The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-12-08

BY faith, it tended to root US and to
ground US in His character likeness.
which is the same as that of His Fa
ther-Love. This experience enables
us to comprehend with all saints these
measurements of our Creators char
acter as others cannot appreciate them
Yet, as the Apostle says. even we who
now know only in part shall. after ex
periencing the resurrection change
from earthly to Heavenly nature. SEE
our Lord as He is. and shall know as
We are known How grand will be
this contamination!
"FiIled With the fuiness of Cod
So in our text. which applies to the
present life. the Apostle declares thai
even the saints cannot know me Love
of Christ; for 1t passes knowledge he
then gives "A further iniiination of how
this keen appreciation of the glorious
character of God comes to His conse
Grated ones by their being filled with
all the fulness of God. This means
not only the announcement of sin. not
only faith in the Lord as our Redeem
er. not only conservation TO Him. but
also filing with His Spirit. His mind
His disposition This. as already stat
ed, is gradual work NOT by might.
nor by power but hy My Spirit, saith
the Lord :
The Spirit of the Lord Is one of holi
ness not only Ut seplrateness from
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of sympathy with Righteousness. but
of activity OH its beh8lf; not only OF
putting away from ON hearts every
sympathy with the unfruitful works OF
darkness. hut also of the receiving OF
that spirit which condemns them by
daily life and II word fifty spoken; not
only by an appreciation of the fruits
and graces of Gods Spirit -meekness
gentleneSs iongsuffering. Drotherly
kindnesi, love -bnt so great an appre
citation of them ;is more and more in
duces MS to stamp these gracious char
acteristieS Of Divinity upon our own
thoughts, words and deeds
Not only did thu. great Apostle Pau
preach Christ and shun not to declare
the whole counsel of God. hut he never
once referred to eternal torment or to
anything akin to it aud his writings
constitute more than one half of the
New Testament Scriptures. The Sc
verest penalty that he ever declared is
that of everlasting destruction the
Second Death. from which there is no
hope of deliyerance. Undoubtedly be
was right In this course On the con
about the length and breadth and
height and depth of the love of Christ
but In the context he tells us that be
prayed for the Church. that they might
be able to attain such and more of the
Love Of God. Undoubtedly this Is the
great need of the Church today.
Let us all pray not only for our
selves. but also for each other, wider
opening of the eyes of our understand
ing and fuller comprehension of the
length the breadth. the height and the
depth of the Love of God in Christ
From this attainment come our bless
ing and also the worlds blessing. The
light from the great Sun of Righteous
ness. which shortly is to food the
world. will be 1.-THE light Of the knowl
edge of the glory of God"-of Divine
Mercy and Love.
Jesus. my Lord. Thou are my life
My rest in labor strength in strife:
Thy love begets my love of Thee;
Thy fulness that which filleth me.
Mine effort vain, my weakness learned
Weary. from self to Christ / turned.
Content to let His fulness be
An unbought fulness unto me.
Lies heavenly secret was revealed
In Christ all riches are concealed.
We try and fail: we ask, He gives
And In His rest our spirit lives"