The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

h e of Adams fallen race, were imper-
and allowed them to be disappoint-
ed in the outcome of their Gov
enant' and nevertheless he made it
struction. which, as we have seen. uiti-
mately prepared several thousand to be
Oh OF. SO 80, flpe condition Of heart as to be
clpies: The Jew then had this advantage
oyer the Gentle up to that time He had
He was profited by striving to do the inn
POSSIBLE things of keeping it perfectly.
to bring them Under the ha sehoo IN pae
o &c OF the Law Covenant Galatians
III, "a he would have -..winked'' at their
ignorance, ETC., as he did with the trans
gresslons OF other nations up to that time
'NoW Commander All Men,
what IS the secret of this change on
COO part-from winking at the sins and
ii mn of the world to command
wink at their sins for thousands of Years,
why why dld not God continue to wink at
telling US that this change in Gods deal
ing which sent forth the message that the
F world should repent was based upon the
Iact that his eternal purposes had by that
which justified such a message. The
WSeh he e e b sae glory tSe Of o shs
was; he had humbled himself to become
man As the man Christ Jesus he had
been obedient to the Heavenly Fathers
wish and had laid down his life sacrificiaI-
ly-that it might first benefit consecrated
believers during this Gospel Age; secondly
that it might bless the world Of mankind
during the Millennial Age.
FOR time these good tidings were con-
ilneo 10 the Jewish nation, but three and
half years after the crucifixion the limit
OF IsraePs favors respecting the message
Of great joy was permitted togo to all
the GentileS on the same terms that the
Jews had enjoyed.
The Gospel or good news consists of
the imagination that God in his mercy has
provided that the death sentence upon
that there shall be are resurrect{on ion of Of the
q fhaf both OF the Just and the unjust:
been made in and through the death Of
the Redeemer. Is it inquired what advan-
| tage would there be in resurrection of
the dead If herewith all were to be placed
back just where they are at present? The
answer is that there would be no advan-
eage in such a resurrection # the Jew
best intentioned of the Gentiles have
| found themselves to be imperfect and their
| the present life to be failures, what good
gould result from merely awakening them
from the sleep Of death? Would it not
perish like the brute beast?
We answer that Gods Word reveals a
ton. The word resurrection. as Scrip
turaliy used, signifies much more than
awakening and moreNupiifting out of ali
| sin and death condition. up, up, up to
perfection-to all that was lost by Father
Adam and redeemed in the Calvary sacri-
flee.
"God Hath Appointed a Day.
This, then, is the meaning of the Apos-
| ties argument. BY providing the Lord
Jesus Christ as the Redeemer of the Church
and the world God has made possible a
fresh trial or judgment for Adam and his
race. Adams first judgment or trial day
! was in Eden There he lost everything
! by his disobedience and brought upon
| to death. Christ has appeared that he
| might redeem Adam and his race, for the
very purpose of giving them individually
another full, fair trial or Judgment for
1 life everlasting or death everlasting.
| That general judgment day mentioned
| by st. Paul IN our text is neither a DAM
nation day nor twenty-four hour day.
/ It is the thousand-year day of Christ-the
period of his mediatorial reign, in the
| fluences be removed, and the light OF the
| knowledge or the glory of God be made
4 to fill the whole earth. st. Peter reminds
US, Beloved, be not ignorant of this one
J thing, that one day with the Lord is as a
| thousand years Oil Peter iii, 81. This is
/ the key to the expressions, s~The day of
| Christ" THE day of judgment" etc. The
| Millennial day will be day of judgment
or trial in the sense that all mankind. the
| living and the dead. will then be brought
/ to full knowledge of God and to full OPP
! cesses complete uplift from all weak
nesses, iInperfections, etc. which have re-
suited from share in Adams sin and
our own weakness and ignorance. Sins to
: the extent that They were zwillful- will to
the same extent be punishable and re-