The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-05-15

By way Of Introduction to hisstheme
the Pastor explained that the entire
Jewish nation, throughout the Jewish
Age, was unwftttngly engaged In fur
nishing a typical view Of the whole
Divine Plan Of Salvation; that Nominal
Israel was picture Of Spiritual Israel;
and that Gods blessings to Nominal
Israel are stin more abundantly ap-
phcable to the Church Of Christ, which
Is the Spiritual Seed Of Abraham. ga
lattans $40; Corinthians 10:11.) But
the blessings upon Spiritual Israel are
all Of a higher kind than those upon
Nominal Israel The former have spir-
itual blessings, while the latter had
temporal prosperity.
The Bible treats the Church Of Christ
as a new creation. 1t keeps before the
mind continually the thought that those
fully consecrated to God are dead
to human hopes, aims, ambitions and
| pursuits, but alive toward God and the
HeavNnly things promised in Gods
Word To this class cur text is appli-
cable. 1t is a prayer that God will
| grant them His blessings.
Whether Men Bless or curss.
: Those who have accepted Gods
terms in Christ and who have become
| children Of the Heavenly Father are
greatly blessed with the knowledge
that He ts prepared to do for them
all that could be expected from an
almighty, gracious, loving Parent. 1t
matters not to them, therefore, wheth-
er men bless them or curse them. Our
Lord and HIS Apostles were cursed
of men, chiefly by the religious lead
ers Of their day. The explanation why
the religious world Of that day hated
: the Master is apparent. 1t is only nat
ural that darkness should be opposed
to light, both physically and morally.
AS physical light dtspels physical
darkness, so spiritual light scatters
spiritual darkness.-Jehn 1918 10;
3:19-21.
But opposition is not to dishearten
Gods children. Only to the overcomer
is the promise made that he shall
share Christ's Throne. Revelation
3:21.) Those who attain this position
must receive and maintain the new
spirit, the mind Of Christ. They must
contend earnestly for the faith once
delivered to the saints" Jude 81
This will not be done with bitterness
of spirit, however; for the overcomer
must develop the fruits Of the Spirit
of Christ-meekness, gentleness, pa
tience, long-suffering, brotherly kind
ness, love.-Rom. s:9; Gal. 5:22, %.
The New Commandment.
The Christians first victory is In
himself, overcoming his natural pref
erences, his weaknesses, and the world
ly spirit. He should be ready to waive
personal preferences where no princi-
pie is involved, but never to compro-
mise principle.
We can see what injury the compro-
missing spirit has wroughtwhen we look
back to the time when the bishops of
the Church began to call themselves
Apostolic Bishops, when the creeds of
men began TO be substituted for the
Word Of God. No matter who may
seek to teach us, we should not accept
that teaching unless we can prove it
by the Scriptures.-2 Timothy 3:16, IT:
Galatians 1863 "a.
Those who aspire to be faithful disei-
pies of Christ must keep His COM
mandments. While the Master fully
endorsed the Ten Commandments Civ
en- to Natural Israel, He made It plain
that their essence was contained in
the one broad command, "Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart with all thy mind, with all thy
soul, and with all thy strength; and
thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy
self" Then to His disciples He said,
"a new commandment give unto
! you, That We love one another as
have loved you."--John 1884, 35.
This means sacrihcial love; for our
Lord laid down His very life for 9TH
ers. Therefore His true disciples will
gladly lay down their lives for the
brethren. They will love and desire to
help all who love the Lord. They will
be forgiying and long-suffering with
one another's weaknesses and frail-
, ties.
/ Otherwise they cannot remain under
the benediction of our text. This does
not mean that they are to ignore se-
. rious faults in the brethren, but that
! 50 long as any give evidence OF trying
to do the Lords will they should be
patient with such Moreover, they
should continually cultivate thankful
ness Of heart. Thus they win ever -