The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
EvERYBoDY'S BIBLE BOX.

with n GENESIS So 1 ysS n scoi9 ene'S 90
mony In the latter text the word
image applies to the character-likenesss
Of God IN Mhes to ta
ion,-that mankind should have dominion
over the creatures of the earth. even as
word. man was intended to be the king
of the earth. the lord of the earth; and
it vas to this end that he was %
teiiectuai features Of his being. a flesh
image or likeness Of Cod. this originally
law-inscribed nature Of man, has lost
erasing' q deersdins influence Of sin: hence
The moral sense ~, or ; Judgment Of right h
which Adam possessed. were important
features of his likeness to God. Mans
Of his mental and moral faculties con-
stituted him an image of the Creator.
God first made His creatures acquainted
Eden: and afterward as penalty for dis
obedience. He gave them severe knowl-
fSe Game ca to any apnpeciatiGn and 0 rrones
estimate of both.
vbst d9ss say some place &c in the
a man after Gods own heart? UNIV,
sand years before the crucifixion of our
Lord. If David could have gone to heaven
LORD 3D. then there would have been no O. rea e
SON for the death and resurrection of
Jesus. On the contrary. the Scriptures
amy ANY, to enter heaven S until the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ q Timothy
the first to be 4ssed the dead
years after David. death Jesus said NO
to yr< T<%tNN
s:1s). Speaking directly concerning David
the Apostle Peter says: MEN and breth-
se Sss he Is dead
and buried. and his sepucher is with US to
this Thu day For David is , net aseendsd de-;
be noted that the Apostle made this state
ment even after the resurrection and as
Wards the nos.e n'P an nayd
with others Hebrews 11:32-4o). saying
And these all having obtained good
OFF the path of the just is as a shin
unto the perfect day. what further need
has the Christian for the Bible which was
written SO many centuries ago? IN I'd
True. the Christian still goes back to the
ali r Hno%edse IF the present a and future
not. however. because they always UNI
derstood Gods plans and purposes better
than he. but because God ueed them as
his r1outhpfeces to communicate to all
the church throughout the Christian Age.
truth relative to His plans. as fast as It
becomes due. st. Paul tells us that God
has made known to the Christian Church
the mystery (secreD of His will which He
had purposed in Himself. and had never
before revealed. though He had 1t re-
corded in dark sayings which could not be
understood until DUE. in order that the
ewes Of our understanding should be open
ed TO appreciate the high calling" de-
signed exclusively for believers OF the
Christian Age. (Ephesians Is. 10, II, 1S:
3:4-6)
Q.-Please see Numbers 70 How can
we explain this incident of the speaking
Of the ass to BALKAN which is here
recorded? 20. TT
Arswer.-The Bible account Of this fact
il that THE Lord orened the mouth OF
the ass and caused her to speak to
Ralaam- Some who are enemies OF the
Bible have used this incident to discredit
the Scriptures Without doubt God has
the mower to make an ass talk. He could
even make the stones cry out luke J9:40l.
The incident is clearly corroborated by
the Apostle Peter. saying. "Balaam. who
loved the wages ri unriehteousness: but
was rebuked for his infquity: the dumb
ass speaking with mans voice forbade the