The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-13

- 1873 ST. Paul declares
ls=.==S=.==s=ss%~::sS that TO the heather
there are lords many and gods many,
but 10 US there Is but one God. the
Father and one appointed Agent or
his in dealing with humanity--one Lord
Jesus Christ-''and that every tongue
shall confess that Jesus. Messiah, is
Lord. TO the glory Of God the Father"
philippians ii, III.
The Scriptures tell US of ''rhe be-
ginning of the creation Of Cod hence
there was q time before that beginning
of creation when Jehovah God was
aloue-..be that inhabiteth Eternity"
Not even the great Michael was with
him. the great Messiah. whom he hath
so highly honored and whom he de-
clareS he will still further honor
throughout glorious eternity. He
Was not with the Father before the
beginning of creation. because he him
self vas the beginning OF the crea-
ton Of God--the first born Of every
creature" Revelations iii. IA; Colos-
SLAMS /, 15 He was the first express
sion OF manifestation Of the Divine
attributes i.Iofn /. 49,.
This mighty God. Jehovah, self-cen-
rered, selt-contained, is ours. the same
yesterday. today and forever, he
changes not
Divine Attributes Glorious.
Every attribute Of the Divine char
acter was the same millions of years
ago that it is today, but that character
was nnrevealed. Every step OF crea-
ion has tended TO display the Divine
character more and more, and each
successive atep and development OF
rrearion has brought forth new crea
cures capable Of cOmprehending the
iiiernai One. We deem it not unrea-
Sondbie To assume that Jehovah'S ere
alive power will continue 70 be eyer-
Used throughout ali coming time
Astronomical photography now re-
veais nearly 1.5.c00.0O0 suns, around
which circle SYSTEMS such SIS the one
which circles around our sun, and OF
which Our earth is n part. We deem it
not unreasonable to ASSUME, from the
Scriptures. that the, great work Of or
icring all those hundreds of millions
az planets stretches forward into eteP-
nifty, and that the work Of Divine
grace. begun on the planet Earth"
will ba continued throughout the Uni.
verse, not only In conjunction With the
planetary systems we can discern.
but probably with millions OF plan
etary systems too far removed from
US IL be iiscerned even by 7hotos.
raphy.
Doubtless Divine methods in con
nection with other worlds and other
inhabitants will display the manifold
wisdom 81 God For instance, we M
derstand the Bible 10 Indicate that
while The permission OF Wii in the
earth WAS wise, it VIII not necessarily
be wise or expedtent for any reason
10 permit II similar reign % Sin and
Death in any other Of the millions OF
worlds, in connection With their order
ing or development and their penpiing
with glorious creatures who will
show forth the praises Of the great
Creator without their passing through
experiences with sin and death sIcb
rs have beeE permitted 10 connection
with The humanity d! earth.
The Permission OF Evil.
Can We not see broad reason for
The permission OF evil on The earth
for the permission 1t the reign Of Sin
and Death which for sig thousand
years has apparently diSgraced the
Creator degraded humanity. astonish-
he. L.
IL grooming creation: Only when we
discern that Messfah's Kingdom will
surely hiring order on. Of this confu-
sion. do we begin tn get the proper
focus upon our subject and realize
something of the greatness Of our God.
From the standpoint Of the compile
ton of the Divine purposes in connec-
ton with humanity. and from that
standpoint alone. can we see illus
trated Divine Wisdom, Justice. Love
and Power. The primary lesson was
.Iustice--that sin brings suffering and
eventually death
The second lesson was that of Di.
vine compassion, synlpstlly-I.ove.
This lesson was manifested In the
sequent reward Of esaltatioD and his
gathering OF an elect" Church to be
his associates in glory ard In the
blessing OF the redeemed race The
reign Of glory, the reign OF Messiah.
soon TO he introduced, will iis, up poor
humanity from sin and sorrow, from
degradation and death. and give to
each and all the fullest opportunity ia
return 10 human perfection ami to Di-
Vine favor and everlasting life.
In all that work of human restiiu-
ton. which will include the awakening.
of mankind from the sleep OF death,
the one great lesson will be the great.
ness OF the Divine Power which vii:
be exercises ilrpogh Messiah. the COD.
like One tae s'siD"e Of life "tE..
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