The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-12

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this enough. the present time GaA's
ScaIl ot this Gospel Age s tcr those
who not only desire 70 resist SIN and
to escape from slavery 70 lt.sbpt who,
being made free. Will enlist with all
Their powers to oppose sin. under the
leadership Of Jesus-nnder the banner
Of the cross. To these comes the as
surance Of passing from sin to right
eousness, from death to life, through
the Redeemer
For these. all the hack charges of
condemnation to dealt On aseeant OF.
sin are set aside 4sIieRy IKE OF the
ledger of Godsis oTshe IN them
! rhenceforth tie record d laeir past
/ Is cancelled through .tnesblood q Christ.
Their sins Of scarlet are removed.
Their hearts. aguratiyely sPeaking. are
as white as snow. They are pure in
heart. although they have betreasure
Of this new heart in an imperfect body.
The imperfectons Of their desh. ever
present, will seek to,assert themselves;
! but they as New Creatures and sous
Of God through Christ are to resist
these steadfastly.
"unSpettsd From the World"
Do you tell me that am setting too
high a standard. and that the millions
who read ms sermons weekly will be-
discouraged instead Of being helped:
answer that one with God is a majority:
and that tbS Scriptures call upon me
TO Cry aloud aud spare not:
show My people their sins" There are
approximately four hundred millions Of
nominal Christians in the world; yet
nowhere on earth are these sins to be
found in so rank development. OF so
deep a crimson, as amongst the pro.
fessed followers Of Christ.
God knows, the Bible declares, that
none can do perfectly. But is this an
excuse for any Of us? Should we not
do the best that we can to approximate
the Divine standard In our actions.
words and thoughts? What 100 eau do
Is what God requires Of US. All the
remainder, as We have seen. has been
fully provided for In the Savior, and the
mercy and forgiveness which He can
properly bestow upon the willing and
obedient OF heart, whose shortcomings
are merely those Of hereditary weak.
ness and unfayorable environment. 1t
Is the purity Of heart, Of intention. OF
wfH, that constitutes salntship from
the Divine standpoint and not actual
perfection; for, as we read, There is
none righteous, NJ, not one."-Romans
3:1O.
1t is a part Of my duty, dear hearers.
as a minister Of God. to speak His
Word, to awaken the conscences OF
all those with whom l have any inlu.
ence. 1t is my duty to lift high the
Royal STANDARD Of perfection, that all
may see as in mirror their own
shortcomings. and that. seeing these,
they may flee to the Master and lay
hold upon the grace Of God provided
for all in Him. The Apostle speaks Of
The Church class as keeping them
selves unspotted from the world.
From what we have seen. dear friends,
the term world includes nearly
everybody claiming to be a Christian.
The real Christians are few and far
between.
But | hold that many more would be
real Christians IL the Truth we're prop.
erIy presented to their minds. In.
stead. millions come under the delu-
sion that they are Christians, when
they have not taken even the first step
Of repentance and reformation. And
Of those who have repented and re-
formed. comparatively few have taken
the next step necessary to their Undue
ton into the family OF God. The sec.
Und step Is the acceptance Of the merit
Of Christs sacrifice as that which
atones for their sins. More than this,
to attain the full blessed privileges OF
the Body Of Christ, which is the
Church" of the "First-borns" Ephe-
slams / 90. 20; Hebrews 1929. 1t is
necessary to make full conservation
Of heart and life. time and talent. in
duence, everything, to the LOrd-to be
His footstep followers.
This is the only call of this Gospel
Age. Only those who hear 1t and &C.
eep. 1t enter into present opportunities
and full privileges OF sonshlp. Only
these have opportunity Of becoming
members of the Royal Priesthood OF
glory. members Of 1.-THE Bride. the
Lambs Wife" But others. as we have
seen, have n measure of responsibility
for their conduct, even II they do not
come to Christ; and each will receive
stripes in proportion as he has done
wrong, or blessings in proportion as he
has given even a cup Of cold water to
one of the Lords faithful saints.
It Will Be Different BY and By.
After the elect class of this Age
shall have been perfected in the First
Resurrection. Messiah's Kingdom will
he set up. For this we pray. Thy
Kingdom come; Thy will be done on