The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-01-27

Evolution and who hope against lacts
tina mankind will soon be a race OF goos
and that dying. somehow. Is a step up
ward into life While 1t appears to be a
step down into death. To those who are
happy in this Illogical view l have nothing
to say now. I address the more humble
minded. who confess their perplexity ana
who have not become so worldly-wise a.
to reject the Bible as the voice Divine.
However we may understand the Biblea
declaration respecting tho lower animals
that the water swarmed and brought
forth various kinls-we must admit thai
its statements respecting man are ex-
plicit: he was not thus brought forth. but
is declared to have been a direct creation
of God in his own image and character
likeness-cnly on a lower plane OF organ
ism. Adam possessed Gods likeness In
his mental and moral qualities higher
than those of brutes. by which man Is
able to reason and phiiosophize respect
ing scientific and moral problems. These
higher human powers were dwarfed and
the lower and more animal powers main
tanned to the full, by reason Of the fall
and it's sentence. Dying thou shalt die"
Jesus Was Made a Little Lower Than
the Angels
The Scriptures do not suggest that man !
was an imperfect or undeveloped species
whose death could be a change to another
nature and ethereal form and u heavenly
home. Quite to the contrary. The hope.
set before Adam was everlasting life and
an earthly Eden. 1t Yves this that he lost
and it IS this earthly nature and human
perfection in Gods image in Paradise re-
stored that the Scriptures hold out as the
hope CT the world through the glorified
Messiah's K~ingdor-a spiritual Kingdom
in which the fSithful. elect Church of this
--A I'LL TlAt mode ~
righteousness will be beyond the vail" of
human sight. Yet its power will be uni
versal and exercised ON mans behalf for
the restraint of Satan and every adverse
influence and for human assistance back
to all hat was lost by disobedicnce in
Eden and all that was redeemed by the
obedience OF Calvary.
Nor even then will the ir,a~9 of Ici, as
represented in the human 49,. be cocrced.
Merely the glorious opportl mites Of rec
onciliation and of restitution will be af-
forded to every creature-and those who
decline them will be cut off from life in
tho Second Death (Acts Ill, 1929.
God answers the question OF our text,
What is MANI" He declares. 'Thcu
mqdest him dn his Edenic perfection) a
lttlc lower than the angels. Thou
cron'ncGst him with glory and honor ttho
dignity and power OF the perfect ADAM.
Thou ,isst set him over the works OF
thine hands ian earthly being. he was ct
the head Of all earthly creatures-the
King of earth). over the beasts of the
fell. the fowl Of heaven. the fish of the
sea-thou hast put all things under his
feet" with Eingly power clearly outlined
and his subjects named). Evidently man
had a mental power for the control Of
the lower creation aside from physica,
force, MS intimated in his primary deal
ings with them and giving them theil
names G1ebrews II. 6-S). We have know
men possessed of wonderful magnetic
power-horse-trainers, such as Rarey, ant
tanners Of wild beasts ard REPTILES. Blu
Adam. perfect. must have possessed thu
power in n stiu superior degree.
A lttle lower than the angelA yet yer.
much higher than the beasts was thi
King Of earth in his perfection. Az
such man viii BE as q redeemed and RI
stored race. when the Divine Plan sha'
have heen fully outworied; when "eve,
creature in heaven and in earth snail d
heard saving. Praise ana glory and hol
or, dominion and might. be unto him tina
stitch upon the Throne and unto tn
Lamb forever" and when there shall
no more signing. no more crying and I
: moro dying. because ell the former thing
t of sin and death shall hcsye passe
away because the great King, MESSIAH
the Redeeiner OF mankind. shall cellv'
= him from tte eve OF sin and deaf
and the tomb. Wei did he state lis mi
|, rion WORK: 1.-THE son Of maa canc to sec
u and to seeorcr that .glich icas lost
c "Ths E7r.i, Ahit.sth Forever"
y Man. then. b. an animal Ct a high. glo,
Gus type. adapted 70 his earthly home a
1t adapted e. HE welfare when he and
shall both be in perfection. OF the ear
IA It Is written that God made It not
p vain. but to be inhabited" And agai
The earth abldcth fcrever"-"sced til
" and harvest, cold and heat, summer Al
80 winter, enduring rs long as there are s.
= and noon Again. Earth il Gods fof
Y stool and ne viii make the place Of J
feet glorious TO this end the earth v
shortly be turned over to the great 7
deerner, who viii take his great poH
and reign" He will put down all ei
mics ard lift Up mankind. redeemed
his sacrifice, giving an opportunity
everlasting life to all, ana then, as
Paul declares. after having accomplish
the restitution work for man and for
IL earth, the Redeenser-King VIII turn o'
the government OF the world to God, eN
5, the Father q Corinthians IS: 80.
m Our great mistake in the past has bf
In not studying the Bible correctly. Hei
We failed to see that only an elect III
an flock" is invited to O heavenly reward
to following the Savior in the narrow way
- Sell sacrifice. anu tiSN tISl' -
GO rp~ ard VIII be bestowed during Messia
e. rssgn uron al the willing and obeel
no end that thus yvilI he accomplished
o~r,ginal Divine Intention Of having
cath MI Of people, cr1ongst whom sc
will shall be done as in heaven.
At game future ti,ne we may take
, "Yhat is the soul of MANI For
In, present let US briefly say that the "
me soul nnds rs synonym in the word be
=. and that when Cod had created man
aI- the dust OF the earth he wos 2 fpsa .
&C. IN form; he was not n soul or heinz,
:, had no thought or s%entient being, w
'o- God started Adams physical system
IS, hlowinC into his nostrils the breath
or lives Gas the Hebrew Scriptures state
then Adam, not a part of him. but
or whole OF him. became a living soul-h,
md bong. 1t was not Adams breath
was on trial, that was sentenced. nor
II his Gesh. 1t was the soul Adam
lev wis tried. the soul Adam that sinned.
soul Adam that died and the soul A.
: that Jesus redeemed and that Is to
lesurrected.