Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-02-02

respecting mans ma
ture as well as in regard to his origin
and destiny. We have no quarrel with
those who boast OF monkey parentage and
Evolution and who hope against facts
that mankind will soon be a race OF gods
and that dying somehow, is a step up
ward into life while It appears to be
step down into death. To those who are
happy in this Illogical view / have nothing
TO say now l address the more humble
minded. who confess their perplexity and
who have not become so worldly-wise as
TO reject the Bible as the voice Divine.
However we may understand the Bibles
declaration respecting the lower animals
that the water swarmed and brought
forth various klnds-we must admit thai
its statements respecting man are ex-
phct he was not thus brought forth. but
IS declared to have been a direct creation
of God in his own image and character
Hkcness-Only on a lower plane Of organ
ism. Adam possessed Gods likeness in
his mental and moral qualities higher
than those OF brutes, by which man Is
able 70 reason and philosopher respect
ing scientific and moral problems These
higher human powers we're dwarfed and
the lower and more animal powers main
tanned to the full. by reason OF the fall
and its sentence Dying thou shalt die"
Jesus Was Made a Little Lower Than
the Angels
The Scriptures do not suggest that man
was an imperfect or undeveloped species
whose death could be a change to another
nature and ethereal form and a heavenly
home. Quite to the contrary The hope
set before Adam was everlasting life and
an earthly Eden. II was this that he lost
and Il is this earthly nature and human
perfection in Gods image in Paradise re-
stored that the Scriptures hold out as the
nope OF the world through the glorihed
Messiah's Kingdom spiritual Kingdom
IN which the faithful elect Church OF this
age will participate. That Kingdom OF
Righteousness will be beyond the van' OF
human sight Yet its power will be uni
Versai and exercised on mans behalf for
the restraint Of Satan and every adverse
influence and for human assistance back
to all that was lost by disobedience In
Eden and all that was redeemed by the
obedience OF Calvary
Nor even then will the image of God as
represented IN the human will be coerced
Merely the glorious opportunities OF rec
onciliatlon and OF restitution viii be af-
lorded 70 every creature-ahd those who
decline them will be cut Off from life in
the Second Death tActs iii. 1920
God answers the question OF our text
What is manr' He declares Thou
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little lower than the angels Thou
crownedst him with glory and honor (the
dignity and power of the perfect ADAM
Thou didst set him over the works OF
thine hands ian earthly being he was at
the head Of all earthly creatures-the
King Of earth). over the beasts OF the
field. the fowl OF heaven the fish OF the
sea-thou hast put ell things under his
feet with kingly power clearly outlined
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had mental power for the control Of
the lower creation aside from physical
force as intimated in his primary deal
inss with them and giving them their
names Hebrews H. 6-S) We have known
men possessed of wonderful magnetic
se-trainers. such as Rarey and
tanners OF wild beasts and reptiles But
Adam. perfect must have possessed this
power IN a still superior degree
A little lower than the angels yet very
much higher than the beasts was this
King OF earth in his perfection And
such man Will be as a redeemed and re-
stored race, when the Divine Plan shall
have been fully outworked: when every
creature in heaven and in earth shall be
heard saying, Praise and glory and hon
OF, dominion and might. be unto him that
stitch upon the Throne and unto the
Lamb forever" and when there shall be
no more signing. no more crying and no
more dying. because an the former things
of sin and death shall have passed
away. because the great King. Messiah
the Redeemer OF mankind. shall deliver
him from the power OF sin and death
and the tomb. Well did he state his mis-
sion work: 1.-THE Son OF man came to seek
and TO recover that Which Cas lost"
THE Earth Abideth Forever
Man. then. is an animal OF high glori-
Gus type. adapted to his earthly home and
II adapted to his welfare when ne and II
shall both be IA perfection. or the earth
Il Is written that God made II not In
vain. but to be inhabited" And again
The earth abideth forever'-"seed time
and harvest cold and heat. summer ana
winter. enduring as long as there are sun
and moon Again. Earth Is Gods foot
stool and he will make the place OF his
feet glorious" To this end the earth viii
shortly be turned over to the great Re
'deemer. who Will take his great power
and reign" He will put down all enc
mics and lift up mankind. redeemed by
his sacrifice. giving an opportunity OF
everlasting life to all. and then. as St.
Paul declares. after having accomplished
the restitution work for man and for the
earth. the Redeemer- King will turn over
the government OF the world to God. even
the Father q Corinthians Is: 20.
Our great mistake IN the past has been
In not studying the Pible correctly. Hence
we failed to see that only an elect little
flock" Is invited 10 a heavenly reward for
following the Savior In the narrow way OF
self-sacrifce. and that then the earthly
reward win be bestowed during Messlah's
reign upon all the willing and obedient
and that thus will be accomplished the
original Divine intention OF having an
earth fun OF people amongst whom Gods
will shall be done as In heaven
At some future time we may take up.
<'What Is the soul OF MANI" For the
present let US briefly say that the word
soul finds its synonym in the word being.
and that when God had created man OF
the dust OF the earth he was a man only
IN form: he was not a soul or being: he
had no thought or sentient being. When
sod started Adams physical system by
blowing into his nostriis the breath OF