The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-10

Z Appointed n Day In the Which He VIII
Judge the World Ia Rshteou.nes. BY Thai
MIN Whom tie Ha,h Ordained Acts XVI.
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enant. but nevertheless he made 1t IN
great blessing to 3them-a means or In
struction. which. as we hnve seen. futf-
mately prepared several thousand to
be or SO ripe a condition OF heart rs
to be ready for the Savior and become
his disciples. The Jew then hnd this
advantage over the GENTLE mp 10 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 1t perfectly. Had
God not chosen the nation of Israel to
bring them under the schooling pro-
cesses OF the Law Covenant Galatians
Ill. 2It he would have 4.wtnked" at
their ignorance etc.. rs he did with
the transgresslons of other nations up
| to that time. 4
"Now commandeth All Men,
| Whnt Is the secret of this change on
Gods part-from wlnklng at the sins
| and imperfections of the world to COM
'nlanding them to repent? If 1t was
just to wink at their sins for thou
sands Of years. why did not God con-
tinue stoawink ut 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
TINT his eternal purposes had by that
time reached the stage of Development
which justified such message. The
Son Of God had left the glory Of the
Father which he had before the world
was: he had humbled 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 sacriflcially--thAt 1t might first
benefit consecrated believers during
this Gospel Age: - secondly that. 1t
might bless the Gworid of mankind
during the -Millennjal Age.
For a time these good tldings were
confined to the Jewish nation. but
three and a half years after the crucl-
dxIon the limit OF Israers favor re-
specting the message came to an end.
and then the good tidIngs of great joy
was permitted to go to ali the Gentiies
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 sell
tence upon Adam and his race shall
| not be perpetual; that there shall be
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-
decmer. Is itt inquired what advnu-
tnge would there be In a resurrection
Of the dend II Herewith oil were to
be placed back just where they are
ut present? The answer Is that there
would be no advantage In such res
direction. II the Jew could not keep
the Law. and IL the very best-inten-
toned OF the GentfLes hnve found them
selves to be imperfect and 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 death? Would
1t not be wiser and better ererywny
to let them perish like the brute beast?
We answer that Gods Word reveals
a very grand outcome to his Plan of
| Salvation. The word rcsurrcctfon.t MS
Scripturally used. signifies much more
than to be merely rcsuscltated. 1t Sig
niles awakening aud niore-upliftiug
out Of NIL sin and death conditions. up.
| up. up to perfection-to all that was
| lost by Father Adam and redeemed in
the Calvary sacrifice.
"God Hath Appointed Day"
This. then. Is the meaning Of the
Apostles argument. BY providing the
Lord Jesus Christ us the Redeemer OF
the Church and the world God has
made possible fresh trial or judg-
ment for Adam and his race. Admins
first Judgment or. trial day was In
Eden. There he lost everything by his
disobedIence and brought upon him
self, and all of his rnce Divine sentence
to death. Christ has appeared that be
might redeem Adam and his race. Tor
the very purpose of giving them In
! divldunlly another FULL fair trial or
Judgment for life everlasting or death
everlasting.
| 4nat general judgment dny NEIL
toned by st. Paul In our text il neither
n damnntion day nor n twenty:four
hour day. 1t. is the thousand-ycar dny
| OF Christ-the period of his mcdintorial
reign. III the which Satan will be
bound. all evil influences be removed.
and the light OF the knowledge OF the
glory OF God be made to I'LL the whole
earth. st. Peter reminds us. Beloved.
be not ignorant OF this one thing. that
one day with the Lord Is as thou
sand years" III Peter Ill. 81. This Is
the key to the expressions. 1.-THE day
of, Christ" "The day Of Judgment"
ntc. The Millenninl dny will be day
of Judgment or trinl In the sense that
all mankind. the living and the dead.
will then be brought to full knowledge
OF God and to full iODnortunftv m rn-