The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-13
THE SALT TRIBUNE, MONDAY MORNING JUNE 49, 1910

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an trisi and been personally condemned to
ueath would IL not have required an
! Individual savior for each ono condemned
u@noer @ such an arrangements Surely it
would, Hence; had onc-half OF the race
| proven themselves sinners and been per-
sonally condemned IL would either have
| peen necessary TO avoid redemption alto
gether or TO redeem the sinner half OF
the race by giving life for n life-a
perfect beings sacrifice for or instead OF
each imperfect life. Estimating the total
hnmoef h,n,ioe ,arn ot our race at 20 600 900
| duire 10 1000, 900 OF perfect beings TO be
offered as tho ransom price for the TO-
ooO, 600 600 OF sinners. Under the very
best estimate thnt we can possibly make.
this would have required the death OF
| all the perfect ones OF the race as re-
deemers for all the imperfect members
| have implied-wlth just as many dying
as under tho present conditions. name
| ~ one-hof rs sinners and the other
| half ns redeemers. ransoms. Besides we
| perceive thnt II would not have been lust
| on the part OF the Almighty to compel
me righteous ones TO suffer for the un-
righteous as their redeemers. hence there
would nave been no assurance even then
that any but a fraction of the sinner
race would have been redeemed. On
the contrary, how wise conservative and
| economical was tho divine arraneemcnt
that by one mans disobcdience under the
laws OF herodity the many would be born
sinners and shArers in his penalty, death.
and that then in due time one Savior
one perfect one, the man Christ Jesus"
might redeem Adam and, redeeming him
redeem all OF his race from the death
and as result of the redemption OBJ
tain the right, the authority the power
during his Millennial Kingdom and In
association with his gloriftcG church OF
the gospel age. to bless all the families
OF the earth and to uplift as many ns
would be willing out OF all their igno-
conditions TO all that was lost in Adam
We have seen that in harmony with
the divine law II would not have been
Just for the Heavenly Father to obllga;c
hence the redemption OF the sinners
would have been problematical-very
doubtful. But on the contrary, the
Heavenly Father well knew in advance
the loyalty Of his First Begotten. his
Only Begotten. who Is declared to have
been. been the beginning OF the creation Of
only Jesus loyalty but that his expert
ences with him in glory would every way
qualify our Lord for the tests and the
sacrifices necessary for the redemption
The Scriptures assure us Furthermore
that the Father set before him some GER
tain joys, certain blessings. certain prom
iscs. In connection with this work OF
mans redemption; as we read who for
the JOY set before him endured the cross.
despisinS the shame. and is now set
on high" CHebrews xii. -
Retributive Joys and Rewards
We are TO remember, too. that thc
scriptures distinctly teach that the con-
dltion OF the affairs of our word-sin |
retributlve punishment. the redemption |
through Jesus. the call OF the church and |
their sufferings with their Redccmcr and |
the promises of future blessing and glory |
both for the church and FOR tho world
are subjects in which the angels OF God !
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says, "Of which salvation the prophets
have inquired and searched diligently.
Searching what or what manner
OF time the Spirit of Christ which was
in them did signify, when II testified be-
forehand the sufferings OF Christ. and
the glory that should follow.
Which things the angels desire to look
Into" q. Peter L.. l0-12). They Won
dered when all the suffcrings OF Jesus
and the church would be completed and
when the glory time would come and re-
covery from sin and death conditions; !
when Gods purpose would thus ripen and
bear fruit I'm the recovery OF those who
fell from His favor in Adams disobe-
dience, but were redeemed by the pre-
The great lesson Of what constitutes
and how serious a sin IL
ls and what II would lead 10 II allowed
To take It's course. was illustrated In
mans experiences; and all the hosts OF
angels looked on with amazement, no
doubt Gods justice was fully demon
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atty and the permission of It's inroads
upon the mental. moral and physical per-
lection OF His creatures. bringing many
Of the race down almost To brutality.
Gods love was manifested In the gift Of
His Son. in the arrangement OF His plan
by which for the JOY set before Him,
Jesus might become Adams Rcdeemer
and the bridegroom OF the elect church
and ultimately the great king OF glory
who. during the mIllen!al age. is &c re-
store. revive and bless and test adam
and all his race.
We cannot wonder If all the holy an
gels looked on in amaZcment as they
0eheld the only Begotten Son OF God
cave the glory which lie had before
take human Dature-to be born a man
that He might redeem Adam and his
race. II must have seemed wonderful TO
them not only that the Heavenly Father
would arrange such a plan, but wonder
-ul also that glorious only Begotten,
First Born snould be the one TO whom
the proposition would be made TO show
dis failn and love for the Father 10 do
His Will TO the extent OF such a sacri-
nee, not only OF glory, but. eventually,
Of life. They had yet 10 see further
operation OF the divine law OF retribu-
iion operating In Jesus for His blessing
and honor. 30 intent were they in look
ng at the humiliation OF the Only Be
gotten. and then at His death. that ap-
pareDtly they did not so carefully note
The fact that the Heavenly Father had
set before Him great joys, great bless
ngs, great eXaltauon, when lie should
lnIsh His work.
Already the Only Begotten was next
10 the rather in glory and dignity, honor
and power, what more of divine honor
could be bestowed upon even the FIRST
born OF every creature? The Only Be-
gotten himself appears not To have
houGht particularly of the promised
glory: The JOY set before him, however. |
seems 10 have been that he would do the
,ather's will and thus demonstrate his
absolute loyalty even unto death. While,
no doubt. IL was a JOY TO the Lord TO
be the Fathers agent in the rescue Of
Adam and his race from sin and death.
nevertheless We believe that his chief
10y in connection with the matter was |
hat thus he might demonstrate TO the \
Father his absolute love by his subms-
sion and obedience. our Lords own
words were Father. glority thou me
with the glory which l had with thee
before the world was" John xvii. 81. II
lie knew OF the Fathers proposed eXal |
.ation OF him as a reward but he did |
not mention this, he would merely ask |
II the Father that when he had accom-
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