Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03

universal Man has not only sub
mitted TO the limits OF the servant
but Hc has taken the place of the
criminal. Sin is crime before God.
and sin must he punished. This uni
versai Man. having become a Servant.
goes lower than the servants place.
and takes that OLA criminal before
God, In order that He may take our
guilt upon Himself, and give us free
dom from II all.
Now shall we go through the gate
and follow the surging crowd. stand
on the hilltop and look up into the
marred face. then listen and see IL
we cannot catch a little deeper note
stu OF the meaning OF the cross.
rather. forgive them. for they know
not what they do'--and Jesus could
make that prayer only while He
died. or after His death. or in virtue
OF His death. To take righteous
ness. and justice. and holiness from
COO would be to dethrone Him. How
can God forgive the guilty? How
can God be merciful without being
unjust for mercy is a species of In
justice? The moment a Judge be-
comes mcrciful he ceases to be lust.
and the moment he begins to be lust
he ceases to be merciful There Is
give. and that is by the gull. being
removed. and while Jesus Christ was
bearing the guilt OF sin. lie said.
Father. forgive. for am making IL
possible for My murdercrs 20 he for
given. Father. forgive upon The
merit of the atonement / am maxi
ing just now
Then listen, and we catch dcerer
note still, MY God! My God! why
hast Thou forsaken Me" Turn over
to another scripture. He tasted death
for every man. What is death?
Death TO the soul Is separation from
God. Depart from Me, We cursed
Ihat means death. And Jesus Is
now by His own choice tasting death
What is hell? Separation from God.
during the pangs OF hell.
Now we hear His tender words
Mother. behold thy son. Son, be-
hold thy mother and it Is in the
deeper meaning of the cross today
that the son beholds his mother, and
the mother beholds her son. Show
me spot on this earth where the
cross has not touched and you have
no home. no Christian fathcrhood. no
Christian motherhood, no Christian
wifehood. no Christian childhood.
". omen are chattels, children are
slaves. II Is through the deeper
meaning OF the cross that mother
hood has been redeemed. fatherhood
has been sanctified and childhood, sis
'erhood and wifchood have been glor-
lied. All these are CLEANS of the
glnrics Of the cross.
Then listen again. Father, into
Thy hands commend My spirit Il
In 20 81 oil IL 4,
left for Me to do Is just to commend
My spirit That is where the Chris.
tian's dying begins. He does not
have to taste death. II has been tasted
for him. He does not have 10 bear
the separation. from God. it has been
borne for him. He has accepted the
finished salvation through the merit
OF Jesus Christ. and when he comes
to tho end he finds II just the begin.
ming. Father, Into Thy hands I
commend My spirit That Is not
death. oh. no! Death Is scpara-
tica from God. But the Christian.
when he dies. is departing to be
with God. The time Of my departure
is at hand says Paul. and Paul got |
SO enthusiastic over the idea that |
he was almost extravaganza. for you |
remember that the word departure |
Is nautical term. II carries with |
II the idea OF lifting anchor and |
spreading sail. and going out OF the |
land-locked harhor intp tho open sea. /
Paul was not thinking about con-
traction. but expansion. and through |
the death CT Christ am going TO |
begin TO live. am going to lay |
aside this garment we call the body. |
and enter into the spiritual world !
with freedom i cannot have In !
this.
''Whils we are thinking OF the glory
OF the cross in It's deeper meaning.
let us reNd the rnuste or roll OF Yhsroas