The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-13

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some might ask. Would not even
that have been better than the Divine
arrangement as We see At operating
now, that the whole rice should stlfz
Ter for one mans dispbedlence? We
answer, No! Not according to the fest
timony Of the Scriptures The Bible
shows US that Will this law % retris
button has worked such terrible havoc
y In Adam and his race for now 5000
years-whle 90. 600, GOO, 900 have becns
born In sin and sorrow and pain and
after a few years Of trouble have died
In sorrow and pain, nevertheless In
Gods due time all Of these shall have
more favorable opportunities Of know
ing Of Gods true character and of at
tanning to d full characterdeyelo pment
in his likeness during the Millenniali
Age. This means that probably more
viii gain eternal life and blessing I'M
der the divine arrangements we have
it than we could reasonably expect
would have been saved had the Lord
not provided this law Of Incredibly and
condemnation of all. but on the con-
trary had permitted each to be born.
in perfection and to stand bis trial as
between loyalty to God with the re-
ward Of eternal life or dlsobedlence
punished with death. But we shall
see that It means much more, than this.
.
CONDEMNED In one-Redsemed by ono.
a great economic law Is connected
with the divine arrangement: The
condemnation of race 10 one mans
Ioins. because Of his traHsgression
made possible the divine arrangement
that a Second Man should pay the
penalty for the first and redeem both
him and all who were in him at the
time Of his condemnation. This is ut
I once demonstration Of Divine Wis.
dom and Of Divine Justice. Suppose.
for instance, that the Law Of heredity
had not prevailed. had not been in
stitnted by our Lord. but that each
Individual had come forth perfect and
had been personally placed on trial
and been personally condemned to
death. Would it not have required an
individual savior for each one cone
demned under such m arrangement?
Surely 1t would. HenceTlad one7halt
Of the race proven themselves sinners
and been personally condemned 1t
would either have eeHsaecesSary to
avoid redemption altogether or to re-
deem tile sinner lhalf ofEthe race. by
giving life for a lifelr perfect be-
ins,s sacrifice for'sops Issentt of Seach
imperfect life. Estiniatpgfthe total
number Of our race at 10000. 600, 600.
Justice would have been obliged to
require 1O0O0.O00i000 Of perfect be-
ings to be offered as the ransom price
for the 10000. 100000 of1f sinners.
Under the very best estimate that
we can possibly make. this would
have requlreddftl1e tltath of ah the
perfect oncs ofathe race rs redeemers
for,alI the imperfect members of the
race. and what n havoc that would
have imnlIed-with. just as many dy.
ing rs under present conditions. name
". one-haf as sinners md the other
half as redeemcrs. ransoms Besides.
we perceive thateit would not have
been Just on the part of the Almighty:
to compel the righteous ones to suf7
fer for the unrighteous as their re-
deemers. hence there would have been
no assurance even then that any but
a fraction Of the sinner race would
have been redeemed. On the contrary,
how wise, conservative and econom-
zeal was The Divine Arrangement that
by one mans dIsobedlence under tue
laws Of heredity the many would be
born sinners and sharers in his pen
atty, death. and that then in due time
one Savior one perfect one. the "man
Christ Jesus" might redeem Adam
and, redeoming him. redeem all OF
his race from the. death sentence, the
curse, the wrath of God, and as n
result Of tile redemption obtain the
right, tile authority, the power during
his MillennIal Kingdom and in assoc
citation with, his gloriaed Church Of
the Gospel Age. to bless all the fam
lilies Of the earth and to uplift as
mans MS would be willing out of all
their ignorance, weakness and sinful
and, dying conditions to all that was
lost in Adam.
We have seen that in harmony with
the Divine law 1t would not have
been Just for the Heavenly Father to
obligate tile righteous to die for sin
ners and that hence the redemption Of
tho sinners would have been prob.
lematical-yery doubtful. But on the
contrary the Heavenly Father well
knew in advance the loyalty Of his
First Begotten. his only Begotten, who
Is declared to have been the 'begln-
ming Of the creation Of God" (Reyeia-
tioniti, IA. He knew not only.of , esus!
loyalty but that his experiences With
him in glory would every way qualify
our Lord for the tests and the sacrifices
necessary for the redemption Of the
race with his own precious blood.
The scrIntures assure us furthermore
that the Father SET before him some
certain joys, certain blessings. certain
promises, III connection With this work
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