The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-12-05

the scriptures will
dsiDonstTite that Divine Justice. Wis
d0t0. Love and Power are all enlisted
cf behalf Of Adam aud his race-to do
US good. to save us from our sins and
fi'rin the dead and dying condition Ia
which We lind ourselves. nnenfaIly.
neniily and physically. Every reason.
able mind. he declared. should reaiize
that God should be just and loving to-
ward all His creatures The thought
OF IN angry. vindictive. torture-loving
Goh shonld he rejected by every ra-
u"uai mind rs ungodlike, demoniacal.
Doubtless this would have been so
" u We're not that misconceptions of
the Divine character nave been i'm
Dressed upon orr minds from earliest
childhood These misconceptions. call.
ed 'doctrfnes of devils" were often
rnyht US by those whom we properly
loved and whose Diety we reverenced.
but who were themselves deceived !
AZ Is nigh time. the Pastor declared.
tfaf more reverentiaI more Iovinct tie
olqsi'al views were seen by manFihd.
IN" hack Of this true theology IL siriv-
Ing msiny away from God and His
Word into vain philosophers and sci
encc falsely so-called"- Higher Crit
cisn. Christian Science, Evolution.
Theosophy. etc
Measurements Of Divine- Character.
Next was discussed the inability OF
tue hnnian tongue to tell the wonder
MI measures Of Gods Love. As st.
ram suggests In onr text. the privilege
OF nppreciating these lengths, breadths.
depths and heights. is granted only to
the saints OF God. and to these only In |
proportion tn their satntliness. Though |
M'i"ved or the Lord and carefully cher.
ished. babe in Christ cannot compre-
hcnd these measurements of Divine |
chnracfer. When first he believed in
The Lord. be- saw something Of Divine
inve and mercy. which influenced him
hnu drew him to the exercise of faith
ana the announcement Of sin. Appre-
ciating the call. he then made full sur
render to the Lord in response TO the
INVITATION. ~ beseech you therefore,
brethren. by the mcrrfes of God that
70 present yonr bodies living sacri.
flee. holy. acceptable unto God. which
Is your reasonable service"
Having thus done all in his power.
he received the begefting of the Holy
Spirit. not with outward demonstra-
ton. bnt with inward grace and the
enlightenment OF the eyes of his I'M
derstanding From this new stand |
hn 70,
measurements of Love Divine If liv-
ing mp to his privileges. he Is hourly
growing In grace. In knowledge. in ap-
probation Of the Divine character.
II was then shown that the reception
or Christ into our hearts by faith
brought strengthening by His Spirit in
the inner man-the new nature. As
this Spirit OF Christ dweIt In the heart
by faith. 1t rooted and grounded us In r
His character likeness. which is the I
same as that of the Father-Love. r
This experience enables us to compre- .
bend with all saints these measure
nenrs of olir Creators character as
others cannot Yet. as the Apostle
'ays. We who know only in part now {
VIII by and by. after our resurrection r
'hange from earthly to Heavenly ma s
ure. see our Lord as He is and know a
Is We are known
I'm our text. said the Pastor, which s.
lpplies only to the present life. the :,
APOSTLE declares that even the saints :,
nnnot know the Love OF Christ. be- :
ause IL ''passeth knowledge" But st. 9
'ani gives another intimation of how a
his keen appreciation OF the glorious
harncter or God comes to His conse- 1t
rated saints-by their being "filled W
rfth the fulness of God" This means. 81
at merely the announcement of sin ii
nd the conservation Of ourselves to m
ar L"rd. but filling with His Spirit, III
lis disposition-a gradual work. ce
The Spirit of the Lord is one of holi- 4,
ess. not only Of separateness from -
N. but OF opposition to it; not only =.
sympathy with righteousness. but -
activity on its behalf: not only of Id
ifung away from our hearts every pc
Tmpathy with the unfruitfui works
darkness. but also the receiving of
mt spirit which condemns them By
lily life and word ftly spoken, not cd
lily by an appreciation Of the fruits rec
ID graces OF the Spirit of God-meek- sic
IS. gentleness. iong-suffering. broth Jol
" Kindness. love-but so great an "a
'preciation Of them as to induce us ind
pre- and more to stamp these gracious ,as
aracteristics Of Divinity upon our ,as :,
IN thoughts. words and deeds. IL
Tins It Is that we become copies Of one
'd's dear Son." and meet for the The
ierttance Of the saints In light un- tax
the deep things Of God. me
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