Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-29


with an inperfectlon Of accomplish
ment but so thorough work that
when 1t is finished we will be faultless
and unreprovable. not only in the sight
Of our Redeemer. but also in the sight
Of our Heavenly Father Ah, no won
Ter If we are astonished at the won
derful power and grace Of God which
this declaration reveals!
70 Are Gods Workmanship.
The same inspired pen explains else
where to us: "Ye are Gods husban-
dry" ye are Gods workmanship. Il
Corinthians III. 9l Let US not lose
sight Of the thought that 1T is God
that worketh in us. both to win and
to do Of His good pleasure" Philip
plans II. 1877 While the Lord Jesus
Christ, as our Elder Brother and the
Captain Of our Salvation and the active
Agent in our redemption through His
death, is associated with the Father in
all Of this work of our perfecting, new
ertheless we are not to lose sight Of
the fact that all things are of the Fa-
ther. as all things are bD the Son. The
two are in perfect accord. but the
Scriptures assure us that the Plan IL
self was the Fathers and that He gra-
ciously invited the Son to the partici-
patton which He enjoys.
When we think of the Divine crea-
tive Power our minds go out to the
wheeling orbs which encircle our EARTH
to the millions Of suns and hundreds
Of millions of planets which all the
space about us and which we call the
Universe: DAY unto day uttereth
speech, and night unto night showeth
knowledge; there is no speech nor Ian
guage where their voice is not heard"-
declaring the omnipotence and omnis-
cience of our great God, their Creator.
We say that these are works worthy
Of Creator. and we are surprised that
the Great Eternal should in any sense
Of the word interest Himself and His
great Power in transforming work
in connection with our hearts and lives.
Nevertheless, the more we consider it
the more we are convinced that tho
creation Of angels was a greater dis
play Of Divine Power than the crea-
ton Of the worlds. Likewise the crea-
ton Of man in the image Of God was
far greater creation than that Of the
material Universe, because man was
created in the image and likeness of
His Creator--Adam was a miniature
copy Of God In the fiesh.
The Divine intention respecting
Adam and his race in general. the Bi.
BILE assures us. is Restitution-restora-
ton eventually to all that was enjoyed
by our frst parents in Eden and lost
through disobedience-sin The Heav-
emily Father has arranged that the sor-
rows and tears incidental to the reign
Of sin and death are not to be in vain.
He purposed mans redemption and
restoration from before the founda-
tion Of the Notwithstanding as He
did the course OF Adam as a free agent,
his disobedience and fall under the
death penalty.
Thus the Scriptures assure us that in
the Divine purpose Jesus was "the
Lamb slain from before the foundation
Of the world" And they assure US
that the Lamb who was slain is ulh.
mately to be given the dominion over
the whole earth, and for a thousand
years shall exercise reign Of right
eousness, justice, love and power with
a view to the reclamation and restitu.
ton Of all the willing and obedlent Of
the human family-and the destruction
Of all those who love sin and hate
righteousness and who therefore are
styled "corrupters Of the earth. ."-Rev-
elatlOn xi. rs,
Wa Are Gods Now Creation.
AS we have just seen, the great and
important work Of human restitution
the Father has delivered over entire
to the Son, the worlds Redeemer; as
we read: "He must reign until he shall
have put down all enemies'-even
death, the last enemy. Then He win
deliver up the Kingdom to God. even
the Father, says st. Paul Il Corin.
thlans xv, 24-2Sl But our text is not
discussing that work Of Restitution
which belongs to the coming Age OF
Messiah's glorious reign Of righteous
ness. On tho contrary, It deals with
the specially favored and specially
blessed ones who during this Age are
being called, proved, tested. polished,
prepared for joint.heirship with Jesus
In His Kingdom.
These are special objects Of Divine
care, whose blessing consists not In
restitution to earthly perfection and an
earthly Eden home or Paradise. These
are called Of God with high Gull.
ing" heavenly calling TO be "heirs
Of God and joiut-heirs with Jesus
Christ our Lord" Qtomans viii, III
These. g. Peter tells us. have been
granted exceeding great and precious
promises, that by these promises as
the Divine power or energy working
In theml they might become partakers
Of the divine uature.-Il Peter 1, 4
All, now we perceive the special
sense in which Divine rower 10 being
exercised toward the called and elect
Church from that which win be exer
cised toward the world In general
God Is creating a new order Of beings
In the Unlyerse-an order or class on
tho divine mime. which IN far abOyO