The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-28

for Copenhagen.
Kiel, Brussels and
London. We report
tlHAS!Qk. kQSSt1DJ one of his ad-
dresses from /
Timothy ii, ), 6: "There Is one God.
and one Mediator between God and
men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave
Himself q Ransom for all, to be testi
fed In due time" He said
Many fail to understand why
Savior and a redemptive work are nee
essary. They ask. Why was 1t neces-
sary for Jesus to come into the world :?
How did His death influence God to
the forgiveness Of human sin? And
why was the better sacrifice of Jesus
typihed by the sacrifice of bulls and
goats under the Jewish Law Covenant?
A right understanding, correct under
standing, of these matters is the very
essence of true theology, and most
helpful to us all.
The Divine arrangement proposes
that 'everythiAg In accord with God
must he absolutely perfect. Both an
gels and men were created perfect. sin
Gods image" And the Divine Law.
insthe Interest OF all. cuts on from fel-
fovshlp and blessings al who DELHI.
er4tely g into sin, and fellowships only
such Ne are perfect. Hence the SEN
teHce upon Father Adam for his dis
Obedience cut him of from Divine fel.
lowship and favor under the sentence.
Dying, thou shalt die" Genesis ii. IL
mot, Going to eternal torment, thou
shalt roast"
True, Adams children were never
thus condemned. but. born In sin and
"shapen in iniquity" psalm II. b.. un
der the laws Of heredity they never
were perfect never were fully in the
image of God. never were, therefore.
in harmony with God. but always shar
ed Father Adams alienation and con
demnation. They were children of
wrath Ephesians ii. 3)--justly shar
Ing their Father Adams penalty of
death. because lmperfect-not worthy
Of life under the Divine arrangement.
Reconciliation a Necessity.
Whoever sees clearly these facts OF
Scripture must perceive that humanity
.wpuld have no hope Of everlasting life
except through Divine mercy-forgive-
p69s. But some one will say. Why
should there be any necessity for the
LoDos TO leave heavenly glory and be
made flesh and then to die. 1.-The Just
~ the, UNJUST to make possible our
Ialfn to Divine favor? Why should
~ Goa forgive the sins of Adam and
Melsaoe even as we are directed to for,
eive those who trespass against us9
Gods attitude towards sin very prop.
er1y is different. His work is per-
feet" deuteronomy xxi. a. He
created Adam in His own image We
sinners are not Gods creation direct.
but have merely come into existence
under laws Of heredity. Justice is un-
der ne obligation to us. All rights and
privflsges granted to Father Ada m
wene forfeited and have been abrogat.
Cd. From the Divine sta dpoint of
Justice, cur race n dead one. More
than this-the great Supreme Ruler
and Judge Of the Universe. having con
demned us as unfit for eternal life and
fellowship with Himself. could moi
justly set aside His own decree. God
could not, therefore, justly. righteous
~, change His verdict. for that would
imply that our sentence was an unjust
one.
The Divine Government refuses to
be thus compromised, but instead has
provided q salvation for humanity
through Jesus' death. The method
adopted maintains the dignity Of the
Divine Law to the full, and ut the same
time reveals the fact that our Creator
is the very embodiment OF sympathy
and love-qualities of His which never
would have been 80 fully appreciated
by either angels or men unless God
had permitted human sin, had provid,
ed the penalty He did. and then pro-
vided the Redemption through the
LOg0S-J esus
"6etwsen God and Man."
A mediator Is one who stands be
tween two parties who are at vari
ance, for the purpose OF bringing
about reconciliation. The two parties
mentioned in our text are not God and
the Church but God and the world
mankind in general. Man sinned
God justly condemned the sinner. The
Mediators FIRST work Ia reconciliation
must be to offer a substitute to JUS
tice for Adams sin. Our text tells US
that the Man Christ Jesus did this
very thing-He gave Himself to be
PauDm-price for all mankind. He did
= when He reached perfect man
6od. at thirty years Of age. when He