American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-01-17

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Scripture could not be applied indis-
criminately to all men. Only the
Church are the Temple of God I'm the
sense the Apostle here Mentions; for
only such as have been regenerated. or
begotten of the Holy Spirit, are sons
of God. These have received II new
life. and are Scripturally described as
New Creatures In Christ, These
have entered into Il covenant With God
through tue merit of Jesus. who i'm
putes His Righteousness to them. JUS
trying them freely from their I'm.
Intentional imperfections and weak.
nesses.
Then the Pastor pointed out the dis
tinction between these spirit -begott ten
New Creatures aud the remainder OF
mankind. however just aud wel.in.
tentioned. lie showed that ordinarily
we do not speak Of humanity apart
from their bodies: FOR. cut off from the
body, they would be dead. We speak
OF such separation as dissolution AS
the union OF life vitalityl with or
ganism body forms the soul. or SEN
tlent being. so their separation causes
the soul to cense. Death would be tho
end OF humanity. had not God provid.
ed for the redemption OF the race. and
Its restitution by resurrection. Resti-
tuition VIII he merely a bringing back
Of that which death is now destroying
human. or earthly. being.
Next the speaker showed that any
thing done. either deliberately or care
-lessly. to injure Gods workmanship
would be sin. There IL Divine Law
to the effect that whoever sins shall
suffer. Whoever defiles his body. eli.
Their by impure thoughts. angry
thoughts. malicious thoughts. or by
misnsing 1t contrary to Divine arrange
ment or BY drinking or by gluttony. Ia
Scn'IES the temple OF his own soul
t.e WORT or God
eAnWRa enss.e, -ex4.ysnh.
dering to appetite. IL sure to bring de-
pravlty VI body or mind or both; and
depravIty, he claimed, is death at work.
Unless such depravity be overcome
through Christ. the end will be ever
lasting death. as Is written. "The soul
that sinneth. 1t shall die
The same principle. said the Pastor,
applies TO all who do evil 10 others, ell
ther by poisoning their minds or their
morals. or by injuring their physical
systems. Such do violence to Gods
work. and degrade their own manhood.
The operation OF Divine Law will sure
ly bring punishments. which. UNDECIDED,
will ultimately bring death-"everlast-
ing destruction"
We may warn every man along the
broad Biblical line. whatsoever q
man soweth. that shall he also reap"
continued the speaker. Whoever sows
TO the flesh-to sin, selishness. mean
ness-to the fallen propensitles-ange
malice. envy. hatred. strife. evil speak
Ing. etc.-wil be sure to reap CORE
spondingly bitter experiences. This
way. persisted In. will finally bring
him to the Second Death.
Gods Temple tho Church.
The Pastor then briefly reviewed Is
raers wilderness experiences. When
God entered into covenant relationship |
with the Israelites. He manifested
Himself by the Shelinah Glory. which |
shone out from between the Cherubim |
covering the Mercy Seat I'm the Taber-
nacle. The lsraeltes drew near TO
God through His appointed servants,
Aaron and his sons. who had access
to Gods presence,
The Tabernacle was therefore the
temple OF God, but II was merely a
tent. After the dedication of Solo.
mons Temple, God appeared there In.
stead. and manifested His presence in
the same manner.
Then the Pastor explained fully that
the Church Is Gods antitypical Ten.
pie; but that, as st. Peter points out,
IL Is not yet constructed as a Temple
Each consecrated child OF God, begot-
ten OF the Holy Spirit, is living stone
In preparation for n place In that glori.
Gus Temple. soon to be constructed
These living stones are Gods work.
manshlp. He works In them by the
Spirit Of Truth; and by His proyidences
He shapes them. polishes them, devel-
ops their characters. and makes them
ready for the coming building.
The Pastor believes st. Paul's thought
In the text to be that wherever God
may dwell Is necessarily holy-His
temple or His tabernacle; and that any
wilful or intentional sin, depraving
that temple or tabernacle. would be
an offense against God. II Christians
who have received the begetting OF
the Holy Spirit could but comprehend
this lesson, II would have a powerful
Influence upon their livesi |