Angels, Redemption, and the Wisdom of God
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"Yet it is interesting to notice how our Lord did as it were pass and repass their shining ranks when he sped his way down to the regions of death and when he came back triumphant to the realms of glory thus in one place we see Jesus made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death and in another place we learn that the father raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places far above all principality and power and might and dominion." [00:48:55]
"Angels we know have often been messengers of God's will to the sons of men they have never shown any reluctance on the contrary great has been their joy to hear God's tidings down from heaven to earth and their sympathy even with fallen men with men who have grievously sinned and gone astray is shown by the fact that they rejoice over one sinner that repenteth more than over 90 and nine just persons that need no repentance." [00:03:47]
"Who can doubt that the angels had seen much of the wisdom of God in creation with faculties keener and more elevated than ours faculties that have never been blunted by sin they can perceive the various contrivances of God's skill both in the animate and the inanimate world doubtless as each new star has been minted by God as each planet has been struck off like a spark from the everlasting anvil angels those sons of the morning have lifted up their songs and have poured forth their peans of joy and gladness." [00:05:09]
"Since Christ has come angels are to be students of the manifold wisdom of God as revealed in his work towards his people preparing them for that grand climax the espousal of the church and the marriage of the lamb to come closer to the matter we must trace it progressively as though it were step by step that the angels pursued their study and acquired an insight into this manifold wisdom." [00:10:06]
"They must have already seen that God had created an order of pure spirits who served him faithfully and never sinned there was one form of wisdom displayed in that other spirits equally pure went astray and in the wisdom of God for there is wisdom in it these were suffered to continue astray reserved in chains until the judgment and on the angels perceived that God was about to make another intelligent creature not altogether spiritual but a spiritual creature that should be linked with materialism." [00:12:46]
"Herein is manifold wisdom that the Lord God should make so strange a creature that he should be formed of the dust of the ground and yet created in the image of God a creature that should know sin and whatever of pleasure there might be in it and yet be restored to purity and holiness a creature who though a while estranged in heart and guilty of rebelling with a high hand against his creator should return to its allegiance through the infinitely wise workings of God's spirit." [00:13:36]
"The wisdom of God is clearly seen by angels in this that though God was dishonored in this world by sin that sin has redounded to his greater honor satan when he led men astray and tempted them to rebel thought he admired the glory of God but he never did more palpably outwit himself as Augustine ventured to say of the fall happy thought so when we see how God's mercy and his love have shone resplendent through that dreadful breach." [00:19:20]
"Angels could not have conjectured this but when it was made known to them how could they refrain to chant fresh songs to the praise of him who could undertake so loving a responsibility it became necessary when Christ was our shity that he should afterwards take upon himself our nature oh how it must have surprised the angels when they heard that the son of God was coming down to earth to be born of a virgin." [00:22:41]
"Thus brethren though time and voice fail me permit me to say the whole history of our blessed Lord who is the head of the church is making known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places the manifold wisdom of God in such a way as they never could have otherwise seen it the wisdom of God is seen through the church in the Holy Spirit's work as well as in the work of Christ it is manifold wisdom." [00:31:29]
"Let us appreciate the gospel beyond all price imolument or honor how too should we study it if it be the research of angelic intellects is the church their school book whence they learn lessons of the divine wisdom because no science is equal to that of the wisdom of God in Christ revealed in his church oh be not ye converts ignorant of the word of God be not oblivious of the operations of God in your own souls." [00:37:26]
"Take courage ye feeble-minded ones and never fear again the sneer of the man who calls the gospel folly account him to be the victim of folly who despises this manifold wisdom shall I set the judgment of a poor puny mortal against the judgment of an angel i suppose that even Newton and Kepler and Loach and those mighty master spirits would be mere infants compared with seraphs those great men love to study the scriptures." [00:39:07]
