Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-16

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5sfoR 4Su5sll0 st. Paul declares
49, - that to the heather
''there are lords many and gods many,
but to us there is but one God, the
Father" and one appointed Agent OF
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, ID,
The Scriptures tell us Of "the be-
gInaing Of the creation Of God" hence
there was a time before that beginning
Of creation when Jehovah God was
alone-"he that inhabiteth Eternity"
Not even the great Michael was with
him. the great Messiah, whom he hath
30 highly honored and whom he de-
clares he will still further honor
throughout a glorious eternity. He
waa not with the Father before the
beginning OF creation, because he him
self was ''the beginning OF the crea-
ton OF God-the 6rst-bogn OF every
creature'l ReYelatlons III. IA; ColOs-
SLAMS 4, 1b). He was the first eKprea-
sion Or manifestation Of the Divine
attributes John 1, 18l.
This mighty God, Jehovah, self.cen.
tered, self-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 II il today, but that character
was unreyealed. Every step of crea-
tlon has tended to display the Divine
character more and more, aud each
successive step and development OF
creation has brought forth new crea-
lures capable Of comprehending the
Eternal One. We deem II not unrea-
sonable TO assume that Iehovah's ere
alive power viii continue to be exer-
cised throughout all coming time.
Astronomical photography now re-
veals nearly 125.O00OO0 suns, around
which circle systems such as the one
which circles around our sun, and OF
which our earth Isl part We deem II
not unreasonable to ASSUME, from the
Scriptures, that the great work Of or.
denng all those hundreds OF millions
OF planets stretches forward into eter-
nifty, and that the work Of Divine
Vf.nra harun OO tho nIoan4 uIaa 18th -
will be 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 to be discerned even by phOtog-
raphy,0
Doubtless Divine methods In con
nectiop with other worlds and other
Inhabitants will display the manifold
wisdom OF God For instance, we un-
derstand the Bible to Indicate that
while the permission of evil In the
earth was wise, It win not necessarily
be wise or expedlent for any reason
to permit similar reign of Sin and
Death In any other OF the millions of
worlds, In connection with their order
Ing or development and their peoplIng
with glorious creatures who will
show forth the praises OF the great
Creator without their passing through
experiences with sin and death such
as have been permitted In connection
with the humanity Of earth.
The Permission of Evil.
Can we not see broad reason for
the permission Of evll ON the earth
for the permission OF the reign OF Sin
aud Death, which for six thousand
years has apparently disgraced the
Creator, degraded humanity, astonIsh.
ed the angels and constituted our race
a grooming ereatlon9 Only when we
discern that MessIah's Kingdom will
surely bring order out of this confu-
sion, do we begin TO goN the proper
focus upon our subject and realize
something OF the greatness OF our God.
From the standpoint OF the couple
ton Of the Divine purposes In counec-
ton with humanity, aud from that
standpoint alone. can we see Illus.
trnted Divine Wisdom, Justice, Love
and Power The primary lesson was
Justice-that sin brings suffering and
eventually deNth
The second lesson was TINT OF III
vine compassion, sympnthy4-Loye
This lesso0 was manifested In the
sending Of the Redeemcr and his sub.
seQuent reward Of cxaltatloi and HIS
gathering Of IN 'elect Church to be
his associates IN glory ana In the
blessing Of the redeemed race. The
reign Of glory, the reign OF Messiah
soon to be introduced. win MT up poor
humanity from siu and sorrow, from
degradation sud death, and give "a
each and all the fullest opportunity e
return to human perfection aud 10 Di.
viue favor and everlasting life.
IN all that work Of human restltu.
bon. which win include the awakening
OF mankind from the sleep OF death,
the one great lesson VIII be the great.
ness of the Divine Power which will
be exercised through Messiah the God
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