The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-29
PULPIT.
SIN AtOnernent

ding OF Blood There Is No
Remission" Hebrews tx,
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one particular and some in another, but
corrupting the whole and bringing
death to all.
Sin Atonsmsnt.
Our minds agree to tho foregoing
We agree. too. that It Is proper that
the Almighty God should be just
God. that Justice should be 1.-THE foun-
dalton Of his throne" his Government
We inquire as to what Is possible In
the way of sin-atonement, by which
original sin might be offset and Adam
and all his race. who fell through dis
obedience. might be brought back to
Divine favor and be made again holy
and happy. as the angels. and recipi-
ents Of Divine favors. including eternal
life. The Scriptures answer this In
Quiry. telling US that we are right In
feeling that we are sinners; that we
are right In believing that Divine JUS
tice must DO met before reconciliation
can be effected. But they tell us that
God has moved first In this matter
that he did not walt for man to appeal
to him for mercy. but that, while we
were yet Sinners" he sent his only
begotten Son to be our Redeemer, to
bring us back into harmony with God.
The Old Testament is full Of assur-
ances that Gods mercy will ultimately
be manifested to mankind through
that Redeemer and through the nation
Of Israel. upon which he would confer
the special privilege and honor Of
bearing the Truth to every other ma
ton. The New Testament contains
the record that when our Redeemer
came, the world and his own nation
knew him not 1t tells that. In cruel
flying the Redeemer. the people Of Is
rael really fulfilled the Divine inten-
ton as foretold through the prophets;
that they thus slew the great sim
Offering. 1.-THE Lamb of God. which
taketh away the sin of the world"
And as we learn how to bring the
various testimonies of the Scripture
into harmony with each other, they
tell us that the Redeemer. before bless
Ing Israel. will accomplish another
work not generally known-the gather
Ing of Spiritual Israel. This the
Apostle styles 1.-THE mystery Of God"
The Restitution Of All Things.
The result of sin-atonement and the
return Of man to Gods favor would
not mean q changing Of men to spirit
ual beings, nor the giving to mankind
of heavenly home. but rather restl
tuition. Tho Eden home first provided
for Father Adam was Paradise, bu
1t was lost by his disobedlence. Tht
proposition Of the Scriptures IL tina
the great Redeemer will restor,
Paradise and enlarge 1t, making
worldwide. the home for not onl.
Adam, but his now multitudinou
progeny Of Twenty Thousand NIL
lions. The Scriptures abound witt
promises that Israel shall be rc-gath
cred and restored to Divine favor ant
be mado the fundamentally Of thu
Lord In spreading the blessings t
other nations. The Scriptures tell III
how the paradaisaical condition shall
be brought about. They explain that
the wilderness shall blossom as the rose
and the solitary place be glad. st. Peter
points US down to the Second Coming
OF Christ for the fulillment OF all
these great restitution promises. He
tells us that then Will come TO earth
times Of refreshing" He assures US
that the times of restitution OF all
things which God hath spoken by the
mouth OF all the holy prophets since
the world mas begun VIII tnen ma
accomplishment facts Ill, 19-2D.
n.t.sr s.orif;oes Than Those.
Rut now we inouire wbv this DELAY
Il, hr,no,no IN tho ..tmea or refresh
In, !" tho ..timas NJ restitution" WHY
d,d not the great Redeemer begin at
ono. to .ccomn,I.h tho work secured
NV h,s death at calvary? How can
r. he.- 70 delay s,nce be loved the
world M that he died for all. and
s,nco ho fulIv admits that the whole
cro.t,or :. IN main waiting for the
croo, da,,y.rorce made nossible nv his
s.or,eca pomons vii 10-22,p
m. sor,r,ur.. .nswer tho ouestion.
rhov ,e,, ns TINT the gathering Of the
Loot church dur,,o this cosneI Are M
a feature NJ tho Divine procram must
nr.coNa Tho hr,po,ny ~ restitution
h,oss,rc, to tho world They tell ms
Tho, Cod has ,mnosed spcc,ai crucial
TOT. mon ,hoae now called and cho.
son Ths,r Invitation IL 70 Joint. heirshiu