Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-01

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part:
AS Bible students we end 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.
eousness and tell us of the Divine sym
pathetic provision being exercised to-
ward mankind with a view to their
dellverance from their unrlghteous
condltlon-the opening of way for
their return to perfection and harmo-
ny with God. and to eternal life priv.
ileges Of righteousness.
Every suggestion and arrangement
looking toward Divine mercy is Scrip
turally associated with our Lord Jesus
the worlds Redeemer. His death
provides the ransom-price for Adam
and his race. while His Messlanic
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 andenjoy its blessings.
Hence We and the Scriptures contin.
ually 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 His Law which He gave to Israel
the measure Of a perfect mans ability
--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
unwittiDgly narrowed down the grace
OF God and mlnlmized 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 n knowl-
edge OF that provision for sinners
Two Salvatlons--TNo Pontseosts.
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
for the Church and the other for the
world-and each Of these salvatlons Is
introduced by o Pentecostal blessing.
That the Church Is merely hrstfruits
unto God Of His creatures is distinctly
Stated by ST. james q, 1sj. and this
certainly implies that there viii be
afterfruIts-the world IN general.
Note the Apostles statement respect
ing the meritorious value. the efficacy
Of Chrlsts sacrifice, both for the
Church and for the world; he says,
ale Is a Precipitation for our sins lthe
church,, and not for ours only, but
also for ho sins Of the iohOlo ioorld,"
Il John Il, ~ The Church Is the elect
"arst.frults," or as ST. Paul declares,
"The Church OF the Flrst-born, whose
aames are written 10 heaven" Through
this elect Church eventually the bless.
ing of God is TO be extended to all the
willing and obediont OF the nonelect
This does not mean that all mankind
win attain salvation. everlasting life,
but Il does mean that to all viii come
the opportunity for escape from the
curse Of sin and death which came
upon all through Father Adams sin
Neither does Il signify that all who
gain life viii gain the same kind OF
salvatlon-that all will gain everlasting
life on the same plane OF glory. Quite
TO the contrary. The fact that the
elect Church In called and tested In
advance Of the world implies that her
salvation will be on higher plane
than that Of the world, and this the
Apostle clearly states when he assures
us. 1--WE must all be changed" be-
cause "1esh and blood cannot Inherit
the Kingdom Of God"
The change OF nature from earthly
IN henvenly. from the human 10 the
divine. ia n part Of the superior bless
Ing provided by the Lord for those
who now walk by faith 10 the foot
steps ~ the Redeemer The blessings
10 the world, Oh the other hand, win
NOT Include change Of nature. but a
restitution or restoration OF the willing
and obedlent to human perfection, such
ns Adam enjoyed before he glnned. be-
fore he came under the curse. Resh'