(1) What is meant by the Atonement between God and man? And what is necessary before it could be accomplished for any member of the human family? Explain the matter? Page 421

(2) Was the penalty against sin a just one? And how may we judge of justice or injustice on the part of the great Creator, seeing that He is so great and we are so little? Contrast the penalty of sin from the Scriptural standpoint–the death penalty–with the erroneous popular theory of eternal torment, and explain the errors of the latter and the reasons of the Page 422, par. 1

(3) How can the sacrifice of one be made the offset for the sins of many? Page 422, par. 2

(4) Since none who received his life from Father Adam had an unimpaired life we may see that none could ransom or redeem his brother or brethren. But could not a holy angel, free from condemnation, have laid down his life as the redemption price for man’s life? If not why not? Page 422, par. 2

(5) If, then, a spirit being, in order to become man’s Redeemer, would need to exchange his nature for an earthly nature, upon what basis did the Father determine who might   become man’s Redeemer and obtain the glorious reward proper for the service? Page 423

(6) What priority or right did our Lord as the Logos or Word of God have over others in respect to this special opportunity to become man’s Redeemer? Page 424

(7) Was it a spirit being that God offered or sacrificed for man’s sin? Page 424, par. 2

(8) Did our Lord’s Sin-offering begin when He, as a spirit being, the Logos, accepted the Divine proposition to become man’s Redeemer, or when did the Sin-offering begin and where did it end? Cite the Pages 425, 426

(9) When did our Lord’s presentation of Himself begin? And when was the corresponding price offered and accepted and the acceptance fully manifested? Page 426, last par.

(10) What is the signification of the word ransom in the English and in the Greek? Cite the Page 427, last par.

(11) What light does the meaning of the word ransom throw upon the work of Atonement? Page 428

(12) Does the word redeem have a somewhat similar signification to the word ransom? And have the translators of the English Bible helped or hindered the student, and how? Pages 429-431

(13) What about the word lutroo? Explain its significance and  Pages 431, 432

(14) Explain the word lutrosis, also rendered redemption, and cite Scripture. Pages 432, 433

(15) Explain the meaning of the Greek word poieolutrosin and its uses in the Page 433, par. 3, 4

(16) About the word apolutrosis: explain it and refer to its use and its Pages 434-437

(17) Cite the uses of the words redeem, redeemer, redeemed, redemption, in the Old Examine these and show their proper application. Page 438

(18) Is the commercial idea involved in the words describing man’s redemption and its cost? Page 439, par. 1

(19) How does this commercial thought harmonize with the substitution thought and with the signification of the word ransom? Page 439, par. 1

(20) What object is served by the teaching of this Scripture that our Lord “gave Himself a ransom for all”?–that the penalty of man’s sin was death, under the Divine arrangement? Page 439, par. 2

(21 ) So far as the redeemed are concerned, what does it matter by what process God satisfies the demands of His own Justice, if to them it comes as a gift? What purpose, then, is served in the Divine explanation as to how we were redeemed and how the Divine Justice was satisfied before we could be delivered from the power of sin and death–the curse or sentence of the Divine Law? Page 439, par. 3

(22) Mention some of the Scriptures which show that our Redeemer gave all that He had; that He kept nothing back, but made a full sacrifice of His every talent, power, position, and right, that thereby He might become man’s Redeemer and eventually have a right to  be the Mediator of the New Covenant between God and mankind in Page 440

(23) Cite some Scriptures showing what Ransom was Page 441, par. 1

(24) Cite some Scriptures showing what was the penalty for sin and what the price to be paid in offset or cancellation of that sin. Page 441

(25) Did the giving of the ransom-price effect the forgiveness and release of all mankind or any number of them from the death sentence? Page 442, par. 1

(26) When our Lord ascended on high, was He possessed of a sufficiency of merit which, if applied, would have effected the cancellation of the sins of the whole world? And did   He so apply it? And if not, what did He do with it? Page 442, par. 1

(27) Who are included in the term us? For whom did the Lord make application of His merit when He ascended on high, and what proof was furnished to the Church showing that the Father accepted the merit thus applied?

(28) What can we say respecting the meaning of the words hilasmos and hilasterion? What Scriptures refer to these and what do they teach? Page 442, foot note

(29) When we read that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins, did it mean any blood? If not, what blood?  And did it mean that shedding of the blood remitted the sins or that the blood must be shed and then be used as a basis for sin remission? Page 442, last par.

