The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-04

ton The moment they are set free
they will be put on trial. or judgment.
for themselves From that moment
their responsibility will begin, the re-
suit of which will be either everlast-
ing life or everlasting death-Second
Death. And the rewards Of that trial
will be in respect to their course after
they are freed from the Adamic SEN
tence. 1t will not include anything done
by them prior to their being set free.
He Who sins, Suffers.
Only the Church at the present time
are on judgment. or trial, for everlast-
ing life or everlasting death, because
only the consecrated are set free by
the Redeemer. As it is written, I'VE
were children of wrath even as 9TH
ers." Ephesians 2:3.) Nor will the
world be on trial. or judgment, for
everlasting life until they shall have
been brought to a very clear knowl-
edge Of God. of His arrangements for
them. and Of their opportunities.
However, there is another law OPP
Grating. which affects every member
of Adams race Whoever sins lit
tie suffers proportionately. Whoever
sins much suffers proportionately. But
such punishments for sin are not unto
eternal death. They are merely transit
tory and on account Of misdeeds. and
have no bearing whatever on the origi-
nal sin unto death and the redemption
from it The man or the woman who
transgresses a law of nature suffers
If he transgresses moral law. he
suffers also. He who steals or who
murders or ISLANDERS another, and SEEM
ingly meets with no retribution in the
present life. nevertheless does not es-
cape-not even If his conscience be-
comes scared and be can forget his
misdeeds
1t is a law of our nature that the
very finest of our powers are the most
easily injured Thus he who Injuries
his conscience damages that which is
most difficult to repair Those who
have scared their consciences will, dur
ing the thousand years, have the most
difficulty In regaining the image and
likeness Of God. without which they
can never have everlasting life.
St Paul. after assuring Us that "As
all In Adam die, so all in Christ shall
be made alive" adds. Every man in
his own order" or class. Il Corinthi
ans 1922, 23.I This suggests that God
has the world identified by classes. as
well as individually The Church class
will be first-the Chief Resurrection
Revelation 2O:6l None will be in it
except those accounted worthy to share
In the Messianic Throne and Kingdom
Later on will come the resurrection
of the worthy ones of ancient times
Abraham. Isaac, Jacob and all the
Prophets. Their resurrection will be
to human perfection. as examples of
what all men can attain, If they will
be obedient to Messiah's righteous re-
quirements-
Then will come the world. every
man in his own order" Ali will be
tunity of coming to knowledge of
the Truth Each will have opportu-
nifty, by obedience. to arise out of deg
radiation. thus demonstrating his wor-
thiness or unworthiness to participate
in complete Restitution and everlasting
life
Thus each individual Of Adams race
will take his place, either at the right
hand of the Majesty Of the Kingdom
or at the left-either at the place of
favor or Of disfavor. He will be thus
deciding for himself. according to the
Divine standards. whether he will have
everlasting life, or the penalty of op-
position to God-"everlasting destruc
tion"-the Second Death