Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03

that all might have an opportunity II
return to harmony with God, and thus
to everlasting lifo.
This, suid the Pastor, IL clearly sci
forth In both the Old Testament ana
the New. II we would forget our
creeds and rid our minds OF the false
theories which they inculcate these
Scriptures would now guide Us with
out difficulty. ChrIstendom Is handi
capped by the creeds OF the DARK
Ages, which confuse us, on this sub
tect, FOR instance, OF Chrlsts redeem
| Ing work, we are met with the propO
sltion Of the Creeds that the curse oil
God against our race is eternal torture
In some far-off place, we know not
where-posslby within the earth,
The misconceptions OF our forefa-
theirs on the subject OF punishment for
Sin were built upon mistransations OF
figumtive statements meant TO be un
derstood symbollcaly. For instance
we read Of our Lord, "lIe opened lll'
mouth in parallels and dark sayings
When our Lord illustrated the utter
destruction Of the finally incorrlgible
by the destruction Of the offal Of Je
rusalem. cast into the Gehenna fire
outside of the city wall, It was not tor
ment that He taught, but 0nnihllaton
! Nothing was tormented in the fire OF
the valley Of Hinnom, In the Book
OF Revelation. wholly symbolical, the
plain statement Is made that the lake
of fire. represents the Second Death.
The Wages OF Sin is Death"
Most emphatlcally the Bible declares
the wages OF sin to be de0th-not tor
ment And lest any one should thinh
Of this ms merely meaning the death OF
the body, while the soul continues tC
live. the Scriptures expressly state
more than once that the death of the
soul is meant. "The soul that sinnetl
II shall die" God il able TO destroy
both soul and body" in Gehenna, tho
Second Death. The penalty agalns
Adam, Dying, thou shalt die signi
fcs the death Of his SOUL his entire
being Under that sentence, unless re
deemed, Adam and his race would
have had no future life.
Bnt God from the very beginning
purposed 10 redeem man from thi'
death sentence. In due time He sem
forth His Son TO pay mans rcdemp
ton price Jesus redemptiye worl
will restore mans soul from the power
Of the tomb, by a resurrection OF the
dead. Therefore, even before jesus
had died for our sins, He said to some
OF the people, Fear not them whicl
can kill the body" and titus take from
you all that remains Of the presen
Adamic life. Fear God, with whom
are the issues Of the future life, FOL
He Is able to destroy not merely the
temporary life Of the present time, bu
also your prospective life, which HI
purposes to secure for you through tn,
Redeemers sacrifice, and by the resur
rection from the dead.
We see, then, that God rested every
feature OF His Plan for mankind upor
the great work which from the begin
ming He intended Jesus should accom-
pish for our race. St Paul, said thu
Pastor, expresses this In few words
saying, "As by man came death lno
eternal torment, by man also comes
the resurrection Of the dead. For a!
all In Adam die, even so all in Chris
shall be made alive. every man in hi
own order" The first order, or resur
rection, is that Of The Christ, Head ant
Body, to glory, honor immortality, OF
the Divine plane Of being. Searcl
; carefully the Old Testament Scriptures
every word OF God through Moses
and the PrOphets--and we find not
hint Of any other penalty for sin thar
this death penalty.
What the Death Penalty Includes
The Pastor declared that many fai
to grasp the full import of the dealt
penalty. 1t includes not only the iina
, act of dying, but all the steps leading
thereto. Uad there been no sin and n,
sin penalty, there would have been n'
dying process-nO aches. no pain, II
signing nor crying, nor dying.
Man lived in Eden as happily as an
gels live in their Heavenly home ol
the spirit plane, for he Is an earthl.
being, adapted only to earthly condi
tons Besides, had it not been for sin
God would not have permitted tn
curse. nor brought thorns, thistes
storms, cyclones, drouth and deluges
which in dcath-dcaling power hay
been permitted to come to man. be
cause he is convict. He is alread.
under sentence Of DEATH and not en-
titled to any consideration.
The favors that God has promised t
him through Christ will come in thei
due season. They will make earth
Paradise garden. with nothing to hur
or destroy The Divine blessing vii
bring to all mankind the oppOrtunit
to return to the image and likeness o
God, and TO everlasting life, under th