The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-29

49, 49, ~
Myself . " " that
uato Ne every
knee shall bow,
ENASlQk kQSSELLl every tongue shall
swear" isaiah
1921 Pastor Russell said In part:
The Scriptures declare that at the
ann Of Jesus every knee shall bow and
every tongue confess. to the glory Of
God. Our careless reading Of this pas.
sage has led some to assume that the
bowling knee and the c~onfeSsing tongue
will be a mere formality while hearts
are still in rebellion. But a careful
reading notes the fact that these acts
will be to the glory Of God. Further,
We fnd q text quoted in the New
Testament with the assurance that ev-
cry knee and every tongue will include
those in Heaven az we'll as those on
earth. philippians 2:10, 11.) In other
words, the glory Of Jesus and the great
work which, as the Fathers Repre-
sentative, He will yet accomplish, will
bring Him fame, glory and homage
amongst angels and men.
The question arises, When will this
be-, and how will It be brought about2
Nearly nineteen centuries have passed
since Jesus came into the world to
be mans Redeemer, and as yet com-
paratively few knees bow and few
tongues confess, on earth, to the glory
Of. God, although we do know that
Jesus has already been highly exalted
In the Heavens. The Fathers pro-
phetic statement has already been
fuia}led, LET all the angels Of God
10 Him homage."-Hebrews 1:6.
Sufferinns First and Glory Afterward.
Human theor1Zing has led US in the
past into grieyous misunderstanding
Of the Divine Word and Plan. 1t seems
necessary for the people Of. God to frst
realize to some extent the confusion
and error into which we unwittingly
drifted and to feel heartily ashamed
of our unreasonable conclusions-hu-
man creeds. Many are now reaching
the place where in anguish Of heart the
cry goes up for the Bread OF Life and
the Water OF Life-the Truth-the cor
rect understanding Of Gods Word.
Some have already reached this con-
dition, and others are gradually COM
Ing to 1t. But alas, still others, caught
in the snare OF the Adversary, have
had their. faith dashed to pieces upon
the rocks Of Higher Criticism and
Evolution.
The central teaching Of the Bible is
that the death Of Jesus was necessary
as mans redemption-price. This IL
clearly set forth by Jesus and the
Apostles, as it was previously shown
In the types Of the Law, that without
the shedding Of blood there is no re-
mission Of s31sE" The worldly-wise
scofr at the thought that the shedding
Of blood is necessary to mans for
giveness and TIA rolling away Of the
| curse.
But perhaps some of. our objections
have been illogical, for many have not
| stopped to think that the phrase,
shedding Of blood" is merely an
other way Of saying a socrffctaI death.
Then, too, our minds were prejudiced
by the unreasonable theories Of the
past. which claimed that the death OF
the Creator was necessary for the can
collation. OF the sias of His creatures.
But the Bible presents no such illog'
ical statement. Ie assures Us that the
| penalty upon ouE race was neither
eternal torture nog purgatorial suffer.
ing. but Dying. thou shalt die; that
this sentence Of death was placed
upon Father Adam, and by process OF
heredity came down through six thou
sand years to us-hR legacy Of evil,
sorrow. weakness, ~S2ienation from
| God, death.
Is not the Bible logical in its decla'
ration that the Supreme Judge could
not set aside the death sentence OF
| His own Court and yet be justi II
Adam as a sinner vas unworthy OF
eternal life and died under that sen,
tence, he IL no morn worthy now
Moreover, his children. inheriting his
sin and weaknesses, are no more wor
thy of life than was he. There car
/ be no forgiveness Of Original Sin ant
no one can be granted a second oppor
itunity for life everlasting except by 8
Eredempt1on-a payment OF @sse origina
sUenalty.
AS from the first God designed one
Redeeraer for the race, so He provided
that only Father Adam should be OF
trial. and that only he should be sen
fenced. Thus God prepared the way
FOR redemption-that rs bv q MAJ
came 0e1Ln, ny "a MAN nrsV snesare
come the resurrection OF the dead; fol
as all in Adam die, even SO all Ii
Christ shall be made alive--every mar
In his own ~order"-the Church being
of the first, order, or resurrection
Corinthians 1928.
NOT the Father, but t,e Son, Died.
When we get rid of the foolish, I'm
scriptural idea that Jesus was Hi
own father, we can understand the
facts.
The Heavenly Father did not die FOL
mans sin. NOR did He compel His Sor
to die Tor us. On the contrary, THE
Scriptures assure us that He presented
! the matter to the Son. and. that the Let