11.07.2015 Views

Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

THE FIRST AND THE SECOND MAN.85tinue, and propagate itself in the maintenance <strong>of</strong>a visible kingdom, O " whose distinctive character andits very life should be the possession and communication<strong>of</strong> the truth. Should the Creator <strong>of</strong> manin His greatest CJ work be less powerful than Hisseduced creature in his fall ? and if the fall, pregnantwith falsehood, bore fruit through ages in awhole race, should not the recovery likewise haveits visible dominion, and stand over against theruin as the kingdom <strong>of</strong> truth ?It is as King ruling in the kingdom <strong>of</strong> truththat the Divine Word incarnate redeems man fromcaptivity, which began in a revolt from the truth,and in becoming subject to falsehood. All whoare outside His kingdom lie in this captivity ;18the life which He gave voluntarily is the price paidfor their liberation ; and as age after age, so longas the natural body <strong>of</strong> Adam lasts, the captivityendures, so age after age the liberation takes effectby entering into His kingdom. And this is themost general name, the name <strong>of</strong> predilection, whichboth in prophecy marked the time <strong>of</strong> Messiah theKing, and was announced by His precursor, and18 on fK TOV ®¬ov eV/xei/, Kal 6 K6o~p.os oAos fv T

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!