The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-26

1t will not include change of nature
from earthly to spirit nature. 1t will
mean rescue from sin and death to
the earthly perfection of the original
man, in the image and likeness of his
Creator. and surrounded by every nee
eSSary blessing for his comfort. Human
perfection and the Eden home were lost
through disobedience. to God. The Di-
vine arrangement is that the merit of
| our Lords obedience unto death, when
ultimately applied for mankind, shall
| fully cancel the death sentence upon
! Him. More and better than this, God
/ has promised that the same Sin-Offer-
| ing shall seal a New Covenant be-
I tween himself and mankind. The bless
! irgs of that New Covenant arrange
ment will then Immediately begin. The
| great Redeemer will thenceforth be the
great Mediator of that New Covenant
The whole world of mankind will be
FULLY under his supervision ard gov
eminent for their blessing, their cor
rection in Righteousness. their uplift-
| ing out of sin and death conditions
back, back, back, to all that was lost
| in Eden. All of this was the original
| design of the Great Creator. All of this
| will be outworked through the Great
| Redeemer. All of this was secured or
| suretied by his death. finished at Cal
| vary (Hebrews vii. 22).
St. Peter pointing down to that glo-
| rious time of the worlds blessing, calls
it 'times of refreshing. and times of
|
holy prophets described the blessings of
| those restitution times-the thousand
years, the Millennium (Acts iii, 19-21.
| When once we get the eyes of our I'M
derstanding open, we find the Apostles
! words thoroughly corroborated by the
| Divine records, which describe the WON
derful blessings that are to come when
| the earth shall yield her increase. Then
Paradise Lost shall be Paradise Re
gained. Then God will make his EARTH
| " fnOtSfO0I el0rlOTS Then
! of the Lord shall make rich and he will
| add no sorrow Herewith. Then streams
| shall break forth in the desert and the
wilderness and solitary places shall be
glad But most glorious will be the
change in humanity. The Lord promises
to turn to the people pure message
instead of the contradiction of creeds
| of heathenism and Churchianity. He
promises that Satan shall be bound for
| that thousand years, that he may de-
| ceive the nations no more He promises
| that then all the blinded eyes shall be
unstopped'' isaiah xxxv, 5; II Corin-
thians iv, ~.
| Two SaIvations-One Savior.
| Both of these salvations, according to
| the Bible, result from the death of
| Jesus our Redeemer, who died in obedi-
ence to the Divine will, Died, the Just
| for the unjust that he might bring us
| to God' q Peter iii, 49,. The Scriptures
| clearly show not only the two saliva
| tons, but also two parts of the Re-
deemer's work, distinctly separating
his work for the church from his work
| for the world. In his death there was
| a Divine general provision for the sins
of the whole world and a special pro-
vision for the sins of the church. The
| two thoughts are frequently brought
out in the Scriptures. One text dis
tinctly declares He is the Precipitation
Lsatisfaction] for our sins 1.-THE church's
| sins1, and not for ours only, but also
for the sins of the whole world" His
death constituted the satisfaction price.
| The Redeemer applied that merit for
the church'S sins, "for u.s." long ago,
eighteen centuries before we were born.
Only when We became believers and en-
tered into a Covenant of sacrifice did
we obtain our share in the merit of
that great sacrifice. The world has not
yet received its share of that promised
blessing, but the operation of the Di-
vine Plan is sure and will bring It 20
them lin due time" as ST. Paul de-
clares Il Timothy ii, g..
The drawing and calling of the
church has not been along the lines
of human perfection, for all are sin
ners and none righteous or perfect.
And many of those drawn of the Lord
were by nature much more fallen
and depfaved than some who give no
evidence of the work of grace in their
hearts. The Lords calling and draw
ing seem to be along the lines of JUS
tice, love of Righteousness, faith, hui
| IIlIllty ana OD0Q1onCe- 1neSo qualities
will all belong to the perfect man.
But all have lost them in varying de-
grees. Such as respond to the Lord S
call now are accepted as being in the
right heart attitude which, if they
had perfect bodies, would constitute
they have qualities of heart which, if
brought to a knowledge of the Truth,
would prove some of them to be pure
in heart and such as the Lord would
dnCir0 afa nj oil
of his faVorS. But more are called and
drawn by Gods providences and the
preaching of his message than he de-
signs to save in the present salvation.
He is choosing a very select class for
very special purpose and therefore
makes the terms and conditions of
their salvation extremely difficult. As
consequence we read, MANY are
called, but few chosen''-under this
high calling of God in Christ Jesus. -
Terms of Salvation Differ.
| OF course, these different salvations
imply different terms or conditions.
Gods requirement of Adam, that he
might continue to live forever and
} everlastingly enjoy Divine favor, his
Eden Home, etc., was obedience to
reasonable, just requirements. 1t was
his violation of the Divine Law that
brought upon him the sentence of
death-"Dying thou shalt die
with all that this has implied to him
and his posterity of mental. moral
and physical decline, weakness, death.
The requirement of God for the world
of mankind during the Millennial Age
will similarly be-obedience to Gods
just, reasonable regulations, laws.
Whoever then will render obedience
,, may with proportionate rapidity go
up on the highway of holiness toward
perfection at its end. Whoever re-
fuses obedience to the extent of his
ability will fail to make progress and
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