The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-29

men" Titus IL
ASIOR RUSSElll 1D. He said in
part:
AS Bible students We find it more
and more necessary TO study the Scrip
lures discriminatory. Righteousness
and Justice represent the Divine Law
the Law of the Universe. On the 9th
! er hand, such words as Mercy and
Grace recognize mans fall from right
ieousness and tell us of the Divine sym
pathetic provision being exercised to.
ward mankind with a view to their
deliverance from their unrighteous
condition-the opening of a way for
their return to perfection and harmo-
gny with God, and to eternal life priv.
I 1leges Of righteousness
Every suggestion and arrangement
looking toward Divine mercy is Scrip
! the worlds Redeemer. Ills death
provides the ranso m-pr1ce for Adam
md his race, while His MeSsianic
Kingdom is provided as the means or
channel by and through which the
willing and obedient of the redeemed
will be brought back to perfection and
made able again to fulfill the require
ments Of Justice and enjoy its blessings.
Hence we find the Scriptures contin.
uaily setting before US the high stand
ard OF Divine Justice. and also setting
before us the fact that Divine Love
has provided mercy for the sinner
through the efficacy of the Redeemer's
work. For centuries God exhibited the
principles of Divine Justice, not only
In Els Law which He gave to Israel
but also in the fact that Christ died
''the Just for the unjust" that He might
bring us back into harmony with God
and His righteousness.
Hitherto. however. Gods people have
unwittingly narrowed down the grace
of God and minimized the work of
Christ and the efficacy of His redemp-
tive sacrifice by asserting that all of
the blessings are for the Church and
none for the world-that they are for
the present Age. and that with it's con-
summation all hope will expire. and
the world, the non-elect. will suffer to
all eternity without ever having tast-
ed of the grace of God in Christ--with-
out ever having come to even a knowl-
edge of that provision for sinners.
Two Salvstons-Two Pentecosts.
a more careful study of the Bible
is revealing to Gods people all over
the world the fact that He has for
mankind two distinct salvations-one
world-and each of these salvations is
introduced by Pentecostal blessing.
That the Church is merely first fruits
INTO God of His creatures Is distinctly
stated by St James d, 1S). and this
certainly implies that there will be
after-fruits--the world in general.
Note the Apostles statement respect
ing the meritorious value, the efficacy
of Christ's sacrifice, both for the
Church and for the world; he says:
"He is Precipitation for our sins tthe
Church). and not for ours only. but
also for the sins of tho ,ohole World"
q John ii, - The Church is the elect
''first-fruits," or as st. Paul declares,
'1The Church of the First-born, whose
names are written in heaven" Through
this elect Church eventually the bless
ing of God is TO be extended to all the
willing and obedient of the non elect
This does not mean that all mankind
will attain salvation, everlasting life.
but it does mean that to all will come
the opportunity for escape from the
upon all through Father Adams sin
Neither does it signify that all VIII
gain life will gain the same kind
salvation-that all will gain everlastin
life on the same plane of glory. Quit
to the contrary. The fact that IT.
elect Church ia called aud tested
advance of the world implies that hr
salvation will he on higher pan
than that of the world. and this th
Apostle clearly states when he assure
us, I'VE must all he changed" he
t1use flesh and blood cannot lnheri
the Kingdom of Cod"
The change of nature from earthly
to heavenly. from the human to the
divine. is q part of the superior bless
ing provided by the Lord for thost
who now walk by faith in the foot
steps Of the Redeemer The blessings
to the world on the other hand, vii
not include q change OF nature, but
restitution or restoration of the willins
and obedient to human perfection, suct
as Adam enjoyed before he sinned he
fore ne came under the curse Resti
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