The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-16
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. even as
in the present time 1t 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.
The gift of God is everlasting life.
through Jesus Christ our Lord" This
those who demonstrate their desire for
it, on Gods terms. The wicked will
not be granted everlasting life at all
On the contrary. we read, "All the
wicked will God destroy" 1T shall
come to pass that every soul that will
not obey that Prophet TAIessiahl 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 it is because we are incompetent
to judge as respects the guilt aud re-
sponsibility of others that the Lord has
so strenuously 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 traDsgression OF
His Law ia sin. but the seriousness of
the sin depends upon the wilfulness
with which 1t is committed. The 1.or'
will deal justly with all of our 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 Go.
The Scriptures. therefore. warn ev'
erybody, "Whatsoever a man soweth
that shall he also reap" This indi'
Gates that our words, our thoughts. our
deeds. all have bearing upon the
future life While only the spirit-he
gotten are yet on trial for life or death
/ eternal. nevertheless the worlds words
and deeds have either an eleyating pi
degrading influence upon their con
sciences Accordingly their opportln
/ ty in the future will find them either
/ lower or higher, with more or less
steps to retrace. in order to attain tn.
| perfection of character in the flesh.
Surely all who rightly appreciate the
4 Churchs PentecoSt of nearly nineteen
centuries ago will rejoice to see the
Divine arrangement for the worlds
Pentecost. under Messiah's Kingdom
! Nor can ii do harm to let The Truti
be known The lack of the knowledge
of tile Truth and creedal misrepresei
tations have doubtless led many to de
spar and robbed others of peace al
well as joy. BY these mems the Heav
emily Fathers character has been sian
dered 1t is time to tell the world ahOu
the Love of God. 1t is time that Chris
tanS should remember that II was
not fear that drew them to- God. but, a
ST. Paul. declares. THE love of Chris
constraineth us."-2 Corinthians 5;l4.