Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-01-13

have bee ma justice in this wihkine
mentioned by the Apostle. What
was it? "A
TIE Apostle explains that owing to
a death sentence that was upon the
world in general. and no provision
having yet been made for redemp-
ton from that death penalty and a
resurrection deliverance. It would
have been Illogical for God to give
laws to the world of mankind COM
manding repentance, etc, Why? Be
cause they were already condemned
to death, the extreme penalty OF the
Divine Law. No more could be done
to them than destroy them, however
badly they lived. And nothing that
they could do would make them de-
serving OF eternal life So long as
that death sentence rested upon them
and no prospect was offered even Of
release from it. God let them alone,
and justly enough ''winked" at their
imperfection and did not lay it spec
tally to their charge. r. -s.a ]; IF
With the Jew 1t was different. God
instructed the nation through the
Law and the prophets and the chas-
Jennings 70 rthefr wrong doings. and
thus prepared IN then q little
flock" Of "Israelites indeed" ready for
spiritual things. Additionally he
wished to use them and their experi-
ences as types or lessons for Spiritual
Israel yet future. These types. under
the guidance Of the holy Spirit
Through the New Testament have con.
stituted very helpful lessons to the
Church of this Gospel Age Spiritual
Israel For the Law Covenant. was
4 shadow u good things coming after
1t. ~ ~
,cripaa1B eeausetiT TshHefaD Dhrdiuu
But before having this dealing with
Israel, God made u; Covenant with
{ them. promising them life-eternal II
they would obey. {: They gladly. ac-
lcepted the proposition and strove to
live righteous1y, strove to keep the
Law. They did not gain eternal life
under tn claw: because they could
not keep it; not thatsthe Law was de-
fective.i but that they. like all other
members OF Adams fallen race, We're
imperfect. God knew Of their weak
ness and allowed them to be disap-
pointed in the outcome Of their Gov
enant. but nevertheless he made It q
great blessing to them-a means of
instruction, which, as We have seen,
ultimately prepared several thousand
to be of SO ripe a condition OF heart
as to beready for the Savior and be-
come his disciples. the Jew then had
this advantage over the Gentle up to
that time. He had Gods promises,
He knd0 the Law of God. He was
proflted BY striving to do the impds-
sible thing OF keeping it perfectly,
Had God not chosen the nation Of
Israel to bring them under the school
ing processes Of the Law Covenant
Galatians iii. 24) he would have
''winked" at their Ignorance etcs as
b edid with the transgressions Of
other nations u Dto that time.
snow Commanded All Men
What is the secret of this change
on Gods part-from winkins at the
sins and imperfections Of the world to-
commanding them to repent2 II It
was just to wink at their sins! forS
thousands Of years. why did not God
continue to wink at them? The
Apostle answers the qusstioH. telling
us that this change In Gods dealing
which sent forth the message that the
world should repent was based upon
the fact that his eternal purposes had
by that time reached the stage Of de-.
veloDment which justified such q mes
sage The Son Of God had left the
glory OF the Father which he had be-
fore the world was: he had humhled
himself to become man. ~ the
man Christ Jesus he had been obed-
lent to the Heavenly Fathers wish
and hda laid down his life sserifcially
-thatit might hrst benefit eonsecrat-Y
ed believers during this Gospel Age:'
secondly that It might bless the world
Of mankind during the Millenn1siI
Ago. s H.
For time these good tidinss were
connned to the Jewish nation hutl
three and . half YeaTss amer The.
erucinxtion he limit q Iarael;p f1ssr'
respecting The nessase ca1,e 70 a.