The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-21

stituted 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 con-
demned under such an arrangement?
Surely 1t would Hence. had one-half
of the race proven themselves sinners
and been personally condemned 1t
would either have been necessary to
avoid redemption altogether or to re-
deem the sinner half of the race, by
giving life for life-a perfect be-
ing's sacrifice for or instead of each
imperfect life Estimating the total
number of our race Mt 10000. 000.0 900.
Justice would have been obliged to
require 10.0OO000.000 of perfect be-
ings to be offered as the ransom price
for the 1O.OOO.OOO.O00 Of sinners.
Under the very best estimate that
we can possibly make, this would
have required the death of all the
perfect ones of the race as redeemers
for all the imperfect members of the
race, and what a havoc that would
have implied-with just as many dy
ing as under present conditions, name
~, one-half as sinners and the other
half as redeemers. ransoms. Besides,
we perceive that 1t would not have
been just on the part of the Almighty
to compel the righteous ones to suf-
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-
ical was the Divine arrangement that
by one mans disobedience under the
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 imam
Christ Jesus" might redeem Adam
and, redeeming him. redeem all of
his race from the death sentence, the
curse. the wrath of God. and as a
result of the redemption obtain the
right. the authority. the power during
his Millennial Kingdom and In asso-
citation with his glorified Church of
the Gospel Age, to bless all the fam
lilies of the earth and to uplift as
many as 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 it would not have
been just for the Heavenly Father to
obligate the righteous to die for sin
ners and that hence the redemption Of
the sinners would have been prob
Iematical-very doubtful But on the
contrary the Heavenly Father we'll
knew in advance the loyalty of his
First Begotten. his only Begotten. who
Is declared to have been the begin
ming of the creation of God" (Revela-
ton Lii, 14l. He knew not only of Jesus
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 Scriptures assure US furthermore
that the Father set before him some
certain joys. certain blessings, certain
promises, IN connection with this work
of mans redemption; as we read.
"Who for the joy set before him en-
dured the cross, despising the shame,
Of the majesty on high" (Hebrews
xii. p.
Retribative Joys and Rewards.
We are to remember. too. that the
Scriptures distinctly teach that the
condition of the affairs Of our world
sin, retributige punishment. the re-
demption through Jesus, the call Of
the Church and their sufferings with
their Redeemer and the promises of
future blessing and glory both for the
Church and for the world-are sub
jects in which the angels of God are
interested. AS the Apostle Peter says,
"Of which salvation the prophets have
enquired and searched diligently
Searching what or what manner Of
time the Spirit of Christ which was in
them did signify, when it testified be-
forehand the sufferings of Christ. and
the glory that should follow. .
Which things the angels desire to look
into" q Peter, /, 1912. They won
dered when all the suffering" Of Jesus
and the Church would be completed
and when the glory time would come
and recovery from sin and death con-
ditions; when Gods purpose would
thus ripen and bear fruit in the recov-
cry Of those who fell from his favor
In Adams disobedienee but were re-
deemed by the precious blood.
The great lesson of what constitutes
disobedience, and how serious a sin 1t
Is, and what 1t would lead to If allowed
to take its course, was illustrated in
mans experiences; and all the hosts of
angels looked on with amazement, no
doubt. Gods Justice was fully DEM
onstrated in the infection Of the death
penalty and the permission of its in
roads upon the mental, moral and
physical perfection of his creatures.
bringing many of the rage down al
most to brutality. Gods Love was
manifested in the gift of his Son, in
the arrangement Of his plan by which
for the Joy set before him. Jesus might
become Adams Redeemer. and the
Bridegroom of the Elect Church and
ultimately the great King of Glory
who, during the Millennial Age, is to
restore, revive and bless and test
Adam and all his race
Christ and the Church Crueially Tested
We cannot wonder If all the holy an
gels looked on in amazement as they
beheld the Only Begotten Son Of God
leave the "glory which he had before
the world was" and humble himself to
take human nature-to be born man
that he might redeem Adam and his
race. 1t must have seemed wonderful
to them not only that the Heavenly
Father would arrange such plan bu |
wonderful also that the glorious "Only
Begotten," "First-B Born" should be the
one to whom the proposition would be
made to show his faith and love for
the Father, to do his will to the ex-
tent of such a sacrifice, not only Of
glory, but, eventually, of life. They
had yet to see further operation of
the divine law of retribution operating
in Jesus for his blessing and honor.
So intent were they in looking at the
humiliation of the Only Begotten, and
then at his death, that apparently they
did not so carefully note the fact that
the Heavenly Father had set before
him great joys. great blessings, great
exaltation. when he should finish his
work
Already the Only Begotten was next
to the Father In glory and dignity.
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