The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-06

scrutiny can we discern the deep things
OF God. The Spirit was promised, I'd
guide Jesus followers into an under.
standing, not merely Of the outward.
or superficial, features OF Gods ar.
rangement ON mans behalf, but also
Into the deeper parts. /
The sin OF the world Is the Adamic
sin. By one mans d~isobedience, sin
entered the world. The penalty Of that
sin was not eternal torment nor purga.
tory. But, as the Apostle explains and
as we also read in Genesis, the curse.
the penalty for sin. Is death-"Dying,
thou shalt die" No one could be thor.
oughly released from that penalty OF
~death-and completely resurrected out
Of death-except by the payment OF a
Ransom-priee-ths payment Of his pen
atty. No member Of the race could
pay the penalty because every member
was under that penalty himself. Hence
Gods compassion manifested itself in
providing the Redeemer-a Ransomer,
One capable Of satisfying the claims
OF Justice and thus legally setting
Adam and all Of his race free from
the death penalty-the curse.
But while the Lamb Of God was to
take away the sin Of the whole world
and give all an opportunity for Rest.
tuition, He Will not be the Passover
Lamb for the world. Jesus is our Pass
over-the Church's Passover Lamb
This shows the difference between the
deliverance Of the Church during this
Age, and the future deliverance Of the
world during the Millennium. The
Church ig delivered or passed over by
faith-through the imputation Of the
merit Of the Redeemer. The Church
class may, therefore, even nov speak
Of sins forgiven and Of having passed
from death unto ltfe-but not so the
world Indeed. the taking away Of the
Gins Of the world In the next Age will
be on a totally different basis. The
merit OF the Redeemer will not be i'm.
puted 10 mankind. The world will NOT
be justified by faith. The taking away
Of their sins will be actual, and their
justification win be actual.
9pSeiaI Privileges Of che FirSt-bo~n.
The Church of the First-borr has
special privileges and blessings, as we'll
as special trials. In the Passover type,
the lives of the frst-born were in jeop-
ardy, while the lives Of others OF Is
rael were in no danger. This signifies
In the antique that the Church Of the
First-born will be liable to death at a
time when the remainder OF the world
will not be thus liable. The reason for
this Is clear, in the light Of other Scrip
lures, as we shall see. ,
The call Of the Gospel Age~ths Apos.
tie styles a high calling" a Heavenly
calling, because the Church Is not un.
der a law. Rather, q Heavenly reward
Ia held up before the minds Of some,
and they are invited to enter into a
Covenant with God, to follow such a
purse Of life In the present time as
will eventually bring them to the glo-
rious prize set before them in the irvi-
tation. That prize is sometimes styled
the Kingdom, and sometimes the Dr.
vine nature-and it includes both.
But If the reward is SC great that
Jesus called it the pearl Of great
price," and st. Paul declared that he
counted all other things as loss and
dross in comparison, we should not be
surprised to hnd the conditions, or
terms, for obtaining IL very stringent.
Notice the stringency Of the call:
Gather together MY saints unto Me-"
saith the Lord, those who have made
q Covenant with Me by sacrifice"
psalm 50:5.) Again. notice Jesus,
words, IF any man will be My dis.
cipIe, let him deny himself and take
up his o and follow Me-" .
Dead to the WorId-And All.
From the foregoing Scripture, it will
be noticed that the condition upon
which any may become a member of
the Church OF the Frst-born Is that he
shall sacrifice his earthly nature. Only
by faithfulness in thus sacrificing can
he obtain the Heavenly nature. IN
faithfulness would hinder him from
rel obtaining the new nature. AS for
the earthly nature, such give up all
right to It, in order that they may run
In the sacriHciaI race for the spirit
nature. Hence it is that the First:
borns r represented in the type as
being exposed to decentralization.
Not so the world; for the world is
only under Adamic condemnation.
God has promised that through Christ
that curse shall be removed. Hence OF
all the people in the world, the only
ones who at the present time are In
danger of going into extinction ara
those who have made a conservation
to be the followers of Jesus. i
Look back again at the type. There
we see the lamb provided for all. There
we see the blood upon the door-posts2
for all. But we see the drst-born the
only ones In danger. In the antique.
these. If passed over, win become the
Church in Glory, the Royal Priesthood.
beautiful the picture! How sol
emn the thought Of our opportunities
and privileges, and responsibilities coE
responding!