The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-10

tuTe. They cannot come until the First
fruits shall have been harvested st
James Il lis, declares that The Churct
is kiud of First fruits unto God o
His creatures. Through this First
fruits the Divine blessing will operate
amongst men Tor - Thousand years. t,
restore that which WAS lost bumar
perfection in the image and ikeusSs Of
the Creator l.
/ st Faufs argument proceeds aloDE
this line He desiaI,ss that the hrs
feature .uf the Divine i'lHu is to DriuG
many sons to :.lorr;is jUjpt.heirS witt
Jesus 4. Jesus was made perfect
through Sufferiugs. so these following
| Him rs their Captain and Leader. walk
! ing ~ His steps. are also to lie made
perfect through sufferings. for 1T we
; suffer with Him. we shall also reign
| with him. = T!eb. 2:l0:2 Tim. DID
Proceeding. the Apostle discusses this
sanctitied class. Head and Body They
: are sanctiiied or set apart under u
special covenant. which reads. Gather
! My saints together unto Nc. those that
y
rifce' psalm J0::I, This special
sanctifcation or setting apart to sacr!-
; fee marks this little company OF sons
of God as separate and distinct from
, all others OF Gods creatures. With
their Lord and Head. they are heirs
of God-jUint- heirs with Jesus Christ
their Lord, if so be that they suffer
with Him. The Redeemer who sane
titles them and those who are Sanctiied
through Him ARE all of one Body or
companyl. for which cailSe He is not
asia med To call them brethren. saying.
| will declare Thy name unto Ny breth
ren-n the midst of the Church will
! sing praise unto Thee - Heb. o:li. -
Christ Jesus and His Children.
Then the Apostles argument broad.
ems so as to include the general scope
Of Messiah's redemptive work-extend-
ing beyond the Church. His Body. to
Adam and all the families Of the earth
ST. Paul quotes in proof OF this. he.
hold. and the children which God hath
given Me This statement evidently
applies to those who will De saved to
the human. earthly salvation during
the Millennium. They will all be tue
children Of Messiah. That IL could not
refer to the Church is evident: for we
are never styled the children OF Christ.
but His brethren, His spouse. His mem.
hers.
St Peter elsewhere emphasizes this.
saying. The God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ hath begotten u.s."
q Peter 81 Jesus emphasized this
also saying. MY Father and your
Father Never did the Master speak
of Himself as the Father of His
Church class. nor would it be an ap-
propriate figure that He should be rep
resented as espoused to His own chill
dren. On the contrary. He is pro-
phetically declared 10 be the Father
Of restored humanity. 70 the world
He becomes the Second Adam The
frst Adam. the qua lifted head or ia,
Their OF humanity. failed tn give ever
lasting life because of his disohedieuce.
by which he himself came under be
sentence uf death IT,
The I.ogos left the Heavenly glory.
was made flesh and was crowned with
glory and bonor 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
in= 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 tie Wi:
officially take tue place Of Livc-Giv.r
or pareDt--tO restore. to regenerate. to
revive. 10 resurTect. to upiift ali the
sand years Of His Messianic Kingdom. !
All obedieDt TO Him will thus be eu-
abled to regain all that was lost
through the first father. Ada I'M human
perfection in an earthly Paradise with
everlasting life and fellowship with
God Since Jesus will be the Life
Giyer 10 all 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 shah be called THE Prince of !
Peace" the Father Everlasting-the
Father who gives everlasting life.
All Things Put Under Him.
AT the dawn OF this thousand-ye year
Day in which His Kingdom will ac- l.
the full rolling away OF the |
Curse. how appropriate that this text
should nave our consideration: And
how appropriate it is that this text
should greet tue thousands who enter
and leave our Uuiou Station. As we
run to and fro in these chariots which
go like lightning. let us have in mind
their newpeSs, and also the fact that
the Lord has specially declared that
they will be signs by which His people
may know that they are living i'm the
time when they may expect speedily
The fultilmeDt of the gracious promises
VI our God to the effect that He will
through Jesus Kingdom wipe away
all tears from all faces. bind up the
broken hearts. liberate the captives or
sin.and deliver the captires of the tomb.
NJ. Paul refers to our text when dis
'ussing MesSiab's Millenniai Reign. Il
15:2I, Here he declares
that Divine Power will put all things
under SlesSinh. hat He will reign gio.
'fously and victorously. ana that at
he close Of His successful work He
viii deliver up the Kingdom OF earth
% the Father. restored TO the original
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