Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-15

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Judge the World In Righteousness by That
Man Whom He Hath Ordained (Aets xvi,
80. 3D.
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enant, but nevertheless he made it a
great blessing to them-a means of in
struction, which, as we have seen, ulti-
motely prepared several thousand to
be of so ripe condition of heart as
to be ready for the Savior and become
his disciples. The Jew then had this
advantage over the Gentle up to that
time. He had Gods promises. He
knew the Law of God. He was profit
ed by striving to do the impossible
thing of keeping it perfectly Had
God not chosen the nation of Israel to
bring them under the schooling pro-
cesses of the Law Covenant Galatians
iii, 24) he would have "winked' at
their ignorance, etc, as he did with
the transgressions of other nations up
TO that time.
"Now Commandeth All Men,"
What is the secret Of this change on
Gods part-from winking at the sins
and imperfections of the world to COM
manding them to repent? If it was
just to wink at their sins for thou
sands of years, why did not God con-
tinue to wink at them? The Apostle
answers the question, telling us that
this change in Gods dealing which
sent forth the message that the world
should repent was based upon the fact
that his eternal purposes had by that
time reached the stage Of development
which justified such n message. The
Son of God had left the glory of the
Father which he had before the world
was; he had hunbled himself to be-
come man. AS the man Christ Jesus
he had been obedient to the Heavenly
Fathers wish and had laid down his
life SCIENTIFICALLY that it might first
benefit consecratcd believers during
this Gospel Age; secondly that it
might bless the world of mankind
during the Milleunial Age
For time these good tidings were
confined to the Jewish nation, but
three and n half years after the cruel
hXion the limit of lsrae's favor re-
specting the message came to an end,
and then the good tidings of great joy
was permitted TO go to all the Gentiles
on the same terms that the Jews had
enjoyed.
The Gospel or good news" consists
of the information that God in his
mercy has provided that the death SEN
tence upon Adam and his race shall
not be perpetual; that 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 ana through the death of the Re
deemer. Is It inquired what advan-
tage would there be in a 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 advantage i'm such n res
direction. IL the Jew could not keep
the Law. aud IL the very best-inten-
toned Of the Genties have found them
selves to beoimperfect ana their efforts
to stand approved before God In the
present life TO be failures, what good
could result from merely awakening
them from the sleep of death2 Would
II not be wiser and better everyway
to let them perish like the brute beast?
We answer that Gods Word reveals
very grand outcome to his Plan of
Salvation. The word resurrection, as
Scrlpturally used, signifies much more
than to be merely resuscltated. 1t sig
miles awakening aud uplifting
out of all sin and death conditions, up,
up, up to perfection-to all that was
lost 10y Father Adam and redeemed in
the Calvary sacrifice.
"God Hath Appointed a Day"
This, then, is the meaning of the
Apostles argument BY providing the
Lord Jesus Christ as the Redeemer of
the Church aud the world God has
made possible fresh trial or judg-
ment for Adam and his race. Adams
first Judgment or trial day was In
Eden. There he lost everything by his
disobedience aud brought upon him
self and all OF his race Divine sentence
TO death. Christ has appeared that he
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the very purpose OF giving them in-
dividually another full, fair trial or
Judgment for life everlasting or death
everlasting.
That general judgment day mem
toned by st, Paul In our text is neither
damnatlon day nor twenty-four
hour day. II Is the thousand-yea day
OF Christ the period of his medlatorial
reign, ia the which Satan viii be
bound, all evil influences be removed,
and the light OF the knowledge OF the
glory of God be made TO iill the whole
earth, ST. Peter reminds us, Beloved,
be not ignorant OF this one thing, that
one day With the Lord Is as a thou
sand years al Peter ili 81 This Is
the key 20 the expressions, "rhe day
OF Christ" THE day of Judgment
etc. The Millenunl day will be day
of Judgment or trial In the scuse that
all mankind the living aud the dead.
VIII then be brought TO full knowledge