The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-09

sentence should not be mans absolute
and eternal destruction, after the man.
| ner of the brute beast. In the Divine
purpose there mingles hope-a de-
sire and intention that all of ADAM
race who will learn the lesson of right
eousness may ultimately be delivered
from the bondage of Sin and Death,
into the true liberty of children OF
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 d
our nation look to the liberty that was
accorded them by the Emancipation
Proclamation.'' But these emancipa-
the great emancipation which God
purposes shall come to all the world
of mankind through Christ. Enslaved
to Sin, through Father Adams disobe-
dience. ssSold under SIM the purchase
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 pros
pect, but as yet it is merely a pros
pect. Only the true church has as yet
been set free; and she waits for perfect
freedom through the First Resurrec-
tion." 1.-THE whole world lieth in the
Wicked One" and still are slaves to
Sin and Death conditions in every way.
The arrangement of Divine Proyi-
dence for this great liberation OF the
eaptives of Sin and Death is wonder
full Gods Kingdom is to be estab-
lished and to exercise his reign or rule
of righteousness amongst men for a
thousand yearsi Satan is to be bound
during that period, that he. may de-
ceive and entrap humanity no more
The knowledge of God and the assist
ance of Divine power are to be ex-
tended to every creature, bond and
and nation. Not only will the living
nations enjoy this privilege of release
from slavery to Sin and Death, through
the Great Redeemer, but, additionally,
all who are in their graves Will nave
the glorious opportunity of being
awakened and of being brought to a
knowledge of the Truth, that they may
be saved by laying hold thereon-by
comforting heart and life to the rules
of 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-
TESS to the glory of God" 1t will be
grand, indeed, to witness during the
thousand years of Chr1st's reign the
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 OF gter-
nal torment. How glad they will be
when they awake from the sleep OF
death, realizing it is only momentary
interim! They will be advised of the
fact-that the redemption price has
been paid by Jesus and that, there
fore, he is fully qualified and empow-
cred to set them free in every sense OF
the word-not only from the condem-
nation of death, but also from the ac-
tual blight of death-the mental, NOR
al and physical weaknesses, which
are elements of the death sentence.
True, the Scriptures intimate that all
will not appreciate the privilege Of
emancipation from the dominion of Sin
and Death. It is not for US to specu-
late as to the number who will ulti-
mately be set free. 1t is sufficient for
us to know that all will be brought to
a full opportunity of attaining or re-
jecting the emancipation privileges.
All will be free in the sense that none
will die the Second Death. except by
with sin and rejection of the righteous
and liberal terms of the Great
Liberator.
Not Only They but Ourselves.
Pursuing the subject, the apostle
marks the church of this Gospel Age
as separate and distinct from the
world He shows that those who re-
ceive the begetting of the Holy Spirit
now, are already children of God, and
already enjoying full freedom, full lib
Grafton from the condemnation of Sin
and Death. He says, "And not only
they (the grooming creation, the
world). but ourselves also (the spirit
begotten church of this age), which
have the first fruits Of the Spirit, even
we ourselves groan within ourselves,
waiting for the adoption, to wit, the
redemption (deliverance) of our Body"
THE Body of Christ, which is the
church. (Verse %; I Corinthians xii,
2O.
The apostle is here pointing out that
while the world is groaning under its
share of the Adamic condemnation, be-
levers in Christ also groan-though in
and travails, waiting for the church's
manifestation--th manifestation of
the Sons of God" The church groans,
not outwardly, but inwardly, while
waiting for something different. The
world is waiting for the manifesto
are we the Sons Of Cod (John iii,
%. Our salvation will come, therefore,
before the manifestations of the Sons
of God. which will bring release to the
world. The elect church is waiting
for the adoption, the deliverance of
the Body in the First Resurrection.
Our Heavenly Father has already
granted US the spirit of adoption
whereby we can cry, Abba, Father"
but our adoption is not yet accom-
plished, completed. We are already
set free in our minds from the Law
of Sin and Death, but will not be en-
tirely free until our adoption shall
be completed by our resurrection
change. The adoption of the church
by the Father will be her full entrance
into perfection, Changed in a moment,
In the twinkling of an eye" Il Cor.
XIV. 52).
The apostle continues the same
thought, pointing out that the saliva
ton of the church at the present time
is not her actual or complete salvation,
but a hope salvation or a faith saliva
ton. He points out that what we hope
for is to be brought unto US at the
revelation of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. at his second advent. He
points out that, in the meantime, if