Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-01

one phase Of that work: but, taking
the whole Word of God and dividing 1t
Alright, the full work Of Jesus Christ Is
presented. In this passage that work
Is quite fully presented in the three
told picture given.
The Incarnation. !
I. The incarnation of Jesus Christ
Is clearly presented in the words. He
appeared to put away sin by the sacrl-
!! fee Of himself" The fact of that ap-
pearance no Christian denies. Just
now the papers are full Of war news
about Bethlehem where that appear
ance was made. Why did he appear?
Was it to give to the world the super
man, sample of moral uprightness,
to make possible the sacrificial life. to
provide a victim Of the opposition OF
wicked men? Some say, yes, to all
this, but this passage says he came
ito put away sin by the sacrifice OF
himself" There was purpose In his
appearing. Elsewhere we are clearly
= told that he came into the world TO
give his life a ransom for many" From
4 !
>, Of Jesus as to the business on which
:. his father hath sent him to the last
= DAYS of his life when his face was set
on going to Jerusalem to die for the
world, that purpose was the distinct
. and dominating principle Of his life.
II 2. In the words, "once offered to
II bear the sins of many" we have thu
m historical fact Of the death of Jesu!
h Christ. Again, it is most interesting
y to note that the daily papers are tell
III ing us of the taking Of Jerusalem b.
lie the English, the very location of tn
is sacriticial atonement. In this offering
De we have the fulfilment of the Old Tes
In lament picture of Jesus Christ, as Civ
n, en- by Isaiah In the fifty-third chap
le- ter of his prophecies. This was tn
accomplishment Of the purpose Of hi
y incarnation. Then q fountain wa
70 opened for uncleanness, full provisio
cd being made for the taking away {
se the sin of the world.
Us, His Second Appearance.
- 3. But the third part Of the wor
,bo of Jesus Christ Is presented just 1
ION distinctly us the other two, in Il
+he words, ''He shall appear the secor
Al time without sin unto salvation" Wi
no. practical unanimity men are willing
hat accept that Jesus Christ appeared
,o,4 Bethlehem about nineteen hundr
18th years ago, that he grew into matl
orc ity and died as described in the Bibl
and but when an intimation is given tn
trv he is to appear on this earth seco
tho time there is immediate skepticiS
IN and sometimes virulent denial. B
tho here is the statement as clear as It
On. possible to make it-"and shall appe
+b;s the second time" The first time
ola. came as babe in an obscure pla
ond and Yielded himself to the Oppositi
tho of sinful men even to the sacrifice
The his own life. The second time
mo. will appear without sin unto salvati
w The first time he appeared with S
being made sin for us that we mi:
-. be made the righteousness Of Gou
va" him. The second time he is to app'
~ without sin unto salvation; or,
oe might say, unto the completion Of {
tard n''eA> soy
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The time of this second coming
tho not known, but 1t Is the great event
the the future, and signs are increasing
sion. number and significance that t
! of event is not far distant, and it mi
used be that in connection with the rec
ding ery of Jerusalem where Jesus CHI
fact was incarnated, where he died.
age from where he assembled into hea,
this that he may come with his saints
cant the glorious king, the heir Of the thr
with, of David. and reign in righteousI
this forever.
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