Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-06-18

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phenomena lead ones mind up to
that more profound event the
day on which we will sing our al
lelulias, for our Christ is risen from
the dead. Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which according to his abundant
mercy hath begotten us again unto
lively hope by the resurrection OF
Jesus Christ from the dead" And as
] sit and think OF the glorious heritage
TO which the church has attained by
the resurrection of the Christ, four
great facts impress themselves upon
me. Let US mediate on them.
]. He is risen. Vain the stone, the
watch, the seal" What jubilant
shout was that as the once terrified
disciples now greeted each other, He
is risen" Fat to fight is every fear.
rekindled is their hope for the gospel,
and henceforth they &C forth in the
animation Of this fact preaching the
power of his resurrection. That Christ
is risen is monumental fact, it is
the foundation of all Christianity. NO,
let me rather say that it is the key.
stone of Christianity; for without II
the beautiful arch would go to pieces
and the entire fabric would be in i--
reIrievable ruin. What an awful con-
dition we are in, if Christ be not ris'
en-; q Cor 15:14-19). Life is fruit.
less, faith is rootless. hope is wretch.
edness, sin is without atonement.
night without promise Of day, death
without assurance of resurrection,
earth without promise of heaven, hu-
manity without redemption, no Sa-
-Vier,, ne Lord, no King, no life eternal;
nothing but waste and woe and wretch
edness. What dismal picture! But,
blessed be God, Christ is risen from
the dead, and that fact changes every
thing, drives away the darkness and
gives promise and guarantee of eter-
nal day and eternal joy.
II. He lives. Lives again our glor-
ious King" The angels said to those
early seekers at the tomb: Why
seek We the living among the dead;
he Is not here" No dead Christ for
as; no speculative basis for our creed
and no dead principle for our life, but
risen and a living Christ, Christ
alive forevermore, living God who
has promised to be with us even unto
the end. Oh, what JOY to have the
Easter life pulsing in us! What in
spiration to know his promise is true,
Because l live ye shall live also"
God hath quickened US together with
Christ"
III. He reigns. Once he was hold
en- Of death (and the powers Of dark
ness were jubilant over destruction
of Jesus), but it was only that his
triumph might be more glorious and
complete, and that he might make US
heirs of his glory. And now he is vic
tor and conqueror and king. He has
LED captivity captive. Jesus reigns.
He Is now king-oh. may he soon be
king of kings. He is in our hearts
the only Poteptate. Is this Easter
Christ your lord and king? Give him
The throne of your heart, the service
Of your life, that you may have the
victory over yourself and may know
the fullness of JOY OF the life ruled
by Jesus. Bring forth the royal di.
adem, and crown him Lord Of all"
w. He intercedes. What a climax
in all the precious truths of this Eas-
ter time! Our risen, living, reigning
Lord lever liveth to make interces-
sion for u.s." We were without
strength, we were ungodly, aliens
from God and enemies of his
Kingdom; and until Jesus went to the
right hand of the father as our advo-
cate we had closed to ourselves the
way Of approach to forgiveness and
blessing and peace. But Jesus Christ
Is "able to save for evermore them
ahat come unto God by him, seeing
he ever liveth to make intercessiop
for them" Therefore. we can rejoic-
ingly shout that nothing shall be able
to separate us from the love of God
as It is in Christ Jesus our Lord
Note the rest of that intercessory
prayer, Father will that they also
whom thou hast given me may be
with me where I am" Could infinite
love do more than this? and can I do
aess than accept this wonderful gift
OF Gods grace to be with him.
Far from world Of grief and sin,
w.th God eternally shut in
And this makes Easter in the soul and
crowns the life with Easter flowers
a. fills the world with Easter per-
fumes. Tremendous thought-Jesus
ever liveth to make intercession for
us. Hence. for me the seal is brok-
en-, I am risen from the dreadful and
rayiess sepulcher of my old self,
a;pe thp life of Jesus Christ