Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-09-09
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!AslQR RgsSELg report one Of hi
addresses from
Gods words to Adam, after he hat
ainned and sought to hide from BIZ,
Maker-"Where Art Thou?' (Genesi,
Iii, 81
The speaker declared that fear |.
one Of the greatest maladies TO which
humanity Is subject and be quoted thu
Apostles words, Fear hath torment
Although people differ greatly In theil
mental makeup. the Pastor believed
that fear Is common to all mankind
IN some form or other The only OK
cepuons he admitted are the saints
Of God. who have turned from sin and
given their all to the Lord as followers
Of Jesus. These gradually come I'd
understand their Maker and to have
confidence IN His loving provisions for
them In Ill their affairs. As love
comes into their hearts fear departs.
Az the Scriptures declare. Perfect
love casteth out fear
Although no human being is perfect,
tor all have sinned and come short Of
the glorious standard. none are totally
depraved. An element Of the Divine
character still remains In all. All
have some realization OF right and
wrong, and some appreciation OF re-
sponsibility to do right and to avoid
wrong. Whenever sin ia committed
with II naturally and properly goes
some appreciation Of Divine displeas-
ure, Of unworthiness Of Divine love
and favor. In such hearts there is Of
necessity restlessness, because hui
mainly Is so constituted as to crave the
supervision and love OF an All-Wise
and All.Powerful Creator.
e Adam, The Sinner, Ashamed.
The Scriptures clearly inform US
that although Mother Eve was de-
ceived BY the Serpent, Father Adam
was not. The Serpent represented to
Mother Eve that God was striving to
keep His creatures In ignorance, and
recommended disobedlence MS the road
to knowledge and happiness. Mother
Eve, unacQnainted with her Creator,
was deceived into disobedience to His
command.
Father Adam, not deceived, under
stood perfectly that the wrong course
would not bring happiness, but the
death penalty. His deliberately will
ful sin was evidently prompted by
love for his wife. He put his wife in
the place Of his Creator. and sacri-
fced bis life to share her penalty.
The guilty pair realized their I'M
w0rthiness Of further Divine favor
their unworthiness OF the fellowship Of
their Creator, which they had previ-
ously enjoyed. They hid from God. So.
said Pastor Russell. II Is with all sin
ners. They endeavor to hide from God.
The Times Of Restitution.
Adam was not murderer and even
4 his crime might be called theft.
It was small one-only an apple.
Had he been imperfect. as are his
children today. his penalty might seem
unjust We are to remember. how
ever. that be was perfect, and that
~ real crime was disobedience.
Gods voice calling to the sinner
should be hearkened to, for although
He speaks in tones of justice, He tells
also Of Love Divine all love ex-
ceiling" 1t assures us that our Gre
ltor has mot forgotten us nor entirely
East Us on because Of sin. II
Such OF our race as are In the right
Of heart hearken to the voice
y God and retrace their steps, seeking
% return to Divine favor under the
all Of this Gospel Age-to become
oint-heirs with Jesus Christ their
Lord and Reedemer. as members of
Ills Bride. BY these the great disaster
y ain and It's death penalty may be
overlooked, as special blessing which
vii permit them to attain. through
aithful following in the footsteps of
Iesus, the glory, honor and immortality
'rOmised the select"
But q very large class fall entirely to
lear Gods voice Many OF them have
,otten into heathenish darkness and
loubt Others hear very imperfectiy, {
md think the Lord Is merely breath
ne out threatenings against them.
Sone Of these can be blessed ut the
resent time. But the Bible informs
y that God Is not content to let any !
inner 90 without hearing His voice Of :
mercy. Hence He has provided that !
hose who, for any reason cannot hear !
liz voice and be blessed by the High {
'alling Of this Age. must ultimately
ear. ID
Accordingly. the Bible tells us Of 7
|od's glorious arrangement for the
lingdom of Messiah. which will bind !,
atan and set at liberty the prisoners !
sin and death, and bring all to a
lear knowledge OF the Divine charac- A
y through the blessed opportunities
rovided IN the Redeemer. All the i.
lind eyes will then be opened. and a
] deaf ears Will be unstopped Resti- y
lti0n to human perfection and to an =
lrthly Eden everlasting will be offer y
! to the obedient, and wilful rejec-
~ VIII b utterly destroyed (Acts IL
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