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LOST AND REDEEMED

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Jun 28, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 26.

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LOST AND REDEEMED.

1. For what purpose was the earth created?
“For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be inhabited.” Isa. 45:18.
2. To whom was given dominion over the earth?
“Thou madest him [man] to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under His feet.” Ps. 8:6. See, also, Ps. 115:16.
3. What provision did God make that His purpose concerning man should not fail?
“Who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal.” 2 Tim. 1:9.
4. Through what did man lose his dominion, and become a bondservant?
“Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness.” Rom. 6:16. See, also, 2 Peter 2:19 and John 8:34.
5. By heeding Satan, in open disobedience to God, whose bondservant did man become?
6. What promise have we of a restoration of that first dominion?
“And Thou, O Tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto Thee shall it come, yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.” Micah 4:8.
7. How is this redemption accomplished?
“Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, He also Himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death He might bring to naught him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” Heb. 2:14, 15.
“If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” John 8:36.
8. How much will be included in what the blood of Christ redeems?
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10.
9. How much of man does Christ’s purchase include?
“For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Cor. 6:20.
10. What will be the nature of the dominion when finally restored to man?
“The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.” Dan. 7:27.