Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-30


Of the first order or resurrection
Corinthians 15:21-23.
Not the Father, but the Son, Died.
When we get rid of the foolish, un-
scriptural idea that Jesus was His
, own father, we can understand the
facts.
The Heavenly Father did not die for
mans sin, nor did He compel His Son
to die for us. On the contrary, the
Scriptures assure us that He presented
the matter to the Son, and that the lat
ter voluntarily carried out the work.
Nor was this contract without reward.
For the Joy set before Him our Lord
endured the cross, despislng the shame,
and is now glori1ed at the right hand
Of the Heavenly Father. Hebrews
1922 The Logos was created a spirit
being-not man, human being
and could not be mans Redeemer ex-
cept by leaving His glorious spirit
plane and becoming man-"the Man
Christ Jesus, who gave Himself Ran
som for ALL Timothy 2:5, g.
In the past we have been too care
less In our study of the Bible Now we
see that the word Ransom, dntilitrOn
in the Greek, signifies a corresponding
price And this Is what was necessary
for mans redemption, and what Jesus
provided. As bulls and goats could not
be corresponding price because of in
ferl0rlty to man, so an angel, or even
the glorious Logos Himself, could not
have ransomed man, could not be
corresponding price, because not on the
same plane Of being. Thus the Scrip
lures explain that 1t was necessary for
the Logos to become a perfect man in
order to effect the ransom Of Father
Adam, giving corresponding price
for his human life. How simple 1t all
is when we accept the plain statements
Of Gods World
Knowing that the Scriptures tell that
God has provided redemption for the
whole world In Christ, Christian people
have been trying to make themselves
believe that the entire world has been
blessed through Christ ever since He
died, "the Just for the unjust" Some
even go 80 far as to imagine that In
some way or other lie must have ac-
compllshed some blessing Of the mil
lions who died during the four thou
sand years before He tasted death for
every man.
How foolish we were In trying thus
to deceive ourselvesl Plain honesty
would have helped us all great deal.
We should have said, 1t Is plain enough
that the millions Of the four thousand
years before Christ died got no bless
ing through Him; and that the masses
Of humanity, including the hundreds
OF millions Of heather, during the nine
teen centuries since He died have re-
celved no blessing from Him. In hon
esty we must confess that none except
the Church class have yet received a
blessing from the hands Of Jesus.
After making this candid admission,
we should have looked more carefully
into the Bible for an explanation, and
no doubt we would the sooner have
become enlightened; but, deludlng our
selves and claiming that all mankind
are having fair trial, we have in
creased our darkness, Dishonesty Is
never advantageous. It is especially
dlsadvantageous when exercised along
the lines Of religion. Now, as we be-
come more honest with ourselves and
the facts, the darkness begins to fee
away; and the true teaching OF the
Bible begins to shine out lumlnously.
"Tho Election Obtained t."
ST Paul draws our attention to the
fact that God protfered certain great
blessings to the Jewish people In their
LAW Covenant, which they We're un-
able to acquire because Of inherited
weaknesses common to mankind. He
tells us that when Jesus came, lsraels
testing came; and that In rejecting
Him they rejected the chiefest OF
Gods blessings, but did not cut them
selves or entirely from His favor; for
Gods gifts and calling to Israel have
not been abrogated He says, Israel
hath not obtained that which he seek
eth for 1.-THE highest favor Of Godl
but the Elect obtained It, and the rest
were blinded - Romans III.
Here we have the key, God is max
ing an election or selection from
amongst mankind lie desires a Little
Flock Of extremely faithful, self'sncri-
iclng, sanity ones, to be Joint heirs
with their Redeemer In great work
which Divine Wisdom and Love have
laid ont for Him, This Little Flock,
the Elect, are to be Heirs Of God and
iomthelrs with Jesus Christ their
Lord In the NIesslNnlc Kingdom.
That Kingdom, when set mp IN great
power and glory, Invisible to men, yet
allpowerfu In their midst, win bring
TO pass all the glorious promises OF
the Bible, ST. Peter declares that mt
the Second Coming OF Jesus will come
Times OF Restitution, times OF bless.
Ing mankind IN his earthly home, turn
Ing II into paradise and bringing
mankind back into the lmage aud like
ness Of God That great work Is TO
be done by the Elect The Christ
Jesus the Ileud and the Church His
Body Jesus the Bridegroom and the
Church His Bride.
Bride Makes Herself Ready,
The work Of cecting the Church has
been an individual one, requiring thus
Tnr manly ninntnpn pnut,trlng uut