The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-11


qrired Redcciutr. ana ODE the Re
deemcr Be must suffer death. the pen
alty that MAS aclinSt FafIcr Adam
Now noaee 5tiir case. of cain He
was shnpen IN ihiqnits in SIN aid bis
mother conceive him: the condemna.
ton nBon our FIRST parents extended &c
him: he was born witlfEa fallen mn.
iture. he WIS horn under tho death
sentence. The Killing OF his brother
Abel did not increase The penalty,
which stood the same-dcath cutting
on from life The wages OF sin IL
death: The soul that sinneth Il shall
die"
Retribution-sowipc and Roapins.
There would hayetbecn no Message
sent 10 manitnd ~exbortinS TO right
rousness anI 10 turt from sin had
God not Intended to redeem man By
The death of bis Son: aud rcdecminE
Them meanAt IL giye each and NIL OF
the human tintS another opportuni.
u. another trial. smother Judgment
to test their worthiness or utworthl-
ness OF everlasting lfeEto prove to
what extent their sncqpalRtance with
sin and rs nenaIt.. has Taught them
the great lesson respecting the sinful
ness and undcsirqbrIty of sin and the
surencss Of its penalty 4death.
Accordingly. for5 four thousand
ycars Gcd sent no Message 10 the
world in geueral4untn Jesus came
and died. the Just for the unjust. and
thus made possible Tho release Of
mankind from tie death sentenced
resurrection fromtles dead The only
exception to. this rule Has Gods Cove
nant with Israel. under which they
tried 10 gain eterual{llte by Keeping
the Law. and became d great exam
pie OF the fallen mans Inability and
of the need OF the snyiot.
Light shinsdsih Darkness,
For more than eighteen centuries
this Message has been going forth
namely. that God has nroyided for the
race n redemption from the original
death sentence, and that there IS to
be n resurrection Of. the dead both.
OF the Just.n and the unjust" All man.
kind who hear this Message are there
by warned that every net Of the pres.
ent life will have Its weight. either
in the uplifting or in the degrndlnr Of
his own character. and thus have n
bearing upon his future interests. 1t
is in view Of this future opportunity for
life or death everlasting that II con
duct in the present time has n bearing.
Those who have the hearing 4 and
the eyes of understanding opened. dis.
Germ. as the Apostle says. That In Gods
estimation nj! unrlghteousness Is sin
however great or small. Those, who
now accept Gods Invitation arc In
formed that II they make n consccra-
tion of their lives to follow In Jesus
footsteps. God Will deal with them rs
with new creatures. and no longer
impute to them their share Of Adams
condemnation. but treat them rs bav-
ing passed from denth condemnation
TO life Justification.
Moreover. their flesh will be reck-
oned as dead: full arrangements will
be made for the covering over OF all
their unintentIonal weaknesses. and
their Judgment in Gods sight will be
according to their will. or Intention. II
their intentions are perfect they will
be counted rs perfect through the
merit OF their Redeemer and Adyo-
cate. But St. Paul admonishes the
Church. saying. -lf we sin witfully.
after that we have received a knowl.
edge, Of the truth" "nnd have tasted
of the good Word OF God and, the
powers, Of the Age to come and. have
Dccn made partakcrs of the Holy
Spirit. 1t Is impossible to renew US
again to Observation-Disclosures in
the matter would seal our case, how.
ever small the transgressIon-just US
It scaled Adams fate with his minor
trnnsgression.
But let us not forget that the Apos.
tie limits this possibility Of sin-the
sin unto death-to the Church-to the
Spirit begotten ones. These, receiving
their share of the great Atonement
sacrifice Of Jesus. and falling to con-
form to tho Divine requirement. come
under the Divine penalty a second
time. and theirs will he the Second
Death, from which there will be no
resurrection. no recovery.-Comparo
Hebrews vi. sc and X. oG-3l.
Coming Evcntu Cas-. Shadows Before.
1t should be clenr to us then that. IN
harmony with our text. the whole
world IL now under the wrath Of God.
which came upon the race through the
dIsobedience of our first parents: and
the only ones who have escaped from
that wrath and gotten back into har.
mony with God IRE the sanity few. be.
gotten Of the Holy Spirit. The escape
Of these from Divine wrath or the
death sentence Is not actual. but by
faith. They reckon themselves as har.
Ing passed from death unto life"
AS for the remainder Of the world,
they arc not thus reckoned. for they
are yet In their sins. still children OF
wrath and experiencing the penalty of
sin. The world will continue under
these conditions until the completion
of fho alertIon of Tho Church. and then