Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-28
Pastor RusselE's Sermon

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pie OF Justice, continually holding II nm
., uolore his creatures, and demondinr
lnelr obedience to this Law. surely conIS
rot ~, De exempted from its operotIon
himself To this the Scriptures ogrse
assuring us that Justice is the fonndo
uoh OF His Throne. Our epdoovors e.,
the past to harmonize Love and Ira
uce with our great Creators dooIInrs
with humanity have continually inyo,y
ed US In difficulty We were assured
oy the prominent creeds of the world
tnat the Creator had knowingly ond
Willingly brought us into existence nm.
der such conditions that the great ma.
Iority OF mankind would spend an
eternity in torture
we were unable to see Justice in INV
sucn arrangement, yet feared to criij
clse our Creator, lest He should II mos.
slDle' DO something still worse for ps
but our reason baked at the PROPOSE.
ton, while We deslsted from criticism,
the Creator, We could not endorse such
program, nor could we see it TO be- in
harmony with the Divine regulations
governing ourselves, II we are to love
our enemies and be compassionate to-
ward them, should more be- expected
OF fallen beings than Of our perfect
CreatOr2
Justice Always Satisfied.
From the Divine standpoint the hu.
man family are all conylcts, under
death sentence, dead in trespasses and
sins, wholly without rights or prlvi.
Ieges. As the French Government, not
unjusty, has allowed the medical pro.
fession to make experiments with con.
yicts who are under death sentence, to
try upon them the effects Of fear, poi.
son, etc. so God not unjusty has al.
lowed mankind, all under death sen.
tence, to practice all kinds Of evil
upon one another and to learn from
each other great lessons respecting
the exceeding Sinfulness Of sin and the
wages or penalty Of sin--death.
Justice merely eXacts its penalty; but
that penalty paid by Adam and his
family left them hopeless respecting
any future life Unworthy Of ever
lasting life, they died; and surely they
become no more worthy while dead
None has any claim upon Justice. Adam
at the very moment Of his fal
might have been smitten with Il thun
derbolt, without having any claim upOI
Justice; for he was under a death pen
atty. The fact that Justice allowed
him to live for many years with for
feited life meant not a waving o
the death penalty, but Divine liberal
ity in respect to the execution Of th
criminal,
When, therefore, in the Bible Go
presents a hope Of a future life throug
the death Of His Son. His unspeakabI
Gift, 1t must not he understood as sil
nifying obligation on Gods part t
ward the sinner, 1t means mercy, grac
Nor does God ignore His own Sc
tence and the justice Of the case
the exercise of His mercy His La
must stand. The death sentence mu
stand. Justice must be vindicate
without shadow Of turning. Divil
Mercy is made to intervene by proyi
ing the unspeakable Gift
Herein was manifested the love
God" in that HE gave His Only Il
gotten Son, that whosOeyer believe
In Him might not perish, but have e
erlasting life" AS we have just see
Adam and his race under the dea
g sentence had perished, except as &
D from the beginning fOreknew His
tention to send His Son into the wol
0 for human Redemphon-His unspeal
/, BILE Gift The Redemption, when I
!. ished. will fully have satisfied I
+, claims of Divine Justice-nOt only
o respects the little company now bel
d selected-the Church, the Bride
e Christ-but ultimately also as respeO
o the "sips of the whole world L
r. is q Gift, then, pure and simple
" called for by Divine Justice, but me
IN ly prompted by Divine Love
'e Divine Love and Justice Co-opera'
lt After the unspeakable Gift sh
n. have been made applicable to the Wh
k. world of mankind at the beginning
is Messiah's reign, Divine Wisdom y
e. insist that. although the Redeem
If NAV give to humanity every oppoI
is rity possible for recovery from sin {
Il, dpoth and every assistance possl
k. far Restitution, nevertheless, none 81
It. have eternal life except as perfect
l" inrs in heart harmony with the I
of otor Therefore the work OF MesSiO
- kingdom win be TO deliver human
from sin and death, and to give opl
to tnpitv for all to return to harm'
be with the Father; and any VINO WIN
nd so do Justice Will Insist shall De
Of srroyed sr in the Second DEATH Aga
an % oncb n decision, Divine wisdom l.
nd and Power will offer no objection
ng will any redemption be effected
the their wilful SIN.
tn oThanks Be Unto God"
les Tho SCRIPTURES declare that the We
US knows not God, and that only the
I'D. ne o t6e consecrated Church are opeI
ak bebold the Love Of God, which pas.
ter Understandlng." UI TLis class on.y, W.
Of sora is in any sense prepared to
Hp AO'0' u, r,r,y for the uuSp,