The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-08-21

,. llkASlGK kuSSklly Bible clearly
teaches that to
some extent national Judgments and
punishments have progressed for CEN
turtles. but that individual reckOnings
with Divine Justice are for the future
except as violations Of Natures laws
continually bring retribution God does
4 not ignore sin. For six thousand years
He has punished the world daily. The
penalty specified in the Bible is death:
and our race Is dying at the rate Of
one hundred thousand every twenty
four hours. Sickness. sorrow and pain
are all parts Of the dying process.
This penalty Is not graded according
to moral differences amongst men. d.
vine Justice merely decided that Fa-
Their Adam had forfeited his life. and
that none OF his children could be born
under conditions satisfactory to God
Adams death sentence passed by he
redity upon his children. irrespective
| Of their degrees Of sinfulness. Justice
took no note Of the method Of their
dying. but merely Of the fact that they
must die. Similarly. human laws pro-
vide certain penalties for certain
crimes. irrespective Of the different
conditions Of the culprits God could
have allowed the race to perish under
that death sentence. Then there would
have been neither future life nor fu-
ture judgments for them: for death IL
the extreme penalty Of Divine Law.
But He purposed something better
than humiliation for humanity. He
purposed their redemption from death
The first step in this redemptive
work was Jesus death as a correspond
ing price for Adam. the original sim
ner, through whom death came upon
mankind This redemptive work was
not with a view to saving people from
a fiery Hell Of eternal torture: for there
Is no such place. according to Scrip
ture. Jesus death was to get man
kind out Of the Bible Hell-the tomb
the death state-Sheol. Hades. To
bring Adam and his race back from the
tomb signifies their resurrection. The
theory that nobody Is dead-that those
who die merely change their form and
live more fully-is in direct conflict
with the Bible. Christ died to recover
mankind from death-to make possible
their resurrection.-Romans 6:23; Eze-
kiel 1874: Corinthians 1928.
Another Day Of Judgment.
The Pastor then discussed the COM
ing Judgment Day. 1t will not be a
time Of punishment for Adams sin; |
mankind have already been punished |
for this In the dying processes. Nor
will the coming judgment punish
Adams race because Of their inherited
weaknesses; these were all included in
Christ's redemptive work. The Judg-
ment Day signifies merely another trial
for Adam and his posterity. different
from the first trial in that 1t will be in
not racial.
Up to the time Of Christ. God merely
left mankind under the death penalty
without any suggestion that well-doIng
or ill-doing would have any bearing
upon their future. The only exception
to this rule was the little nation Of
Israeli Abraham's family. To Abra-
ham came the first declaration of Gods
Purpose. Galatians 49, 10, 49, He
was informed that God purposed an
other Judgment Day, in which Abra-
hams Offspring would be the great
Judge. to bless all mankind.
Another feature Of the Divine Plan
made 1t expedient for God to reveal
certain parts Of His Program. He de-
,ired to select two classes from
amongst mankind before He began the
work of human upIift. In His deal
ngs with Abraham's posterity. He
'ound amongst them some faithful
characters, suitable to His future pur-
,oses. These and other Ancient Wor
HES are referred to in Hebrews IL.
Selecting Judges For the World.
The speaker further explained that
Turing the Gospel Age God has been
electing another class. spirit-begotten
mes. to be perfected on the spirit
'lnne. made like their Redee1ner.
While the Ancient WORTHLESS win be :
sod's earthly Representatives. samples I
( human perfection during the worlds {
udgmen: Day. the Judges will be ,
'hrist and the Church To these God
imposes to turn over the whole world
{ mankind. living and dead. Messiah
Till lie backed by Divine Power in His
FORK Of rescuing humanity from their
nllen condition.
For q thousand years the worlds
alignment will progress. Satan will be
ound: evil will thus be restrained. Tho {
eward to well-doers will be gradua, {
rowth In knowledge I'm grace. in men
II. moral and physical strength Tn.
unishment to evi'-doers win he a cut
ing on from life-the Second Death.