The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-29

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and 10 now slorifsd at the right hand
Of the Heavenly Father. (Hebrews
1929 The Logos was created a spirit
being-not q man, q human being
and ould not be mans Redeemer ex-
cept by leaving His glorious, spirit
plane and becoming a man-""the> Man
Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a Ran
som for ALL Timothy 2:5, 6.
In the past we have been too care
less in our study Of the Bible. Now we
see that the word Ransom, G~ntiIutroD
In the Greek, signifies a corresponding
price. And this is what was necessary
for mans redemption, and what Jesus
provided. AS bulls and goats could not
be q corresponding price because of in
feriority to man, SO an angel, or even
the glorious Logos Himself, could not
have ransomed man. could not be a
corresponding price, because note on the
same plane OF being. Thus the Scrip
lures explain that It was necessary for
the Logos to become a perfect man In
Adam, giving a corresponding price
for his human life. How simple it all
Is when we accept the plain statements
Of Gods Wordi.
Knowing that the Scriptures tell that
God has provided redemption for the
whole world in Christ, Christian people
have been trying to make themselves
believe that the entire world has been
blessed through Christ aver since He
died, 1.-The Just for the unjust" Some
ven go 30 far as to imagine that in
some way or other He must have &C.
compllshed some blessing Of the mill
lions who died during the four thou
sand years before He tasted death for
every man.
How foolish we were in trying thus
to deceive ourselvesi Plain honesty
would have helped us all a great deal.
We should have said, II Is plain enough
that the millions Of the four thousand
years before Christ died got no bless
ing through Him; and that the masses
Of humanity, including the hundreds
of millions Of heather, during the nine
teen centuries since He died have re-
ceived no blessing from Him. In hon
esty we must confess that none except
the Church class have yet received a
blessing from the hands of Jesus.
After making this candid admission,
we should have looked more carefully
into the Bible for IN explanation, and
no doubt we would the sooner have
become enlightened; but, deluding our
cn1pnu aud a1uNNofnr fhof oil unonI1n6
are having O fair trial, we have in
creased our darkness. Dishonesty is
never advantageous. 1t Ia especially
disadvantageous' when exercised along
the lines of religion. Now, as we be-
come more honest with ourselves and
the facts. the darkness begins to fee
away; and the true teaching Of the
Bible begins to shine out luminously.
"Ths Election Obtained IT,"
st. Paul draws our attention to the
fact that God proffered certain great
blessings to the Jewish people in their
Law Covenant, which they were un-
able to uire because Of inherited
weakness common to mankind. He
tells US that when Jesus came, IsraerS
testing came; and that in rejecting
Him they rejected the chiefest OF
Gods blessings, but did not cut them
selves OF entirely from His favor; for
Gods gifts and calling to Israel have
not been abrogated. He says, "Israel
hath not obtained that which he seek
eth for 1.-THE highest favor OF God1
but the Elect obtained it, and the rest
were blinded."-Romans III.
Here we have the key. God is max
ing an election, Or selection, from
amongst mankind. He desires a Little
Flock Of extremely faithful, self-sacr1-
fcing. sanity ones, to be joint-heirs
with their Redeemer in a great work
which Divine Wisdom and Love have
laid out for Him. This Little Flock,
the Elect, are to be "Heirs Of God and
joint-heirs with Jesus Christ" their
Lord, in the Messianic Kingdom.
That Kingdom, when set up in great
power and glory, invisible to men, yet
all-powerful in their midst, will bring
to pass all the glorious promises OF
the Bible. st. Peter declares that at
the Second Coming of Jesus will come
Times of Restitution, times Of bless.
ing mankind in his earthly home, turn.
ing It into a paradise and bringing
mankind back into the, image and like
ness of God. That great work is to
be done by the Elect-The Christ
Jesus the Head and the Church His
Body-Jesus the Bridegroom and the
| Church His Bride.
Bride Makes Herself Ready.
The work Of electing the Church has
been an individual one, requiring thus
far nearly nineteen centuries. But
God, who is rich in Wisdom. is using
the various members of the Church
during this period al His ambassa.
doris. as His servants. to call m an
other, to build one another up in the
most holy faith. Thus, as the Scrip.
lures declare, the Bride Is to make
herself ready for the union with the
Heavenly Bridegroom. which is to be
accomplished at His Second Coming,
when she shall have experienced the
change in the First Resurrection-to
Heavenly nature and Kingdom; for
flesh and blood cannot inherit the
Kingdom Of God"
N~~- % Rihla students. we are be
ginning 70 ger the eyes or our urideT
standing opened to the grievous mis-
take which our f~orefathers made and
handed down to us. The mistake wal
in ~supposing that the Elect would BIZ
all that would be saved OF the human
family. and In not seeing that Thu
Elect. now being called. are to consti