Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-27

has been 10 convert mans natural
quality Of reverence for his Creator
into terrible fear and this fear has
more and more separated us from God
aud the Bible.
Mankind and the Church.
We are now coming TO understand
more fully the Bible doctrine OF elec'
ti0n aud we see II 10 be not unjust
and cruel as II once appeared, but
beautiful and blessed, for both elect
and non-elect. The Divine Plan was.
and still Ia, a universal Plnn-a Plan
granting universal opportunity 10
Adam aud 10 all his race for recoy-
cry from the penalty OF sin for re-
covery from sin aud death TO all that
Father Adam had IN the beginning
and which he lost through disobedi'
snce. and which Jesus redeemed for
him and his race at Calvary, and
which all the willing and obedient
may have back again at the hands OF
The Redcemer. II they will. during the
periA OF His Messianic reign.
This is the Restitution which st.
Peter tells US God spoke through the
mouth OF all the holy Prophets since
the world began" And the blessing
will not be merely revolutionary. but
indeed all the experiences OF the pres
ant time with sin and sorrow. pain
and death will be blessed. helpful les
sons for the fnture-guards against
pny repetition Of the scenes OF disc
bedience against the Divine regua.
tons made for mans comfort, happi-
ness and everlasting Joy.
The work accomplished by our Re
deemer at Calvary WAS merely pre-
paratory one. His death provided the
Ransom price for Father Adam, and
hence for all Adams race who share
his condemnation. The work OF Di'
vine grace which has progressed since
Jesus death and resurrection Is also
a preparatory work During this pc
riod OF more than eighteen centuries
God has been gathering out OF the
world n special class. willing 10 pass
through specially severe trials and test
ings OF faith and obedience, under the
inspiration Of certain exceeding great
and precious promises III Peter |. A.
Of share with Jesus in the divine ma
ture and glory, honor and Immortality.
This selecting work began with nat
ural Israel. and nus extended now
gradually the world around. gathering
from every nation samples and repre-
sentatives, but all snintly; all In heart.
at least, copies of Gods dear Son. the
Redeemer With the dnwning Of the
Seventh Great Day-the Day OF Christ
this work OF eecting or selecting
a special class Of saints to constitute
His Bride and joint-he.rs In the King
dom will be complete. Then will be-
gin the salvation Of the world-the
reclama ton or Restitution OF the world
from sin and death conditions, made
possible by the great redemptive work
Of Calvary.
"Glory In tho Highest"
From what we have seen Of the Di-
vine provision for mans recovery we
grasp the force OF the prophetic dec
laration following the question OF our
text-"What Is man. that Thou art
min Pal Af m l.. pf
Thou visitest hlmT When we think
Of the greatness Of our God. and the
lltteness OF ourselves. even in our
best estate. and especially when we
think that we are all sinners. we are
amazed that our great Creator was
mindful of us-mindful of preparing
great Plan Of willing 10 pro
vide for our redemption. and maxim"
preparation for the Kingdom whic1 l.
to bless the race. Can we doubt fhat
He who has so loved the world while
they were yet sinners will bring His
Plan to glorious consummatHn
Can we doubt that He will do all that
lie has promised, exceedingly abun-
dainty more than we could have asked
Or thought ?-Ephesans iii, 20.
Do not understand me to say that
the Bible teaches n universal saliva
ton Of our race to life eternal. No.
that would be unreasonable. That
would imply Divine coercion Of the
human will, and such coercion
would be contrary to the teachings of
the Scriptures-that man is created In
Gods image and likeness. An essen
tial feature of the Divine likeness in
man Is the freedom Of his will; his
body may he coerced or enslaved or