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own court. wifi not retract his just
sentence, Dying. thou shalt die.
Hence we would not be inclined TO
expect eternal life from him who de-
clares against us as a race that "the
wages of sin is DEATH"
That philosophy once seen is con-
vincing to the last degree. Briefly
stated, it is that by one man sin
entered into the world, and death by
sin; and so death passed upon all men,
for that all have sinned;" because all
except the first man were sinners
by heredity (Romans V, 12. In other
words, the sentence of death was pro-
nounced only against Father Adam
Everybody else who dies merely
shares in his sentence under the
natural laws of heredity. Then God
condescendingly explains to us the
philosophy of how that one mans sins
being met, the merit can be made APP
plicable to all of his posterity. so that
the death of one righteous man could
satisfy the claims of justice against
the race as whole.
The Wonderful Story.
But we inquire, where could the one
man be found who would be willing to
surrender his own life for that of
Adam and his race? And if such
generous man could be found how
could he, as a member of the condemn
ed race, be acceptable to justice as
mans Ransom Price? The Scriptures
again explain that no such man could
be found amongst Adams race, and
that therefore God so loved the world
that he gave his Son to be our Redeem
er. Then the query comes, Would it be
just for God to give his Son? And
the answer is Scripturally given, that
He set before his Son a great joy, a
high reward. and that the Son, fully
in accord with his Father, delighted to
do his will-"For the joy that was set
before him. endured the cross. despis-
ing the shame" (Hebrews xii, p. We
are assured that the reward for this
great transaction is great one. The
Apostle. after describing how our Lord.
our Redeemer, first left the glory of
the heavenly estate and humbled him.
self to take the human nature and was
then found obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross. then adds,
Wherefore. God also hath highly eX
allied 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 Lord, to the glory of
God the Father philippians ii. 9-13,.
aye Must Be Born Again"
AS we were all born in sin as the
children of Adam, all must be born
again if they would become the chill
dren of God. Many have failed to no.
tice the Scriptural teaching that out of
our race God intends to produce two
families of sons on different planes of
being. The one class. begotten and
born of the spirit will be resurrected.
be born spirit beings, like unto the
angels. The other class, begotten
again to human conditions, will ex
perience resurrection (Acts iii, 19-2D IA
vors, by which they will be recovered
from sin and death conditions aud ulti-
mately come to human perfection and
righteousness. These will not be like
unto the angels, but be like unto
Adam in his sinless condition before
the condemnation. The curse will be
removed not only from these, but also
from their earthly home, which will
then become as Eden, the garden of
the Lord - Paradise restored. Our
Lord pointed out the time of the
worlds regeneration. in full harmony
with ST. Peters words above cited,
saying to his disciples. "ln the regen-
GRAFTON We that have followed me shall
sit upon twelve thrones, judging the
twelve tribes of Israel (Matthew XIX.
81. The regeneration time. or resur-
rection time. has not yet come; hence
the apostles are not upon the thrones
of Israel; but instead, the twelve
tribes are still under the Gentle DOM
ination. And Gentle domination. in
Scriptural language. means the times
in which Satan is the Prince of this
world, who now worketh in the
hearts of the children of disobedience."
The apostles are not to sit upon the
twelve thrones of Israel until the Sec
ond Coming of our Lord and the bind
ing Of Satan and establishing of the
Kingdom; hence the time of ReStitu-
ton. or times of Regeneration. for
mankind are yet future When that
happy day shall have fully dawned it
will mean sweet release of the world
from the power of sin and death. to
which all but the sanity few are now
in slavery. In the Jewish order of
reckoning time night came first and
day afterward Thus the world has
already been passing through night
time of darkness, ignorance, supersti-
ton and sorrow. the results of sin and
death. But the redeeming merits of
Jesus have provided the Millennial
Day, which will soon be ushered in
and chase away forever the shadows
of sin and death No wonder the poet
sang,
20. hail happy day
That speaks all sorrows ending''
The Psalmist refers to the same glo-
rious day. saying. Weeping may en-
dure for night, but joy cometh IN
the morning"