The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-17

InaI OI all WHICH ne mas given me,
should lose nothing, but raise it up
again at the last day."
That all are Christ's is evident from
the following proof: " He is the Lord
of all, Acts x. SO: both of the dead
and the living" Rom. xiv. 8. This
universal lordship is-1st, By Gift:
The Father loveth the Son, and hath
given all things into his hands. John
iii. 35. I'd, By Redemption: "He gave
himself ransom for all, testimony
in due time. Tim. ii. Z. Sd, By Cor
onation +" He was crowned with the
glory and honor of tasting death for
every man. Heb. ii. 8. 4th, By In
heritance: " He is heir of all things"
Heb. /. 2.
God promises to save all men. I" Ye
are the children of the prophets, and of
the covenant which God made with our
fathers, saying unto Abraham: And
in thy seed shall all the kindreds Of
the earth be blessed" (Acts iii. 25.)
God will fulfill his promises. For all
the promises of God in him are yea,
and in him amen, unto the glory of God
by u.s." Oh. Cor. i. 20.)
God makes oath that he will save all
men, and he will make good his oath.
For God sent not his son into the
world to condemn the world, but that
the world through him might be saved"
John i. ~
Jesus is the appointed means to &C
complish this end. "My meat is to do
the will of him that sent me and to fin
ish his work" John iii. ~ 1--WE have
seen and do testify that the Father
sent the Son to be the Saviour of the
world" Il John iv. 14.) "And 1, if L
be lifted up from the earth, will draw
all men to me-" John xii. 32.)
Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him, and given him name
which is above every name; that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in heaven, and things in earth,
and things under the earth; and that
every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ is the Lord, to the glory of God
the Father" philip. ii. 9-11.) What
God wills, he purposes; what he prom
ises, he makes oath to; and what he
makes oath to, he sends his Son to &C.
complish.
LIST. God can save every soul from
sin and will not; or,
I'd. God would save every soul but
cannot; or,
Sd. God can save every soul and
will. Which do you believe?
First. If God, who creates us all i'm
mortal, can save all and will not, but
saves only part, is he perfect in JUS
tice and lover Is he not partial God?
And yet what does his word sayp
Who will have all men to be saved
and come to knowledge of his truth"
II Tim. ii. A.
Os
and cannot, is he an omnipotent God ?
Is he perfect in power and wisdom?
And if he wills to, and cannot, because
man wills not to come to him, or the
"deyil'' tempt s, is not man or this my
thical "devil'' more powerful than God ?
Yet what says Ephesians i. $40?
Having made known unto us the mys-
terry Of his will, according to his good
pleasure, which he hath purposed in
himself that in the dispensation of the
fullness of time, he might gather to-
gether in one all things in Christ, both
which are in heaven and which are on
earth, even in him." Here we see that
God wills all to be saved; he has pur-
posed it; and finally he will bring it to
pass.
Third. What says the scripture?
Look unto me and be ye saved all the
ends of the earth; for am God and there
is none else. I have sworn by myself;
the word is gone out of my mouth in
righteousness, and shall not return; that
unto me every knee shall bow; every
tongue shall swear, shall surely say
In the Lord have righteousne s and
strength" Isaiah xiv. 22,23 ,24)
"And every creature which is in
heaven, and on the earth, and under
the earth, and such as are in the sea,
and all that are in them, heard say
ing: Blessing, and glory, and honor,
and power, be unto him who stitch on
the throne, and unto the Lamb, forever
and ever" REV. v. 49,
Now, kind reader, which do you be-
lieve? Do you believe that God is per-
feet, infinite in love, infinite in wisdom,
and almighty in purpose? Do you be-
lieve he had purpose in the creation
of man? If so, will this purpose fail?
Three postulates cover every possible
answer.