All the members were present. The minutes were read and approved. The committee on the signs of the times reported. Sin and suffering have a legal connection in the divine government. The soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Death is the wages of sin.
This penalty legally due to sin can be removed only by the satisfaction rendered to violated justice by the Lord Jesus Christ. He that confesseth and forsaketh his sins shall have mercy. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. Ignorance of God and of His word. This ignorance arises from a culpable neglect of the Bible.