[The Harp of God by J. F. Rutherford]@TWC D-Link bookThe Harp of God CHAPTER XI 14/225
It must be admitted by every honest student of the Bible that all the fundamental doctrines point to God's purpose of offering restitution blessings to the entire human race, and that the obedient ones will enjoy the blessings upon the earth.
And now let us examine some more specific texts further corroborating the already strong proof that restitution is the great object of the divine plan relative to the human race. [553]God made a covenant with the nation of Israel, by which covenant he promised to give life to all who would keep that covenant.
(Leviticus 18:5) The Israelites, like others of Adam's offspring, having been born sinners and imperfect, could not keep this covenant; therefore could not get life through it.
The specific reasons are: (1) Because the ransom-sacrifice had not yet been given; (2) because of the imperfections of the human race and the imperfections of Moses the mediator of the covenant it yielded life to none of the nation of Israel.
(Romans 8:3) There was a two-fold purpose for this law covenant being made.
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