Graham guardian., 1916-09-01

The Pastors address was mastery
presentation of the philosophy Of the
Divine Plan for human salvation. He
set forth clearly the Scriptural expla.
nation Of the worlds present condition
that for the past six thousand years
God has let mankind 60 their own
way. In order that through bitter ex-
perience they may learn the important
lesson that 'the wages Of sin is DEATH"
Then he showed that God has lovingly
provided recovery for our race
through a ransom process--purchasing
back mankind from the fall. +.
Divine economy would not permit
more than one member Of the human
rnce to be tried and sentenced to death;
for Gods Purpose from the beginning
was that the sacrifice of one life
should redeem all mankind. At Cal
vary our Lord gave the price sufficient
to redeem Adam and all his posterity.
For nearly nineteen centuries that
Ransom-price has been in the hands
of Divine Justice. unapplied as re.
spects the world. and only imputed to
the Church called from the world dur
ing this Gospel Age. When the
Church has been glorified, the work
with the world will begin.--I Corin-
thians 15:21-23.
The speaker dwelt upon the impor.
tance Of the will as the basis Of strong
character. Whoever lacks independ-
ence of mind and will is correspond
ingly weak and unstable. But while
we should maintain this Independence
with respect to one another. we should
never forget that we owe full allegi-
ance to our Creator. All Of Gods crea-
lures should fully recognize His do.
minion and control. The failure to
grasp this principle was the means Of
the bringing of sin and death into our
world. .... sa.-,. h'
God created Father Adam with the
power of self-control, and gave him a
knowledge Of his responsibility to his
Creator. But Adam was misled by
yielding to his wife, who had herself
been misled by Satan. Then God re-
fused to recognize the one who was
unwilling to obey his Creator. When
Adam ceased to worship God in spirit
and In truth, God practically said to
him, "Go your own way. and see where
It will lead you" The entire race
have followed his example. e.-Romans
1882.
Redeemed by the Blood Of Christ.
The remainder Of the discourse dealt
with the philosophy of the Ransom.
Mans experience with sin and death
Is lesson to both men and angels.
When the reign of Sin and Death is
ended on earth, sin will never again be
permitted to exist anywhere. Hence
God placed upon mankind the extreme
penalty Of Divine Law-death. 1t
would mean eternal destruction, had
not God provided for Adams redemp.
tion, which includes that OF his pos.
terity.- Romans 5:12, 10. D..
Because all mankind were involved
in Adams penalty, 1t was necessary to
find an outsider to be the worlds Re-
deemer. Hence our Lord Jesus be-
came perfect man, with an unborn
race In His loins. This human life He
gave as an exact equivalent for Adam
and the race unborn when he fell from
Divine favor. But the work of ran
soming Adam and his race includes
their recovery from the power of sin
and death.-Hosea 1914.
Manifestly this work has scarcely be-
gun. For nearly nineteen centuries
that Ransom-price given at Calvary
has been In the hands of Divine Jus.
tice. unapplied as respects the world,
and merely imputed to the Church.
Our Lord has not yet appeared be-
fore the Mercy Seat for the world. OF
mans present condition the Bible de-
clares, "The whole world lieth In the
Evil One" Il John $40. II. W.. Just
before His crucifixlon our Lord said,
II pray not for the world. but for them
which THOU has given Me" John
ITO The very next day He tasted
death for every man" Hebrews 20.
He prayed in harmony with the Fa.
theirs arrangement.
After the giorification of the Church,
the time will come for Christ to pray
for the world. Looking forward pro-
phetically to that time. the Psalmist
quotes Jehovah as saying to our Lord
Jesus. ASK Of Me. and will give
Thee the heather for Thine inherit.
ance, and the uttermost parts Of the
earth for Thy possession" psalm
2:N.