Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

dress was a mastery presentation of
the philosophy Of the Divine Plan for
human salvation. He set forth
clearly the Scriptural explanation of
the worlds present condition-that
for the past six thousand years God
has let mankind go their own way,
in order that through bitter expert
ence they may learn the important
lesson that 1.-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 hui
man race 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 Calvary our Lord gave the price
sufficient to redeem Adam and all his
posterity. For nearly nineteen CEN
turtles that Ransom-price has been in
the hands of Divine Justice, unap-
piled as respects the world, and only
imputed to the Church called from
the world during this Gospel Age.
When the Church has been glorified,
the work with the world will begin.
i Corinthians 15:21-23.
The speaker dwelt upon the i'm
portance of the will as the basis of
strong character Whoever lacks in
dependence of mind and will is cor
respondingly weak and unstable. But
while we should maintain this in
dependence with respect to one an
other, we should never forget that
we owe full allegiance to our Crea-
tor. All of Gods creatures should
fully recognize His dominion and
control. The failure to grasp this
principle was the means of the bring
ing of sin and death into our world.
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 her
self been misled by Satan Then God
refused to recognize the one who was
unwilling to obey his Creator. When
Adam ceased to worship God in spir-
it and in truth, God practically said
to him, $50 your own way, and see
race have followed his example,
Romans 1:1S-32.
Redeemed by the Blood of Christ.
The remainder of the discourse
dealt with the philosophy of the Ran
som. Mans experience with sin and
death is a 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 Di-
vine Law-death. 1t would mean
eternal destruction, had not God
provided for Adams redemption
which includes that of his posterity
Romans SIP, 10.
Because all mankind were involved
in Adams penalty, it was necessary
to find an outsider to be the world S
Redeemer. Hence our Lord Jesus
became perfect man, with an un-
born race in Ills 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 ransoming Adam and his
race includes their recovery from
the power of sin and death. -Hosea
1874.
Manifestly this work has scarcely
begun. For nearly nineteen cen
turtles that Ransom-price given al
Calvary has been in the hands of Di-
vine Justice, unapplied as respects
the world, and merely imputed tc
| the Church.
Our Lord has not yet appeared be-
| fore the Mercy Seat for the world
| OF mans present condition the Bible
declares, The whole world lieth III
the Evil One" 1 John 5:19, r. W
Just before His crucifixion our Lord
Isaid. Il pray not for the world, but
for them which Thou has given Me-
| John 17:9). The very next day
He tasted death for every man.
(Hebrews 2:9). He prayed in har-
mony with the Fathers arrange
ment.
After the glorification of the
| Church, the time will come for Christ
to pray for the world. Looking for
ward prophetically TO that time, the
Psalmist quotes Jehovah as sayinq
! to our Lord Jesus, ASK of Me, and
will give Thee the heather for
Thine inheritance. and the uttermost
parts of the earth for Thy possess
Ision." psalm 300
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