The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-28


order that VIC may offset them with the
truth-that We may show tho faliacs of
tnnsc doctrines of DEVILS aS ST. Pa,n
dc9ignatcs them T, Timothy iy., -. FWc
may moi only dcmolsh them but give
you instead the true, satisfactory por-
tion the truth, The bread that came
down from heaven 10 give life eternal
not neTly 10 the SANITY few Of The
church, hui TO mankind in general Those
who get the proper view Of our Creator
and OF His glorious plan for human sal
walton VIII hr forever protected from
such fears and doubts respecting divine
goodness. Getting the proper view ofethe
Heavenly Fathers character, through the
spiritual Israel. natural Israel and the
world in general. they will hereafter he
able 10 Celebrate every Thanksgiving day,
much moro abundsntly much more
happily than any In the past. Moro than
this. To these every day will he happy
day 1t. rightly exercised by the goodness
OF God, they shall give Him their hearts.
Then truly they may say:
20 happy day that fixed my choice
On Thee, my Savior aud my God
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad
Gods Mercy, Endureth Forever
In the psalm, from which our text is
taken. the prophet David repeats this
continent of Thanksgiving TO God be
cause OF the cvcr-continuanc. of His
mercy. twenty six times. our English
translation docs not give ua the exact
thought. however. Properly translated 1t
mercy cndureth ever" Tho word ever
moro nearly represents the thought OF
the Hebrew. which signifies not forever,
but 10 completion. AS long as there
continue, When the great divine pro-
gramme shall have been accomplished.
when every creature in heaven. and I'm
earth, and under the earth. shall I've
no lnf av,I ~1T, a
honor dominion and might be unto Him
that sitteth upon the throne and unto the
Lamb forever" Revelations w.. iJ). then
there viii no longer he need for mercy;
mercy will have accomplished its work.
Mercy signifies the setting aside or JUS
ticc in somo manner. for some reason,
Justice Is the foundation OF Gods throne
the foundation OF tho divine govern
mcnt. Justice had control of Father
Adam and offered him eternal life in an
Eden home, as q reward for obedience;
disobcdicncc. AS divine wisdom had fore
known. man disobcycd and the penalty
Of justice, Dying thou shalt die, was
executed. Through hercdity all of
Adams race became involYCd-all uhcr
ited sinful tendencies and dying const
tutions.
For more than two thousand years
death rcigned under the cd!ct or Justice
and our rncc whole was subject to
II. 4 little later tho law covenant
made with lsrael-one nation out of
did not. They were placed under the
law ard were merely offered eternal life
if they' could Keep the law--8hich they
could not keep because Of inherited
bIcmshes. moral and physical,
1t was over four Thousand years from
the time justice struck the fatal blow
until divine mercy stepped forward with
the healing balm. Gods mercy is his
love in active operation for the relief
OF the condemned. Although God is love
and hence must always have been loving
and kind and mcrcIfu OF disposition. yet
this quality Of his character was held In
restraint as respects condemned men for
more than forty centuries. So the apos
lie explains; SAYING ~ Herein was mani.
his only begotten into the world"
't!Iat whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life q.
John iv.. o. John III. 16).
But meantime the darkness OF sin and
the misrepresentation OF divine chsrac-
ter by tho adversary had SO operated
but they saw not: cars had they, but
| they understood not: hearts had they,
but they comprehende6 not, the message
Of divine mercy. They fulfilled the Scrip
turcs in staying the one sent for thei.
relief And they have misunderstood.
slandered. maIigncd, killed his fol-
lowers-the few blessed With the hearing
ears and the understanding hearts and
the cycs Of faith These few constitute
what TIC Scriptures designate tho true
| church of God. including the apostles and
| Al the laltlllQi lNrOUBnOU1 lil1S age
The household OF faith, "the church of
lie nrst-borns, whose names are written
in heaven" dHebrews xii, I'D These
constitute the little flock. TO whom il is
the fathers good pleasure 10 give the
kingdom, which shortly (Messlahs king
DOM is TO bless and upift the world
| operating through natural Israel
Mercy Rejoiceth Over Justice.
Mans necessity became Gods oppor-
tnnIty for the display OF his glorious
| N tf.p ryfD
love and power. While love could not
clear the guilty, il could provide Re-
dccner TO suffer. the just for the uu-
just" But divine Justice could not allow
| this, unless with the conecnt OF the But-
| fercr. Hence VIC read that God set be-
fore his only beeottcn son glorious plan
son asscntcd. left the heavenly glory,
was made flesh and Offered himself an
accepts bic sacrifice. "thc just for the un,
! just'--for the redemption OF Adam and
his race The father bonorcd him by
raising him from tho oead TO a stu
| higher glory and honor than he had be-
| Now, from his glorious station, he is
| empowered to bc the mediator between
God and nlen-betwcep divine justice
and fallen humanity: He is empowered
| rnCiallr laid down for Adam and his
race-to 40 many of them as Will ac-
cept the perfection or human nature ana
It's rights and privileges upon terms IN
harmony with the divine law-tbe re-
lnaindcr he VIII destroy, annih,ate as
| brute beasts" III Feter H.. IL; Acts ilp
| 80.
| AS though all this were not sufficient
Is wonderful: rs though with All thus the
| Heavenly Fathers wisdom. justice. ioVo
and power would not he sufficiently illus
trated. eAernplified God added another
feature. Before beginning DO deal with
the world as whole. to 1.-Two back 10
the wiling and obsdient Of the race hu-
man perfection and an earthly Eden par"
.1iac md pterral life. before cornrneuc :
Ing this work og restitution (Acts III, I'D.
the Father made knSSn TO o., the so5G son ,.ine ans
~ Inc son a bride. n class selected from
among the fallen rase-eailed' chosen; ser;
! faithful ovcrcomers. These. as the loint
heirs of til, SECOND Adam. Will share Win
him in tbe uplifting OF those OF Adam.s !.
race Who viii become the cIIldren OF
c'hrfst through obedience and adoption
The trials and testinss or ali those
who will hecome the bride OF cnIist ,,,,, mus
he similar 10 those OF the Eedsen'cr r,
rhey must suffer with him II they would