The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-23
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Savior of the World
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Far be 1t from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" ."-Gala- tians CHA. R. V
 Today's Bible study reminds us afresh that Jesus is not merely the Savior of the church, but also the Savior of the world. In the past, Bible students have overlooked this great truth, to their con- fusion. Now we see that God has pro-
 gided two distinctly different salvations- the one for the church in the present age, and the other for the world in the age to folio wthis-the period of Messiah's king ] dom.
 Nos only do we see that the salvations are of different kinds, but also that they are wholly different in kind They are Giilke in some things. however. Both are saiYations from sin ard it's power and it's enalty the curse -soricw, pain, crying, signing, dying; both are salvations to an everlasting happiness But there the smi- larity ends; for the church is to be saved by q change of nature while the world is to be saved without q change of na- ture-by a resurrection to perfection of 1 human nature.
 We are not to think of trose who reject
 
 | full consecration of their lives as being, therefore, condemned either to eternal Latorment or to anything else.e The call of the gospel age is favor and a privilege. Those who respond get a special blessing. They are not condemned (damned) in any sense of the word because of rejecting the privilege of walking in the Masters steps. | On the contTary, as the scriptures de- clare, they were already condemned-con- | demned in Adam, because members of his family, sharers of his weaknesses and
 urworthiness of life-sharers Of his death
 sentence. They failed to escape from | that condemnation. #.N
 The, chui chs salvation, vtict is now in
 progress. has its beginning in the hear
 ing of faith. By believing in Christ by
 becoming His disciples through full conse-
 cration. we secure forgiveness for the
 sins that are past, and additionally se-
 cure relationship with the Heavenly Fa-
 ther through our Redecmer. our Advo- l cate New His acceptance of us is by and through the begettinga of the Holy I Spirit, and this is granted to those only | who came by His appointed way.
 Those bcgotten of the Holy Spirit are
 scripturally styled New Creatures in Christ' To them, 'old things have passed away and all things have become new" They have new aims, new objects, new hopes in life. To them earthly learn
 ing,, reputation, honor, titles, are valuable
 or'y as they can be used in some way to the glory of God in the service of His cause or for the benefit If fellow men, especially those of the household of faith. To these, earthly prospects, political hopes anI ambitions, etc.-are nothing; for they
 baU haf min haau | prospects,, which include joint heirship
 wiih christ in His messanic kingdom of } 10oc years, and after that, additional glory
 and honor in the ages to follow.-Ephes- I ians 2.7. st Il "New Creatures in Christ" [ In today's study St. Poul deals especial ly with the churcn class. He explains to us that it Is the love of Christ that has exercised the constraining, or drawing, , power upon our hearts. The love of Christ is merely the love of the Father,
 but as men we would not be able to un-
 dcrstand the Fathers love. We are able {, understand that love as it was mani , | fested by our Redeemer; and thus through , Him we look upward to the Father, and
 are able to appreciate something of the
 love that is beyond all human under : standing. As St. Paul points out, Christ s love was manifested in that He died for i all. When we say flor all," it means | that the WHOle race was QedO, ana tnal none had right to everlasting life, and
 that none could commend themselves te God so as to be worthy of everlasting life.
 The apostle explains that all who realize t this matter fully, clearly. should indicate s the fac. by consecrating their lives to the Lord. to live unto Him, to know His will to lay down their lives in the service oi . Him who died for them and who rost f again. These have a special love for tht Lord, and, properly, special love fol
 each other They are seeking to live. not
 after the flesh, but after the Spirit-ir
 harmony with the begetting of the Hol,
 Spiri. which they have received. Hence they more and more are thinking ol Christ, not as the Man Jesus but q,
 the glorified Lord.
 So also they are learning to think O. 6 each other, not according to the flesh n but according to the heart; for If an, e man be in Christ. he is new creature l. To such, earthly things-earthly hopes a aims and prospects--have gone, and al
 things have become new. They have new
 hopes, new ambitions. new relationships If faithful, they will receive those glori ous things which God had in reservation for those who love Him.
 ;. These things are of God. They are no 7 of the apostles making up, nor of Jesus 2 origination. The, Father Himself origi ' nrted the whole plan and arrangement He has already reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ. We are fully given ovel ! to Him. We have no rebellion in oul hearts, He has reconciled us to Himse