The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-22

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~ SS b. s. A. Conven-
ton at Oakland,
!! Cal. We report his
address from the
text, IF ye then
XXI be risen with
XXI Christ, seek those
things that are
llRA2lO& kQ2Skllj aboye.n (Colos-
slams BAL The
Pastor spoke In part a. foaiows:
The resurrection to which the Apos-
tie here refers is not that great change
from human to spiritual conditions Of
which he speaks elsewhere, but res
direction already begun In the hearts
and the minds Of the New Creatures
In Christ We must not lose sight of
the fact however, that this Is part
and parcel of the same resurrection.
1t begins here; 1t ends there. Whoever
does not begin that resurrection here
will not end 1t there; whoever begins
it here and fails to go on will not get
it there. Only by getting a comprehen-
sive view Of the matter can we per
ceive the full import of the Bible teach
ing ON the subject
There Is something very definite In
the Bible. Perhaps In times past we
failed to get its real import because
we supposed that It was a Book Of
such deep mysteries that It could be
understood only by the clergy. Con-
sequently II sane thought respecting
the Bible came into our minds, we put
it away as untrue because 30 reason
able. But we are beginning to see that
Gods Book is the most reasonable and
logical ever written. And the fact
that. although written by many differ
ent writers at various times In the
worlds history, It Ia the most reason
able Of books and contains the most
wonderful story. brings conviction that
it Is indeed the Word Of God.
Yet much Of this Word has been hid
den because of the error and misunder-
standing which the Adversary foistsd
upon us during the Dark Ages. As
we get the eyes of our understanding
open. we see that the Bible teaches
what to most Of us IL certainty-that
everywhere are death, sickness, sor-
row, weakness, mental, moral and
physical. by one MANS dtsobedience
sin entered into the world, and death
as result of sin; and so death passed
upon all men; for all have sinned,"
says the Apostle. (Romans 612) But
this thought that death Ii the penalty
of sin is everywhere rejected; and we
are told that eternal torment IL the
penalty for sin. Both common sense
and the Bible are thus discredited.
The facts are that death Is the great
enemy Of the human race; that death
is here because Of sin; and that un-
less God helps us there would be no
future life. Plain. simple, reasonable,
10 the Bible proposition: Death Il upon
all mankind; and Gods provision is
that all shall be recovered from the
death sentence. Death came through
one mans disobedience and Is 10 be set
aside through another mans obedience
The Lord Jesus came into the world
and gave Himself Ransom-price for
ala Price that corresponds with the
FIRST man who sinned-1 Cor. 1921, %
j But, as the Apostle points out, it was
necessary not only that Christ should
die for mankind, bat that he should
rise from the dead for our 3ustinca-
ton (Romans 4:24, 2o) For Christ
merely to die on our behalf and then
70 make no application OF His merit
for us would leave US 10 as terrible
condition as before. Therefore God
has provided not only that our Lord
should die, but that He should also be
raised from the dead. The time set
apart for the worid'r recovery Is the
period Of Messiah's gioricos Reign
when He VIII deliver mankind from
the bondage Of corruption which came
through one mans disobedience.
The Church Risen With Christ.
| Our text speaks Of the Church as
Though separate from the world Else
WHARF the Bibas declares that the
whole world lies IN, the Wlcksd One.
Ths world are sim under condemna-
t1on. But the Apostle explains that
the Church have escaped the oondem-
nation that is upon the world We
have not gotten frse from the weak
nssses of the flesh and the death con
difion, but we have escaped the con-
dsmnation-the legal phase Of the sub
sect. God is taking this Church class
out Of the world, TO be made partakers
OF the very highest rank Of spirit ma
tws-the Divine e Peter 1sk) This
- the promise made 10 Gods people,
khe Church Of the Frstrborns, whose
names are written N Heaven
III ys be risen with Christ" The
Apostle does not intimate that this is
n thing future. All who belong to the
true Church Of Christ should know
that they have this resurrection But
On order to be risen with Christ we
Imuss be dead with Him. q Timothy
Bill, whoever shares His death win
Also share His resurrection. We must
walk in His steps. q Peter 2.21)
Our Lord declared that He came not
10 do His own will. but the VIII Of the
Father. who sent Him John es8a)
90 we must do whatevsr the Father
desires Us 10 do: We must not desire
our own way. We should seek to
know Gods win respecting our body
what welshali eat what we shall wear,
what We shall say, what We shall do.
10 do 80 viii give IN what the Apostle
Calls the spirit Of o sound mind"
Before. we became the Lord's: chill
aren we. did not think property along
these hneA Like the Gsntiies We were
thinking Of what would satisfy our
eppstttss- Now we think Of what
Would enable u best 30 serve the Lord
and what Is best for cur welfare.
Since we have come into Gods family,
all our talents are Htsl the more we re-
Gliss how few are our talents and our
opportunities, and how little We are
worth to the Lord and aevarybody else. !
the more anxious we shall be to make
the most out Of everything We have
mental moral. physical
Dead to assf and sssf- VIII. Il
We are to have In mind aiso4that we |
are to b dad to sslf-will Our viii
h that which we wish. and our wishes
represent our personality. II we yield |
our own Wishes to another, we give up |
our wf1l 30 that extent II we give |
up our win to some church dsnomina-
ton, then it becomes our head, our
ruler. II we give up our talents. etc.
b seine society or order. It takes super
vision OF our affairs and our time. God |
p purpostng 10 have an Order-ths Or
der OF the Royal Priesthood
Some Of us wear what 10 known as
3 Cross and Crown Pin The Cross
cur faith IN the death Of
Christ and our desire 10 walk In His
utsps; the crown represents the reward
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