The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-25

Gods gracious purposes for the world
that through Christ's Kingdom the
blessing of Restitution ACTS 3:2D,
everlasting life as perfect human be
lngs In worldwide Paradise, has
been made possible for all mankind
through the Redeemer's sacrifice, and
that as soon as the Church shall have
been glorified, the blessing of the
world will begin-to be accomplished
fully during Messiah's Reign of
Righteousness. We leave for next
Sunday the discussion Of the beautiful
teachings OF the Bible VS.. the teach
ings of Mr.. Sunday, the Adyentists
and the creeds on this subject.
only-"to Every One That Believeth."
Only comparatively small number
of humanity have opportunity Of be
lleving during this Age. Messiah's
Kingdom will give the whole world an
opportunity of believing in Christ-not
merely those living when Messiah's
Kingdom will be set up but, as the
Bible says, "All that are in their graves
shall hear the Voice of the Son of God
and shall come forth" from the grave
mot from Heaven, not from Purga
tory, not from our Protestant He'll of
eternal torture but from the grave.
| The Church will constitute the First
\ Resurrection class; and having passed
their trial successfully, they will have
the reward of life everlasting on the
Heavenly plane The world to be
awakened at that time will include the
heather, and all the millions of Chris
tendon who have never known what
real Christianity is. They will all be
brought to a knowledge of the Truth,
that they may be tested, or judged,
thereby and prove themselves either
worthy or unworthy Of everlasting life
as human beings, in that world wide
Paradise
SO Jesus declares of them, They |
that have done evil'-that have not |
been approved of God-"shalI come
forth unto Resurrection of Judg- |
ment"-trial, testing-with a view to
seeing how they will respond to those
judgments, Embellishments, etc, that
the willing and obedient at the close
Of Christ's Reign may be received into
all the liberties properly appertaining
to Gods children. Romans S:21) The
wrong thought in the mind Of the
translators Of our Common Version
Bible has misled them occasionally
into giving poor TRANSACTIONS. See John
500, Revised Version.
The Not Ashamed Gospel Briefly
Stated.
All Gods work Is perfect Deuter-
onomy 324.) Man originally was per
feet, In the Creators likeness. Dis
obedience brought upon man not
penalty Of eternal torment, but death
penalty-"Dyng. thou shalt die.
1.-THE wages Of sin Is death" For six ,
thousand years the world has been
undergoing this sentence. Cut off by |
has degraded himself. Satan has con
tributed to this reign Of Sin and
Death by deceiying mankind, foster
ing errors, misrepresenting God etc.
God has the situation fully In hand
He purposed to permit both angels ,
and men to see one great illustration
of the effect Of sin, leading on to dis
ease and death, mental, moral and
physical Meantime the Creator has
gracious purposes for man. Their ex- /
eli n 4
be fruitless. They will have opportu- n
nifty of learning valuable lessons, prof
table for eternity The first trial as
to their wortbiness of eternal life or .
of everlasting death was through one
man; and his disobedience settled the L
matter for the race-the death sen h
once was the penalty. e
As basis for mans recovery, the
Son Of God died for mans sin-not to q
yet mankind out Of eternal torment
Tor to keep them from going TO eter-
lal torment or TO Purgatory. but TO ?
ave them from extinction, that IL
whosoeyer believeth on Him might Of
lot perish" John 3.16l Their recov- al
nv from sin and death is Scripturally a
u
tyIed the resurrection Of the dead. O
rhus the Church Of true believers are +,
represented as risen with Christ 10 >,
walk In newness Of llfe,' and are :,
Promised an actual resurrection-the ~
'frst. the Chief Resurrection. VI
Next comes the worlds resurrection. bi
The Truth will be made known TO
hem. Instead Of being confused and ST
with superstition, lies, doc D.
rines Of devils. the true light Of the n
nowledge Of the glory Of God viii p,
hlne upon them. Gradually the willing
nd obedient " the world will rise
lentally. morally and physically-to
erfection; whereas the Church. which an
10 get new nature, spirit nature, no
-im be perfected by an instantaneous 80