The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-17

age and likeness, u little lower than
the angels, as He was pleased to make
the angels of a higher order, in His
own image and likeness. The Church
now being begotten Of the Holy Spirit
to the Divine nature, Is to be far above
angels, but it Is the same Holy Spirit
which operated in all Gods creative
work, whether Of angels or Of men,, OF
Of the Church of the First-born.
Adam undoubtedly had the Holy
Spirit Of God in his perfection. Man.
kind in general, during the thousand
years Of Messiah's Kingdom, Will be
receiving more and more the Holy Spir
it of God. It's operation in them vii
be the perfecting of their flesh. Thus
the Lord declares it, II will take the
stony heart out of their flesh, and will
give them an heart Of flesh" (EZekie
II :19.) The Scriptures speak of Adam
In his perfection as crowned with glo
~ and honor, and set ove the beasts
of the. field, as earth's underlord, Of
king. responsible only to the Almighty
psalm S:4-9.l Sin ~disarranged all this
as we have seen, but God has provid'
ed the Redeemer. His work OF a thou,
sand years, the pouring out of the
Holy Spirit upon the world Of man
kind, will result in bringing all the
willing and obedient back to human
perfection-to that which was losttin
Adam, and redeemed at Calvary.
What This Does Not Mean.
This does not mean, said the Pastor.
that the Holy Spirit will be forced
upon any: but merely that Gods Spirit
will be available to all flesh, ever as
in the present time it is available to
all His servants and handmaidens, In
proportion to their love and zeal. So
the worlds progress back to perfection
will depend largely upon their appre-
citation Of the call OF God and of the
privileges extended to them.
1.-THE gift of God Is everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord" This
gift will not be given to any except to
those who demonstrate their desire for
1t, on Gods terms. The wicked will
not be granted everlasting life at all.
On the contrary, we read, "All the
wicked will God Destroy" cit shall
come to pass that every soul that will
not obey that Prophet [Messiahl shall
be destroyed from amongst the people"
Neither does this great generosity on
Gods part in the forgiveness Of sins
and provision for the return Of human
ity mean that sins Of the present life
will go unnoticed. We may be sure
that 1t is because we are incompetent
to judge as respects the guilt and re-
Sponsibility of others that the Lord has
sc St%renuously guarded His people,
saying. Judge nothing before the
time" We may be sure, therefore,
that any judgment we might form, or
other men might form, would be more
or less defective. proportionately diff
ferent in Gods Judgment.
In Gods Judgment respecting wick
edness, we perceive that He takes into
account all the circumstances-the ig-
norance, the superstition. the heredi-
tary taints and weaknesses, etc. From
Gods standpoint any tranSgression of
His Law is sin. but the seriousness Of
the sin depends upon the wilfulness
with which it is committed. The Lord
will deal justly with all Of u race;
and the Church, associated with Him
in glory and in the work Of Judging,
will then be fully competent for that
appointed work. So we read. DO We
not know that the saints shall judge
the world?"-1 Corinthians. 60.
The Scriptures, therefore. warn ev-
erybody. Whatsoever a man sowetb
that shall he also reap" This indi-
Gates that our words, u thoughts, our
deeds. all have a bearing upon the
gotten are yet on trial for life OF death
eternal, nevertheless the worlds words
and deeds have either an elevating or
degrading influence upon their con.
sciences. Accordingly their opportuni.
ty in the future will find them either
lower or higher. with more or less
steps to retrace. In order to attain the
perfection of character in the flesh.
Surely all who rightly appreciate the
Church's Pentecost Of nearly nineteen
centuries ago will rejoice to see the
Divine arrangement for the worlds
Pentecost. under Messiah's Kingdom
Nor a it do harm to let the Truth
be known. The lack of the knowledge
of the Truth and creedal miSrepresen
tations have doubtless led many to de.
spair. and robbed others of peace as
well as joy. By these mea the Heav.
emily Fathers character has been SIAN
dered. 1t is time to tell the world about
the Love Of God. 1t is time that Chris
tians should remember that 1t was
not fear that drew them to God. but, as
st. Paul declares, THE love of Christ
constraineth us."-2 Corinthians STA.
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