The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-15

fneF nent1l serenity. gufs, peQrti W
tiee, reverence, love. during the period
of gestatIoh! What noble -clidt1eters
might titus be Born Into the world.
even though still imperfect, sIli-stain-
cd. What different world Iii many
respects we might be living IN today.
II parents bad recognized these prin-
ciples aud felt their responsibilities
and lived up to them: THINK God.
death does not end all! aud the lessons
now being learned through diSappoint-
ments and tears viii, We believe. In
many instances prove profitable in the
great Hereafter.
"BrsthreH What shall We Dot"
This was the question asked OF the
Apostle Peter by those who heard him
preach aud learned that we were sin
ncIs under. condemnation. We should
discern that the question is not, What
shall we do to escape damnation. or
condemnation? We were bornf in
dammtiOn. condemned TO death US un-
worthy,Of Hfe. The Divine decree is
that 10 sinner may have everlasting
life. 1t is,a eft OF God. designed, mot
for sinners. but for those who ire per-
feet, slnIeSs. Adam was condemned
to death as soon rs lie became n trans
grGSSor: and all OF his children were
bdrn III tho sdine condelnned condi-
ton. Condemnation passed upon all
men because aIl are sinners. All are
imperfect. fallen. Our text tells rs
that they. were born III, this fallen. dis
approved or condemned condition.
The question with lis, then. is not.
What shall we do 10 escape coming
under condemnation? for the whole
world is condemned already. John
3:1S.l The question is, How shall we,
who are already condemned Of God
us unworthy Of everlasting life, get
free froln that condition IN which We
were born and get back into that COLI
tlitIon Of perfection which God will
approve. sin. which we should be ac-
counted @of+hy Of everlasting life:
The Bible answers our question. II
tells us that God has had compassion
upon our race and has provided the
Savior. 1t explains that for God to be
just and yet grant forgiveness to the
sinner requires that One shall pay sub
stitutlonally the penalty originally
pronounced against Father Adam.
This being effected, the Redeemer will
have The right to restore to perfection
Adam and all his posterity DESTROYS Of
returning to God 81
The Message respecting this merclful
arrangement Is called the Gospel-the
Good Tidffgs that there is way Of
return from sin to holiness and from
condemnation to death back to justifi'
cation of life.
crimes Of Restitution"
As we have seen, the thing needful
for, all WHO desire to returift Gods
favor is that they may be restored to
that condition OF physical perfection in
which Adam was before he sinncd.
When thus freStoreds they would have
the same opportunity OF demonstrate
ing loyalty to God that Adam had Mt
first. II they. wqlen recovered. stand
the tests of loyalty and obedience,
they shall receive Gods gift of4ever;
lasting life And they shall receive 1t
through Jesus Christ; for the way
was opened up by His sacrifcial
death. the Just for the unjust" and
their salvation accomplished by His
work of Restitution.
Not until recently have Bible stu
dents discerned how far our forefa-
theirs have been confused IN respect to
the Divine Plan-+through neglectFof
the Bible for fourteen hundred years:
They now see that; Jesus and the
Apostles and Prophets taught that
Gods great time for dealing with the
world is yet future-under. Messiahs
Kingdom. The thousand years In
which that Kingdom shall rule the
world, restraining sin, chastistng sin
ners and helping the willing aud ODE.
dent back to perfection. Is called by
st. Peter "Times Of Restitution of all
things, which God hath spoken by all
His holy Prophets. Acts 3:21.
The revolutionary work of those
thousand years will be accomplished
by the power Of Messiah's Kingdom,
aud the Elect Church Of this Gospel
Age will be associated with the Re-
leemer in His Throne and in the great
work of restoring the obedient OF man
kind to perfection. g That thousand
years is also called 1.-The time OF the
worlds resurrection or raising up
aHaStQSis. Bible students now discern
that the word resurrection In the Greek
signifies more than merely the awak'
cning from death. 1t signifies the lift,
Ing up Of the Individuals to human per-
fcetiOn-to that which was lost by
Adam and redeemed by Jesus death.
During those Times Of Restitution
Satan is to be bound, that he may no
longer deceive humanity, rs he has
been doingbwith false doctrines put
ting light for darkness and darkness
for light. On the contrary. the time
when lie, the Prince Of Darkness. is
cast down from Influence amongst
men will he the time when Christ and