| Show 1 Th he subject of predomination hoe has troubled n a few of ot our young students of ot theology anti and wo We have hisen iten ro en lo to give explanation of ot It II ns ii by the BRill BRillIt It Ip Hint some comae ot of thorn think that If ha ft n p parson on was predestined to oc oo occupy cupy a it certain position or n to It perform an Important work on oil radii forth lit lm would have no choice In the time matter mallet hut but would be bo compelled to toko tuko time the course courso designed II They The tie ilo not mutt app nr to bo ho D bio lIbl to reconcile the tho foreknow foreknowledge foreknowledge ledge of cf God Clod with the tho tro ot of titan In i tho Hook of or It l I is shown hown thai 1 m nin n 11 vitro vero ChO to 10 occupy Im l t positIons In 11 tIm tha Priesthood af ut after utter atter ter thu tho order of ot the Son Bon of ot Clod GolI on iii account of ot their faith and good goott Work They rhoy swore wera prepared from tr from ln the tho foundation of ot th lie tha world no to the tho foreknowledge of ot Ond nut before betor l receiving their high In I tho he h I sh they like oil all other human left lett free freo tr o to choose good lood or evil ovll They chose choso the tM good auth re refused ret refUsed fused t ed the 1118 oIl ovll and became obedient to laws of ot lcd God ao nil all this was WM fore toro foreknown known by time tho Almighty no so o thoy they ivre t predestinated and amI nd choson for jt xIII ThO great characters that have havo fig fill figured Need prominently IlY In tho time affairs of this WoId orld r In war or peace h ence In III time thu of nations In the tho teaching of or In any aI other capacity In lii which A effect U ii exhibited on omi th l of ot mankind were nil pro I to 10 come comae on eurth at the Particular limo and IlIac for tor which they were needed anti and In environment which gave theta them th lt opportunities o ties ti t tM f r tho of ut the tha powers with ch r were bero on ed enoh e lift left to tIme the exorcise of ot that tin tree free treen n 11 In is time tho common heritage ot of till nil time the Ih children of ot of them theman Was an forced to tu do tho lie work worl for tor which lip Ii h was vl Nobody Is IR compelled to todo tomb do mb toM Rood or forced forcell to do tie evil No mat IH Cr what Influences may bo lie brought tg 10 hear bear In one uno direction or at tho time other each on arriving nt it the tho years year ot of ota accountability a b can act upon his hili own because of ot that power lower and freedom he lie Is I a n being holM will have hae to tn give ulvo ait an for tor hUt hus doings oln no so o that everyone may be he according to lo hits his Tho fuel fact that IbM Cod Clod knows people will do tb does 1108 not affect In lilly any do gree tho the will ot or Ills His creature creatures Tb and purposes of ot ottile the tile are C Just tint true and rr ht ou Ills children aro ir required td observe them thern Ho lie knows beforehand hl will but that toNI clues not lIot d riho tle of ut action of ot any hu human man mail being It U is l evident that thai He tie w our lust first parents would do when I lit In time the Garden of for Cor tIme the Ih ly was ns 11 prepared against the tIme ron con es of oC IC that sin by b which death can II e Into 1110 time the world chrIst was foa In tM slain sIlim from the foundation tl ot of the tha thaw w 01 Id having been chown auth 11 to tho time foreknowledge o to hI come nt at tho the time appointed tt te t make the atonement which was WaR not nOl estry ll from the tall fall The law ot of God Ool must be he proclaimed n II no matter how well veli It may many bit ha known tha It will III be obeyed or ob of 01 0 disobedience lonc I Is tho the lol net Ret of ot the creature Tho law la Is II of or that list action and einan ernst nt at M from th the Creator Crealor Ills His edit OdA of ot that which Will UI occur OlO II 1 no 10 i In either direction Adam Adum was aM tree free to or of tho thin forbidden fruit or er to refuse rU it of ur re M ro to do time the will In III till nil tImings things cv oen m unto death Ileath 01 or to tu follow foliot the tha devices and temptations of ot the lie IhU On Yet Yal the time Father under understood stood in the beginnIng what each Reh would 0 ik do and lila His and anc purpose were with rUh that perfect understand understanding lag Inc lagAn ingAn An AI earthly parent with hi his hie limited foresight may know from time the lh en disposition of ot hut his child that race will follow rollow hi his hll paternal Instruction tion thons Y Yet Vet t they tho must be given 11 and amid the ChI child will exercise Its chokO and brave the time Inevitable cones The doea not compel th child to obey 01 nor prevent It from disobeyIng dl A little careful thought will to a 11 reasoning mind minI that the foreknowledge of God clod or ot of man mami does doe not lIot imply Interference ItU with the tho tree free agency ot of tiny tin no human being No mutter matter what whet may been ten taught In the of ot certain It bo be clearly under understood stood timid that no Individual was Wall ewe ever pro pr 1 to be bo saved or condemned O Irrespective ot of his hili or her own actions fr clr 19 d or evil Chi 1st did that hint for tor mankind which they Ihy rould not hot do iho for Ion He tie oj opened ened the tIme way war they th must m lt In it I of their own free gm will trill willor orthey or they will not obtain the benefits of ot His flu Earn EAch EI h one on will receive that degree of glory to which he lie It II entitled dbY by Ills bl own works work or that pun punishment he ho for tor his hili evil 81 doln Predomination to o an n Important pities in iii tho the affairs of lit the world or of ot th time the Church does doe not nol Imply salvation or exaltation In the Iho eternal world worM In lii 11 tho the Judgment all people will b 11 Judged according to their own html un I work works Justice Ju and anil mor mercy merey y will III each claim IW its own ow 11 nail and It will bo be M seen n that although known unto lad God were we all 1111 Ills His works from the time thinning beginning unto the tho ond end tho Father hue has neter Im Interfered with time the Ih tree tr agency gene of ot any an of ot HI ills children |
