The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-01-19

ring mind look to the fifteenth OF First
Corinthians, where we can read the
comforting words as to the immortal
ity of the soul, which ends in triumph
20 death, where is thy sting? q
grave, where is thy victory? Thanks
be to God which giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ
Standing on the level with all OF
these is the famous eighth chapter OF
Romans. 1t is a chapter of triumph
from first to last, and best Of all, you
and l have power to share in all its
magnificent triumphant words. l con
fess utter inadequacy to enter into a
talk on the chapter verse by verse,
in the short space allowed for these
notes. For full consideration there
should be beginning with the first
chapter and working up to the majestic
climax OF the eighth The great
apostle Paul has carefully shown that
the natural man is in enmity toward
God and not willing to obey His COM
mands; also that left alone to work out
q salvation with no, divine aid and d.
rection. the effort would end in fail-
ure. Condemnation and thus loss of
eternal life confronts all.
Now the sun of Gods love and
strong arm Of support breaks forth in
the opening words of the chapter,
There is therefore now no condem-
nation to them which are in Christ
Jesus, who walk not after the flesh
but after the spirit" Then follows
"The spirit of Life in Christ Jesus
hath made US free from the law of sin
and death. God sending His own
Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and
for sin, condemned sin the flesh. If
Christ be in you, the body is dead, be-
cause of sin, but the spirit is life, be-
cause of righteousness" There we
are on the mountain top triumphant
over physical death and the sins which
we have committed in the past, and
power to move on over every tempta-
ton to final victory in heaven. Clouds
are swept away and the glorious sun
of Gods love and plan for our "re-
demption wraps US about. Think for
one minute what this all means. No
condemnation, no hell, no misgivings
as to the future after death; a spirit
right in us battling for us to keep us
right; thus our own efforts helped by
a divine helper; we are free from the
law of sin and death.
We advance in the chapter and find
more and greater things. 1t is said
that if we are led by the spirit of God
we come into the relation of sons of
God and thus "joint heirs with Christ
and full possessors of divine blessing
and love. With this full in view well
does the great Paul declare Il reckon
that the sufferings OF this present time
are not to be compared with the, glory
which shall be revealed in u.s." In US,
mind you, not in Jesus or some one
else, but you and me- Then read, "lf
God be for us who can be against us?"
"He that spared not His own Son,
but. delivered Him up for US all, how
shall He not with Him freely give US
all things Note, give you and me
freely all things How grand, how
comforting, how assuring.
Having given us the assurance of
this wonderful state of things, Paul
turns and asks, Having all this what
will you allow to separate you from
it?" He asks, "Shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or famine, OF
nakedness, or peril, or sword ?" May
in all these things we are more than
conquerors through Him that loved