Bible Review V15: October 1916 - March 1918 - Iapsop.com

Ghz Zllnunhatinn 5tnm>
BY ENOCH PENN
;¢v}nfn1vQgE read that "other foundation can no man
it Q lay than that is laid." A foundation is
f*W*§ for something to rest upon; usually a
if Q' building. But as used metaphysically
*"¥"¥"¥'x thruout the Bible the "foundation" is
that upon which rests man's hope of ultimate good. We
might say, It is that upon which rests man's hope of salvation,
but the term "salvation" does not seem to have a
very definite meaning to the minds of men.
If we realize that in creating man
God has a clearly
defined purpose concerning him, which is that man
should grow like unto his Creator, then we may
safely
say that the fundamental means whereby man attains to
that designed ultimate is the foundation upon which rests
his hope of attaining it.
We are informed that "The worlds were framed by
the word of God." A word is a thought exprest. In
Biblical terms, a sentence or statement is called a word.
Therefore the statement, "The worlds were 'framed by
the word of God," is equivalent to saying that the worlds
are expressions of God's thoughts. In other words, God
thought the worlds into existence.
We read in Genesis, "And God said,
.... and
it was so." "And God said ,.... and it was so."
This describes the fundamental steps of creation.
This
idea that God the Creator sent into the earth, time after
time, and added
word or impulse of his mind and will,