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Plan of Salvation
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through His own humiliation, all who would believe on Him. Such a
sacrifice was of sufficient value to save the whole world; but only a
few would avail themselves of the salvation brought to them through
such a wonderful sacrifice. The many would not comply with the
conditions required of them that they might be partakers of His great
salvation. They would prefer sin and transgression of the law of
God rather than repentance and obedience, relying by faith upon the
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merits of the sacrifice offered. This sacrifice was of such infinite
value as to make a man who should avail himself of it more precious
than fine gold, even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Adam was carried down through successive generations and saw
the increase of crime, of guilt and defilement, because man would
yield to his naturally strong inclinations to transgress the holy law of
God. He was shown the curse of God resting more and more heavily
upon the human race, upon the cattle, and upon the earth, because
of man’s continued transgression. He was shown that iniquity and
violence would steadily increase; yet amid all the tide of human
misery and woe, there would ever be a few who would preserve the
knowledge of God and would remain unsullied amid the prevailing
moral degeneracy. Adam was made to comprehend what sin is—the
transgression of the law. He was shown that moral, mental, and
physical degeneracy would result to the race, from transgression,
until the world would be filled with human misery of every type.
The days of man were shortened by his own course of sin in
transgressing the righteous law of God. The race was finally so
greatly depreciated that they appeared inferior and almost value-
less. They were generally incompetent to appreciate the mystery
of Calvary, the grand and elevated facts of the atonement, and the
plan of salvation, because of the indulgence of the carnal mind. Yet,
notwithstanding the weakness, and enfeebled mental, moral, and
physical powers of the human race, Christ, true to the purpose for
which He left heaven, continues His interest in the feeble, depreci-
ated, degenerate specimens of humanity, and invites them to hide
their weakness and great deficiencies in Him. If they will come unto
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Him, He will supply all their needs.