Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-20

word Of his pow
err" as man he wore the clothing of
a poor artisan.
Do we know the grace OF our Lord
Jesus Christ. that, though he was rich.
yet for your sakes he became poor,
that We through his poverty might be
rich?"
IL was customary for the Roman
soldiers, who officiated at an execu-
ton. TO take the garments of their
victim as fee. But, though a Ro-
man custom, unknown In Dayid's
time 1t was written BY him In the
XXI Psalm. They part my garments
among them. and cast lots upon my
vestpre." and in the words following
the text 1t Is explained that what the
soldiers did was that this scripture
might be fulfilled"
So the spirit OF God writes It down
as a part OF Holy Scripture, that
whenever the story OF the cross Is
told. the story OF Jesus vesture must
be told also, for that seamless robe
that must not be rent is the figure OF
full heart Of the prophet sings OF 1t,
in Isaiah CLIO. 81 will greatly rejoice
in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in
my God; for he hath clothed me with
the garments of salvation, he hath
covered me with the robe of righteous
ness" This is that best robe" which
the father puts upon the prodigal to
he 90 ha
and to make him At for the fathers
house. Is.
For Whom Provided.
And for whom Is this robe provid-
ed? For his enemies. The soldiers
whose hands are stained with his
blood, who with wicked insults have
nailed him to the awful cross-to
them his 'vesture" falls. when we
were enemies we were reconciled to
God by the death OF his son" (Rom.
5;10).
AS
The sandal tree perfumes when rven
The AK that laid II low
So
Drew forth tho blood to save.
How Provided.
The means by which the robe of
righteousness" is provided are pic
tursd in Eden. Adam and Eve have
"sewed fig leaves together, and made
themselves aprons" Awakened to
the shame which sin has wrought |
they would by their own efforts patch |
up the ruin. With their own sinful |
hands they would cover the naked |
ness which IN has made manifest, |
and so make themselves At for the |
presence of God. But not by that mis- |
cradle invention can they stand be-
fore him. And In grace he comes to |
provide garments for them. Unto |
Adam also and to his wife did the
Lord God make coats OF skins. and
clothed them" (Gen. 3:1D,
truth OF vicarious atonement; those
animals must needs die, their blood
must be shed. I'm order to provide a
covering In which the man and the
woman could be accepted OF God. And
1t is God who did It'll With his own
hands he made those coats OF skins"
Who Receives Il.
In Proverbs 1888 It Is written:
The lot Is cast into the lap, but the
whole disposing thereof is OF the
Lord" That is. the casting Of the
lot meant that the choice was In |
Gods hands. What, then. is his dis |
posing" as TO this robe OF righteous |
ness? Let the apostle answer: But |
now the righteousness OF God without |
the law is manifested. being witnessed |
by the law and the prophets; even the |
righteousness OF God which Is by the |
faith Of Jesus Christ unto all and upon |
all them that believe" from. 3:21-22).
The Righteousness OF God Is offered
to all. II is put upon the believer: held
out TO every man. given to whoever
will receive II. |. who have no right
eousness OF my own. do but look upon
that blessed one hanging on the cross
and say, at was for ms-'The son of
God loved me and gave himself for
me. and thus receiving him by faith
am made the righteousness OF God
IN him."
No angel can say Christ Is my
but the poorest. fee