River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-05-06

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providing a way for the removal OF
mortal error''-death-from all?
Those who accept Jesus death and
resurrection as tie satisfaction for sin
provided by God, and who believe the
Bible teaching that the actual resur-
rection is to occur after the Second
Advent of Jesus, may by faith speak
of themselves as already risen with
Him. But those who deny that there
is any death must Of necessity deny
that Jesus died. and hence would be.
whether Intentionally or otherwise, de-
nying the Ransom-Price- Redemp-
ton Price-given for the sins of the
whole world.
Cannot our Christian Science friends
accept the Redeemer and His work,
and by faith look forward to the Res
titution, which st. Peter declares will
follow our Lords Second Advent? (Acts
3:19-21) It will be for all mankind, and
will last a thousand years. dealing
with every man in his own order
bringing them back from the tomb and
from all their weaknesses. which are
the blemishes of sin-back to the per-
feet image and likeness of God, as
originally represented in Father Adam.
Healing the Sick Not Sin.
Christian Science healers necessarily
acknowledge that there is sickness when
they speak of healing; for how could
any one be healed who is not diseased?
We have already conceded that sick
ness, sorrow and pain would not be
proper for any who are Gods peO-
pie: and that the prevalence of these
conditions attests the fact that God is
dealing with the world as criminals
under death sentence. The question
arises, Is not the Church an exception
to the world in this matter? We an
swer that tSose who believe in Jesus
redemptive work and who fully cOnse-
crate their lives, are counted as sepa-
rate and distinct from the world. John
17:16) Nevertheless, to the surprise
Of some, it is not the Divine Plan that
those received by God as sons should
be released from sickness. Imperfect
ton or death.
less, undefiled, separate from sinners"
the Son of God by a full outward at
testation CIatthew 3:17; John 1:14).
He was weary, He hungered, He ago
nized in the Garden. He died on the
Cross. Nor were these errors; rather,
they were the very things for which
He came into the world, as He Him
self declared; and without Jesus suf-
fering as our Redeemer, Adam and his
race could never be recovered, accord
ing to the Divine arrangement.
The Church, styled in the Scriptures
"the Bride of Christi is invited to
suffer with Him" and to ''be dead
with Him." that she may thus share
with Him in the best resurrection-to
the Divine nature e Timothy oil, -;
Peter 1:4J Therefore the Church
should not expect Divine healing,
which is so much Of Restitution and
will belong to the world by and by,
after Messiahs Kingdom shall have
been established. But Restitution is
not the promise to the Church, but
new nature. the Divine; and that Di-
vine nature is obtainable only by par
ticipation with the Redeemer in 1.-The
sufferings Of this present time" and in
"the glory to oW."-ROmanS SIS, 49,
Healing In the Early Church.
Neither Jesus nor His Apostles ex
perienced healing-nor did any of the
early Church. SO far as the record
shows. Dorcas, who was raised from
the dead. and st. Peters wifes moth
er, who was healed of a fever, are not
to be considered exceptions to this rule
Nor was this because none of them
were sick. Jesus Himself evidently
was very sick in Gethsemane, and on
the way to the Cross He tainted. st.
Paul mentions Trophimus and how sick
he was; yet there is no suggestion that
the Apostle healed him. st. Paul notes
the fact that St. Timothy had dyspep-
sia; but instead of healing him the
Apostle wrote to him advising a GER
tain diet.
We must not think of these things as
accidental for they are in full accord
with what is abundantly set forth in
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exceptional cases. for the purpose Of
convincing the people respecting the
Church and for the establishment of
the Church. Even Jesus Himself did
not heal all who needed aid. At the
Pool of Bethesda there were many i'm
potent folk; but He healed one only.
John $500 He informed us that His
work was merely a sample Of what
Restitution will be in due time, when
Messiah's Kingdom shall prevail world
wide: '"These things did Jesus, and
manifested beforehand His [comingl
glory" Kingdom work at His Sec
ond Advent, when He will be the great
Healer, the great Life-Giver, for all of
Adams race.-John oil.
Some one may inquire, Pastor Rus
sell, have you forgotten Mark 1911,
IS? These signs shall follow them
that believe: In My name shall they
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