The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-19

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ssasssssEss&sssS& MssSs tween Gods love
lIASlS)R RUSStllJJ for the sinless an.
gels and His love
for Adams sinful posterity. God had
u sympathetic love for humanity, not
an allectionate love; for there was
nothing in fallen man worthy of Di-
vine love. This sympathetic love has
In mercy arranged Plan of Salvation
for our race. God has provided the
death of our Lord Jesus Christ to be
our Redcmption-pr -price-to recover man
kind, not from eternal torture, but
from death. Otherwise we would have
no future life.-John 3;lG.
This step on behalf of humanity
turned our dying condition into Il
sleeping state. Instead of perishing
like the brute beasts, men merely fail
asleep, to await the morning Of the
New DiSpensatiOn, when our Lord will
call the sleepers from the tomb. John
5:2S, 29) They will come forth to an
opportunity for restitution to human
perfection in worldwide Paradise.
As st. Peter declared all the Holy
Prophets made repeated references to
the time when the willing and Obedicnt
shall be brought back into fellowship
with Cod and all the wicked destroyed
as unworthy Of favOr.-Acts 3:19-23.
Gods Love For the Church
Then the Pastor discussed the
Church and showed that Gods love for
the saints is very different from His
love for the fallen race. The Church
consists of all those who are in cove,
nant relationship with God through
| Christ. psalm J0:5) 1t does not in
clude those who merely turn from sin
to say, ~ will lead a wicked life no
longer" These are still of the world,
children of wrath even as others;
they have not taken the step which will
constitute them children of God.
Adam had been n son of God; but he
had sinned and forfeited the Fathers
love. When he came under the sen
tence, Dying, thou shalt die" he was
cut off from fellowship with God. He
and his posterity became sinners un-
der the death sentence, unworthy of
Divine favor. While God permitted
certain blessings to come to mankind
sunshine, rain etc.-He has kept aloof
from our race treating them as aliens
and strangers. We must be justified,
made right, before He will deal with us
God set aside six great Thousand
Year Days for the world to have eX-
pericnce with sin and death. Even the
wiSest of mankind have been unable
to eXtricate themselves from the bond
age of corruption. Gods time for their
deivcrance Is the great Seventh Thou
sand-Year Day, when Jesus and His
Church will bless all the families of
the earth. Our race has had n severe
experience with sin and its results. As
we look over into Europe, we see what
evil passions can accomplish. Yet the
savagery there is only beginning; 1t
will be very much worse. With all our
preaching and teaching we have not
bettered our race greatly. When they
realize the true situation men will
know that sin is the most terrible thing.
The Beginning Of the New Creation.
The remainder Of the sermon dealt
with the development Of the Church.
According to the Divine Program for
mans salvation, our Lord was TO die
sacrifcially for the race the Church
was to be gathered. and then the Mil
| t, Tho Eufhor had
planned that the New Creation should
be those who would give up their hu.
man rights, laying them at His feet.
and desiring to know and to do His
will. This our Lord Jesus did at Jor-
dan; and God started the New Crea
ton by begetting the Son to the Divine
nature. amounting Him with the Holy
Spirit to be the great King and Priest
/ for mankind. Then for three and a
| half years the Father tested Him, and
/ found Him worthy.-Rev. 5:12.
! One feature of this Divine Plan was
not revealed in the past-there was TO
be a Body of Christ, consisting Of both
| Jews and Gentiles, made one New
Man, one complete Christ, with Christ
Jesus 10 their Head CEphesians 1:19-
%; 2.11-16; Ball; 4:11-l6) The Mes
siah is to be composed Of many men,
bers. selected from amongst mankind.
| The call went first TO the Jews. Of
whom about twenty-five thousand
quickly responded, so deeply consecrat-
ed were they. Then the door was open
ed 10 the Gentiles. But they had not
had the assistance of the Law Covenant,
/ and therefore It has taken eighteen
hundred years to complete the pre-
destined number. Only those are call
ed who have the disposition Of faith
and obedience to the Divine WILL
! ~