The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-01

to the human nature, yet preserved Inn
maeulate. g.
A 9eriSus Error Among Christians.
The error Of aupposing that Jesus ia
still a man was shown 10 signify the
denial Of HIS statement that He would
ascend up where He val before, and
of st. Paul'S teaching that He has
been highly exalted to glory and dis
hnction-the Divine nature, instead OF
the human nature This error, the
Pastor declared, has led TO other er-
rors, one Of wh&ch he cited; namely,
that made by many Christian people
Of expecting the Second Coming Of
Jesus In tina hesh-as a glorious Man
and not as a glorious Spirit, partaker
of the Divine nature ana altogether
d~isassoctated from human nature.
Thinking of our Lord at His Second
Advent al a gbort6ed Man, they asso-
ciats Him with a material throne and
an earthly court The unreasonable
ness Of this error leads other Chris
tan people In an opposite direction.
Realizing that such an earthly king
dom would be a step backward rather
than forward, they deny the Second
Coming Of Christ 10 establish the long
promised Messianic Kingdom.
The proper thought, the speaker de-
elared, Is that Jesus accomplished in
the flesh the work which the Father
had given Aim to do, when He sacrt-
feed HIS earthly life. The Father re-
warded Him gloriously by ~exaiting
Him to the highest spirit plane. Now
our glorifed Lord 10 waiting for the
gathering Of His Elect, His Church,
His Bride. These are to share In His
resurrection to the Divine nature and
to sit with Him in His Throne. Then
the Kingdom Of Messiah, SO long prom
ised. viii begin to bless the world,
using as it's earthly representatives,,
visible to men, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
and all the Ancient Worthless mention
ed in Hebrews IL
A Multitude of Capti~ss.
The Pastor then showed that hts
text fguratively represents the ascen-
sion of our Lord from the earthly plane
to the Heavenly as the triumph Of a
great ConQueror. Sin had gained as
tendency over Adam and his race, and
had brought them down to the duSl,
mentally, morally and physically.
Moreover, this victory over maEEtDd
had been gained In a legal manner,
through the one mans disobedfence.
The Logos Invested Himself Of His
glory on the spirit plane, was made
flesh, fulfilled the demands Of the-Gaw,
proved Himself competent to pay tia
sinners Ransom-price, and gave Him
self a Ransom for all. to be testified
in due time" Having finished His
sacrifcial work, He was again received
, to the spirit nature with exceeding
glory ana to the right hand OF God.
Thus, he continued, the great Con-
= queror is seen returning to tina Heav-
= emily state, acclaimed by the Heaven
ly host; and far down the centuries
the prophetic view sees following Him
a great procession. First comes the
Church, the Royal Priesthood, Hts
brethren, delivered from the power Of
= Sin and Death through the merit OF
: Jesus blood. These are only the van
guard of an advancing host; they are
"a kind of drst-fruits to God Of His
q creatures" rescued from Sin and
Death. Later on, for a period OF a
q thousand years beyond the de~hverance
Of the Church, the prophetic pen fore
tells countless hosts of every nation,
IS people, kindred and tongue, to be de-
Is nvered from the power of Sin and
Death through the merit of Him who
n died on Calvary.
r Then will come the glorious consum-
% nation, the Pastor said. When all
10 who will have refused Divine grace
shall have been destroyed In the Sec.
ond Death, then shall be heard every
creature in Heaven and on earth say.
n ing, Blessing, and honor, and glory,
and power, be unto Him that stitch
upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb,
% forever and aver"
T 1.-THE Acceptable Year of Tire LogdT
u The Pastor then explained thae a
r our Lords First Advent began "the ac'
ceptable Year of the L0Ed"-the time
when God, having accepted the s@Cxd'
fee OF Christ Jesus, became willing to
accept the sacrifices Of all who dRsfre
to become His dtscipSeS-tO take uE
70 their cross and follow Him through
good report and evil report, ~ unto
is death. The entire Gospel Age he de-
N clared, antttypes TBraefs A~tonsEaent
al Day; and the sacrifices Of our Lord
and the Church are the better sacrt
is fees" f~oreshadowed by the bullock
IL and the goat offered typScarIy by the
Ne Jews. This a~ntitypical AtonemeE$ Day
" Ia "the acceptable Year OF the Lord
q. as Jesus pointed out. Gods faithful
v. people Of this acceptable Day are GLAD
to be invited to present their bodte.
living sacrifices, holy and acceptable
I'd unto God" In the end Of this accept
Il. able Day will come the end OF all Op
IS, portunity thus to sacrifice the humal
IS, nature and become Jotnt-heirS witt
re Jesus Christ our Lord. d.
e "Tivnss of RsssftwkioR!"
De After the Gospel Age has passes
y away, the Pastor declared, there vii
It be q new period introduced, styled II
be the Scriptures, 1.-THE Times Of Restftu
b ton" The acceptable Day for the SAD
D. rif1ce of the Church has lasted for near
n ly ninsteen centuries, he said; and th
ee Scriptures clearly indicate that tn
Times OF Restitution win last a thou
y, sand years. st. Peter tells us jus
vv4nen these Times of Restitution vii