Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23
Christ CONQUEROR
Ultimate Victory Will Crown the
World Work of the SOh
of God.
"He went forth conqupring and te

conquer. 81.
Time was when the church dwelt al
most exclusively upon the sufferln5e
and sorrows of Christ, and overlooked
his majesty and glory. 1t thought OK
him as the lamb Of God, and forgot
to think of him as ''the lion of the tribe
Of JUDAH" it thought of him as
weary man before his foes, and forgot
to think of him as mighty conqueror,
! who possesses invincible power: IN
the book of Revelation he Is represent
ed in the latter aspect. He is not rep
resented as coming to his kingdom. lie
! is already king. On his head are
many crowns. Once he was scornfully.
rejected by the people, who cried, 1.-THE
Crucifed! may his name and memory
be blotted out" Now everything Is
changed He rides forth "conquering
and to conquer"
To this vision Of Christ it behooves
us to turn in the present day when
the larger portion of the world Is con-
rulsed by fghtings without and fears
within. He is the one upon whom the
hopes of humanity center; the one who
is at the head of the forces which
makes for the establishment of the
kingdom Of God on the earth.
He is represented as taking the ag-
gressiye. Not satisfied with acting on
the defensive, he goes forth. Fills army
is not one of occupation, but of aggres-
sion. His presence as it's leader and
commander is inspiriting. Someone
has said that an army of sheep would
! have been formidable led by Napoleon;
for he would have transformed them
into lions. So we, catching the spirit
of our leader, became heroic, and go
forth with him to meet the great world
struggles, without fear.
He goes forth to conquer. This idea
! Is put in the strongest possible form
"conquering and to conquer" that Is,
victory succeeding victory. He tri-
umphs over all oppositlons, but not at
once. Many fierce struggle is called
for before the forces of evil are van
! quiShed. But the cause Of righteous.
ness will win in the end.
We follow a leader who has never
+ been beaten. He came into this world
to destroy the power of sin. 1t was
n gigantic struggle, and at first he
seemed to be baf1led. Looked at from
the human point of view his death
was a failure; but it was in reality
victory. BY it he vanguished sin
and death.
Through all his earthly life he was
q victor. He conquered disease; he
ruled the forces of nature; he cast
out evil spirits; he delivered men from
the power Of evil. Never once did he
60 down to defeat. The work of con-
quest which he began upon earth he Is
now carrying on with greater power.
The power by which Christ conquers
is the same as that by which he con-
quered when here in the flesh. lie
conquers by the power Of truth and
love. His weapon of conquest Is the
cross.
In the epiStle to the Hebrews Jesus
! IS represented as making zone sacri-
fce of sin forever" and then sitting
down at Gods right hand, from
hcnceforth expecting until his enemies
be made his footstool" (Chap. 1912,
! 13). His expectation of coming vic
tory Was based upon his sacrifice for
sin. He knew Of no greater power
than the cross. 1t was the highest
revelation of divine suffering redeem.
ing love, conceivable. No greater pow
er unto salvation can be brought to
( bear upon the hearts OF men. It is
! Gods utmost.
This is the weapon which we today
are to yield in the battle for righteous
ness. "The weapons of our warfare
! are not carnal, but spiritual" They
may appear to be feeble, but they are
"mighty through God to the pulling
down Of strongholds." The cross Is
! no failure. Following the crucified
we follow a conquering king.-Rev.
James N. Campbell, D. D.