Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-24

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salo OF David: "Wherewlth should he
reconcile himself unto his Master
should IT. not be with the heads of
tnese men?' Clearly, the thought was
not that David would lay aside his en-
NIFTY against Saul, but that David
would lead Saul to lay aside his en-
nifty against him, by turning against
the Philistines in battle.
Again, Matthew 5 "a reads. "Teave
there thy gift before the altar and 90
thy way; first be reconciled to thy
brother and then come offer thy Gift !"
Inc idea is not that the man at the
altar shall lay aside his displeasure
against MS brother. Instead, it is the
Drother who has somewhat against
MIN and reconciliation is brought
ABOUT when the brother is led to Law
aside his displeasure,
50, in v 10 of our text. where Pan,
says: when we were enemies we
were reconciled to God by the death
OF his Son." he can have in mind onlv
coos laying aside Of his enmity against
US.
rms is brought out by the fact that
Y. 10 is parallel to '. 9, where he
speaks Of "heing justified hy his
Dlood.' justification is certainly
ooo action and we conclude that rec
onclliatfon, which corresponds to it
IN our text, is also Gods action.
enemies of God.
again, Paul speaks of our being Cen
emies." Many hold this is to be IN
derstood actively, representing men as
matters Of God" But we submit If Is
10 De understood passively, showing
men to be "hated of God" This is in
accord with the reference, in the pre-
ceolng verse, to "the wrath of God"
from which sinners need to be saved.
moreover, such a sense of "enemies"
IS found In Romans II %: "These
eJeWs) are enemies for YOUR sakes.
out as touching the election, they are
loVed for the fathers sakes." Enc
miles, here, stands over against "be-
loved" so that it signifies "hated."
IL Will seem hard saying to some
tlldt 200 mas ever taken such an at
litude to men that he has needed tn
De reconciled. But the following wise
words by Doctor Clifford, q profound
SlDle scholar, are to be well pondered.
1T IS no figure but a deep and essen.
1al truth, that God hates sin: and
SINCE SIN is necessarily personal. the
sinner as such, /. e. so far as he will
-ully identifies himself with his sin. is
1ated OF God, his enemy. But God
owes everything lie has made. He can
lot love man as sinner, but he loves
lin as man, even when he is a sim
Ter. Human love here offers a true
lhalogy: the more father loves his
on the more he hates in him the
lfullkard, the liar or the traitor. Thus
dod, loving as his creatures those
7hOm he hates as self-made sinners
eVlses means whereby they may be !:
rought back to him.
men make much of their laying aside ::
heir enmity against God. Oh that !:
mere might dawn upon us the won ::
er OF the fact that God, through the ::
cath OF his Son, can consistently 1av ::
SIDE his wrath against his enemies ::
nd become reconciled to them, !:
Human Side of Reconciliation. !:
But now we are ready to emphasize ::
le TACT that there is also a MAYNARD ::
de OF reconciliation. It appears in !:
II of our text, which states that !:
trough Christ, 1--WE have now 70. !:
e1ved the reconciliation" ::
Well may Paul say we "joy in God" !:
hen, by our acceptance of Gods ::
ercy, the reconciliation is made mr. !:
lal! ::
My God is reconciled. ::
His pardoning voice I hear: ::
lie owns me for His child ::
l can no, longer fear: ::
WIN confidence I now draw nigh. ::
ana Father, abba, Father cry !: