The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-24

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every doctrine, as To whether or
moi IT is true or false. I'm other
WuruS, ii is the measuring rod b.,
which every teaching can be meas
urcd and can be determined whetn-
CT any doctrine is true or false.
mus we see that if the Bible
teaches clearly and conclusivel>
Ire resurrection of the dead and the
doctrine of the great Ransom Sac
r.iicc, The other doctrines of in
hci,nl immortality, eternal tor
mcnt, and SpiriliSm, are as false as
The Devil himself, and this we will
prove by the scriptures.
Ransom means, literally, "a cor
responding price God created
the first man, Adam, perfect in or
Sanl>m and character. He gave
hIm his law. the penalty of which
prescribed, death for it's violation.
lie, Adam, violated the law and
reath came upon him. While un-
der that sentence of death he be-
gat children. He did not begel any
children while in Il perfect state
and condition but after he had vio-
lated Gods just law and the sem
tcncc OF death passed upon him and
hr was driven out of the garden
Bcing legally condemned and hav-
ing the death process in him, and
feeding upon The poiSneous ele-
ncnlS of the earth and being in a
dying condition, necessarily Adam
could not transmit to his offspring
Tie perfect life germ. The race not
beng born until after Adams sin
would legally come under condem-
nation by inheritance. Therefore,
all of Adams progeny were born
in sin-an imperfect condition.
Evidently this was David'S
thought when he said, Behold
was Shapen in iniquity, and in sin
did my mother conceive me-" psa.
81: D. Every child born is imper-
feet a sinner subject to death
not because of any wilful wrong
child inherited this condition from
Father Adam. ST. Paul corroborates
this when he says, by one mans
sin entered into the world, and
death by sin, and so death passed
upon all men, for that all have sinn-
/ cd.' (Rom D: 12). Every one dies
! therefore, because ne can not avoid
it, and this death would be eternal
had not God graciouSly provided
a ransom price or redemptive pro-
cess. Jehovah made promise, saw
ing, 81 will ransom them from the
power of the grave. will redeem
them from death. Oh, Death, | will
be thy plaques; Oh Grave, | will be
thy destruction. (Hos. 13. 14.)
Pc ii noticed here that he did no
promise to redeem or ransom any
one from conscious state of hel
torture, but his promise is enlirel,
consistent with all the other scrip
ture, that the dead are dead anC
waiting the progressive steps o
Jchovah's plans to awaken then
oui 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
tooth" Man has ever desired re
dcmplion and deliverance, but Il
carry this out for himself was al
inposSibiIity. Hence, the Psalms
wrole, "None can by any means re
deem his brother or give God
ransom for him" (Psa. 40: y.
In his prehuman condition, JeSu
was the logoS. He was Gods activ,
agent in the creation of all thing,
God promised to deliver mankin'
and The one who should accomplish
this deIiVerance would be honor
ed above all others and he Offered
this honor TO Jesus. Consequently
h'> life was transformed from thu
spirit to human conditions. "Ht
was madelleSh and dwelt amonl
us John /: 1D. The whole rae,
heipg under the condemnation o.
death desired life, and Jesus said
4 am come thai ye might hay,
life John 10: 100, OF him tn,
Apostle PAM writes, I'VE see Jesu,
who was made a little lower thar
the Angels, for the suffering oi
death, crowned with glory and hon
or, that he by the grace of Goo
might taste death for every man
(Heb. 2: %. He was born of a wo.
man not begotten of man, being be
gotten by the power Of Jehovah
duke /: 80. When he reached tn
age of thirty years he was a perfect
man, physically, mentally, in char
acier, every way. He exactly cor
responded with Adam in Eden be
fore he sinned. Therefore, he wa,
able to become ransom, cores
ponding price. lie offered himself
in full consecraiion to the Father
God accepted him and beget hin
IT, the divine nature. lie was cruel.
fled upon The cross and was raised
from the dead by the Fathers pow,
, er and ascended upon high, with
the price sufficient to redeem al
ln,dnkind.-WhVd did God hermit his