Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-05-20

span or Eternity. from the Divine
, standpoint We are Inclined 10 say.
II God designs to do anything for
mans aid. why does he not do 1t i'm
mediately? We cry mt. q Lord. haste:
haste: Behold Adlms children. n!cn
tally, morally. PHI ~ically. IN II deplora-
BILE condition. unable To help them
selves. dependent upon Thy mercy.
/, Thy salvation! Like sheep we are
laid In the grave: like the brute beast
We seem to rcrish, we have only
promise of Il salvation from death
through the Redcer.er. and resur-
rection from the condition Of death.
But God will not be FASTENED. De
has a wise as well rs gracious pur-
pose he has definite time for every
feature Of His great work He has al.
lowed four thousand years to pass be
fore He even sent His Son to begin
the work Of redeeming mankind. by
the payment Of a ransom-pricc He
has allowed nearly two thousand years
since to plapSP without recovering
mankind from sln and death condI.
lions. 1t Is for faith to trust; and yet
1t Is but natural that we should in.
quire. why this delay2 For what does
God wait so long2 The reply is two
fold
~ God leaves time for the birth of
sufficient number Of Adams children
to people or fll the earth. purposlng
that the powers Of procreation and the
begettlng Of children shall not continue
In the future as In the present He
declares TO us that those who attain
to that world to come will neither
marry nor be given in marriage" but
In this respect will "be like unto the
angels" who have no children. who
do not propagate their kind.
(2) Incidentally, In connection with
mans fall and recovery, God purposes
| most wonderful manifestation of His
| Wisdom. Love and Power in the bring
ing into existence Of a new race Of
beings, not only higher than human
nature. but higher also than angelic
| natures God purposes IL New Crea
tion whose members will be limited
! in number and all be made partakers
Of the divine nature-"ear above an
gels, princlpalities and powers" This
| New Creation. the most wonderful eX-
| empliticatlon of Divine power ever
manifested or ever to be manifested
he has arranged shall be developed
during this Gospel Age and In con-
junction with the reign of sin and
| death 1t is to be developed from
amongst sinners and Is, in rank and
time OF development. to take ,prece
dence over the salvation of humanity
from sin. sickness sorrow and death
to perfection and Paradise restored
world wide
The New Creation Divine.
We have already mentioned the glo
rious eXaltarOn purpoSpd Of God for
the New Creation ST Peter tells us
that these will attain the divine na-
ture: and this attainment will be
through. or by means Of. the power of
God working in the heart ais the result
of faith in "the exceeding great and
precious promises" I'll Peter /. A.
These will not be coerred into Obedi-
ence-theirs will be voluntary submis-
sion to the Divine will The test upon
them will be loyalty and faithfulness
to God to the very limit-to the ex'
treme Of self-denial. and voluntary
humiliation in the service Of right
eousness. following in the footsteps of
Jesus
Indeed. .Iesus Is the first and the
Head of this New Creation, None
could attain 1t except by and through
His aid he Is the Captain Of their
salvation He ls their Forerunner in
this great race" to which. with Him,
they have been invited of God-the re.
ward of which. to the faithful over
comers," will be glory, honor and i'm
mortality"
Seeking For immortality.
The Apostle writes concerning the
Church. the elect little flock" of called,
chosen and faithful ones. He tells us
that by perseverance in well doing we
are to attain glory, honor and lmmor.
tality; and that this reward, to the
faithful. will come in the First Resur-
rection, when mortality shall be clothed
upon with immortality: when the new
body, glorious and Of the divine nature.
will be granted to each of the faithful.
as instead OF the ieShly and imper'
In other words, our trial Is not to dem
onstrute the perfection or imperfection
of our flesh. for this Is already known
to God and ~ us, and to all I'm my
flesh dwelleth no perfection" The
trial Is to demonstrate the loyalty of
the will and Of the heart 1t is faith
fulness In conquering the will Of the
flesh aud bringing into subjection to
the will OF God all the powers Of the
natural body, so far as possible. 1t is
the test Of Its loyalty to principle, to
righteousness. TO God.
st. Paul, as one Of these loyal ones,
declared before his death, II have
fought good fight, have finished my
course, | have kept the faith; hence
forth there is laid up for me crown
ofNrighteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous Judge. will give me at that
day, and not to me only. but to all
those also who love His appearing"
This includes all who are hungering
and thirsting and striving for that
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