(30) Explain how and why the shame and ignominy of the cross, etc., were necessary to our Lord, whereas the penalty of sin as originally stated to Father Adam was merely death without stipulations respecting shame and Page 443, par. 14 2

(31) What Scriptures particularly show that mankind is in a wrong condition, alienated from his Creator, and nothing but the sacrifice of Christ could be effective for his reconciliation, either through justification by faith now or actual justification by and by during the Millennium? Pages 444, 445

(32) Cite some Scriptures which teach that our Lord’s sacrifice was not for the Church alone, but also for the sins of the whole world. Page 446

(33) What Scriptures directly state that mankind’s purchase price has been laid down-the blood of Christ? Page 446, last par.

(34) By whom is the purchase made? Page 447

(35) Of whom is the purchase made? Pages 447-449

(36) For what purpose is the purchase made? Page 450

(37) What part did Love and Wisdom have with Justice in this arrangement for human sin? Page 451

(38) May we then say that although man be released from sin and death only by the satisfaction of Justice, nevertheless the triumph of Justice was pre-eminently a victory of Divine Love through Justice? If so, show Page 452, par. 1, 2

(39) Who sold the race into sin what wage did he receive? Page 452, par. 3

(40) Is this matter of the laying down of the purchase price of our race by the Lord Jesus Christ a mere figure or theory, or is it bona fide, actual, and does it carry with it actualities of progression and control? Page 452, par. 4

(41) Is it by virtue of this ransom price that the Redeemer has the right to be the Restorer of the race, and, by giving to it the purchased life, does He become its Life-Giver or Father, and is this term “Father” Scripturally applied to Him? Explain the process or the Page 453, par. 1

(42) Our Lord laid down the price of the race when He Did He take it back again when He arose from the dead on the third day? If not, why not? Explain the entire transaction and show positively that the ransom for sin remained and will always remain and that thus our forgiveness and reconciliation are upon a firm basis. Page 453, last par.; Page 454, par. 1

(43) What would have been implied had our Lord risen from the dead a human being? Page 454, par. 2

(44) Could the Man Jesus possibly be referred to as the new Father of the race–the Second Adam? Why not? Explain the matter fully. Page 454, par. 3, 4

(45) Has the payment of the Ransom by our Lord any bearing upon His Office as Mediator of the New Covenant? Page 455

(46) Did our Lord by his redemptive work seal the New Covenant, or did He merely become the “surety” (Heb. 7:22) of the New Covenant, and has He left the sealing of it to be accomplished at the end of this Gospel Age after His faithful shall have drunk with Him His cup, the blood of the New Covenant sharing in His sacrifice and “filling up that which is behind of His afflictions”?

(47) When did Christ become the Mediator of the New Covenant? when that Covenant was promised (Jeremiah 31:31), or when He was promised that He should be its Mediator  or Servant? Cite Malachi 3:1.

(48) Does the fact that He is the appointed Mediator of the New Covenant imply that He has already done all the work pertaining to the New Covenant or any of the work pertaining to it?

(49) When St. Peter tells  of the Times of Restitution of all things that will be brought in  at the Second Coming of Christ, he also tells of a Great Prophet, greater than Moses, the Antitype of Moses, who shall be “raised up from amongst His ” Are we to understand that this great Prophet is the Messiah as a whole, Jesus the Head and the Church His Body, and that the raising up process has been in progress throughout this Gospel Age, and that this antitypical Moses is to be the Mediator of the New [Law] Covenant, as Moses was the Mediator of the Old Law Covenant?

(50) By Divine arrangement this great Mediator sacrificed His earthly rights that He may have the privilege of giving them as His legacy, or testament, or will to Israel as its New [Law] When will He thus seal or ratify the New Covenant? The Apostle says that no will is valid until after the death of the testator. Should we understand this to   mean that not until the entire Body of Christ has tasted death would it be possible for the New Covenant to be sealed and made operative toward the natural seed of Abraham?

(51) If the earthly blessings surrendered by Christ and the Church are to be given to Israel and to the world through Israel, under the terms of Restitution during the Millennium, when should we expect that New Covenant to begin to be operative, and should we    expect its manifestation to be actual Restitution in some form? Pages 456,457

(52) How completely will the world recognize The Christ, the Mediator, during the Millennium? Will He be the all-responsible Head of the world or will mankind approach the Father through the name and merit of the Mediator? Page 458

(53) Some, ignoring the force of the word Ransom, if not, indeed, denying it, are in the habit of speaking of receiving pardon for their sins. What shall we say as to the Scripturalness of this? Explain the difference between the two words, pardon and forgiveness, and show why one is right and the other is wrong in this Page 459

(54) Even if we should admit that the word pardon might be used in such a way as not to ignore the Ransom feature of the Divine testimony, is it wisest and best to use these words indiscriminately and synonymously to the confusion of some?

