The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-18

st Paul quotes IN proof of4IEis, Be-
hold, I ana the children which God hath
given HE This statement evidently
applies to those who viii be saved TO
the human. earthly salvation during
the Millennium They viii all be the
refer to the Church is evident, for We
are never styled the=chiidFen of Christ.
but His brethren, His spouse, His men,
bers.
St Peter elsewhere emphasizes this,
saying, THE God and Father Of our
Lord Jesus Christ hath hegotten u.s."
Il Pa%r 49, Jesus emphasized this
also, saying. My Father and yonr
Father" Never did the Master. speak
of Himself as the Father of His
Church class, nor would it be an APP
propriate figure that He should be rep
resented as espoused to His own chit
dren On the contrary, He is pro
pheticaIly declared to be the Father
of restored humanity. TO the world
He becomes the Second Adam. The
first Adam. the qualified head or fa-
ther of humanity, failed to give ever
lasting life because Of his disobedience.
by which he himself came under the
sentence of death.
The Logos left the Heavenly glory.
was made flesh and was crowned with
glory and honor like the first man
that He might taste death for every
man-that He might redeem the race
from the sentence Of death. In max
ing satisfaction for sin He associates
with Himself the Elect, who present
their bodies living sacrifices, holy and
acceptable to God, as His members.
Then in dealing with the world He will
officially take the place Of Live-Giver,
or parent--to restore, to regenerate. to
revive, to resurrect. to uplift. all the
willing and obedient, during the thou
sand years of His Messianic Kingdom.
All obedient to Him will thus be en-
abled to regain all that was lost
through the first father, Adam-human
perfection in an earthly Paradise, with
everlasting life and fellowship with
God. Since Jesus will be the Life
Giver to ali Of the race at the cost Of
His own life, He is appropriately styled
their Father, and they His children.
So also we read In the prophecy that
He shall be called 1.-The Prince of
Peace the Father Everlasting-the
Father who gives everlasting life.
All Things Put Under Him.
At the dawn of this thousand year
Day in which His Kingdom will ac-
complish the full rolling away OF the
Curse, how appropriate that this text
should have our consideration. And
how appropriate it is that this text
should greet the thousands who enter
and leave our Union Station. AS we
run to and fro in these chariots which
go like lightning, let US have in mind
their neWness, and also the fact that
the Lord has specially declared that
they viii be signs by which His people
may know that they are living in the
time when they may expect speedily
the fulfIment Of the gracious promises
oT our God to the effect that He viii
through Jesus Kingdom wipe way
ali tears from all faces. bind up the
broken hearts, Hberate the eaptiVes OF
sin, and deliver the captives of the tomb.
st. Paul refers to our text when dis
cussing Messiah's lIillenniaI Reign. Il
Corinthians 1921 Here he declares
that Divine Power viii put all things
under Messiah. that He will reign glo-
riousIy and victoriously, and that at
the close OF His successful work He
will deliver up the Kingdom o. earth
to the Father, restored to the original
glory. of manhood, with not a rel1pi t,
be found-becanse all the WiIfuIsy wick:
ed will be destroyed.
How beautiful, how complete and
how logical are all Of the ffIsifsa ar
rangements for the great work Outlined
in the Billie as the Divine t'tan OF tns
Ages. When all mankind shalt come
to see His Wisdom. Justice. Love md
Power, many knees Shalt tfz.w ;ittf
many tongues ronfeSs to His es0fs ;sfsi
majesty. Surely t'2a number slastr.sps-,l
in the Second Death wilt lie !5fs,gs,t
tionatelT small.