The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-12

by in5uring their physical systems
Guch q n would be doing violence b
The work Of God. He wo1ld be de
grading his own manhood. The opera
ton Of Divine Law would surely brine
him punishments, and these unheedet
would ultimately bring d~eath-"eVeF
lasting destruction"
We may warn every man along thu
broad, general line Of the Bible, What
ysoever a man soweth, that shall hi
also reap" He that sows 10 the flesh
TO sin, to selishness, to meanness,. To
the fallen propensities, to anger. malice
envy, hatred, strife, evil speaking, etc
will be sure to reap CORRESPONDENCE
bitter experiences; and this wa per.
sisted in woaid finally bring him to
the Second Death. God has no gift of
eternal life or other eternal favora for
those who love sin. His meTcies are
provided for those who have learned
me lesson ana nav turned from SIN
and become loyal and obedient to their
Creator.
Code Temple the Church.
st. Paul tells exactly what he refers
to By this term, temple Of God" say
ing, know ye not hat ye are the tenn
pie OF God, and that the Spirit Of God
dwelleth In your In the Wilderness,
when God entered into covenant rela-
honship with the Israelltes, becoming
their God and accepting them as His
people under the Law Covenant, He
manifested Himself in the Most Holy
OF their Tabernacle. The Divine pres
ence was indicated by a great light
called the Shekinah Glory, which shone
out from between the Cherubim cover
ing the Mercy Seat.
When the I~sraelites would draw near
to God, they did so through His ap-
pointed servants, Aaron and his sons.
These had access to Gods presence.
The Tabernacle was therefore the tenn
pie Of God, because God was repre-
sented by His Spirit, or Power, or
Presence, there. But 1t was called the
Tabernacle because 1t was merely a
tent, In contrast with the permanent
building erected later by King Solo
mon. After It's dedication, God appear
ed In that Temple instead Of In the
Tabernacle, and His presence was
manifested in the same manner
The Church is the ~antitypical Tenn
pie Of God: but, as St Peter points
out, 1t as a Temple is not yet con-
structed. Il Peter 2: 4-6.) Each con-
secrated child OF God, begotten of the
Holy Spirit, is a living stone In prep
aration for a place in the glorious Tenn
pie Of God, soon to be constructed.
These living stones are Gods work
manship. He works In them by the
Spirit of Truth; and by His providence
He shapes them, polishes them, devel.
ops their characters, and makes them
ready for the coming building. Nev-
ertheless, this Master-workman always
recognizes the free will of His people
He works in them only as much as
they are willing to let Him work, only
in harmony with their prayers to ha
filed with His Spirit.
Some indeed draw back entirely.
They are at liberty to draw back unto
perdition; or, as many do, they are at
liberty to draw back from the full
preparation for the Kingdom and the
Temple, to hold back from the chisel-
ings and ~polishings. 30 as to be unfit
for q place tn the Temple. AS long as
they do not draw back in heart, how
ever. but remain loyal to the Lord,
they will get a blessing, ven though
they will miss the chief blessing, This
the Apostle shows in the preceding
context, saying, "If any mans work
abide, = " he shall receive a re-
ward. If any mans work shall be
burned. he shall suffer loss; but he
himself shall be saved. so as by fire.
because he has built upon the Rock.
The Temple Not Yet Built. !
According to st. Peters picture, thS
living stones for the Temple are mere
ly chiseled and polished during their
earthly life; and not until the resur-
rection will these living stones come
together as the Temple Of God. to be
fully indwelt by His Holy Spirit.
Hence St Paul was speaking merely
of u earthly bodies as temples OF
the Holy Spirit. In other words, he
was calling our leshly tabernacles
temples. So in another place he de-
clared. I'VE that are in this tabernacle
do groan, being burdened: not that we
would be unclothed without a tabsr-
nacle, or bodyl, but that we would be
clothed upon"-with our Heavenly
house, our spiritual bodies, which God
has promised In the resurrection.
st. Paul's thought appears to be that
wherever God may dwell is necessarily
holy-His temple or His tabernacle;
and that any wilful or intentional de-
li~berataness In sin, depraving that tenn
pie Or tabernacle, would be an .offense
not only against 1t, but against God.
Oh, If Christian people who have re-
ceived the begetting Of the Holy Spirit
could but comprehend this lesson, we
may be sure that it would have a pow
erful influence upon their lives!
solomon's Typical Temple.
Under Divine direction the stones
and timbers for Solomon's temple were
prepared before the work Of construct
ing the temple began. We read that
the whole building went together per-
fectly, without the sound Of q hammers
1. e., there was no need to pound or
chisel any part Every stone was per
fectly fitted for it's place. This is very
much the style Of our modern construc-
ton. The huge stones in our great