The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-02-07


aud he was driven out of the gar
den Being legally condemned and
having the death process in him,
and feeding upon the poisonous ele-
ments of the earth, and being in a
dying condition, necessarily Adam
could not transmit to his offspring
thu perfect life germ. The race not
being born until after Adams sin
would legally come under condeln-
nation by inheritance. Therefore
all Of Adams progeny were born in
an imperfect condition.
Evidently this was David's thought
when he said Behold | was shapen
in iniquity, and in sin did my moth
er conceive me-" PSalmS 81 :5D Ev-
cry child born is imperfect. a sinner
subject to death, not because Of any
Willful wrong doingS on its part
but because the child inherited this
condition from Father Adam. St.
Paul corroborates this when he
says, by one man sin entered into
the world" (Rom. 5:12)
Every one dies therefore. because
he cannot avoid it, and this death
would be eternal had not God grac-
iously provided a ransom price or
rcdcmptive process. Jehovah made
promise saying. 81 will ransom thcr
from the power of the grave, Will
redeem them from death. O death
| will be thy plaques; O grave, I
viii. be thy destruction" Hbs
13:1iO BE .ii noticed here that He
did not promise to redeem or ran
som any one from a conscious state
of hell torture but His promise is
entirely consistent with all the 9th
er scripture, that the dead are dead.
awaiting the progressive steps of Je-
hovah's plan to awaken them out of
death.
\ perfect man (Adam) sinned.
Nothing but perfect man could re-
deem him. God provided in his law
"a life for life, tooth for a tooth s"
Man has ever desired redemption
and deliverance. but to carry this
out himself was an imposSibility.
Hence the Psalmist wrote. "None
can by any means redeem his broth
er or give God a ransom for him"
psalm 1879
In his perhuman condition Jesus
was the logo. He was Gods act
i've agent in the creation of al things.
Goo promised to deliver mankind
ard the one who should accomplish
this deliverance would be honored
above all others and He offered this
honor to Jesus. Consequently His
lite was transferred from the spirit
to EGman condition. ''EIe was made
flesh and dwelt among us" Uohu
1:li) The whole race, being under
the condemnation of death, desired
life. and Jesus said, "'l am come tina.
We might have life" John 10:l0.l
OF Him the Apostle Paul writes, I'VE
see Jesus who was made a little low
er than the angels, for the suffering
death, crowned with glory and hon
or, that He by the grace of God
might taste death for every man.
0ieb. 2:9D He was born of a wo
man not begotten of man, being be-
gotten by the power of Jehovah
Uuke 1880 When He reached the
age or thirty years he was a perfect
man, physically, mentally in char
acier, every way. He exactly cor
responded with Adam before he sin
ned Therefore, He was able to be
cCme the ransom. corresponding
price. He offered himself in fuh
consecration to the Father. God ac-
cepted Him and begat Him to the di-
vine nature. He was crucified up.
on the cross and was raised from the
dead by the Fathers power. and as
cpnded upon high, with the price
sufficient TO redeem all mankind
Why did not God permit His be
loved Son to come to the earth and
die? For God so loved TIE world
thai He gave His only begotten Son
that whOSoever believeth on Him
should not perish, but have everlast-
ing life" (John 3:16.) His reSur-
reCtion from the dead is "A complete
guarantee that all the dead shall be
awakened. The Apostle Paul SAYS:
There shall be resurrection of the
dead. both of the Just and the un-
just" (Actd 24:15) Jesus declar-
ed that the hour is coming when the
deed shall hear the voice of the Son
of man and live, when all the dead
III their graves shall be awakened
and brought forth to be given full
knowledge of the truth and trial
for life. (JOhn 5:25, %, 29)
There was class of clergymcn
in Jesus days known as the Saddu-
Gees, who denied the resurrection of
the dead. There is a class of clergy
men today who by their teachings
deny III substance. if not in terms.
the resurrection of the dead. How
strange that they have been unable
to see that one must be dead before
he can be raised from the dead. If
alive they could not be reSurrected.
When Jesus said that God sent Him
to earth to die in order that the 9TH
erS might have life and might not
poriSh, il meant that they would per-
iSh and could not live except by His
death and resurrection and any DO
sition or teaching. therefore. that
denies the unconscious state of the
dead, denies the ransom and denies
the resurrection.
The Apostle Paul emphasizes this