Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-14

lILA - workmanship. ere
lPASIOR RUSStll)l ated IN Christ Jesus
unto good works.
which God hath before ordained that
we should walk In them" (Eph. II, o, ~
Ever since Brother Luther's day anc
his vigorous preaching Of Justification
hy faith Christian believers have been
more or less perpexed In their en-
deavors TO harmonlze the Scrtptural
declaration respecting faith and work.
as related to salvation Pastor Rus
sell believes that IN the clearer light
God is shedding upon the pathway of
Ills people today through the Bib''
they are enabled 10 comprehend with
absolute clearness matters once f0gg'
This. he claimed. does not signify
that our forefathers were less loyal 10
God, nor less logical in the operation
OF their minds. II does. however agree
with the Scriptura declaration that
we are living In the time when the
wise of Gods people nre to understand
the Message previously more or les
hidden. but now, In due time, to be
revealed. Revelation X, Z.
The logical thought which appeas
most strongly 10 every mind Is TINT
good works must be the basis of Divine
favor and bad works the basis of dts
favor. This led up TO the child-sum
mary OF preaching. namely, BE good
and go 10 heaven; be bad and go To
-" Our Catholic friends. said the
Pastor, carry the matter Of good works
10 such an extent that they claim that
some have laid up such surplus of good
works and Divine favor therefor that
they are able TO appropriate some Of
these 10 others; hence the claim that
they may be appealed TO in prayer and
may give of their merit TO others AS
bounty or donation.
The Scriptural proposition is plain:
II is that no man is perfect, that nl'
through the fall are impaired In nina
and body, so that none can do perfect
works. Their very best works would
lie unacceptable TO God-imperfect In
stead of ignoring their imperecuons
God provided Redeemer, whose ODE
dience unto death He accepts as n sac
riGce for the sins Of Adam and his
race. Evidently all imperfecuons OF
word or act resulting from that disc
bedence and fail will be completely
forgiven. The race will be reconciied
to God. Divine blessings will come {"
humanity and the earth, instead of the
curse now resting upon them The et
feet will be to give all mankind the
fullest opportunity for rising up out Of
sin and degradation, imperfection. scr
row. death. alienation from Sod. ig
norance. superstition, etc. back % the
full perfection that Father Adam pos
sessed at first
But In order TO regain all those bless
lngs lost each member Of the race will
be required to appreciate the privileges
of life eternal and Divine favor and
will be obliged also to show his ap
probation by striving against sin and
co-operating with the Savior in the up
lifting arrangements which will pre-
vail for a thousand years, during the
Messianic Kingdom
Present Ace Salvation by Faith.
1t is in the present Age only that
salvation is to be by faith and not by
works. True the world in the next
AGE will not be faithless while making
their progress 10 good works and being
Judged according 10 their works. They
will be full of faith. but there will be
abundant basis for faith. Knowledge
will make thei, pathway clear as day.
Demonstration will prove TO them such
things as Gods people in the present
time must accept by fal.h-"For we
walk by faith and not by sight
This Gospel Age from the time of
tesus' first advent until the second
advent. Is the Age OF Faith In con
trast with the unsuccessful Age OF
w OIkS llittf-hlHh- flh fh' iN7bN 0hNNNF''
full Age Of works TO follow. The Pas
tor showed that during the Law Age
from Moses to Jesus. the requirement
was works: "He that doeth these
things sha!i live by them" Qeviticus
xviii. .. Romans y. 5l Israel's fallure
was beceuee % inability TO do things
perfectly the things contained IN the
Law given 70 them at Mt. Sinai.
The New Law Covenant which will
he lnaugurated by Messiah's Kingdom
VIII lie nu exactly the same lines ms the
did one. namely. works: "lle that dc.
eth these things shall live by them
The difference will be that Christ Hiu'
self will hr the Mediator of the Nov
law Covp">"t 10Th able and Wilt.
io render all necessary assistance TO
hn will come back into harmony wi
ae Father by Him. On the other bar