Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-12-12

SCRIPTURES on all
subjects, we must handle the Word Of
God honestly. We must recognize that
our Lord Jesus is one person and the
Father another person. The oneness
between the Father and the Son is that
declared by our Master Himself, say.
ing that He and the Father are one
In the same sense that He desires, all
of His disciples to be one-in mind, in
purpose. in will, in effort John xvii,
FL, 23.) Our Lord Jesus Is Gods IN
speakable Gift
The Scriptures declare that the Re-
deemer took the nature of men in or
der to redeem sinners; but that in Him
there was no sin. Only sinless one
could give to God a Ransom for Adam,
and thus redeem from destruction, not
only Adam, but all his posterity, in
VOWED in sin and death through him
The speaker then showed that God
net before our Lord great joy, the
influence of which led Jesus to endure
eheerfully the bitter experiences of His
earthly life. This joy is lntimated to
have been: ~ His pleasure in doing
the Fathers will; ~ His privilege Of
bringing many sons to glory''-the
Church; 81 His pleasure and joy in be-
ing by and by the worlds Restorer. de-
Nvering them from the power of Satan,
says, "God hath highly exalted Him."
far above angels. principalities and
powers, and every name that is named. ,"
An Opposite Course From Satan's.
Pastor Russell then contrasted the
course pursued by Satan with that TO-!
lowed by our Lord. Meditating am
bilious designs. Satan found an oppor-
tunity in Eden. He beheld in our first
parents new order of beings, design
ed to bring into existence a race that
would fill the earth. Satan essayed to
be ruler or prince over this. human ere
alton; and by so doing, he not only be
came rebel against God, but brought
hin and death into the world.
Our Lord Jesus pursued an opposite
course, and demonstrated His loyalty
and obedience. st. Paul intimates that
although the Logos was much higher
than was Lucifer, yet He was humble.
and "meditated not usurpation," as
the Greek text declares. phil. ii,
81 He thought not by robbery to be
equal with God. On the contrary, our
Lord willingly accepted the Divine pro-
posal that He should be humbled to the
human plane for time, in order to
carry out the Fathers Plan.
To the Church, Jesus is Gods un-
epeakable Gift He is indeed a Gift
70 the whole world, unspeakable in
value, but He is more to the Church
than to the world. To His footstep
followers, He is the Captain of their
Salvation their Bridegroom, their
"Mder Brother" their great High
Priest Through Him they are priv
Neged to be the Royal Priesthood.
Through the merit of the sacrifice of
Christ, they are privileged to present
their bodies living sacrifices, holy, ac-
ceptable unto Cod
The Pastor then said that Justice is
the foundation Of Gods Throne. In
the past, endeavors to harmonic JUS
tee with our great Creators dealings
with humanity have involved us in
dtfhculty. We were assured by the
prominent creeds that God had know
ingay brought mankind into existence
under such conditions that the great
majority would spend eternity in tor
ture. We perceived no Justice in any
aaxh ARA ngement. But while desist-
tvHrrr IN ho Tow xxyr,
could not indorse such a course, nor
see it to be in harmony with the Di-
vine regulations governing ourselves.
n we are to love our enemies, should
xi IN, be expected Of fallen human be-
irl9s than Of our perfect Creator?