The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-07

After our Creators had formed
heaven and earth, and all therein per-
feet, they then made man "in our
Image instiIling within him the
principles of Gods character, en-
abling him to appreciate his Master
and glorify Him as God wished mar
TO do.
In the Garden of Eden He placed the
man He formed out of the dust or
the ground. TO attend it, where he
might behold above, and all around
him the handiwork of his Creator,
and enjoy the blessings daily proEid-
ed for his comfort, with no thought OF
anxiety on his part, enjoying the
beauties and harmony existing there
in, which God created for his happl-
ness.
Only one command given. Thou
shalt not eat of the tree of knowl-
edge of good and evil. Thou shalt
not eat of it: for in the day that thou
eatest thereof, thou shalt surely
die" Gods test to the man whetheE
he would obey or would Wor-
ship his Master only, that he
might be accounted worthy of Para
disc entrusted to his care. But We
see the enemy of all souls sees his
opportunity, which he never wastes,
and in his subtle manner he turns
Ewes mind from what her Creator
had said and seeks to impress
on her mind the good qualities Oh ILLS
Iruit pleasant 10 the taste and would
lmpart wonderful knowledge to her,
and contradicting Gods word, Thou
shalt not die" he became triumphant,
and caused Eve TO fall in transgres-
sion, destroying mans happiness,
maFring ais image, dishonoTing his
God, bringing sin and death on all
mankind. Because knowing God as
they did. they glorified Him not as
their creator nor gave thanks.
Satan causing within them vain
reasonings and that wisdom from
above was now changed for the wis
dom from beneath, darkening their
minds, processing themselves TO be
wise. they became fools, and has
sowu the seed among the inhabitants
of the earth of confusion. to change
the glory of the incorruptible God, for
the likeness of things on earth.
Man did not. stand the test but
exchanged the love of God for a lie
and worshiped and served the crea-
ture. rather than the Creator" and
thus refusing TO have God in their
knowledge, he gave us all up TO a
reprobate mind, until the wickedness
OF man became exceeding great and
the imaginations of his heart evil
continually. Because the mind OF
the flesh is enmity against God; for II
is not subject to the law of God
neither indeed can it be- And we
cannot please and glOrify God in the
flesh and the result is death hath
passed on all mankind. The result
Of Eve being tempted. not of God, but
through the lust of the flesh, which
was not of faith. causing lawlessness
to trangress and bring upon man
kind the mind of the flesh, from which
proceed the whole catalogue of evils
existing in the earth, having Satan as
the father of them all, for the truth
abideth not in him. David said, II
thou Jehovah shoudst mark iniquities,
o Lord. who could stand % For
there is no man that sinneth not. All
we. like sheep, have gone astray and
turned every one to his way. All are
uncircumcised in heart; there is none
righteous, no, not one" 1t has caused
man not to understand or seek after
God. Since the fall mankind must
toll by the sweat of their brow. The
earth cursed, that it yieldeth not its
fruit in perfection or quantity. Ali
creation is changed. land grOaneth
and travaileth in pain until now.
Thus. we see man ruined by the fan
and sin fallen on his descendants,
God is dishonOred, misery. desOlatiOn
and death are the fruits of sin. Para
disc is lost to him because he was
exalted in stature" and his heart lift
ed up. Il have driven him out for
his wickedness" For that which
befalleth the sons of men befalletn
beasts, even one thing befalletn
them: as the one dieth. SO dieth the
other; yea. they have all one breath;
and man hath no pre-eminence above
the beasts: for all is vanity. All go
unto one place: all are Of the dust,