The crowning work of Jesus Christ
in the earth is seen in the manifestation of His redemption of that people
which He has loved with an everlasting love. To this end he came into the
world, as is testified by the angel sent to Joseph to declare
his name, which is above every name, and his purpose, which
cannot be overturned. Joseph, thou son of David, fear
not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived
in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name Jesus. for he shall save his
people from their sins. It is impossible that a man could
have a right understanding of that which Christ came into the
world to accomplish without having a clear view of the object of
his redeeming work. The mainstream religion which
calls itself Christian in the present day is void of a comprehension
of the extent and accomplishment of that redemption. This is evidenced
by the fact that in the main it declares a Christ who has
sought to redeem all of mankind from sin and yet has failed to
accomplish the goal of that redemption due to the unbelief of some men. This is an unknown Christ as
far as the scriptures are concerned. Unless the angel who appeared
to Joseph was an error, then we must conclude that the object
of his redemption is utterly and completely redeemed. Only
in the fertile imagination of those who seek to deny the obvious
truth can a purchase be made which does not secure the object
for which the purchase price was paid. That object of his
redemptive work is the recipient of all which he has undertaken
to procure. His redemptive work culminates
in the justification of the object of his redemption. He came to
procure it. and he has procured it by his
own blood on Calvary. Thus Paul declares that we are
justified by his blood in Romans 5.9. His blood and nothing else
is the basis upon which the justification of the sons of God rests as pertaining
to the accusation brought forth by a broken law of which all
are guilty. This redemptive work which Christ
entered into was primarily for a testimony to the glory of his
grace. Thus Paul says, to declare, I
say, at this time his righteousness, that he might be just and the
justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. While Christ Jesus,
the eternal Son of God, is the subject of our song and the manifested
glory of the Father, worthy of all praise throughout the ages
to come, It is the object of his redemptive work that is called
in the scriptures, the joy of the whole earth. We read about
her in Psalm 48, great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness, beautiful
for situation, the joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion on
the sides of the North, the city of the great King. This city
is none other than the church of God, that bride in whom he
takes his greatest delight. It is for her that he came, for
her that he suffered, and in her that he rejoices. She is
the apple of his eye, the bride in whom is no spot nor blemish
which he favors above all others. She is said to be the joy of
the whole earth because she is filled with the joy of the Lord.
She is indwelt by him who is the giver of joy, being the antidote
of death. She is the very object of his
delight, for whom he created the world, giving her dominion
over it, and that one for whom he ordains every good and perfect
gift, and does order all events to occur in the universe for
her ultimate good. She is that one sojourner in
the earth who shall bear witness to his glory through the ages
to come. She is that one whom the Lord
has ordained to be that witness of His grace and mercy forever. She is that one who has been
given ears to hear the sweet refrain of the gospel of the
glory of the blessed God. If you would like a free transcript
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