The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-11-11

than anything else to undermine faith
In the personal God of the Bible, and
thus fastening the great day of anar-
chy by destroying faith and hope in
Messiah's promised Kingdom, which
are an Offset to the trials and Difficult
ties of the present life.
And If to you or me should come the
thought of how much more wisely we
could use the money, let us check the
thought, remembering that God has
not entrusted it to US, and that all
wisely used in connection with our own
stewardship of what talent influence
and money we do possess.
The Lesson of Our Text.
We should remember that our text
and indeed the entire Bible, Is ad
| dressed to the Church Of Christie
those who have left the world, who
have given their all to the Lord, ac-
ceptable through Christ, and who are
intent upon knowing and doing Gods
will. The world is left by the Lord
| to try out its own ambitions, to realize
| eventually that these result in disap-
| pointment 1t is when we experience
the disappointment of our own plans
and ambitions that we are truly pre-
! pared to look to the Lord.
In our text the Apostle does not
| specify Satan in contrast with Jesus
yet we may read between the lines
| that He had In mind the opposite
course pursued by Lucifer, who be-
| came Satan, and the Logos, who be-
came Christ. The Scriptural record is
| that Lucifer was one of the. highest
and most glorious spirit beings-a
| cherub But a sinful ambition took
| possession of him. Instead of the
| righteous ambition to serve and honor
his Creator, he thought that If he had
| an empire of his own he could i'm
prove upon the Divine order Of things.
Isaiah IA: 1915.
| This ambition ultimately led Luclfer
to carry out the program in connec-
ton with mankind Thenceforth be
was known as Satan, Gods Adversary.
1.-The Prince of this world, which now
| worketh In the hearts of the children
! Of disobedience. According to the
| Bible, Satan has been permitted to
have a certain amount Of liberty, &c
show what the evil course would be
| and what its evil results. But &C
cording to the Bible he is soon to be
restrained for a thousand years, while
| Messiah's Kingdom will break the
| shackles Of sin and death, and give all
the fullest opportunity to return to
harmony with God and to attain ever
| lasting life. Ultimately, Satan Is to be
destroyed. together with all who have
| his spirit Of antagonism to God-in-
| Northumberland ambition.
| The Logos Humbled Himself.
Mark the sharp contrast between
Satan's course and that of the Logos,
the Only Begotten Son Of God. The
latter meditated no such usurpation of
| Divine authority as Lucifer aimed to
obtain On the contrary, He was the
very personification Of loving obedi-
ence and self-abnegation Instead OF
| meditating usurpation' to make Him
self equal to the Father. He declared.
MY Father is greater than r; My
| Father is greater than all"; Il delight
!, to do Thy will, o Ny God."-John
1928; 1929; Psalm 40:8
AS in due time Satan found oppor-
| tunity for manifesting his ambition, SO
In due time the Logos found opportuni-
l %. IA nd
loving obedience. Mans fall brought
| the opportunity-the need of a Re
( deemer. AS it was man who was con
| demned to death, so the redemption of
| Adam and his race must be accom-
| plished by the death of man. The
death of bulls and goats could be only
typical. Neither would an angel be a
corresponding price. Hence the Divin'
| proposal to the LOgos-that If He
would become man, taking the sin
ner's nature, but not participating n
the sinners weakness or sin. He nigh
thus be the Redeemer of men and nc
complish the Divine will.
Attached to this proposal was tn
| promise that so great Il manifestation
| Of love. loyalty and obedience to the
Father would receive a great reward
an exaltation TO the Divine nature
| glory. honor and immortality Thus
Jesus declared that for His faithful
ness He had been rewarded by His
Father with a place In His Throne.
Revelation 9:21.
The Lesson of Humility.
St. Paul was seeking to impress The
lesson of humility, as the contexi
shows. Jesus exemplified in His owl
course of humility the ambition to be
and to do just what would be pleasing
to the Heavenly Father, not meditat
ing for an instant to grasp Divine glo
ry and honor, and association with the
Father In His Throne. He did Gods
viii at the cost of His life-even the
death Of the cross
| And behold Gods wonderful grace
He who sought not to usurp the
Throne, but who humbled Himself
has been exalted to the right hand OF
God! What an exemplification of the
teachings of Gods Word. Did not God
declare, pride goeth before destruc
ton, and a naughty spirit before q
fall"? He permitted Satan to be an
| illustration of just such result; and
this illustration is forceful in It's appli
cation to all. God resisteth the proud
but giveth grace to the humble"
The Apostle points out that the
Heavenly Father. who so highly re
warded our Savior's loving obedience
has made similar proposition to those
whom He is calling during this Age tC
become associates with His Son II
we become dead to the world and lay
down our lives in obedience to the FG
theirs will, as Jesus did. we shall share
His Throne. as He has promised. Jus
titled by faith in our Redeemer's sacri
fee, presenting our bodies living sacri
fees, and faithfully persevering in tn,
narrow way, we shall make our call
ing and election sure"
avery Knee Shall Bow"
The Apostle (V. 10 declares tina
our Masters exaltation, as a result Of
His humility, is so great that all even
tually must recognize Him as Lord OF
all. Unto Him every knee shall bow
OF the Heavenly and the earthly fam
lies. Already the angels acknowledg,
Him. AS we read the Father saith
Let all the angels of God worship
acknowledged Him" The bowling o.
earth will come later.
The work of the entire Thousand
years of Messiah's Reign will be To-
the uplifting Of mankind from sin anC
I death Whom the Son will nnako FRO.