Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-20

standpoint. We are inclined to say,
II God designs TO do anything for
mans aid. why does he not do 1t i'm
mediately? We cry out. o Lord. haste.
haste! Behold Adams children. men
tally. morally. physically, in deplora-
bic 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 perish; we have only n
promise of salvation from death
through the Redeemer. AMI resur-
rection from the condition OF death.
But God will not be FASTENED. He
has wise ms well as gracious pur-
pose. He has definite time for every
feature of His great work. lie has nj.
lowed -four thousand years TO pass be
fore lie even sent His Son to begin
the work OF redceming mankind. by
the payment of ransom-price. He
has allowed nearly two thousand years
since To clapse without recovering
mankind from sin and death condi-
lions. II Is for faith to trust: and yet
II is hut natural that we should In
quire. why this delay? For what does
God wait so long? The reply is two
fold
a. God leaves time for the birth OF
a sufficient number of Adams children
TO people or Oil the earth. purposing
that the powers of procrcation and the
begetting of children shall not continue
In the future as In the present. lie
declares TO us that those who attain
to that world to come twill neither
marry nor be given In marriage" but
I'm this respect will be like unto the
angels who have no children. who
do not propagate their kind.
(2l incidentally. in connection with
mans fall and recovery. God purposes
a most wonderful manifestation of His
Wisdom. Love and Power in the bring.
ing into existence of new race of
beings. not only higher than human
nature. but higher also than angelic
natures. God purposes New Crea-
ton whose members will be limited
In number and all be made partakers
of the divine nature-"far above an
Eelrs IoMtIS.
New Creation. the most wonderful ex-
empllfication 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 II 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.
worldwide.
The New Creation Divine.
We have already mentioned the glo-
rious exaltation purposed of God for
the New Creation. ST. Peter tells us
that these will attain the divine ma
ture: and this attainment will be
through. or by means of. the power OF
God working In the heart as the result
of faith In 1.-The exceeding great and
precious promises" III Peter !, A..
These will not be coerced 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-
IRENE OF self-dcnial. and voluntary
humiliation In the service of right
eousness, following in the footsteps OF
Jesus.
Indeed, Jesus 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. lie is 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 lie tells US
that by perseverance In we'll doing we
are TO attain glory. honor and immor-
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 aeshly and imper-
feet bodies of the present trial time
In other words. our trial Is not TO dem.
onstratc the perfection or imperfection
OF our flesh. for this is already known
10 God and to us. and 10 all. in my
flesh dwelleth no perfection" The
trial is TO demonstrate the loyalty Of
the will and of the heart II Is faith.
fulness In conqncring the will of the
flesh and bringing into subsection 10
the will of God all the powers OF the
natural body. so far as possible. II Is
the test Of It's loyalty 10 principle. TO
righteousness. TO God
ST. Paul. as one OF these loyal ones.
declared before his death. II have
fought a good fight. ! have finished my
course. | have kept the faith; hence
| forth there Is laid up for me q crown