Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-21

makes life worth living and puts a
new ambition. new hope, new en-
.rgy into all those who come to an
understanding cf It.
II we were dealing with fallen men
Ike ourselves instead Of with God,
we might say that some mon would
change their word and others would
not. But when we think OF the un-
changeable God we feel convinced
that the sentence he once pronounced
must stand. The great Supreme Judge
Of the Universe. In the findings OF his
own court. will 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, II IL 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 drst 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 ap.
pllcable to all OF his posterity, so that
the death Of one righteous man could
satisfy tho 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 bis own life for that OF
Adam and his race? And II such
generous man could be found how
could he. ns member of the condemn
ed race, be acceptable TO justice as
mans Ransom Price? The Scriptures
again explain that no such mau could
be found amongst Adams ruce, and
that therefore God so loved the world
that he gave his Son TO be our Redeem
er. Then the query comes, Would II be
Just for God to give bis SonY Aud
the answer Is Scripturally given, that
lie set before his Son n great JOY, a
high reward, aud that the Son, fully
In accord with his Father. delighted to
do his will-"For the Joy that was set
before hlm. endured the cross. despls-
Ing the shame (Hebrews XII, p. We
are assured that the reward for this
great transaction Is Il great one. The
Apostle. after describing how our Lord,
our Rcdecmer. first left the glory OF
the heavenly estate aud humbled him.
self To take tue human nature and was
then found obedlent unto death, even
the death Of the cross. then adds,
wherefore. God also hath highly eX-
alted hlm. aud given him name
which Is above every name; that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow
OF things In heaven, aud things IN
earth. AMI things under the earth; and
that every luJgtr should confess that
Jesus Chrlst Is Lord. to the glory ol
God the rulher' lrhll"pians II. BIB.
"Ys Must BE Barn Again"
As we were mn bora In sin as the
children OF Adam All must be bOrn
again II they would become the chil-
dren OF God. Many have failed to no
tice the Scripturul teaching that out OF
our uce God Intends 10 produce two
families OF sons on different planes of
being. The Que class. bcgOtten and
bOrn OF the spirit. will be resurrected,
be born spirit beings, like auto the
angels. The other class. brgUtten
again to human conditions. VIII e1'
perIence resurrection tActs III, 1921 IA
vOrs. by which they VIII be recovered
from sin aud death condltluus and ultl
malely come tu human perfection anh
Righteousness. These Will not be like
unto the angels. but be like unto
Adam ln his slnless condition before
the condemnation. The curse viii be
removed uUt only from these, but also
from their earthly hOme, which will
then become as Eden. the garden Ut
the Lord - Paradise restored. Our
Lord polluted out the time of the
worlds regeneration, IN full harmony
with 81 ipteT'5 words above cited,
saying 20 hls disciples. In the regen-
GRAFTON ye that have followed me shall
sit upon twelve thrones, Judging the
twelve tribes Of Israel" (Matthew xix.
2Sl. Tue 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
lnntlOr. Aud Gentle domination, In
seriptural 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 aud the bind
Ing Of Satan aud establishing Of the
Kingdom: hence the time OF Resiltu