Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-13

From the moment of disobedience and
Divine condemnation Adam and his
race have been Judicially dead and
gradually going down, down, down. In
degradation and into the tomb.
Speaking of the dying race from the
judicial standpoint our Savior called
! them all dead. He declared that none
has even a reckoned life, except such
as by faith accepted him as their Life
( giver-Savior. His words are, "He
! that hath the Son hath life; he that
hath not the Son shall not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth on him"
| John iii, 36). Speaking to one who
, believed on him the Savior said. LET
the dead bury their dead; go thou
and preach the Gospel (Matthew
viii. 22). From the right standpoint
his meaning is evident. Let the dead,
the condemned and legally dead world.
J look out for its own affairs. You be-
come one of my followers and carry
my message of life and hope to as
many as have ears to hear!
Dead In Trespasses and Sim"
Thus the whole world of mankind
through heredity, through inherited
weaknesses. through participation in
the senteifce that came upon father
Adam justly, are all judicially dead in
trespasses and in sins-not one of the
race Is worthy of eternal life upon the
only terms and conditions which God
can offer-namely, perfection and Obe-
dience to the Divine standards.
Jesus preached the Gospel amongst
those judlclally dead through trespasses
and sins A few had the hearing ear
ana accepted the good message and
gave their hearts to God and accepted
the terms of discipeship-to walk in
the Masters footsteps in the narrow
way faithfully unto willingly
offering, sacrificially. their little all in
the service Of God. his Truth, his
righteousness, his people. These few.
as we have seen, the Savior recog
nizes as having Hfe-as having passed
from death unto life" (John v, 24);
nevertheless their change was only a
legal one. Actually. according to the
flesh. they were still imperfect fallen,
dying. But by Divine arrangement
their new minds, their new wills, were
accepted of God In Christ and their
flesh ignored as dead, and they were
begotten by God Of the Holy Spirit as |
New Creatures and became sons Of |
God. AS sons, they were free from |
all the previous condemnation that |
came upon them as members Of |
Adams race-freed through the impu- |
tation Of the merit Of the Redeemer's |
sacrifice applied on their behalf. Thus |
they attained the liberty OF the sons |
of God-freedom from sin-condemna-
ton. So we read of them
"He came unite his own (nation-
jews and his own received him not;
but to as many as received him, to
them gave he power Qiberty, privilege
to become sons of God even to them
that believe on his name (his greatness
as MessiahJ, who were begotten not Of
the will of the flesh, nor of man, but
OF God" John /, 13).
A similar procedure has been in prog
ress throughout all this Gospel Age
from Pentecost until now amongst the
world of mankind judiclally dead 1t
has reached considerable number;
but not many great, however, not
many wise, not many rlch not many
noble, not many learned chiefly the
poor OF this world and the mean
things, the ignoble things q Corin-
thlans 1, 26-2Sl.
1--WE Are Saved by Hope.'
While speaking of believers begot-
ten OF the Holy Spirit and New Crea-
lures In Christ Jesus as having passed
from death unto life, the Bible. with
equal explicitness tells us that the
OF the mind, the will, Of
the New Creature Is not the compile !
tion OF his salvation, He has received
a great blessing, great salvation;
but what he now enjoys Is merely
fore-taste. an earnest" or hand-pay-
ment of the great blessing which he
viii receive eventually, If faithful to
his Covenant unto death The fruition
II the hopes Of the New Creation win
be attained IN the end Of this Age at
he Second Coming of the Redeemer.
when he comes to set up his Kingdom
n power and great glory for the bless
ng and salvation of the world. when
every knee shall bow and every
ongue confess" psalm w. 28 The
scriptures point the New Creation. the
Body OF christ the saints" the
church. TO that illustrious day as the
ime when they shall experience their
glorious change from earthly 10 heav-
'nly conditlons--wheni In a moment, In {
he twinkling Of an eye the resurrec-
Ion power viii lift them wholly out
Il earthly conditions to the perfection $
II the Divine Nature" q
Describing this "FIrst Resurrection"
4 the saints the Apostle says, "It is {
own In dishonor. II is raised In glory; I
I is sown In weakness. II is raised In
'ower; It Is sown natural body, II Is !
aised a spiritual body" q Corinthians
". 43. "A. Respecting this glorious {
OF the hopes OF the 1
'hurch. the Apostle declares II 20 be {
no end OF our faith. the salvation OF e
ur souls-"the grace (salvationl that Z
hall be brought unto you at the reve-
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