Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-26
.CHR|sT'S BIRTH ENDED
PROMISE OF 1900 YEARS
Was Condcsccnsion of the Di-
vine TO Meet With the
Human.
GODS GLORY YET INCOMPLETE
Rev. &. j.. King Tells Grace Cove
nant WorShippers Tint World
Peace Is Dream Until Lust for
Power CCnNcn.
GLORY to God in the highest"

GLORY to God in the highest"
This Christmas song is the first
Interpretation OF what Christs birth
would mean to the world and 10
heaven. These angels were Gods
ministcring servants. sent forth to
represent heaven. Their intcrpreta-
ton was heavens interpretation"
Rev. c. l.. King. pastor OF Grace
Covenant Presbyterian Church. stated
last night.
There were two great thoughts in
heaven that day. The frs, thought
was God is Slorit'ed in the birth
OF Savior. and the second thought
was peace on earth"
Christs birth GlorIned God in that
it fulfilled Gods promises that had
stood for 1000 years and His plans
that had stood since the beginning.
Christs birth Eloriaed God since It
was a condcsccnsion of the divine to
meet with the human. There may
be humiliation in the divine be-
coming human, but there is also a
tremendous glory in STOPPING TO con-
quer."
Christ glorined God in His life.
Christ as man was under the law.
subject to temptations such as man
The heavenly host sang glory to
God not only because OF the glory
OF the Savior's birth and life, but
also because of the glory TO God
in the death of Christ. The death
OF Christ was n revelation of the
righteousness of God. The trouble
with modern theories OF atoncment
is that they ignore real problem.
the problem OF how God could he
just and Justify the unEodly. The
death OF the Son Of God is Pauls
answer to that problem. Christs
death further Elorificd God. since II
revealed the depths of Gods love.
Writer'S may speak OF the love OF
God revealed in nature. but it is like
offering an April shower To prove
there is such thing as water when
an ocean is nearby.
Gods glory is not yet complete,
even though the Savior has full
filled Gods promises and in His life
and death brought great glory to
Cod Gods glory will be like an
unfinished oratorio until employer
and cmployc. statesman and student
Join the angelic host that still sings
GLORY TO God in the Highest"
Christ glorincd God In opening tho
to God as Father.
The second great thought in
heaven that day was peace on earth.
1t flows out of the first Chris, In
clarifying God made peace possible.
DO you ask why peace is still "a
dream? 1t is because Gods glory
is incomplete. AS long as the world
worships mammon or power in the
place of God. His glory is incom-
plete and peace on earth is .conse-
quently n dream. AS long as nations
in their policies disregard n righteous
God and Ills righteous principles His
glory Is incomplete and peace is far
off. AS long as men play with fire
they will be burnt. When men and
women glorify God as the angelic
host did on the first Christmas Day,
peace shall he as Z river and right
eousnoss az the waves OF the sea-"
Tho challenge that comes To us to-
day Is to complete Gods glory that
peace may come to n bleeding world.
O tho thrill of that challenges! The
thrill OF the crusaders In taking tho
Holy Land cannot compare with tho
thrill of the challenge. Take the
world for peace" Ii Is the challenge
OF weary God. II Is the challenge
to Christianity today. Tho torch
that was carried high on Calvary has
been handed to the church by
pierced hand. Will the church allow
it to burn low? or will the church
today by the compelling power of
tho old, old story bring n lost world
to glorify God in the highest, that
peace may relgn wherever the sun
doth his successive journeys run?