River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-22

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(RASL0R RUSSELDJ every tongue shall
swear" isaiah
1929 Pastor Russell said in part:
The Scriptures declare that at the
name of Jesus every knee shall bow and
every tongue confess, to the glory Of
God. Our careless reading Of this pas
sage has led some to assume that the
bowling knee and the confessing tongue
will be mere formality while hearts
are still in rebellion. But a careful
reading notes the fact that these acts
will be to the glory of God. Further
we find our text quoted in the New
Testament with the assurance that ev-
cry knee and every tongue will include
those in Heaven as well as those on
earth. philippians 2:10, I'D In other
words. the glory of Jesus and the great
work which. as the Fathers Repre-
sentative, He will yet accomplish, will
bring Him fame. glory and homage
amongst angels and men.
The question arises, When will this
be. and how will it be brought about?
Nearly nineteen centuries have passed
since Jesus came into the world to
be mans Redeemer. and as yet COM
paratively few knees bow and few
tongues confess, on earth, to the glory
of God. although we do know that
Jesus has already been highly exalted
In the Heavens. The Fathers pro-
phetic statement has already been
fulfilled. Let all the angels of God
10 Him homage. "-Hebrews 1:6.
Sufferings First and Glory Afterward.
Human theorizing has led us in the
Of the Divine Word and Plan. 1t seems
necessary for the people Of God to first
realize to some extent the confusion
and error into which we unwittingly
drifted and to feel heartily ashamed
Of our unreasonable conclusions-hu
man creeds. Many are now reaching
the place where in anguish of heart the
cry goes up for the Bread of Life and
the Water of Life-the Truth-the cor
rect understanding of Gods Word.
Some have already reached this con-
ditiOn. and others are gradually COM
ng to it. But alas. still others, caught
in the snare of the Adversary, have
had their faith dashed to pieces upon
The rocks Of Higher Criticism and
Evolution.
The central teaching of the Bible is
that the death of Jesus was necessary
as mans redemption-price This is
clearly set forth by Jesus and the
Apostles. as it was previously shown
IN the types of the Law, that without
the shedding of blood there is no re-
mission of sins The worldly-wise
scott at the thought that the shedding
of blood is necessary to mans for
giveness and the rolling away of the
curse.
But perhaps some of our objections
have been illogical. for many have not
stopped to think that the phrase.
shedding Of blood" is merely an
other way of saying a sGcrtfcjGl death.
Then, too. our minds were prejudiced
by the unreasonable theories Of the
past, which claimed tLat the death of
the Creator was necessary for the can
collation. of the sins of His creatures.
But the Bible presents no such 1llog-
ical statement. 1t assures us that the
penalty upon our race was neither
eternal torture nor purgatorial suffer
ing. but Dying. thou shalt die; that
this sentence of death was placed
upon Father Adam. and by process OF
heredity came down through six thou
sand years to us-his legacy of evil.
sorrow. weakness. alienation from
God death
Is not the Bible logical in its decla-
ration that the Supreme Judge could
not set aside the death sentence of
His own Court and yet be just? If
Adam as a sinner was unworthy of
eternal life and died under that SEN
tence. he is no more worthy now.
Moreover. his children. inheriting his
sin and weaknesses. are no more wor-
thy of life than was he. There can
be no forgiveness of Original Sin and
no one can be granted a second oppor-
tunity for life everlasting except by
redemption-a payment of the original
penalty.
AS from the first God designed one
Redeemer for the race so He provided
that only Father Adam should be on
trial and that only be should be SEN
fenced Thus God prepared the way
for redemption--that "as by a man
came death. by a man also should
come the resurrection of the dead; for
as all in Adam die. even Sc all in
Christ shall be made alive-every man
in his own order"-the Church being
of the first order. or resurrection.-1
Corinthians 1929.
Not the Father, but the Son, Died.
When we get rid of the foolish. I'M
scriptural idea that Jesus was His
own father. we can understand the
facts.
The Heavenly Father did not die for
mans sin, nor did He compel His Son
to die for us. On the contrary, the