The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15

tal. moral and physical. incidental TO TIN
sHieeulloh eih oi The death sentence agains
| SINNERS. Thus, through the death o
Jesus Divine provision has been made 10
a future eternal life for mankind-for S,
many as will appreciate the privilege an,
conform themselves to the Divine law
ana avail themselves OF the privileges
which VIII be granted.
The Worlds Salvation Waits.
How natural II is for us to he impa
tlent! The few years OF our lives meas
uring our knowledge and experience leav,
US niue appreciation OF the span OF Eter
nlly. from the Divine standpoint We arc
/ inclined to say. III God designs to do anv.
thing for mans aid why does he not d,
II Immediately? We cry out. o Lord
haste, haste, Behold Adams children
mentally. morally, physically. in d dc.
pioraoie condition. unable to help them
selves; dependent upon Thy mercy THY
salvation Like sneep we are laid In tho
grave; Ike the brute beast we seem tc
perish; ne have only promise Of a sal.
walton from death through the Redeemer
and resurrection from the condition oil
death.
But God will not be fastened He has
wise as we'll as gracious purpose. He
has a definite time for every feature oi
His great work. Ho has allowed four
sent His Son to begin the work OF re-
oecminS mankind. by the payment OF a
ransom price. He has allowed nearly two
thousand years since TO elapse withou,
conditions. II Is for faith to trust: and
vet it is bat natural that we should in
quire. why this delay? For what does
God wait so long? The reply is two
fold
Ul God leaves time for the birth OF a
sufficient number OF Adams children to
people or fill the earth purposing that the
powers OF procrcation and the begetting
of children shall not continue in the fu-
ture as in the present. He declares To
US that those who attain To that world TO
come Will neither marry or be given in
marriage" but in this respect will "be
like unto the angels VINO have no chill
dren, who do not propagate their kind.
t2l incidentally. in connection with
mans fall and recovery. God purposes
a most wonderful manifestation of his
wisdom. love and power in the bringing
into existence Of new race OF beings
not only higher than human nature, but
purposes new creation, whose mem
bers Will be limited in number and all
be made partakers Of The divine nature
Tar above angels, principalities and
powers This new creation the most
wonderful cXemplidcation of divine DOW
er ever manifested or ever 10 he mani
rested, ne has arranged shall he devel-
oped during this gospel age and in con-
junction with the reign of sin and death.
IL is TO be developed from among sin =
ners and is. in rank and time of dcvel-
opment, to take precedence over the SAL
vation OF humanity from sin, sickness.
adlse restored. world wide.
The New Creation Divine.
We have already mentioned the elori-
Gus eXaltaton purposcd OF God for the
new creation. 81. Peter tells us tina
these VIII attain the divine nature: and
means Of, the power of God working in
the heart as the result of faith in "the
exceeding great and precious promises"
tll Peter l.. ~: These will not be CO.
orr Il tT-f OBJ
untary submission TO the divine will The
test upon them will be loyalty and faith
fulness 10 God TO the very ljmlt-to the
extreme OF elf-denial, and voluntary
ness, following In the footsteps OF Jesus
Indeed, Jesus is the first and the head
o., TINS new creation. None could at
tam II except by and through his aid.
lie ls the captain OF their salvation He
is their forerlmner in this great trace"
10 which. with him, they have been In
Niied or God-the reward of which. TO
the faithful "overcomers," Will be "elory
honor and Immortality"
Seeking for Immortality,
Inc apostle writes concerning the
church. the elect little flock" OF called
chosen and faithful ones fIc tells us
that ny perseverance IN we'll doing we
are to attain glory, honor and immortal
ful, will come in the first resurrection,
when mortality shall he clothed upon
with immortality: when the new BODY.
glorious and of the divine nature. will
Instead OF the 1eshly and imperfect
bodies Of the present trial time. In 9TH
cr words: our trial is not 10 demonstrate
me, perfection or imperfection of our
heSn' Tor this Is already known 10 God
and to us. and 10 all I'm my flesh
dweleth no perfection" The trial is to
demonstrate the loyalty OF the will and
of the heart. II is faithfuIness in con-
hD flo n-h nd I,.;,,
Ing into subsection To TN, viii Of God all
the powers OF the natural body, so far
as possible, II Is the test of its 10y
atty to principle, TO righteousness. to
ST, Paul. as ono of these Ioyal ones,
declared before his death. II have fought
a good fight / have finished my course,
] have kept the faith; henceforth there
is laid UP FOR me a crown Of righteous
ness. which tho Lord the righteous
Judge, Will give me at that day. and not
love His appearing This Includes AL
who arc hungernG ard thirsting and
striving. for the righteousness which
Messiah's kingdom IS to bring to the
church through the first resurrection.
will eventually be brought
TO the world through tho establishment
of the Messianic kingdom, which will
put down all things contrary TO the di-
vine will and uplift every person and
loyal 10 God.
The Immortality FOR which the apostle
Kind entirely from that which
the world may expect II Is a different
kind even from that which the angels
possess II is the immortality which IS
a feature or quality of the divine ma
ture. This Immortality. the Scriptures
assure us. was originally possessed by
the Heavenly Father alone. We read:
"The Father alone hath immortality,
dwelling in the light which no man can
approach. Whom no man hath seen nor
can see" The only begotten of The Fa-
ther. the Logos. when made flesh. re-
veaicd The Father to mankind John
l. 1S). The faithfuness of the Logos
as the Man Christ Jesus were rewarded
by the Father with glory. honor and inn
divine nature.
And this great privilege has been given
class. To become associated with Jesus
IN the sufferln2s OF this present time