The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-09

The Dreaming 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 travail
eth In pain together until now" (Ro-
mans viii. 22). In the nineteenth
verse he tells US what they are wait.
Ing for, namely, "The earnest expecta-
ton OF the (human) creature waiteth
for the manifestation OF the sons OF
God" The world OF mankind IL now
enslaved 60 Sin and Death; they can
not help themselves; they must wait
until Gods time for setting them free
from this bondage. Gods time will
come In connection with the glorifica-
ton of the Church. and her manifesto
tion with her Lord In the glories Of
His Messianic Kingdom. Then the
grooming creation 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 disobedi-
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 de-
sire and intention that all OF Adams
race who will learn the lesson OF
righteousness may ultimately be de-
livered from the bondage of Sin and
Death, into the true liberty of chill
dren OF God. IL was TO secure, In
Gods due time. for Adam and his
race, liberty from Sin and Death, that
Christ died for our sins.
The Creation to Be Delivered.
Our minds now turn to the liberty
which, by Gods grace, came to this
nation in 1776; and, similarly. some Of
our nation look to the liberty that was
accorded them by the Emancipation
Proclamation" But these emancipa-
tons are nothing In comparison with
the great Emancipation which God
purposes shall come to all the world
OF mankind through Christ Enslaved
TO Sin, through Father Adams dis
obedience, Sold under SIM" the pur-
chase 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 prospect, but as yet II Is
merely prospect. Only the true
Church has as yet been set free; and
she waits for perfect freedom through
the First Resurrection" THE whole
world lieth I'm the Wicked One" and
still are slaves to Sin and Death con-
ditions IN every way.
The arrangement OF Divine Provi-
dence for this great liberation OF the
captives Of Sin and Death Is wonder
ful! Gods Kingdom IL to be estab-
lished and to exercise his reign or
rule OF righteousness amongst men
for thousand years! Satan IL to be
bound during that period, that he may
deceive and entrap humanity no more.
The knowledge OF God and the assist
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ed to every creature. bond and free.
rich and poor. OF every tongue and
nation. Not only will the living ma
tons enjoy this privilege of release
from slavery to Sin and Death,
through the great Redeemer, but, ad-
ditionally, all who are in their graves
will have the glorious opportunity of
being awakened and of being brought
to knowledge of the Truth. that they
may be saved by laying hold thereon
by conforming heart and life to the
rules or the Kingdom of Gods dear
Son. and thus attaining eternal life.
Truly, that will be a glorious epoch,
when TO the great Deliverer every
knee shall bow and every tongue con-
fess, TO the glory of God" II will be
grand, indeed, to witness during the
thousand years of Christ's reign the
gradual liberation of the slaves of Sin
and Death-their gradual attainment
Of full mastery over their weaknesses
and imperfections by the assistance of
the great Emancipator! Many OF these
poor slaves went down to the tomb in
fearful anticipation of future or
eternal torment How glad they will
be when they awake from the sleep Of
death, realizing It as only a momen-
tary interim! They will be advised of
the fact-that the Redemption price
has been paid by Jesus and that
therefore he Is fully qualified and EN-.
powered TO set them free In every
sense of the word-not only from the
condemnation of death. but also from
the actual blight Of death-the men
tai. moral and physical weaknesses,
which are elements of the death
all will not appreciate the privilege
sentence.
True. the Scriptures intimate that
Of emancipation from the dominion Of
Sin and Death. II Is not for us to
speculate as to the number who will
ultimately be set free. IL Is sufficient
for us to know that all will be brought
to full opportunity of attaining or
rejecting the emancipation privileges.
All will be free In the sense that none
will die the Second Death. except by
his own wilful deliberate sympathy
with sin and rejection of the righteous
and liberal terms OF the Great Lib