evidence of this is on all hands, but while this translation expresses a truth, there is a larger truth in another version, which is this: " Fo o ls mock at a guilt-offering (asham) and among the righteous a pleas- ing thing."-—Young. True, fools do mock at a guilt-offering, at the offering of the blood of sacrifice in lieu of the blood of the sinner himself. But more: "Wh en thou shalt make his soul (nephesh) an offering for s i n " (asham). Isa. 53:10. The guilt-offering and the offering for sin are the same in both passages. When we combine- them, we have the startling truth, "Fools mock at the soul of Jesus poured out as an offering for sin." Can blasphemy reach thus far? Unspeakably sad is it to say that this blasphemy has Clothed itself with ecclesiastical garb and masquerades as an improved theology. Sinners in all ages from Gain to now have mocked at the blood of sacrifice. 'Not until sinners ' ' look on Him whom they have p i e r c e d" will the open blasphemy cease. Some years ago, in a central state, this theme of Xiife in the Blood was presented at a Sunday morning service. There sat near the door the Superintendent of the Schools of the little city. As he left the church, he said to a friend as he passed, "There's too much blood in that for me." The Professor takes his • place among the fools who mock. Can we by largely strained imagination picture a familiar Bible Scene with one more figure added? Can we bring before us the Kingdom in miniature as it was presented upon the mount of transfigura- tion? Can we there see the King as He will one day be in the full glory of His regal splendor? Can we picture there Moses, who represents the risen ones, and Elijah, who represents the translated ones? and can we see Peter and James and John, men in the flesh, as there will be living men in kingdom days? And can we now make out another form, our little
Professor?. And can we see him ¿train his ears as he listens to Jesu^ and Moses and Elijah? Yes, and as he overhears their words, his lip curls, and he turns away and says, " T h e r e 's too much blood in that for m e , " for they are speaking of " H i s decease which He is about to ac- complish at Jerusalem." Can we imagine yet another scene? By some colossal error, our Professor • has strayed among the heavenly host. He be- comes a listener to the Song of the Re- deemed. " A n d they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the e a r t h " .. . . And as our little Professor listens, his lip begins to curl again and he turns away from heavenly harmonies, saying ' ' There's too much blood in that for m e . " The blood of Christ will admit to heav- enly glories, or it will forever bar the way. "Behold ye despisers, and wonder and perish.'' Redemption is in terms of man's essential nature, and sin which strikes at the life must be atoned for by life. " God does not love because Christ died: Christ died because God loved," and the resurrection of His body was receipt in full for all the law's claim. " Wh o was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being de- clared righteous."—Rom. 4:2o, Young. " B u t if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him; know- ing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death no more hath dominion over him. For the death that he died, he died unto sin once (for all): but the life that he liveth he liveth unto God. Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto ,sin, but alive unto God in Christ J e s u s ." Rom. 6:8-11. R. V.
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great joy, which shall be to all people," and the multitude of the heavenly host praised God for it and sang, "G l o ry to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward me n ." Unable to find words suitable for its description, Paul call's the precious gift simply ' ' unspeak-
The gift of God, of which the Holy Spirit causes Paul to speak with such ecstacy, is His only begotten Son. Quietly and simply He came into the world, the babe of Bethlehem, and yet, the angel an- nounced His coming unto the shepherds abiding in the field as "good tidipgs of
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