The Hartford republican., 1913-11-21

liar, and the father OF it."-JOhn S:44.
The Pastor began his sermon by
drawing comparison between cOndi-
tions In Heaven and those on earth.
Then he asked. Why should God have
done so differently with two creations
men and anges-His own children!
The Bible. said he. explains the rea-
son for this difference Of treatment.
The human family became sinners.
through the disobedience Of Father
Adam. The entire Adamic race is i'm
paired mentally, morally and physical
ly, as result OF the curse. or penalty
Of sin-"Dying. thou shalt die"
Satan the Murderer.
Then the Pastor demonstrated from
Scripture that Satan was the murderer
Of our race, AZ Jesus declared. Satan
persuaded Mother Eve that God. who
cannot lie. had lied to her; that the
declaration. Dying. thou shalt die" IL
an untruth: that man could not die:
that he had some inherent life which
even God could not destroy. He fur
ther persuaded her that God had a
selfish motive In telling the lie; that
God wished to keep them In ignorance.
Then Satan declared that by Obeying
him they would become like God.
The death sentence was carried out.
Our first parents were driven from
Eden. that they might no longer have
access to the DEMONSTRATING fruits. that
they might come under the penalty.
There never was sentence, Thou shalt
live In torment and be tortured by dev-
lis. All such misrepresentation are
ISLANDERS intended to dishonor God and
to turn mems hearts from Him.
Jesus the Life Givsr.
The murdered race now numbers
about twenty thousand million souls.
Has God no gracious provision for
them? asked the speaker. He then an.
swered his own question by numerous
Scriptures assuring us that God so
loved the world as not to wish them
to perish. He therefore gave His Son.
that all exercising obedient faith In
Him might attain everlasting life.
The Pastor next explained that a
savior Is life-giver. Adam failed to
give his race life. What we need Is
what he lost-life. This God has pro-
vlded through Jesus. Salvation Is
raising from death to life-resurrectiOn.
The resurrection will not be merely
an awakening from the tomb to the
prevailing before death.
Adams dying began when be was per-
feet. and included all the processes
which finally led him to the tomb. His
will be his raising again
to what he lost through sln--to what
was redeemed at Calvary. This prin-
ciple holds with all his children.
This Resurrection will include all
with two exceptions. The
first will be those who refuse to CO.
operate with God In loving righteous
ness aud hating iniquity. The other
will be the Church of this Gospel Age
saints of all nations and denomina.
lions. These will share In the First
Resurrection.
Satan the incorrigible.
Then Pastor Russell carefully traced
satan's career Of enmity toward God
md righteousness for the past six
thousand years. AS recorded In Scrip
lure. The fact that the Almighty has
Satan to remain at large
md to some extent practise evil AS
,ures us that Divine Wisdom foresees
,ope good result therefrOm. In the
tight of the holy angels. Satan's VI
,ious. scheming. lying. murderous spir-
I Is fully manifest Soon all mankind.
low subject to his deceptions. will be
'ully Informed respecting them.
Unable to seduce our Redeemer to
lisloyalty to God. Satan sought to put
Him to ignominious death. only to fnd
hat he had fulfilled the Scriptures
later. In prosecuting the Church and
damnable heresies. through
spirits lnculcatipg doctrines
4 demons." be has sought to mtsiead
III respecting the Divine character.
A time has hsen fixed for this great
execution. But nrst be
must witness the undoing Of his work
he honor assigned Jesus. who humbied
Himself to become mans Redeemer.
Satan will be bound during the thou
and years Of Messiah's Reign. At the
nd of that period be will be ioOsed. to
est mankind. then perfect In the 6esh
his test will demonstrste whs will b
vorthy Of the gift Of life everlasting.