Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-17
Pastor RusseII's Sermon

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during this Gospel Age is on a far
higher than human plane-far above
the angelic, also. St Peter explains
that our begetting Is to the "Divine
nature."-2 Peter Ia.
Without the begetting there could be
no ultimate birth to the Divine nature
in the resurrection. Thus 1t was with
Jesus. He was begotten Of the Holy
Spirit, quickened by the Spirit, and
gradually developed during the three
and a half years OF His earthly min
lstry. But He was not born Of the
Spirit until His resurrection. as we
read: HE was the First-born from
the dead"-"the First.born amongst
many brethren" The Church are be-
gotten Of the Holy Spirit under the
same Covenant Of Sacrifice. that II
faithful they may attain to the same
Spirit birth by similar resurrection.
St Peter explains that while the gift
Of the Holy Spirit was from the Fa-
ther. 1t would not come to the Church
direct. as though ignoring the Lord
Jesus He says OF Jesus, being by
the right hnnd Of God exalted, and hav-
ing received OF the Father the promise
Of the Holy Spirit. He hath shed this
forth" (Acts 2:33). Again he says.
who is gone into Heaven. and is on
the right hand of God, angels and au-
thorities and powers being made sub
ject unto Him" q Peter 3:22l. The
Pentecostal blessing. therefore. was a
double attestation. II proved that Je-
sus as the great Redeemer accomplish
ed, in manner pleasing 20 the Father,
the work the Father gave Him to do.
It proved that those who received the
Spirit were accepted as sons Of God.
their original sin beingcanceled through
the merit OF Chrlsts sacrifice.
And although the miraculous mani
festations OF Gods favor have not been
repeated during this Age. we know
that all Of the same class are partici-
pants in the same blessing. "The God
and Father Of our Lord Jesus Christ
''' which according to His abun-
dant mercy hath begotten us again.
q Peter 1:3l While we are required
to ''Walk by faith and not by sight.
nevertheless our faith has Its sure
footing In that original Pentecostal
manifestation. We. as well as the
Apostles. can renlize that the sacrifice
Of Jesus was acceptable to the Father
and that we have been accepted
through our Redeemer as members OF
His Body. which is the Church.
II Is because the Church is one Body
although Of many members, that nc
repetition Of Pentecost has been neces-
sary. AS soon as we by conservation
come into the one Body, we are sharers
In all the blessings that belong to that
Body. the start OF which came on the
memorable Pentecost Day. by one
Spirit ye were all baptized into one
Body which is Christ" Jesus the
Head OF The Christ. The Messiah. first
got His blessing, which was completed
on the plane Of glory. Then He made
application Of His merit for all those
who desire to become members Of His
Body, OF the Bride Of Christ.
This was the foundation necessary
for Divine acceptance Of the Church
On this basis. the gathering OF the
Church has progressed for now nearly
nineteen hundred years. Soon, we be
lieve, II will be completed. The last
member proving faithful and passing
beyond the veil, the Body will be com
plete In glory-united to the Head, oil
under the other figure. the espouset
virgin Church, united to her Lord, will
be the Bride. the Lambs Wife
The Greater Jubilee.
Pentecost represents to the Church
liberation from the thraldom OF sin
and death, as well as introduction into
the family Of God. Thus 1t signihe'
the beginning Of all the blessings which
the people Of God have known as th,
fruits Of the Spirit-meekness, gentle
ness, patience, ong.sutfering. brother
ly.kindness, love, Joy, peace-fellow
ship with God and our Lord Jesus
Chrlst-Galatans 500, g.
Nevertheless. the Pastor explained
those wonderful blessings are not com
plete. The resurrection-that gloriou;
change from lmperfectlons in the tlest
to perfection on the spirit plane-wil
be the consummatlon Of all th,
Church's hopes, and that cousumma
tlon, although near, we believe, has no
yet been attained.
God has purposely deferred the sec
oDdary outpouring Of His Holy Spirit
that upon the world. "all fesh"-unu
the establishment OF His Kingdom
That will be a great Jubilee II was
by Divine appointment typided In Is
raels experiences. During the iftletl
year every lsraclite was set free from
bondage and debts Of every kind, ant
had a fresh start. Thus was picturet
how during Mcssiah's glorious reign al
Mediator " the New Covenant Coz
on account of Jesus sacrifice will canoe
the sins of the whole world, and gran
release from all weaknesses, and as
slStance back to the tulness Of DIVINE
favor In other words. the Jubilee O
Israel typl6ed the coming Times O
Restoration u all things. when Jesu
the Head and the Church the Body, Al
The Messiah. win reign FOR thousan,
years, for the purpose Of blessing al
the families of the earth and uplifting
them out Of sin, weakness, depraviy-
mental, moral and physical
oh, what a Jubilee that win be! n.
wonder 81 Peter. In describing Il an,
telling us that q win begin az the se,