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the immutability of His council, He gave His only-begotten Son to
come to earth, to take the nature of man, not only for the brief years
of life, but to retain his nature in the heavenly courts, an everlasting
pledge of the faithfulness of God. O the depth of the riches both of the
wisdom and love of God! “Behold, what manner of love the Father
hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God” (
1
John 3:1
).
Through faith in Christ we become members of the royal family,
heirs of God, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ. In Christ we are one. As
we come in sight of Calvary, and view the royal Sufferer who in man’s
nature bore the curse of the law in his behalf, all national distinctions,
all sectarian differences are obliterated; all honor of rank, all pride of
caste is lost.
The light shining from the throne of God upon the cross of Calvary
forever puts an end to man-made separations between class and race.
Men of every class become members of one family, children of the
heavenly King, not through earthly power, but through the love of
God who gave Jesus to a life of poverty, affliction, and humiliation,
to a death of shame and agony, that He might bring many sons and
daughters unto glory.
It is not the position, not the finite wisdom, not the qualifications,
not the endowments of any person that makes him rank high in the
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esteem of God. The intellect, the reason, the talents of men, are the
gifts of God to be employed to His glory, for the upbuilding of His
eternal kingdom. It is the spiritual and moral character that is of value
in the sight of Heaven, and that will survive the grave and be made
glorious with immortality for the endless ages of eternity. Worldly
royalty so highly honored by men will never come forth from the
sepulcher into which it enters. Riches, honor, the wisdom of men that
have served the purposes of the enemy, can bring to their possessors
no inheritance, no honor, no position of trust in the world which is to
come. Only those who have appreciated the grace of Christ, which has
made them heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus, will rise from the
grave bearing the image of their Redeemer.
All who are found worthy to be counted as the members of the
family of God in heaven, will recognize one another as sons and
daughters of God. They will realize that they all receive their strength
and pardon from the same source, even from Jesus Christ who was