The Detroit times., 1917-12-17

ruughtenlns 'Now Shore was dag
whom Cine sons ~ God came 90 present
themselves before the Lord. and Sa-
tan came also among them JOB.
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Adam In the sacred genealogy Is.
called Tho son or God. Luke l.3s.
BeCauae God created Him. As l
pointed out "a little while ago there
are other worlds unt each world has
Nilhout doubt tts Adam, and all these
Adams taken together are called the
sons OF God Each Adam held do
Wiuion over his respective world. he
wns the head Of the world family. At
certain intervals these Adams were
called together Adam. the father Qf
our race. and head of the world FAM
tIN, thru accepting the oVerturcs Or
SAian. forfeited his right % represent
this world n those councils. and the
duvtiver usurped that prrrogatiNo.
Goa suffered him thus 90 come THE
Lord said unto Satan, Whence contest
thouf Then satan answered Tie
Lord and said From going 90 and fro
and down On H." or as much as TO say,
Don't you know The earth Is my do
miuion2 Adam turned ~ over 20 me
aud ] claim the right 20 n place in
O, the enrontery of the devil. there
lis no limit 10 hts audacityi Notice
how God reminded him that his claim
was not well founded. Hast thou
Then follows the railing accusation
Satan made upon both God and Job.
God allowed Satan 90 afflict job, but
the latter proved true 10 God and ia
the end was greatly blessed
Finally Christ the Son OF God laid
aside the purple or the universe and
stepped from his throne 90 this earth.
The Infinite became an infant I'm the
mhnger az Bethlehem cd divinity be
came clothed with humanity. 10 be
& IA faA Irl "A rsfVfu like
tlc who was exalted became Hbascd
Hardly mad he come into the world
hnfprc Sutan set upon him 20 destroy
him The deCeiver never left him
and yet thru 40 all, he did no ain,
neither wHH guile found IN his
mouth" Pet 2.22 Sin a. the trans
rrcssion of the law John 80. ite
came % minister and not 20 be min
lsterod unto lie who hof scattered
the harvests 81 tho earth abroad was
hungry and walked thru tho field uf
corn lie who had dig@ed tho springs
OF the deep sat on "a well and did
thirst The birds of the air he'd
ucsts and the foVos had holes, but
ne had not whore 90 law his head lie,
our Creator was rcviled hut ne re-
viled not again. In washing the feet
~ HIS diaclpies. one or whom was q
traitor. His humility bore testimony
TO fits divinity Satan. the creature,
8snired % eYaltation. christ
the Creator. was willing 20 be ahased
ana W mem in NfIF most Nihf ~ ff'fNt
of ffis life Tie hung upon the cross
enduring the most evcruclaftnc sur
fcriur. with wicked men and demons
railing upon Him. he cried, rather
forgive them. FOR they know not what
they do"
In every net ~ mercy and tender
ness performed by tho saviour the
Fnfher's personal feelings toward
fallen man were disrlaN.d oil
.thaee acts which make the llfe ~
fst tfr igntffAffFI
oves the real nature ~ the divine
law was manifested. The afversarV
has SOUGHT % make men believe mat
strict adherence - GODS Ten Cont
uufeeltng legalIsts The life ot 'hfist
ia the most powerful refutaton tp
thta satauIc claim. The loving heart
of God devised the Ten Command
faents far the wsil-heing of HIS chill
dreu. ard tho principles 81 that law
ltved out tn the life viii make a man
truly Christiilyc and tho abiding pres
ance of Christ's spirit In our hearts
viii hc demonstrated by obedience 70
he law Of Cod
As christ hung on the cross, Satan
had marshalcd all hts foes for ~"
last crucial attempt 20 cause the
saviour 90 Gin and break heavens
law. All heaven was intensely inter
die the death ~ the guilty, he de-
clared 1T Is finished" These words
echoed from one world 70 another
thruout the universe of God. CARVING
with II the announcement Christ
has won" The Justice Of God had
been met: HIS eternal law was estab-
: shed and IN the giving of his own
Son His love was made manifest ana
rHtan's claims wcr" tlsproved. he ana
hfs coehorts were y 0wod - destrnc-
tfon Christ was q ransom for The
world and he thereby became the
second Adam" Cor. 1915 satan
f.-.aT rfnNF Ia
of the "sous % God 20 as the
representative OF this world christ
now becomes our rcnresentative and
he stands ever in tho presence or God
as our advocate. I John 2:l.
Thruout the hiatorv of tho world
christ and His angels have been iu
conflict with the devil and his angels.
2 ha human family have been Ia the
balance All the powers of darkness
orc mustered with the determined
purpose that they viii lead as many OF
the human family Rstray as possible
)u fhc other hand all the powers or
ITcaycn arc pledged that CIV VIII hc
saved thnt come unto tho Lord AT
depends On tho choice the individual
makes II we choose 20 serve God. Z
The host of The evil one cannot pre-
vail HUT If we choose 90 continue Don
atp tho Lord cannot 40 anything for
me- Christ came 20 the world aud mot /
Tie adversary gaining full and com
1ictc victory for an. Tho dovil is 4
defeated foe Gods eternal principle I
~ choico still holds good We have
Ills word the plan of salvation %
.pen before as Christ stands az our
rrart'a door and knocks. lie does not
force an entry Have YOU, my friend .
kept Him waiting $50 long that hia
locks arc already covered with tho /
Iews ~ heaven lie says to YOU. N
vou VIII hut open the door He wiz .
come in and sup with you and YOU
with Him He does not ask Won % I
provide the rcpast. but lie brings /
WITH him the luscious viands ~ heHy- |
.rIte etorchousc Let him that ia /
qthir~t come And wh0soovcr Will !
let hiu toxic tho water 81 life freely.