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The entire man is to be rectified in heart, speech, and behavior. The perfection of the individual, and, through that, the perfection of society, are the objects aimed at; and the consummation desired is the doing of the will of God on earth as it is done in heaven. THE ENTIRE MAN IS TO BE LECTIFIED IN HEART SPEECH AND BEHAVIOR THE PERFECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THROUGH THAT THE PERFECTION OF SOCIETY ARE THE OBJECTS AIDED AND THE CONSUMATION DESIRED IS THE DOING OF THE WILL OF GOD ON EARTH AS IT IS DONE IN HEAVEN
ace in the Christian system is held by atonement, the great atonement made by Christ, it is unnecessary to say. Nor need we enlarge on the extraordinary power it exercises over the human heart, at once filling it with contrition, hatred of sin, and overflowing joy. We turn to Hinduism. Alas! we find that the earnest questionings and higher views of the ancient thinkers have in a great degree been ignored in later times. Sacrifice in its original form has passed away. Atonement is often spoken of; but it is only some paltry device or other, such as eating the five products of the cow, going on pilgrimage to some sacred shrine, paying money to the priests, or, it may be, some form of bodily penance. Such expedients leave no impression on the heart as to the true nature and essential evil of sin. [Sidenote: Salvation. Sanctification.] Salvation, in the Christian system, denotes deliverance, not only from the punishment of sin, but from its power, implying a renovation of the moral nature. ION OF THE DIVINE LAW THE ETERNAL LAW OF RIGHT HOW IMPORTANT A PLACE IN THE CHRISTIAN SYSTEM IS HELD BY ATONEMENT THE GREAT ATONEMENT MADE BY THE CHRIST IS UNNECESSARY TO SAY NOR NEED WE ENLARGE ON THE EXTRAORDINARY POWER IT EXERCISES OVER THE HUMAN HEART AT ONCE FILLING IT WITH CONTRITION HATRED OF SIN AND OVERFLOWING JOY WE TURN TO HINDOISM ALAS WE FIND THAT THE EARNEST QUESTIONINGS AND HIGHER VIEWS OF THE ANCIENT THINKERS HAVE IN A GREAT DEGREE BEEN IGNORED IN LATER TIMES SACRIFICE IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM HAS PASSED AWAY ATONEMENT IS OFTEN SPOKEN OF BUT IS ONLY SOME PALTRY DEVICE OR OTHER SUCH AS EATING THE FIVE PRODUCTS OF THE COW GOING ON PILGRIMATES TO SOME SACRED SHRINE PAYING MONEY TO THE PRIEST OR IT MAY BE SOME FORM OF BODILY PENANCE SUCH EXPEDIENTS LEAVE NO IMPRESSION ON THE HEART AS TO THE TRUE NATURE AND ESSENTIAL EVIL OF SIN SALVATION IN THE CHRISTIAN SYSTEM DENOTES DELIVERANCE NOT ONLY FROM THE PUNISHMENT OF SIN BUT FROM ITS POWER IMPLYING THE RENOVATION OF THE MORAL NATURE
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