"Unsaved men unsaved women if it wants manifold wisdom to save men then men's ruin must be very great and your peril must be very imminent if it amazes angels to see how God saves it must be a terrible destruction from which he saves them that destruction is coming upon you its dark shadows have already begun to gather around you how great your folly to refuse a salvation so wise to reject a savior so attractive as Jesus." [00:41:03]
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"Angels we know have often been messengers of God's will to the sons of men they have never shown any reluctance on the contrary great has been their joy to hear God's tidings down from heaven to earth and their sympathy even with fallen men with men who have grievously sinned and gone astray is shown by the fact that they rejoice over one sinner that repenteth more than over 90 and nine just persons that need no repentance." [00:03:47]
"Who can doubt that the angels had seen much of the wisdom of God in creation with faculties keener and more elevated than ours faculties that have never been blunted by sin they can perceive the various contrivances of God's skill both in the animate and the inanimate world doubtless as each new star has been minted by God as each planet has been struck off like a spark from the everlasting anvil angels those sons of the morning have lifted up their songs and have poured forth their peans of joy and gladness." [00:05:09]
"Since Christ has come angels are to be students of the manifold wisdom of God as revealed in his work towards his people preparing them for that grand climax the espousal of the church and the marriage of the lamb to come closer to the matter we must trace it progressively as though it were step by step that the angels pursued their study and acquired an insight into this manifold wisdom." [00:10:06]
"They must have already seen that God had created an order of pure spirits who served him faithfully and never sinned there was one form of wisdom displayed in that other spirits equally pure went astray and in the wisdom of God for there is wisdom in it these were suffered to continue astray reserved in chains until the judgment and on the angels perceived that God was about to make another intelligent creature not altogether spiritual but a spiritual creature that should be linked with materialism." [00:12:46]
"Herein is manifold wisdom that the Lord God should make so strange a creature that he should be formed of the dust of the ground and yet created in the image of God a creature that should know sin and whatever of pleasure there might be in it and yet be restored to purity and holiness a creature who though a while estranged in heart and guilty of rebelling with a high hand against his creator should return to its allegiance through the infinitely wise workings of God's spirit." [00:13:36]
"The wisdom of God is clearly seen by angels in this that though God was dishonored in this world by sin that sin has redounded to his greater honor satan when he led men astray and tempted them to rebel thought he admired the glory of God but he never did more palpably outwit himself as Augustine ventured to say of the fall happy thought so when we see how God's mercy and his love have shone resplendent through that dreadful breach." [00:19:20]
"Angels could not have conjectured this but when it was made known to them how could they refrain to chant fresh songs to the praise of him who could undertake so loving a responsibility it became necessary when Christ was our shity that he should afterwards take upon himself our nature oh how it must have surprised the angels when they heard that the son of God was coming down to earth to be born of a virgin." [00:22:41]
"Thus brethren though time and voice fail me permit me to say the whole history of our blessed Lord who is the head of the church is making known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places the manifold wisdom of God in such a way as they never could have otherwise seen it the wisdom of God is seen through the church in the Holy Spirit's work as well as in the work of Christ it is manifold wisdom." [00:31:29]
"Let us appreciate the gospel beyond all price imolument or honor how too should we study it if it be the research of angelic intellects is the church their school book whence they learn lessons of the divine wisdom because no science is equal to that of the wisdom of God in Christ revealed in his church oh be not ye converts ignorant of the word of God be not oblivious of the operations of God in your own souls." [00:37:26]
"Take courage ye feeble-minded ones and never fear again the sneer of the man who calls the gospel folly account him to be the victim of folly who despises this manifold wisdom shall I set the judgment of a poor puny mortal against the judgment of an angel i suppose that even Newton and Kepler and Loach and those mighty master spirits would be mere infants compared with seraphs those great men love to study the scriptures." [00:39:07]
"Unsaved men unsaved women if it wants manifold wisdom to save men then men's ruin must be very great and your peril must be very imminent if it amazes angels to see how God saves it must be a terrible destruction from which he saves them that destruction is coming upon you its dark shadows have already begun to gather around you how great your folly to refuse a salvation so wise to reject a savior so attractive as Jesus." [00:41:03]
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