The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Okla.) 191?-1915, 1914-03-30

| ((PAST0R5RUSSEID) Seed. and be
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Promise" Galatians 800.
The Pastor first demonstrated fr
Scripture that mankind are under {
curse Of death, and that they can co
under Gods blessing only by the bril-
ing in Of new condition. Gods u
pose TO lift the curse Is shown In |
Promise TO Abraham, "In thy s,
| shall all the families of the earth
blessed" This Seed will roll away (
curse and roll i'm the blessing OF life
Next the Pastor pointed out
Scriptural evidence that the LOgOs /
Heaven and became n human bel
of the Abrahamic stock, in order 10
come the promised Seed. Jesus.
cording to the flesh. could not be (
Messiah. the promised Seed: for,
though a perfect Man, lie could !
have been the DeIiverer whom G
had promised.
How Jesus Became the Messiah.
Then the Pastor showed that Jes
became the Messiah when baptized
John In Jordan. There He present
Himself living sacrifice, 10 do I
reservedly the Fathers will IN
meant. primarily. our Lords death
the antitypicnl Sin offering. Manki
are under the death sentence N
nounced upon Adam: therefore IN
Redeemer must taste death for nj
kind before lie could ask for their
lease from that penalty.
Our Lords ascension was anoti
step IN the Divine Plan OF salvatil
As St Paul declares, IL was necessa
for Jesus To appear In the presence
God with the merit Of His sacrifI
IN order that the Father might 81
the Church the benefit of the clennsl
which our Lord had accomplish
Many have not noticed. he clalm|
that the Scriptures limit the work.
the Gospel Age 10 the Church.
The Pastor also showed that al
Jesus had become the Spiritual 81
of Abraham through His anolntinet
the Holy Spirit at Jordan. lie begarl
a limited extent the work Of blessd
but after He had nscended on nj
He was then the Perfected One. so |
ms He Himself was concerned. 4
speaker demonstrated. however, d
the Scriptures clearly indicate d
God had purposed that JcSus havi
company of associates, to he sha1
In the great work Of human upt
These constitute the Gospel Chul
who are 10 he given glory. honor
Immortality in the First ResuTTectt
They also win become. as memberd
Abraham's Spiritual Seed. iolnt.hi
In the Messianic Kingdom.
The Development Of the Church.
Primarily. the Seed of Abraham,
Pastor declared. was to he the Spi
ual Seed Christ anu the Church
the Divine plane. But Abrabam's 4
oral seed the Jews-wlll also hsvl
part IN the blessing. This Is set f1
In Genesis 22:lG-lS. where God |
Abraham that his seed would he |
The stars and the sand on the seasbt
The speaker then e1plained /
some from both Jews and Gent
have constituted this Spiritual s
The early Church was mainly OF J
ish origin. These had found that ii
could not get everlasting life by *
ing THE Law. Therefore. as St
declared, they must beysime dead -
accept Christ as their Sin.Onering
consecrate themselves. in Onder tok
come members of the AnOinted Boz
The Gentiles were mover under
Law Covenant. tho PASTOR deInOnsf
ed. and therefore they came into ca
merely 10y presenting themselves M
sacrifices as did the Jews. All whg
50 by failh--Jew or Gentile--aFe
gotten Of the Holy Spirit to HeaVt
hopes ana ambitions ThOSe who
Ilnne faithful unto death will rec
a place In the glorlfieI Church.
this Christ company Jesus was
Head. and the faithful IN Christ J Z
have been the members since.
The Natural Seed Of Abrahsn1
The Pastor then showed thatT
experiences OF tho Jews through
the Jewish Age had developed "A
cial class, enumerated by St Pau
Hebrews I. These Ancient Worb
viii receive their promised "betterl
direction IN that they win awS
perfect men; whereas the rest or 4
kind VIII require centuries to ~
human perfection. This And
Worthy class will be associated
the Messlanic Kingdom as its ~
phase, The Heavenly phase vii
inviaibls 60 humanity. The world
see the Ancient WoFthles-ihe IN
aud ftkauaoa ~ n al In flta Aaah