(55) While it is true that the effect of the Divine arrangement toward mankind is practically the same as though we were pardoned, may we not conclude that our Creator had some good purpose in explaining to us the philosophy of the means by which He could be “just and yet be the Justifier” of sinners? Give a short statement of the philosophy of the matter from this Pages 460, 461

(56) Some have proclaimed that they do not see the Justice of God in compelling our Lord Jesus to be man’s Redeemer. Do any Scriptures put the matter in this light? If not, how shall we view it? Page 462, par. 1

(57) We have seen that Jehovah cannot forgive sin-in the true sense of the word pardon- without consideration and without the satisfaction of We now inquire, Is it  possible for our Lord Jesus, or for the disciples, or for us to pardon the transgressions of others?  If so, how and why?  Explain the difference between the rules which govern us  and those which control the Almighty’s course of action. Pages 462, 463, 464

(58) Since death is the wage of sin, what shall we say to the suggestion of some that every man pays his own death penalty when he dies? Explain the matter Page 464, par. 2

(59) Why is the Adamic death spoken of as a complete and not as an everlasting destruction? Pages 464, 465

(60) In what way does Universalism deny the Ransom? Pages 466, 467

(61) Why did God not make us in such condition that we could not sin? Page 467, par. 3

(62) What kind of worship does God desire? And does His plan contemplate His rejection of any other worship? Page 467, par. 3

(63) How will a permission of choice eventually operate for the best interests of all concerned? Page 468

(64) What kind of salvation has God tendered to the race? Are there terms connected with it and what are they? Page 468, par. 3

(65) Was the original trial of Father Adam a favorable one, a just one, and will the new trial secured for him and his race through our Savior’s death be any the less just or fair or favorable? Page 469, par. 1

(66) Why did Christ die to save us from the curse? Page 469, par. 2

(67) Explain the Scripture, “God will have all men to be saved,” and the other Scripture, “So all Israel shall be ” Is either of these salvations eternal?  Give a full statement  of what each implies. Page 469, par. 3

(68) Why does God will that our race shall be saved from the blindness of ignorance and superstition which came through the great Adversary’s machinations and human weaknesses? Page 469, par. 3, last part

(69) Since we read that Christ died, “The Just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God,” should we understand this to mean that Justice is obligated to recover man from all that was lost in Adam? Give the reasons for the Page 470

(70) Does Justice have anything to do with mankind’s restoration, except as the Redeemer makes application of His merit-now as Advocate for the Church and in the Millennium as Mediator for the world? Page 471, Page 472, par. 1

(71) What force is there in the expression that “there is no name given under heaven or amongst men whereby we must be saved” except the name of Jesus? Show how this is so and why this is so, connecting the same with the Divine Plan of Salvation in its world- wide Page 472, par. 2

(72) If all the world’s affairs will be in the hands of the Mediator of the New Covenant, what shall we understand to be His mind, His will, His good pleasure, respecting those for whom He will make mediation? Pages 473, 474, par. 1

(73) Will God accept any less standard than perfection as the terms of eternal life? Page 474

(74) How will that item of our Lord’s prayer be fulfilled which speaks of God’s will being done in earth as in heaven? Page 475, par. 1

(75) Will the Restitution from sin and death conditions be effected instantaneously? If not, why not? Page 475, par. 2

(76) Give six reasons why a gradual process of Restitution, such as the Scriptures imply will be granted to man, will be more to their advantage than instantaneous Restitution or Pages 475-477

(77) Give three reasons why a gradual Restitution Divinely provided will be the most advantageous arrangement possible for the Pages 478, 479

(78) State the philosophical relationship between ransom and Pages 480, 481, par. 1

(79) Give illustrations of such substitution and Page 481, par. 2

(80) What thought of substitution has led to confusion? Explain the matter, showing the right and the wrong view of the Page 483, par. 1, 2

(81) Could the Divine Plan for human salvation have been different from what it is? Page 483

(82) What two lines of reasoning prove the wisdom of the Plan which God has adopted? Pages 484, 485

(83) How would any other Plan than the one adopted Ransom and Restitution, have affected the Gospel Church? Page 485, last par.

(84) May we not expect that time will show that every feature of the Divine Plan has been most wise and helpful? Page 486