The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Okla.) 191?-1915, 1914-02-20

that only those
I(PASTGR- RiJSSFIOl who reach an ad.
--------------- vunccd degree OF
knowledge OF Gods Word can realize
that Divine judgments are all good
Under the influence of suprrstitiun not
understanding the Scriptures Alright
supposiug that they teach eternal tor.
meut for the majority of the race. we
feared God rather than loved Him.
We dared not say that such judg.
ment on Gods part was wrong. mali
cious. devilish, yet We We're unable to
see It i'm any other light Many intel
ligent minds dislike to think about God
and His supposedly terrible purposes
respecting humanity-all the result Of
a misunderstanding OF the Bible.
The Pastor demonstrated that the
torment doctrines of the Dark Ages
are wholly out Of accord with the hi
vine character. which is distinctly
marked 10y Wisdom. Justice. Mercy
and Love toward uli lie showed that
instead of a judgment Of eternal tor
mcut against the race the penalty for
sin is death; that the verdict. or iudg-
meut is righteous; that God had per
feet right to destroy in death the crea-
turc who refused TO render the ODE
dicucc which he was able to give. be-
ing perfect
Another part of the Divine Judg
mcnt against humanity is that the
death pr1ccss is gradual Thus the
race is the better enabled to learn the
lesson of the exceeding sinfulness OF
sim" to the intent that, when granted
the new trial secured by the merit of
Christs sacrifice. mankind may profit
by it the more.
The Pastor further explained that all
the race will have opportunity of com
ing TO full knowledge Of the Truth
during the Millennial Reign of Christ.
which is Gods provision for the world
In general What God did for Natural
Israel during the Jewish Age and for
Spiritual Israel during this Gospel Age
are matters apart from His dealings
with mankind. From these two lsraelS
overcomers have been chosen. or elect
ed. The overcomers Of Spiritual Israel
will constitute the Kingdom class In
the highest sense The overcomers OF
Natural Israel will constitute the King
doms earthly phase Mankind will see
these. but not the glorifcd Christ
Head and Body, the King of Glory.
God Will Judge His People.
The world, the Pastor declared. has
heen under one general sentence of Di-
vine Justice. dying thou shalt die"
But Natural and Spiritual Israel have
been dealt with as freed from the orig
inal sentence ana on trial afresh for
life or death under Gods judgments.
or dscipines. Not all under these
have understood them-not all were in
condition of heart 10 receive them.
During the Jewish Age, Israel often
lapsed into more or less darkness and
idolatry, and failed tO see their spe-
cial privileges and relationship To God
under their Covenant. \ few, how
ever. discerned with the eye of faith
the righteousness of Gods dealings.
Among these were the Prophets who
declared that the Divine judgments
were mcrcful in the extreme
|. Similarly during this Gospel Age
ChTistendOm as a whole has not been
able to appreciate Divine judgments.
But some have been "lsraelites indeed,
who have been able 10 rejoice in His
Judgments and by faith to realize
Gods love for them.
Then the Pastor quoted numerous
Scriptures showing that during the
next Age Gods judgments will be
abroad in the earth and will include
every member of Adams race. These
will be administered by The Christ.
of which our glorifed Lord is the
Head and the Church the Body. when
glorihed also These judgments will
not mean havoc aud dismay, but relief
aud assistance 60 all who come into
line with the righteous arrangements
of the Kingdom The Judgments of
that thousand year Day will be severe.
The wilfully wicked will be destroyed,
but not until they shall have been
brought to clear appreciation Of good
and evil and their rewards. life and
death
The Pastor declared that there will
be no failure respecting Gods Oath
bound Covenant made with Abraham
''In thy Seed shall all the families OF
the earth be blessed" The basis OF
blessing will be Christ's redemptive
work, finished at Calvary. The out
working OF that blessing will come
through the glorihed Lord and the
Church. The first work will be the es-
tablishment OF a righteous Govern
ment. in which justice will be laid to
the line and righteousness to the plum
met.