The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-04

physical structure. marvellous though
II Is. eve are fearfully and wonder
fully made") but has reference purely
ito his moral being capable OF righte-
|ousaess ~ II inhered in God. Man
resembles God in the possession OF an
emotional nature; Man II made In
Gods image also In his possession Of
will; Man u made in Gods image a.
free being; the divine image In
man appears In his original freedom
from pin and inclination to righteous
nessi Immortality II . further mark OF
ysis<.s.s sFs0ea ~ ,nka-" ~ ~
Old English Theologians dealt with
mans conditions thus: /. Generation
meaning the creative work : De-
gcneration-rneaning mans fall in
Eden. 3. Regeneraton--havir refer
ence to Gods work Of recreation in
the soul. by which God again becomes
the spiritual Father OF men. This ex-
perience II figured in the Bible a. a
lation" (Coi. i:1s); a. a renewal"
(Col IS. 10Y. The provision by
which man Is restored to spiritual SON
ship grows out Of the love Of God,
(John S:1s).
When Peter ana John were arrested
ana brought before the rulers for
healing the lame man at the Gate
Beautiful, Peter declared that II was
through the name Of Jesus Christ tina.
the miracle had been wrought. and
added: He Is the stone which was
set at nought of you the builders,
which was made tho head Of the cor
ner. And In none other is there SAL
walton: for neither 10 there any other
name under heaven, that liz given
among men. wherein we must be
saved. We conclude. therefore, that
the saints OF the Old Testament times
were saved by faith in the Christ who
was to come, foreshado wing of
which they had in the rites and cere-
monies of the Mosaic religion, And
even before the law was given the an
tedtluvians and patriarchs had the
promises Of God OF the coming of a
Redeemer by whose shed blood ex-
piation for their sins should be made.
The fmpossibtlity of serving two
m asters Is a common fact OF life as
Wen as teaching of the spiritual life
The figure which Christ used had
primary reference to the position Of
bond-slaves. It Is easy to understand
that no such slave could render ac-
ceptable service to two masters. whose
wills would In all likelihood run
counter to each other. So In reference
to our service to Christ, we as bond
servants must give MIN UNDIVIDED al
legiance. Paul presents the same idea
in writing to Timothy when he says:
No soldier on service entangleth
himself with the affairs Of this HE;
that he may please him who enrolled
him as a soldier"
There Ia a great difference between
taking proper thought TOR the things
OF life. and being anxious concerning
them. which Is the idea presented in
the Revised Version. Anxiety il a
condition Of mental uneasineas aris-
ing from fear or solicitude. For the
Christian to do this Is wrong for rea-
sons which the text plainly indicates:
!. 1t is useless .. It is unnecessary.
3. II Is misunderstanding like those
who know no better Anxiety dimfshes
spiritual force. 1T sucks away the
thought and energy which ought to
feed religious impulse and endeavor.
II drains away the food stuff from
the higher nature" (Jowettl
God. tho Father Almighty. made the
world, created all things in 1t. created
man and redeemed him. All men
have participated in some OF his bies-
sings, and many have received the
benefit of the atonemert IN Christ
Christians owe It to God, and should
consider 1t a privilege, to renaer 10
him unstinted service. While men
must give Tina to . great many things
in life, all that they do should be shot
through with the principles of the
Kingdom OF God--then they can truly
know that they seek first things first.