The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
Conscrousneaa OF evil

CONSEQUENCES OF evil. - t.,
The Pastor then showed that after
Jesus had assembled on High He was
the Spiritual Seed OF Abraham. who Ia
to bless all the families Of the earth.
Primarily, He became the Seed Of
Abraham at Jordan, when He received
h amounting and to q certain extent
began the work OF blessing. But when
He bad risen from the dead and had
assembled 10 the B@khar He was the
Perfected One. the complete Seed. SO
far aS He Himself was concerned.
The speaker went IN to demonstrate
from Scripture, however, that from the
beginning God had purposed, not only
that Jesus should be the great Savior
and Blesser Of the world, but that He
should have a company Of associates,
who are 60 be sharers with Him In the
great work OF human uplift. These are
b Gospel Church, and are to be given
glory honor and Immortality in the
First Resurrection. Thus they also will
become members OF Abraham's Spirit
ual Seed and share with Christ in His
M1lenniRE Kingdom. The speaker re-
peatedly quoted from Galatians 8,
which he claimed makes the matter
very clear.
The Development Of the Church.
Primarily, the Seed Of Abraham. as
God meant It, o the Spiritual Seed
Christ and the Church on the Divine
plane. But there is another Seed of
Abraham, according to the fiesh-the
ToSva NNfAnan wIa0 ~-f1I ho-o n ~n-L A.
the work Of blessing. This fact, the
Pastor declared, Is set forth IN Genesis
22:1o-1S, where God told Abraham that
his seed would be as the stars Of heaven
and as the sand Of the seashoFe.
The Pastor then explained how some
from both Jews and Gentiles have con-
st1tuted this Spiritual Seed Of Abra-
ham. He showed that Jesus, the per
feet Man, gave Himself q Sacrifice,
laying down His earthly rights: and
that God begoE Him TO a higher nature.
Being perfect He needed no one to
make good for Him. But with the
Church It is different. Every member
must come to Elm as the S~in-offering,
the One who would cover their blem-
ishes and imperfections, and represent
them as their Advocate The early
Church were in the main Of Jewish
origin. These had found that they
could mot get everlasting life by keep
ing the Law. Therefore, as st. Paul
declared, they must become dead TO
ie and accept Christ az their Sin-offer-
ing, and consecrate themselves, that
through Els nasgat they might become
members Of the Amounted.
Tho Gentf1eS never were under the
Law Covenant, and therefore they
came Into Christ merely by. the sur
render OF earthly things-pFessnting
Themselves living sacrifices, as did the
Jews. In,TstuSn for this complete con-
S~ecraton, those who thus present
themselves by faith-whether Jew or
Gentle - e begotten of the Holy
Spirit to Heavenly hopes, aims and am
billions. Those who continue faithful
to their covenant Of sacrifice until
! death will receive q place In that Body
Of Christ, which is the Church In glory.
These walk By faith and not by sight.
They develop the spirit Of loyalty and
obedience-loyalty to God, to righteous.
ness and the brethren, and obedience
to God and the Golden Rule. of this
Christ company Jesus was the Head,
the Apostles were the first members
Of the Body, and the faithful. in Christ
Jesus throughout the Gospel Age are
members In particular.
The Natural Seed OF Abraham
The Pastor next discussed the de-
s~cendantS OF Abraham through Isaac
the Jews. Briefly reviewing the his
tory OF that remarkable people, the
speaker showed how God had blessed
them In the past. Their trying expert
ences in Egypt, their journey through
the wilderness en route to Canaan, and
the signs and wonders which accom-
panied them, taught the people vaiu-
able lessons and strengthened their
faith. For centuries they dwelt in the
Promised Land under Gods special
care, sometimes chastised and some
times blessed. But they never got the
blessing sought under the terms OF the
Law Covenant-everlasting life. Their
experiences, he pointed out, helped to
develop In Israel a special class posses
sing the faith Of Abraham, Isaac, Ja-
cob and all the Prophets, and others
not 30 prominent.
Az yet, the speaker claimed, this
class have received nothing but Gods
promise that they shall have "a better
resurrection This they win get, he
asserted, AFTER the entire Church OF
Christ shall have been completed; for
God has ordained that In all things
Christ shall have the p~re-eminence.
After tho Spiritual Seed OF Abraham
Rhall have been Gloriied, then some
thang win begin to be done for the nat
uFaI seed.
Ma0 Pastor then showed that xhis
class OF Ancient Worshies WIN have
much advantage over the rest OF the
world. Tho Bible teaches that they
will come up TO human perfection In
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