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brightness or his WISDOM, Justice, Love
and Power:
"Bind unbe!ief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God Is his own interpreter.
.zs And he will make 1t plain.'
In the end it will be seen that the
Divine permission of the reign of sin
and death in the earth, instead OF be-
ing blot upon Divine character and
4 demonstration of Divine unwisdom
and incompetency. will reveal the
great Creator to his subjects. his chill
dren, as nothing else could have done.
Besides, the experiences of mankind
during the seven thousand years from
Adams creation to the end of Mes
siah's mediatorial Kingdom will DEM
onstrate traits Of the Divine charac-
ter which could not otherwise be man.
ifested to angels or to men.
For instance. without the permits
sion Of sin, the element of Divine
Justice and the unalterable opposition
Of God to all sin would never have
been known to his creatures. His SEN
tence upon father Adam and his race
and the permission of the reign OF
death and sin for all these centuries
have demonstrated the fact that Di-
vine Justice cannot be trihed with
And this reign of sin and the strength
Of the Divine opposition to sin. and
the sentence upon sinners, in turn
gave opportunity for the exhibit of
Divine mercy. compassion. sympathy,
love. Undoubtedly Gods love was
known to the angelic hosts before. but
not to the same extent. His dealing
with humanity will prove the depth of
his sympathy to angels and to men.
aGod commended his love toward us,
in that while we were yet sinners
Christ died for u.s. (Romans V, 81.
Surely. as the poet declares, we have
In this manifestation of
love Divine, all love excelling.'
More than this; some Of us at one
time were. perhaps. inclined to criti
cize our Maker and to say that be had
no right to redeem us at the cost of
Calvary; that it was wrong to cancel
the sins of one and require their pay
ment of another. But we erred. It
was not thus. Rightly understood. the
dealings Of the Father with the Son
add still further to his glory-magnify
still more his Wisdom, Justice, Love
and Power With all power and au-
thority the Almighty would not com
to become mans Redeemer meant his
voluntary sacrifice Of himself. And
how shall we understand this-the
Reedeemer'S willingness to be mans
ransom-price? The Scriptures, reply
ing. tell US that it was because Of his
great love for the Father. his great
confidence in him and his willingness
to submit to the Divine will and pur-
poses and arrangement IN everything.
Yet. notwithstanding the willingness
Of the Redeemer. the Father would
not permit him to engage in this great
undertaking which would cost himself
SO much. unless De would give him
the corresponding. reward. Thus we
read of Jesus. that 'tor the JOY that
was set before hin, he endured the
cross and despised the shame"
"No! It Is Just Like Him."
The Divine Plan being set forth to
an old coiored woman, she was asked
il it was not strange that God should
do such great things for us. Her an
swer was. mo. Master; 1t is Just like
him.
So we say respecting the great God
who made the heavens and the earth
and sun and stars, 1t Is not strange
that he should have glorious Plan
for all OF his creatures-a Plan which
will fully exemplify his character-his
Justice, Wisdom. Love and Power.
And amongst these wonderful things
Of the Divine Purpose none is more
wonderful than that which relates TO
the Church class. ''the elect" drawn
and called and begotten of the holy
Spirit during this Gospel Age. These,
justified by faith instantly, ara Il sep
arate class from the world. Who will
be justified, perfected. through works
during Messiah's glorious reign. The
arrangement for their faith justifica-
ton through the merit of the Redeem
er in advance of the worlds juetifica-
ton is for the purpose of allowing
these, who by nature arc children of
wrath even as Others" to become sons
Of Gcd on the spirit plane. "partakers
Of the divine nature
| Dealing on lines Of inpartiality.
Gods offer to these mcInberS of
Adams race. Il, 'Hittle flock" IN ~, is
that, If they join with their Redeem
er in sacrifice and walk in his foot
steps. his merit shall cover their b!cm-
ishes, and they may become for all
eternity his glorious Bride and joint
heirs with him in his Kingdom-that
they may sit with him in his ,rArcne
and be associated In the great wori; o.
uplifting the children of mer.
How wonderful is our God. infinite
in all his qualities. ''Who hath known
the mind of the Lord: who hath been
his counsellOr%' ROmans xi. IA How
came all these wonderful things
which are written in his Book. Unless
by his own knowledge? Let us bow
before him and adore him and be
faithful followers in the footsteps Of
Jesus until the end OF the race--until
we receive the crown of We
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