The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-25

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For the present we suffice ourselves
With The general explanation that This
term nay NJ Judgment has been spri-
ously misconstrued by theoloGiaus and
10y the public. Il has beer used out
Of harmony with the %Scriptural usage.
II has been used out Of harmony with
reasonable. logical deductions. The
term Day Of Judgment is generally
understood L mean Day of Sentence
or Day OF Doom. In fact. Doomsday
is frequently used as a synonym with
out the slightest warrant. The term
Day Of Judgment signifies the Day OF
trial or testing; as in our text we read
that men shall give an account In the
Day of Judgment for every idle word.
The proper thought on the subject Of
judgment from the Bible standpoint
Is this: God created our first parents
innocent. perfect. and placed them on
trial Their Day OF Judgment was In
Eden. How long It would have lasted
had they remained faithful 10 God we
are not informed. but as soon as they
had diSObeyed the Divine command,
their day Of trial or judgment was
ended. and the sentence. Dying thou
shalt die" began TO be inflicted. The
Judgment or trial of Adam was over,
and since all of his pOsterity share his
imperfections and are equally I'M
worthy Of life on that account, there
fore the sentence Of sin. Dying thou
shalt die" rests upon every member
Of the race. just as though each indi-
vidual had been on trial in Eden and
had lost in the trial with father Adam.
This matter St. Paul clearly enunci,
ates, saying. by one mans disobedi-
ence. sin entered into the world and
death as the result Of sin. Thus death
passed upon all men. because all are
sinners" (Romans V. l2,.
This being true. how comes II that
there is any mention made in the Scrip.
lures Of another Judgment day. II
all mankind already are judged IN
worthy of eternal life and worthy OF
death everlasting. why should there
be any further judgment: The Bible
answer to the question is that there
would have been no reference to a fu.
ture Judgment day had 1t not been
that God bad provided a Redeemer,
Christ Jesus. by whose merit the first
penalty against our race through Adam
will eventually be abrogated. set aside
In consequence Of the setting aside OF
the first sentence OF death a second
trial or Judgment will be opened "a
every member Of the race. The first
trial or judgment was Of n man
adam for all Of his race. A second
trial or judgment. secured by the Re
deemer. will treat Adam and all OF
his ace individually; granting them
each an Individual or personal trial,
hence unlike the FIRST trial In Eden.
which was Of one man and for the
race. This second trial has not yet
been provided for our race. except In
the sense that 1t has been prepared for
and promised-"God hath appointed a
day in which he will judge the world
in righteousness" That day will be
the Millenuial day-a thousand years
In length. 1t will be the worlds trial
day or time OF individual testing.
Whoever Of the world comes to q
knowledge Of the fact that God has
provided such a future trial. such a
future opportunity of obtaining eternal
life. is on notice at once that every
intelligent act of bis IN the present life
will have a bearing upon his prospect
for eternal life in the future. II now
he uses wisely the opportunities Of the
present life he may upbuild for him
self a measure Of character. self-con
troll. etc, which will prepare him fol
a more honorable place during the Mil
lennlal Kingdom aud make his prog
ress there the more rapid and the NOR,
easy. Or. on the contrary, by degrad
ing himself In the present life he ma!
undermine his character and, during
the Millennial Day Of judgment trial
find himself so much lower In the hu
man scale and have so much furthe.
TO advance out Of sin and death con
ditions into the condition Of perfection
and everlasting life.
The Church has her Judgment day il
the present life-during this Gospe
Age. All consecrated believers, begot
ten Of the holy Spirit. are now O
trial for everlasting life or for ever
lasting death as new creatures 4
Christ Jesus" II such do not compl
with the conditions Of their consecra
tion, but draw back TO sin. their tria
will be in one sense useless and th
sentence Of utter destruction will res
upon them the Second Death"
Idle Words-Pernieious Words.
The context shows that our Lord +
mr. text addressed. not his disciple.
hui the worldly. the pharisees. Doub
less lhe same principle applies TO On
Church Every Idle or pernicious wor
VI ours has its weight. has Cos inhl
= once with ourselves aud with other.
Those who are rightly Informed RI
specfing the Lords viii BOO such ma
S tiers, the Lords conserratrd ppopl'
have q great responsibility % rospons
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