The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-24
DMENTRUTR
The One Great Lesson Revealed
by the Teachings of
the Savior.

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eliminating solemnity the laws Of
Holy Scripture as laid down by Moses
and the prophets. His judicial and
conVicting work was sub~ordinated to
the transcendent g~raciousness and
compassion of his ministry, but those
who suppose it was entirely absent,
or who underrate the sterner aspects
of the Gospel, should recall that he re-
established Sinai in every human soul.
Cursed by the hayward impulses of
their unregenerated spirits, men were
scandalized and agitated by the vision
of excellence in revelation, in contrast
with their actual ~reprobate and de-
graded condition. Their eyes gazed
on the stars above, their feet were de.
tained in the clay beneath, helpless
and distracted. They longed for a De-
liverer who could end the breach be-
tween what they were and what they
knew they ought to be.
Then came the Christ, the Desire
of all nations, to show that law and
love were one in the Fathers pur-
pose; that both were given as a unity
to save and bless, not to r~epudiate and
condemn. The allcomprehending af-
lection Jesus ~incarnated presented this
vital truth with such overwhelming
sweetness and attraction that he left
US without reason for our evil conduct,
or a sufficient answer for our failure
to obey the eternal will. Yet he con-
sented to spare the guilty, and where
punishment might have been fittingly
inflicted it was patiently restrained.
Showed Men the Truth.
Every word and action of the Re-
deemer during the days Of his flesh
were bent to the softening of hard
ened hearts, the tanning Of fiery tenn
pers, the subduing Of stubborn wills.
the reconciliation of alienated of
spring. Those, who in ignorance and
In the despair which ignorance fos-
ters, had contended against heaven.
were now shown that their Judge was
their Friend; that further resistance
became treason; that the goodness of
God was meant to move them toward
repentance, and to enable them to full
fill the glorious aims OF their exist.
ence.
When a man is held captive by brig
ands in a mountain cave, he is unable
to respond to the call of his king for
help against the invader. It is not In
fidelity in him If he does not appear
to aid in the rescue of the state. But
If his ransom has been paid, his bonds
snapped, and he Is once more a free
man, if he should then turn back in
the day Of battle and betray the cause,
his blood is on his own head.
Think Of the commonwealth Of God
to which we are debtors, of it's pres
ent necessities, of its loud cries for
help, of the millions at home and
abroad who literally perish for lack
of knowledge. Think again that the
risen Christ is In the midst of the
church, ay, in your own souls fur
thest depths; that his life may be our
life, his omnipotent redemption our
endowment. And what answer have
we for lingering and hating when
his trumpets sound the advance?
Awake, thou that ~sleepest, and arise
from the dead, and Christ shall give
thee life. He cannot be one thing for
himself and another for his brethren.
Wherever he is there is liberty, in
him We are Gods husbandry, through
him we can overcome individual and
social sin and selfishness, and make
mankind to share in the domestic pro-
lection and bliss Of the one fold and
the one Shepherd.
Lesson to Be Learned.
Caiaphas was far worse than PLATE.
when both c~onspired to STAY the no
blest benefactor that time has known,
because Caiaphas had been the crea-
ture of truth which he scorned and
of light which he called darkness.
Those to whom this message comes
have a greater truth and light than
Caiaphas enjoyed. They are forever
associated with him who said, IF 1
had not come and spoken unto them,
they had not had SIM" Encircled by
all his offers they plunge into the gulf
in the full blaze of heavenly radiance
and privilege. The lesson is this:
Avoid as you would a fatal pestilence
any trifing with the most solemn
and awful facts which arise out Of this
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