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rection, when "Thls corrupdble must
put on incorruption."I Then our new
minds will receive new. perfect spirit
bodies, through which they can oper-
ate perfectly. and exercise, to the full,
true liberty, true freedom.
The full liberty Of the Children of
God, therefore, Is not attained in this
present life, but will be attained in the
resurrection. when we shall be per-
fected in the Masters likeness. And
In this connection 1t is well to note
that this is the liberty of the angels
also-llberty of freedom from Sin,
from the power and domination Of
error and superstition and weaknesses
through heredity. All the angels were
thus created. and father Adam and
mother Eve also were thus created, in
the full likeness Of the children of
God. Some lost their liberty by DISC
bedience; they became slaves to Sin
and Death, and have been more or less
bound by these conditions from then
until now. So, then, "The liberty of
the children Of God" is absolute per-
fectlon-the ideal condition for which
the Church is striving.
Tho Groaning Creation.
The Apostle in our text Is discussing
the condition of the world of mankind
in general, He reminds us that "the
whole creation groaneth and travaileth
In pain together until now" (Romans
! viii, 22). In the nineteenth verse he
tells us what they are waiting for,
namely, "The earnest expectation Of
the (human) creature waiteth for the
manifestation Of the sons OF God"
The world of mankind is now enslaved
to Sin and Death; they cannot help
themselves; they must wait until Gods
| time for setting them free from this
bondage. Gods time will come in con-
nection with the glorilcation of the
Church, and her manifestation with
her Lord In the glories Of his Messiah
ic Kingdom. Then the groaning crea-
ton will be set free from the bondage
Of Sin and Death. under which 1t now
groans and travails.
Made Subject to Vanity.
The Apostle reminds us that the
slavery OF mankind to Sin and Death
came upon the world through vanity,
or frailty, unwillingly. Our frailties
are the result of sin and of the Divine
sentence. Father Adam was dlsobedi-
ent and our Creator. in sentencing him
to death. made the dying condition
such that all OF his children would be
involved with him, as sinners, through
heredity, and thus sharers In his dying
condition. But God did not subject
our race to this dying condition, this
slavery to Sin and Death. with the in
tention of blasting the hope of human
ity to all eternity. much less with the
expectation OF sending Adam and his
race to eternal torture. Rather, we
are to understand that when God pro-
nounced the death sentence upon our
race, intermingled with II was the
hope. the desire, on the part Of the
Creator. that the result of that death
sentence should not be mans absolute
and eternal destruction, after the man
ner of the brute beast. In the Divine
purpose there mingles a hope-a desire
and intention that all of Adams race
who will learn the lesson of righteous.
ness may ultimately be delivered from
the bORddgJ of Sin and Death, into the
true liberty of children of God. 1t was
to secure. IN Gods due time, for Adam
and his race, liberty from Sin and
Death. that Christ died for our sins.
Tho Creation to Be Delivered.
Our minds now turn to the liberty
which. by Gods grace. came to this
nation in 1T7G; and, similarly, some OF
our nation look to the liberty that was
accorded them by the Emancipation
Proclamation" hut these emancipa.
tlons are nothing In comparison with
the great Emancipation which God
purposes shall come to all the world
of mankind through Christ. Enslaved
20 Sin, through Father Adams dsobe-
dlence, sold under SIM the purchase
of the race by the precious blood of
Christ Is to be announced by the Great
Judge who pronounced the sentence.
This Is glorious hope. glorious pros.
pect. but as yet 1t IL merely pros
pect. Only the true Church has rs yet
been set free; and she waits for perfect
freedom through the "First Resurrec-
ton" "The whole world lieth In the
Wicked One" and still are slaves to
Sin and Death conditions In every way
The arrangement Of Divine Provi.
dence for this great liberation Of the
captivos OF Sin and Death Is wonder.
full! Gods Kingdom is TO be estab
lished and to exercise his reign or rule
Of righteousness amongst men for a
thousand years. Satan Is to be bound
during that period. that he may de,
ceive and entrap humanity no more
The knowledge OF God and the assist
ance OF Divine power are TO be ex,
tended to every creature. bond and
free, rich and poor, OF every tongue
and nation. Not only will the living
nations enjoy this privilege of release
from slavery to Sin and Death. through
the great Redeemer, but, additionally