Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-14
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Judge Thee,D

Judge Thee"
Said the Lord. and in harmony with
this we find that In the Lords provi-
dence these Higher Critics are gradu-
ally more and more telling on them
selves But the nominal Christian Is
quite obtuse, and many of the true
Christians, as the Apostle explains, are
merely babes in Christ" unable to
use the strong meat of the Word, and
capable only of enjoying or using the
milk Of the Word" and incapable Of
using its strong meat Hence the open
declarations Of these wolves in sheep's
clothing, who masquerade as sheep,
are not taken seriously. If the sheep
are startled by the words. they are
soothed again by the thought that this
is our kind minister, polished in man.
ner and well educated. and he surely
would not lead US astray. he surely
would not deceive US. If he had ceased
to believe the Bible and become an in
fidel he surely would have left the pull
pit Poor innocents
Blood Atonemsnt For Sin.
Our text refers to a blood-atone-
ment for sin. The Law Covenant re-
quired the death of a bullock and
goat, but the repetition of these sac
rifces every year indicated that no
cancellation was effected thereby
merely a typical covering of sin for
year. The Law required an eye for
an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a mans
life for mans life, which implies
that a perfect man must of necessity
die in order to be the Redeemer Of
Adam and the race which shared his
condemnation. The bullock Of the sin
offering, therefore, was merely a type
of a better sacrifice. The true sacri-
fee was provided in the death of the
Man Christ Jesus. He was a man and
yet not a sinful man. because, al
though born of woman, His life was
from above. Had He received His life
from an earthly father. He would
have been a blemished, imperfect, sin
full man, and as such could not have
paid the ransom-price for another.
For this cause One was chosen to be
the Redeemer who was "holy, harm
less, undefled and separate from sin
ners." And all this because of His
miraculous conception.
AS in the type the blood of the bul-
lock was used to make a typical atone
ment for a year, so in the antitype
the blood of Jesus is efficacious to
make atonement for the sins of the
whole world. In the type an earthly
priest offered the blood, in an earthly
tabernacle; in the antitype, lie who
became the Offering, begotten OF
the Holy Spirit, at the time of His
conservation. was therefore recognized
as the great Antitypical High Priest
After His resurrection He ascended
on high. Ito appear in the presence OF
God for us"-fOr the Church-frst
and when the Church shall be com
pleted, He will appear for the world
He will seal the New Covenant fol
Israel, applicable to all the families
of the earth, through Israel. Then, as
the great Mediator of that New Gov
enant Jeremiah XXI. 81, He will
for a thousand years, reign as Kinl
of earth, the Antitype Of Melchisedec-
Priest upon His throne-a Roya
Priest, possessed of the necessary
power to put down sin and to uplif
humanity and perform the function Of
instructing and blessing mankind.
To Regain Paradise Lost.
The Paradise lost when Adam sinneC
was a miniature one. 1t is to be re
stored and to be worldwide in extent
"God will make His earthly footstoo
glorious" He has promised to maxi
His footstool glorious-"He formed i
not in vain, He formed it to be in
habited. ."-Isaiah TX, 13; Xvi, /; xiv, Is
As the earthly Eden it will be inhab
tied by its master, man; the restored
earth would be naught without 1T
master restored. And this is the Di
vine provision, that as by man CAM
death, sin, sorrow, pain. trouble, by
man also shall come the resurrection
of the dead. the uplifting Of Adam
race. mentally, morally, physically, t,
human perfection. happiness and ever
lasting life. Earth's blessings will b.
for all except two classes: a. Thos
who love sin and hate righteousness
after having been brought to a full
knowledge of both good and evil, vii
have no further Divine favor, but vii
die the Second Death. (2l The other
who will not get human perfection AM
earth's blessings will be a spiritua
class, sanity class whom God is nov
selecting from among mankind to b
His co-laborers with Christ in the W
lifting and restitution Of humanity.
Unquesuonably, the Almighty coul
have arranged a plan for dealing wit
humanity differently-He could hav
put q different penalty upon Fathe
Adam. The present arrangement wa
made so as to display ~ Divine Jus
tice, C2J Divine Love. (3l Divine Power
(4 Divine Wisdom. Mans fall an
degradation under the death sentenc
witnessed to men and to angels tn
downward tendency Of sin and Divin
Justice in mans condemnation. d
vine Love is manifested in the wor
of redemption. Divine Power will b
manifested. during the reign Of Mes
siah. in the uplifting of humanit
from sin and death-the resurrectio
of the dead. Divine Wisdom wi
finally be seen by all when the grea
work of reconciliation and regeneri
tion shall have been effected.