Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-04-03

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The Pastor re
ilP4g0R- RjSSfIDl minded his audi
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Scriptures explicitly declare that our
Creator made man IN His own image
ard pronounced linn very good. A part
Of orr first parents perfection was
their desire for harmony with God;
but after Adams disobedience they
were cut off from Divine fellowship
as a part of the penalty of sin. This
alienation from their Creator was
doubtless a most grievOus trial.
AS centuries rolled on and Adams
posterity became more and more de
PRAYED, the original character-likeness
to God became indistinct. In some the
desire for God is so feeble that they
are easily satisfied by pleasure or by
sensuality. Many are separated from
God through ignorance, superstition
and the doctrines of demons, as the
Bible declares. misunderstanding our
gracious Creator. they are driven away,
and blinded by 1.-The god of this world"
Then the Pastor showed that with
some of the race the desire for God
and righteousness has prevailed above
the Supplying influence of the world,
the flesh and the Devil This class are
drawn by the natural inclina ton of
their minds Godward, and are in a IA
vorable condition to hear Gods voice
speaking peace to them and pointing
them to Jesus Christ as the Way, the
Truth and the Life.
The Call of the Gospel Age.
Next the Pastor pointed out from
Scripture the first two steps to be
taken by those who desire to come
back into harmony with God. The first
step is that of faith in Jesus as their
Redeemer. Those who desire to take
1t must recognize that they are sin
ners, that Jesus death on Calvary was
sacrifcial, and that It's grand outcome
will be the establishment of the Mes
sianic Kingdom for uplifting mankind
out of sin and death conditions.
Those who have sufficient faith TO
take the first step may then take the
second-consecrat After they have
presented their all in sacrifce-time,
talent, wealth, etc.-then our Lord i'm
putes TO them individually His merit,
thus making them holy and acceptable
10 God. who Immediately begets them
of His Holy Spirit to q new nature.
Thenceforth they are New Creatures,
to whom "old things have passed away
and all things become new" But there
are imperfections of the flesh. which
may occasionally crop out. These the
New Creature must promptly notice,
for the New Creature is the new will,
which henceforth regulates the body.
The Pastor fears that some Chris
tians have not realized what a contract
they have on hand. All the consecrat-
ed, he declared. must remember that
their first obligation is to subdue them
selves. While any may give valuable
suggestions TO others, yet the response /
bility for the body rests with each as
a New Creature. Some are imperfect in
one direction, others in another. There /
is none righteous Inone perfectl."
The New Creatures In sohoq.
Then the Pastor showed that those /
whom God has begotten of His Holy (
Spirit as New Creatures enter the /
School of Christ for character-develop- /
ment. There they must grow in grace. I
knowledge and love. As St Paul ex- /
plains. they must be mentally trans /
formed. made ready for the Kingdom /
Of Col Thereafter matters are to be /
decided. not according to their own
but according to the nrin-
ciples Of justice and lovely rules al
different from those that for
Merly regulated them
Everything done by those in the
School Of Christ must be squared by
the Rule of Justice, the speaker con
Iinued. Many Of the Lords people evi I
iently have not fully realized that they
must practise the Golden Rule TO the
full extent of their ability. Failure
1n the part of some to recognize this
principle. be declared. has caused the
way Of the Lord to be spoken evil Of
II n Christian fails TO pay
his debts or Is careless as to how he
involves himself. it is because this
Of justice does not stand ont
enough before his mind
# as an old creature he has habitually
gnored the lines Of justice and shirked
this will not do for him
Is 4 New Creature.
The cultivation Of the principles OF
uStice in act. word and thought must
,e the Christians daily concern. Who
yer thinks unjustly will act uninstly.
n spite Of himself The New Creature
must always think Of others calmly.
Without prejudice. giving them the
,enefit of every doubt.