The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-03

before His creatures, and demanding
their obedience to this Law, surely could
not be exempted from Its operation
Himself. To this the Scriptures agree.
assuring US that Justice IL the foundai
ton Of His Throne Our endea yors In
the past TO harmonic Love and Jus.
tice with our great Creators dealings
with humanity have continually invoiy-
ed as in difficulty. We were assured
by the prominent creeds OF the world
that the Creator had knowingly and
willingly brought lis into existence IN
der such conditions that the great ma
jority OF mankind would spend an
eternity in torture.
We were unable to see Justice in any
such arrangement, yet feared to criti-
else our Creator, lest He should. if pos
sible. do something still worse for Hs.
But our reason baked at the proposi-
ton, while We desisted from critieising
the Creator. We could not endorse such
program, nor could We see it to he IN
/ harmony with the Divine regulations
governing ourselves. II we are TO love
our enemies and be compassionate to-
ward them, should more be expected
Of fallen beings than OF our perfect
| Creator?
Justice Always Satisfied.
From the Divine standpoint the hu.
man family are all convicts. under
death sentence, dead In trespasses and
! sins. wholly without rights or privi-
leges. As the French Government. not
| unjustly. has allowed the medical pro.
fession to make experiments with con
yicts who are under death sentence. TO
| try upon them the effects OF fear. poi-
son, etc, 50 God not unjustly has al
! lowed mankind, all under death sen.
tence, to practice all kinds of evil
upon one another. and TO learn from
each other great lessons respecting
the exceeding sinfulness of sin and the
wages or penalty of sin-death.
Justice merely exacts its penalty; but
| that penalty paid by Adam and his
/ family left them hopeless respecting
any future life. Unworthy OF ever.
| lasting life, they died; and surely they
become no more worthy while dead
None has any claim upon Justice Adam
at the very moment af bis fall
might have been smitten with thun,
derholt. without having any claim upon
Justice; for he was under a death pen.
atty. The fact that Justice allowed
him to live for many years with a for
feited life meant lot waving OF
the death penalty, but Divine liberal
~ In. 20 nn axn
criminal
When. therefore, In the Bible God
presents hope of future life through
the death of His Son. His unspeakabls
Gift. 1t must not be understood as sig
nifying obligation on Gods part TO
ward the sinner. 1t means mercy. grace
Nor does God ignore His own sen
tence and the justice Of the case IL
the exercise Of His mercy. His Law
must stand. The death sentence mus
stand Justice must be yindicated
without q shadow Of turning. Divine
Mercy is made to intervene by provid
ing the unspeakable Gift.
Herein was manifested the love O
God" In that He gave His Only Be
gotten Son, that whatsoever believed
In Him might not perish. but have ey
erlasting life." As we have just seen
Adam and his race under the dealt
sentence had persisted, except as Go
from the beginning foreknew His IN
tention to send His Son into the work
for human Redemption-His unspeaka
BILE Gift. The Redemption. when An
ished. will fully have satisfied TIL
claims of Divine Iustics-pot only a
, respects the little company now bein
! selected-the Church, the Bride 0
Christ-hut ultimately also as respect
the ''sins OF the whole world" Til
is Gift. then, pure and simple. nc
called for by Divine Justice, but mer'
ly prompted by Divine Love,
! Divine Love and Justice ce-spsrsts,
! After the unspeakable GIFT sha
have been made applicable to the whol
!. world of mankind at the beginning {
: Messiah's reign, Divine Wisdom wi
!. insist that, although the Redeems
+ may give to humanity every opporti
nifty possible for recovery from sin al
death, and every assistance possik
!. for Restitution, nevertheless. none sha
!, have eternal life except as perfect b
}, ings In heart harmony with the Or
= ator Therefore the work Of Messiah
: Kingdom will be to deliver humanii
from sin and death. and to give oppo
n tunity for all to return TO harmon
Q with the Father; aud any who win N
a so do. Justice will insist shall be q
Il stroyed in the Second Death" Again
n such decision. Divine Wisdom. 10y
4 and Power will offer no objection. M
: will any redemption be effected 4
e their wilful sin.
D. Thanks 6s Unto God,n
IS The Scriptures declare that the woF
IS knows not God. ard that QRlT tbs ey
r of the consecrated Church are open
i behold the Love OF God. which passei
r. understanding. This class only, ther
If fore. is in any sense prepared to gt'