River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-04-02

explicitly declare
that our great Creator made man in
His own image and likeness. and pro
nounced His creature very good. But
when sin entered the world through
the disobedience of Father Adam. be
was cut off from fellowship with his
Creator-as a part of the penalty of
sin. This alienation from God must
have been one of mans most grlevOus
trials He must have hungered and
thirsted to draw near to God once
more, to have the Divine protection,
the Divine love; otherwise he could
not have been created in the perfect
image Of God.
But as centuries rolled on Adams
posterity became more and more de-
praved and demoralized; the original
character-likeness to God became
blurred, faint, indistinct. So while
the desire for God still remains, in
some it is more pronounced than In
others. In some it is SO feeble that
they care little for their Creator and
are easily satisfied by the pleasures OF
Many are separated from COO
through ignorance. superstition and
the doctrines of demons. as the Bible
declares. misunderstanding our gra-
cious Creator, they are thus driven
away from Him. Whatever of natural
inclination they have had the Adver-
sary seeks to thwart. AS st. Paul de
81 hi
blinded the minds of them that believe
not, lest the light of the glorious Cos
pei of Christ, who is the image Of COD,
should shine unto them y Corinthians
40, should scatter the darkness and
make known to them the true charac-
ter of God; and thus they should be
drawn to Him.
But with some of the race desire for
God and righteousness has prevailed
above the Supplying influence OF the
world, the flesh and the Devil. This
class are drawn by the natural incl1na-
ton Of their minds desiring
to be in harmony with their Creator.
While those who were not born of re-
ligious parents have had large expe-
God, others, born in measure of JUS
LITIGATION. have had measure of fell
lowship with God always, as children
of believers. This class are in a ia
vorable condition to be drawn Of God,
and to hear His voice speaking peace
to them and pointing them to Jesus
Christ as the Way. the Truth, the Life.
"Lord, Show Us the Father!"
AS these come to appreciate our
Lords beautiful character and His
loyalty to the Father, and to under
stand that He came into the world to
die for Adams sin. their hearts re
spond with increasing gratitude to the
Redeemer and to the Heavenly Father,
whose Plan our Lord was carrying out.
More and more do they long to draw
closer to God, and to be recognized of
Him as members of His family.
Through the Word the Master in
structs them that whoever will walk
in His steps shall eventually see God
in the fulness Of Heavenly glory.
Still further study of the Scriptures
informs this class that the first step
to be taken is one of faith. Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be saved" Those who take this
step must recognize that they are sin
ners. under the Adamic sentence, FROM
which no one can be freed except liz
Gods appointed way-Jesus. Then by
faith they must accept Jesus as the
Redeemer of Adam and his posterity.
They must perceive that His death on
Calvary was a sacrificial one; and that
the grand outcome of this Ransom sac
rifice will be that the Kingdom of God
will be established in the earth for the
purpose of uplifting mankind out of
sin and death conditions-back to the
full image of God in the flesh.
The Call of the Gospel Age.
Those who take this first step may
know what is the second step: and if
they have sufficient faith to take this
step, their sins will be forgiven and
they will be granted a new nature.
This second step is to accept Gods in
vitation to present their bodies liv
ing sacrifice, holy. acceptable unto
God. their reasonable service Those
who accept this invitation are thus