall surely be graduated ana
pc presented before our Heavanly r.
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