Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-31

than they have all rebelled,. and worked
against God, trying to set UP the kingdom
of Satan. But how do you account for
the justice of mans punishment many
are asking. Well, If man was in the image
of God, and God told him about these two
powers, and warned him because He loved
him, to guard against knowing both good
and evil,, and man, disregarding all that
God had told him, Joined himself to Gods
enemy, the serpent, then what could
God do but drive them out together? And
let me ask you this: II men whom God so
loved that, he gave His only begotten Son
to redeem them from their fall, deliberate
~ refused to accept what God has done for
them choosing rather to become drunk
ards, liars, thieves, hypocrites, and muir
derers In the name OF justice what ought
to become Of them? Is any man who does
not love God fit for heaven? DO you
think they wish to go there? They are so
far from such a thought, that in the end
the presence of God wfl be such terror to
them, they will say to the rocks and noun
tains: Fall on us to hide us from the
face of Him that stitch on the throne"
If they ask for this. do you suppose IT
will be denied them, and instead they will
be carried into heaven, where their agony
would be multiplied a thousand fold, be-
cause of the presence of God7
Where else would sinners go but to hell?
So we must conclude that it is right for
rebellious, ungodly men to suffer punish
nent; hence justice is recorded in the
text: 'And in Hades he lifted up his eyes,
being in torments." Here is where every
one Will lift up his eyes who fails to ac-
oept what God has done for him through
Christ. We must accept Christ for saliva
ton or be eternally lost. He Himself
says: HE that believeth not shall be
e.
neveth not hath been judged already, be-
cause he hath not believed on the name
of the only begotten Son of God" The
way to destruction is through wide gate
and down a broad way, as Christ tells us
in Matt. 1:13: wide is the gate and broad
Is the way that leadeth to destruction and
many be they that enter in thereby" But
how faithfully and lovingly He warns us
against this: Enter We in by the narrow
gate" Come unto me all We that labor
and are heavy laden" 81 am the way,
the truth, and the life,' Him that com
eth to me, 1 will no wise cast out" and
He that liveth and believeth on me shall
never die" How He loves sinners! Thank
God for the victory we have had in hiini
The fight is long and hard, but Christ will
finally overcome the devil and all those
who array themselves. with him. Then we
shall fully understand the record in Eph.
1:lS-3 or the exceeding greatness OF his
power to US ward who believe, ac
cotding to that working of the strength OF
His might which he wrought in Christ
when He raiseth Him from the dead, and
made Him to sit at His right hand in
heavenly places. far above all rule, and
authority, and power, and dominion, and
every name that is named, not only in this
world but in that which is to come, and
He put all things in subsection under His
feet, and gave Him to be the head over
all things to the church. which is his body.
the fulfllment of him that filleth all in
ALL"