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Christ the sustainer and support ot all spiritual life (John 15:4, 5). II. "For me to live is Christ"—life for Christ. The Christian's employment is in the service of Christ. "Whose I am, and whom I serve." Means 1. Recognizing ownership — to be Christ's, given over to His possession. 2.- Active service. "On duty!" "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" "My heart for Christ; my hands for His service!" (Rom. 12:1). III. "For me to live is Christ"—life with Christ. The Christian's joy is communion with Christ. Nothing so pleases as His presence (Luke 14:32). 4. In the ordinances. In all these the Christian needs Christ, sees Christ, hears His voice, feels His love, and finds delight (Sol. S'ong 2 : 3 ). IV. Finally, "For to me to live is Christ"—"is life like Christ." Life from Christ, life for Christ, life - with Christ, should result in life in- creasingly like Christ. 1. Resemblance. Therefore changed into the same image (2 Cor. 3:18). 2. Example, "Pressing toward the ma r k" (Phil. 3:12-14). "Unto a per- fect man" (Eph. 4:13; 1 Pet. 2:21, 22). Rev. Girard B. F. Hallock. Many of its principles are prefigured most beautifully in Lev. 25:47-54 and in Ruth 4. Qualifications and Offices A redeemer must be: 1. Nearest akin. 2. Able to redeem. 3. Willing to redeem. How happily these are combined in Christ, our Kinsman Redeemer. Then he must redeem, 1. By purchase. 2. By power. 3. By avenging the enemy. Our Redeemer has begun this work 1. In the closet. 2. In the-Word. 3. In the sanctuary. REDEMPTION By E. P. Marvin The history of our redemption is the most interesting, important and wonder- ful of all history within the range of human knowledge.
1. By Wh at Have We been Redeemed? By the precious blood of Christ, the most costly price ever paid for anything in this universe. Life was given for life, t he life of the Son of God for the life of man. 1 Pet. 1:19; Heb. 9:12; Gal. 2:20. "Mine, mine was the transgression, But thine the deadly pains." 2. From What Are We Redeemed?
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The curse. Gal. 3:10-13. All iniquity. Tit. 2:11-15. Bondage. Rom. 8.15. The evil world. Gal. 1:4. The flesh. Gal. 5:16. The devil. 1 John 2:13.
The fear of death. Heb. 2:14-15. Wrathy to come. 1 Thess. 1:10. Judgment peril. John 5:24. 3. To What Are We Redeemed? We are fully restored to righteous- ness, Sonship and Joint Heirship with Christ and glory in the new creation. Rom. 5:1; Ps. 103:3-5; Rom. 8:16, 17. He will cast out the usurper by power. Luke 11:21; Rev. 20.1, 2. He will avenge us as our goel. Luke 18:7, 8. He will remove the curse from the lost inheritance and purify it and bring in his fellow heirs. Rev. 22:3; Isa. 35:1, 2; Matt. 5:5. He will bring our glorified souls and bodies into this "better country" for bur eternal home, soul, body and creation "born again." The body redeemed at the. coming of the Lord, with joy, glory and song. 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rom. 8:23; Isa. 36:19. Thus, soul, body and creation lost by the First Adam, are restored by the Sec- ond Adam. 4. For What Are We Redeemed? To glorify God. 1 Cor. 10:31. Sent like Christ. John 17:18: To be pure and zealous of good works. Tit. 2:11-18. Our great commission and mission is to publish the gospel and rescue the per- ishing. Mark 16:15, 16. Lockport, N. Y.
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A Christian gentleman once told me of a friend of his who was a philosopher and a sceptic, and he tried to persuade him to become a Christian. But the sceptic replied: "Why, sir, if I should
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