Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-27

assemblies, spiritual gifts, the resur.
rectiOn from the dead, different fac.
tons, the love feasts of the rich and
the poor. eating meat offered to idols,
law suits conducted before the heath
en-. the Lords supper and church
dicipline are discussed. Paul did not
himself write the letter. Sosthenes
acted as his amanuensis. In this let
ter Is the wonderful and immortal love
chapter (Ch. 13), and the magnificent
resurrection chapter (Ch. 15). Paul
recognizes many Of the good things
that have been done by the Corinthian
church (See Oh. w. 1-9), but goes on
to entreat the church against any
party spirit and factions wv. D-T.
His argument for church unity is
superb.
The only unity desirable or possible
Is that which Christ prayed for (JOhn
II :21). This is not u unity of opinion
or of organization, but a unity Of pur-
pose and power, the working together
of Delivers in harmony to attain the
great purposes of Christianity. 1T is a
unity of freedom and not Of compul-
sion.
I. The Power and Wisdom Of God.
wv. 1929. To a sin-blinded mind the
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,,od is mods INTO nc wisdo,n nnt ,ha
wisdom of m.n hu+ tho ,v;s,,om ,f Tho
Sn;rit II is ouch ~nre,chiny nc this
not ;s .tbo no,vor ~ cod" Il ho,
nroven itself The mower of Cod in orr
iives II. will ..dastrov RI. wisdom, AZ
the wise" md .brinr to nothinp the
understanding of ,he nruden," fIso
VA Of. Ter. 500. God is c%onston,lv
making foolish the " and wisdom
of this world. Philosophic research
after the nnknowable .tries tn make
II God of its own pattern but does
not satisfy the lonpinps of the human
heart" and Cod through the foolish.
ness of the thing nreoched is n,eo sod
10 "sove thom which believe" Tho
performing of n miracle faiath. 10 20,
md the Greeks seeking after wicdom
or n%b,losonhical ~r.asoninp ,s M match
for the Christ crucified whom ponl
proocbed The wisdom NJ mon IN com.
norison with the wisdom of God "a
tho fo,,;sbness of Cod 1.
wiser than thot of man ami the weak.
ness of God &c stro,rsr tb,p tb.t ,f
man Cod does n oond d.,I If nIov,n,
mon i,nnarfect Instruments
He donbt,ess often lonrs 70 nrod,,co
hatta, mus;c bronrh these b,mon IN.
strnments hut hard ne n ,s N raon
them neor to, concert n,tch vst bo ,s
n,tient md "unto Them which ore
coI,od both laws and crao,.s rhr,st
tho newer If Cod and tho wis,,om ~
Cod" - nrod,,cinc rho anthem ~ ol,rv
RI tho honor ,f his name
n ~. p~r..,h;,. .na p.u.. s p,,,
fvv Oh m IN 80, Tot,nr IN. pi,Io n.
q whole. we 500 IN n Gods nl,n ana
nurnosa with reya.d IN tho 200, ne
monkina The nroblem w.s NV what
meons tbis nurnosa could no nor
for,ned Tho whole ne ~ ma r.sto.
mont ;s n story of Cod worlinr - this
ora Tbon az tho host two In NJ, Nc
tory c.,nn 1as,,s tho con ~ Cod into
tba world and INV h,s aen,h IN Tho
crosse md hIs rasurr.ction wo or. oII
l,oupd to,o,hsr In ono snn,r,o, nm In
Tho cross ns the newer and tho wisdom
NJ Cod for salvation Tho symbol or
tho cross 10 q c,n,mon s;cht got rho
cro,t trutb which II svmho,,zos 10
often ohscnred Inv scholars and fa,ls
be lived Inv d%isc,nles God chooses
thosa whom tho wor,d rs,octs .tho
foolish " and whom tho world ro,ects
nc "tbe weok" Thase ora tho mac
tbot wore called even IN ponl,s dow
Tho nnrnosa of th,s c.I, 10 70 con,,,na
for 70 mt n shame, tho o,sinm ~
MON Tha most nowerfn, mnivo IN
Is the motive Of the cross
~, rho cross Is rho highest nroof ana
the strongest expression, of tho 1--we
of Cod for m.n . rho crosse wos
tho agent whereby atonemant wos
made for Gin. r., ,rhe tross shoxs ~.