The Lambertville record., 1910-01-19

| Hppohteo Lay In the WhiCD Tie VIII !
Judge the World In Righteousness by That
Man Whom He Hath Ordaned'' tAc,s XVII. !
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time reached the stage OF development
which justified such message. The
Son OF Cod had left the glory of the
Father which he had before the world
wns; lie had humb!ed himself to be-
come n man. As the man Christ Jesus
he had been obedient to the Heavenly
Fathers wish and had laid down bis
life sacrficially-that it might first
| benefit consecrated believers during
this Gospel Age; secondly that 1t
might bless the world of mankind
during the Mllcnnia Age.
For time these good tidings We're
confined to the Jewish uation. but
| three and a half years after the cruel
fxion the limit of lsraefs favor re-
Specting the message came TO an end.
and then the good tidngs OF great JOY
was permitted TO go to all the Gentiies
on the same terms that the Jews had
enjoyed,
1 The Gospel or good news" consists
4 Of the information that God In his
mercy has provided that the death Sell
1 tchce npon Adam and his race shall
not be perpetual; HAT there shall be
a resurrection of the dead. both of the
/ Just and Of the unjust; that the pro-
! vision for this has already been made
| In and through the death Of the Re-
deemer Is it inquired what advan-
tage would there be In resurrection
of The dead if herewith all were to
bc placed back inSi where they are
at present The answer is that there
would bc no advantage In such res
utrcelion if the Jew could not keep
the Law. and If The very best.inten-
toned OF the GcutilcS have found them
SELVES to be imperfect and their efforts
10 stand approved before God in The
present life 10 be failures. what good
could result from merely awakening
them from the sleep OF death: Would
Il mol he wiser and better eyeryWay
70 lei them perish like HE brute beastf
We answer that Gods Word reveals
i very Grand outcome Ia his Plan OF
! Salvation fhr word JCSWyect,OH. as
/ SeripiurallV used signifies much more
! than 10 be merely rcsuscitatcd. IL sig
Miles awakening aud more uplifting
9u, et AL sin and death conditions, mp.
up. NJ 10 lrriccliou=to all that was
tesl l,3 Father Adam and redeemed in
fllr calvary sacrifice
God Hath Appointed Day
, rhis. fhcu. is He meaning of the
I ApnStfc'~ argument. tsy providing The
ord lr~a4 Christ as the Redeemer ot
the Chuied aud The world God has
madc pn-s,lI, II fresh irhl or judg-
nicul fnr Adsinl and his race. Adams
4 first iuHgurnt ct trial day was in
Eden There he lost everything by his
disul,cdicucc and brought upon him
sell and ali at his race Divine sentence
o. death. hriSt has appeared that he
might redeem tdam aud his race, Tor
| the very purpose Of giving them in-
divid.mlS aupther full. fair trial or
| judgement for lite everlasting or death
everlasting
That general Judgment day men.
tiuucd 10y ST. i'aul In our text is neither
Il damitaiiuH day nor twenty-tour
hour day Ii Is HE thousand year day
of Christ the period of bis medatorai
reign, IN the which Satan will he
hourd, all evil Influences be removed.
aud the light OF the knowledge of the
glory of God he made 10 fill the whole
earth ST Peter reminds lis. Beloved.
be- not Ignorant Of this one thing, that
one day with the Lord is as Il thou
I Z b.faIs HI This l.
the key 10 the expressions. The day
Of Christ, The day of Judgment,
etc. The Nlillcnnal day will hc day
of Judgment or trial in the sense thai
all mankind. the living and the dcnd.
will then be brought to full KNOWLEDGE
OF God and 10 fun opportunity 10 rc
gain bl resurrection processes com
plete uplift from all wcakncsses. in
perfeetiouS. etc. which have resulted
from our share in Adams siu aud our
own weakness and ignorance. Sins To
the extent that they We're wllfui viii
10 the same eNteut be punishable and
receive 4 Just reeompeuSe OF reward
OIebrews ii. p, Every good endear"r
will be rewarded and every Shorteoht-
ing will he punished.
From this standpoint We see The
fcrce OF the Apostles argument, that
i Is the Divine intention 10 grant 10
every member of Adams race another
trial. aaother Judgment. 10 determine
afresh aud Individually the worIhincss
or unworl hincss of each TO have etrr.
nal life. l,ut why should this fact
make any difference 10 the world In
the present iifes Why did not God
wait until the Milennial Age and give
them all II surprise: Why did he send
them the message of his love aud Il
revelation of this knowledge OF his
future dealings? Did he not know
what the past eighteen centuries has
proven, namely. that few of mankind
would have the hearing ear and
that fewer still, after hearing, would
so love righteousness and SO hate In.
iquity, us to sacrifice the interests OF
the present life by espousing the Cos
pei message, rcpenting of sin. aud
seeking TO live sanity life. III op.
position 10 all nnrighteousness!
Yes. we answer. II is written.
known unto tod are all his works
from the beginning OF the world" tActs
XIV, 49,, God surely knew that the
message of his grace would generally
fall upon ears that were dun OF hear.
ing That we might know this he
caused IL TO be written In the prophe-
cies In advance. that few would have
the hearing ear for his message OF love
and mercy. Why. theu, did he send
the message? We answer that there
were two reasons for his so doing
III He intended that a witness should
be given SO that those compreheudIng
would have an incentive TO refornl.
ton OF life He wished all 10 know
that their responsibility in life would
be proportioDate to their knowledge OF
this fact of redemption. This princi-
pie Is stated in the Scriptures by our