Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-08

Gods time for revealing 1t to them had
not yet come. If the Jews told the out.
siders that they would ultimately bless
all nations, the others laughed at such
a suggestion, feeling that they we're as
competent to bless the world as were
the Jews.
This, indeed, was what the Babylo.
mans tried. Next after them came the
Medes and Perslans; after them the
Grecians; and still later came the Ro.
mans. Each Of these stamped their
ideas upon the world to the best of
their ability, and gave their laws, Each
attempted to show how much more
competent than the others it was for
earthly rulership But, alas! none of
them ruled satisfactorily or brought In
"the desire of all nations" Meantime,
also, the Jews waited for the ful1lment
of their promises. Meantime, Also
God renewed the promises, and assur-
ed them that He would send the Mes
siah to be their Delverer shortly.
When Jesus came, He came not as a
warrior like Alexander the Great or
Napoleon. He was meek and lowly Of
heart; and He called the poor, the
maimed. the fundamentally, morally
and physicaly-to His standard. Not
unnaturally the Jewish leaders repu'
dated Him and cruci6ed Him, declar
ing that He did not represent their
ideals and must be a decelver.-I Cor.
lnthans 2:7, s.
Similarly they treated His followers
As st. Paul declared, "As deceivers
and yet true" the early Christians suf.
fered reproach. The Jews understood
not Gods Message, They saw not
that it was necessary for Jesus to die,
"the Just for the unjust" to be a Re
demption.prlce for the sins Of the
world. They saw not that such a
death was necessary to Him, In order
I that He might attain the glory, honor
and immortality of the future. They
saw not that the disciples that Jesus
called were saints. However weak
these were. mentally and morally, their
hearts we're loyal, and they strove to
walk In the footsteps Of Jesus.
People have not realized that, dur.
ing this Gospel Age, God has been ac.
cepting the sanity ones who come unto
the Father through the Savior. They
! have not seen that the suffering Of
| these was necessary for their testing
and proving and for their instruction
in righteousness, that they might be
fully qualified for glory, honor and i'm
mortality and jolnt.heIrship with Christ
their Redeemer
st. Paul speaks of the Church as a
Mystery class. 1t is a Mystery to the
world: first, It is the selecting of class
the world would never think Of choosing
"a humble, meek class; second, neither
the Jews nor the world realize that this
class constitutes the Spiritual Seed OF
Abraham, to bless all the families OF
the earth.
Nevertheless Gods great Plan goes
on, whether they know or do not know
Ultimately 1t will work out glorious
result Then Natural Israel and all
nations will know. Then the Church
the Elect the Seed, the Bride, the
Lambs Wife, will be Joined to Hin
in bonds of perpetual love, zeal and
faithfulness Then will begin the very
blessing God so long ago declared. say
ing to Abraham. "ln thee and in thy
Seed shall all thefamilies Of the earth bt
blessed Gen. 1913; 1918; 22:ls; 26:4.
Abraham's Spiritual Seed.
God has not changed His purposes
(Nlalachl 1861 He created man al
earthly being lie permitted him Il
fall He purpOsed his redemption
through Jesus. He purposed the call
ing of the Church of Christ, to be His
associates in the Kingdom. He pur
posed that this Kingdom should be {
Spiritual one: "Flesh and blood cannO
inherit the Kingdom of Cod" Il Cor
lnthians l5:50J He purpOsed that thii
Spiritual Kingdom should bless thC
world with Restitution blessings
bringing back to perfection all the will
ing and obedlent Of Adams race.
This Is the Program still. We mere
ly got a wrong impression when w
thought that Gods purpose was thu
bringing of all mankind to Heavenly
conditions and nature. No, no! tina
blessed experience is only for thu
Church class God still purposes Res
titution for the world OF mankind. Ii
Abrahams Seed all the families Of
the earth will be blessed
If we see signs Of these great bless
ings beginning now, It is sure ind
cation that the Elect must be almos
complete. And II that be true, all o
us who have vowed conservation Il
the Lord and His service should b,
thoroughly awake to our blessings anC
privileges, and TO the fact that th
time of most crucial testing is even nov
at the door II we are TO make ou
calling and our election sure we mus
lose no opportunity for demonstrating
that we are loyal to God and Iii
Word and to the brethren. Alonl
these very lines we must expect tests
too How else could we be provedI
Moreover, now is the time to eSpec
light on the Divine Word and Plan
and we are getting II. We are seeinI
the difference between human natur
and Divine nature, between the earth
~ blessing that is to come to mankin
and the "hgh calling" which Is the POI
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