The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-17

OF sin, not to the nighttime;
but TO the pay. to the Reign OF
Heaven"
Eighteen centuries z our Lord said
world. but that men loved darkness
rather than light tJohn ) IL . :i9-el)
Only a few yet recognize Him as the
true Light But eventually He Will
world" John l:s.) Indeed, His Church
are invited to become associated with
Him as ~lampbearers and II faithful in
permitting their light to shine now, they
Sun of Righteousness which shall heal
the world with lis beams. Out Lord
pointed this out in the parable OF the
Whea, and he Tares. He declared that
the wheat into the barn and that then
should 'the righteous shine forth as the
sun IN the Kingdom OF their Father
have SMs'' asn ca. az 10 10 h.. A!as and ,Aa ascs go t tns
wonderful teachings Of the Divine Plan
BLOOD ON the D%oorposts All Might.
The israelites were instructed that
the blood OF the lamb must be sprlnkled
on the doorposts and the lintels OF their
all who, would belong to the Household
of Faith must believe In the precious
blood Of Christ, and thus be justified by
iaith' irrespective OF denomination. To
the Household of Faith but II would
not determine whether or not we would
be OF the First-horns. The Very Elect.
ne saints. the Royal Priesthood. have
or Fatth-not by reason OF natural
years. but by reason of spiritual develop.
ment. They are priests. elders. In the
sens. OF their priinacy OF devclopmen,
III me Ch1Ynp faF -1itraN ~ rl.4p u.
deemer. which also ind!cats their faith
and obedience.
We cannot emphasize too strongly the
tset tnat this is the Scriptural teaching.
we are not merely to believe that Jesus
hSed: that Jesus died We are especially
70 believe that He died SPECIFICALLY
tne Just for the unjust" and are to
aICept II share Of the redemption
TThnaI'a, RE secured by His precious blood
me sprinkl!ng OF the blood UNION the
aoorposts In the type implied public con-
Less.on or the precious blood OF the Lamb
o. eod' IN HIS death and in its efficacy
lot us. which is thus signi,ied.
u VIII be remembered tina, tho Is
rsei,tes were enjoined against going ON,
OF the house during the night Tor when
me Lord would pass through 10 smile
me Egyptians, He would see the blood
upon nntels and doorposts, and wouii
not 'hr DESTROYING arre, N COM
me Their houses. tExodus I2:I-i9) Thc
inlunc,ion that those under the door
sptI'N!eu WIN blood should not 20 out
lot LOT under II during that night had
special application and force with re-
spect 20 the first-borns. AntityDicsliy
i signifies that II anv OF us who are OF
ne rirst,oorns should go ont from under
the niooo' IN the sense Of denying the
merit, we efficacy. OF the blood u Jesus
me penalty of such a course would h.
aeatn-'he second Death-hopeless ex-
JUNCTION 6:4-S: lO:.S.3l.
Eating the Lamb.
As the blood OF the lamb marked the
nousehoid OF faith. not merely the ,rs,.
oorns or that household. so the eat,n, ~,
the lamb was NOT merely for Tho g.
oorns, but for all the household Go o,-
Lord said, MY flesh is meat ,ndeed".
INC again This Is the Bread which
s.h upwn from Heaven he that ea,eth
o:53' os) In other words. no, only Was
u necessary that Jesus should die %
ner!tortous Sacrifice, bu, II k a,"
Necessary that all who would have prof,
,hrough his Sacrifice must feod uno,
sacrifice. "'''' 81 i''s
Inc eating of the lamb pictured ~
bhy .pd ! 20 re appropriation, by tho House.
anh interests which were forfei,cas nrs
Adan's d'sohedience and redeemed ~
Jesus death. In other words 4, .E
from sir. We eat by "u w, Justihcation
fore are said to Ice djus, issd w mere,
sy am We are permitted to count ', onr.
through the merit OF Chris,Ss' rtvor
even as We were debarred fror pi ~ !,
gavor through the demerit Of Adnp,I.
the apprecIa sS,ns o. ne lamb signifies
APPROXIMATION OF them 10 orrsel ano ne
Sore We eat. the greater il our 4 ne
H. AZ "srs,actlon in respect to our free.
uonn from condemnation and orr reen,
statement In Divine favor throuy, reh,
merit Of our Passover Lamb ''o"s' INC
The blood Of the Now C.
Yea, by. year FOR more th,, ,,x..,.
10y, Divine decree--nSt rne pAssoNef
INC. or the lamb and the eourrne SaG,,
1 p me same night. after me dnnoi :
dition usnn sprink,ed with blood bur- nd.
ing That Passover fesss, days follow,
ne JOYS and retoic'nrs. tho b",,I.
ma razor OF relationship 10 cod ShS,ng'
upon me merit OF the Passover ms''
~. s1crlhce and the eating thereo,,' ann
we Jews Understood NOT the :. 70,
mai thotn ey Old II was not necess,rx
would he granted. . the explanation
whln"hh' ON que time cam. on the Mich, ~
OF tbe 3soor t."rd was betrn vcd~thaA ~ W
ne very night Of the me nrI' mont"
1rrSe RED about Him Ills '1 f~ci W.s',r s.tn.
OF roo :, " ,hrir usual rassnye e. 'p"r,i"S
'"rb'nced what We familier'vrr ."r,
''on or IRE a~rtitvnica, pas.oNn 'hooIiza
, wa u Lord ir~'roJucoS yeas ,
III '.aWe OF the Jewish c.ran,n,,o ,nt,
tho,cbt JmWars, to- carry Out Tho ~ =,
sen,'nr , gu, on a h,sh"r plano. as rnn ,"s,
~ ne matter Instead Of he ''n', ,H
wouin ne the unlearenod i've Il n,''
sem.,ne our Lords flesh Tb,e
To- His Anos'Ics SAY IN, ..I"'G.
- NY rodv, Which IS r,,,r f,r y,nu,
90 .,oVp ~ remembrance If Nc" uuI,
.lsl me eating Of fhu' unio,,,''n
bread represon,.i tho'r an,,,,', 't"l''
anemsr''es or N" MART ~ ChrI.,s = ~
h"n.-thcir ~iust'Nra''on bv f,,,b ~ S''r''
-. men our Lord added - r,w f.,,,ro
M ,,up'. For whun an har'ryore ,r,,b,
rmL.hnc or me hrend, nigh, ~ro,ltzo ,us
thcaOon through the merit of Itt.
nee yet only n certain class or hold
we're invited 10 n0r'1ka OF ,ho hroo,
Tn" Gun represented death prji,.,u,
nnder IN" Jewish Law tho par,olimg ~
blood would represent blood.rul,in,s",
or tSnrns'hilttN for tNs ,ietth L,,it
'ruS iT:1o-li Hut Our r,vI ,,, ~
d's"'n'es fruit OF the v'ua as s,,nb,u
~ HIS blood and Ne urpcd WYNN ,bn,
VS. IMPROVISATION snv'nr ""rhts rur T.
the New Testament IN Wv blood ",hto,
IS shed for YOU" and "rnr many "Iriri
We All Of it'-IMke - -" Matthew
THIS invitation to drink oC ~. h,.n,
signifies y participation with Christ, a.
HIS members In u Snrr'nrr of ,arthl,
life earthly interests. homes. aims am
hit'ons-e everything An who arC.p, I'M
invitation u drink or Hts blood therein,
! pledge their lives IN the same s.r,ic,