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tempted cure Of any malady. This Is
as true Of sin-sickness as Of any other
ailment The better we understand
the origin of sin and the methods OF
its operation. the more successful we
shall be In combating 1t.
Our forefathers erred, evidently, in
their declaration of total depravity
None of us ever met a human being
entirely depraved~dead to all good
influences. Experience, however, cor
roborates the Bible statement that
There is none righteous, no, not one"
AL are sinners, born in q state Of sin,
with inclination toward sin.
The Pastor declared that we are not
to conclude that God made US sinners.
All Gods work is perfect. The Bible
tells us that our first parents sinned
and came under the Divine sentence Of
death. st. Paul says. by one mans
disobedience sin entered the world, and
death as result Of SIM
Then the Pastor showed that sinful
tendencies are evidences Of mans fall,
and all under such influences are to be
pitied. But true pity must sympathize
with the sinner, not with the sin.
Parental Sympathy Needed.
Pastor Russell next declared that In
crease Of knowledge Of facts will bless
both parents and children. Parents
should learn that their mental states
birth-mark their children-either favor
ably or unfavorably. It requires much
training to work out of the child's dis
position what was inbred at birth.
A weighty responsibility rests upon
parents Respecting prenatal influences.
With what loyalty to God and right,
eousness should the provocative powers
be exercised! What care should the
father use to surround the mother
with every good mental influence dur
ing CESSATION! What different world
we would live in, IL parents lived up to
these principles!
Brethren, What Shall We Dot"
Then the PAstor demonstrated from
Scriptures that life is Gods gift, de-
signed for the sinless. Adam was con-
demned, or damned. as soon as he
became transgressor; and all his race
were born In the same condemned con
ditton. The question Is, How shall we
Get free from that condition!
The Bible answer Is. that God Md
compassion on our race. and pr0Yid
the Savior. The .Redeemer WIN have
the right to restore to perfection Adam
and all his posterity DESTROYS Of re-
turning to God. The Message respect
ing this merciful arrangement Il called
the Gospel. -
"Timss Of Restitution"
All DESTROYS Of returning to Gods
favor must be restored to that physical
perfection in which Adam was before
he sinned. When recovered, those
who stand the tests Of loyalty and
obedience shall receive everlasting lie
through Jesus Christ, whose sacrifcial
death opened up the way.
The Pastor then stated that only
recently have Bible students discerned
how confused our forefathers were
respecting the Divine Plan-through
their neglect of the Bible for fourteen
hundred years. They see now that
Jesus, the Apostles and the Prophets
taught that Gods time for dealing
with the world is future-under Mes
slabs Kingdom. The thousand-year
period in which that Kingdom will
rule the world. restraining sin, chastis-
ing sinners and helping the willing
and obedient back to perfection, is
called by ST Peter "TYears or1 Times
Of Observation-Disclosures :19-21.
During those Times of Restitution, or
resurrection, Satan will be bound, that
he may no longer deceive humanity,
putting darkness for light and light
for darkness. Sin-blinded eyes shall
be opened. and sin-deaf ears unstopped.
The Message of Gods Love shall be
made known worldwide.
Gods Dealing With the Church.
The Pastor then showed the differ
ence between Gods plan Of salvation
for the Church and that for the world
God desires that the Church shall con-
sist Of very special class, Jealous for
righteousness and everything pleasing
In His sight He has Issued special
call, therefore. and has prescribed spe-
cial terms for the Church
All these must have the spirit, dis
position, that Jesus had. They must
walk in His steps. the way Of the
cross, a narrow way. with few liber.
ties to the flesh In some respects
their battle is the same that the world
will have in the next Age. Then will
be the worlds time for escaping the
condemnation. imperfection = damna
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