“Moreover also I gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, _that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them_.” Eze. 20:12. 16. Through whose agency is the material universe sustained? “And He [Christ] is before all things, and in Him all things _hold together_.” Col. 1:17, R. V., margin. 17. What statement shows that all things, both material and spiritual, are sustained by the same personal agency? “But to us there is ... one Lord Jesus Christ, _by whom are all things_, and we by Him.” 1 Cor. 8:6. 18. Why is God worthy to receive glory and honor? “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: _for Thou hast created all things_, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.” Rev. 4:11. NOTE.—That comparatively modern view of creation known as evolution, which rests upon human research rather than upon divine revelation, and which substitutes an impersonal force for a personal Creator, overthrows the very foundation of the gospel. Redemption is simply the new creation, and the Creator is the Redeemer. The Head of the original creation is the Head of the new creation. The original creation was wrought through Christ by the power of the word; the new creation, or redemption, is wrought in exactly the same way. The evolutionary theory of creation inevitably involves an evolutionary theory of the gospel, and sets aside the truth concerning sin, the atoning sacrifice of Christ, and the necessity of becoming new creatures through faith in the saving power of Christ. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ O worship the King, all-glorious above, And gratefully sing His wonderful love; Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise! O tell of His might, and sing of His grace, Whose robe is the light; whose canopy, space; His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is His path on the wings of the storm! Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light; It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail; In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail; Thy mercies, how tender! how firm to the end! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend! ROBERT GRANT. The Character And Attributes Of God [Illustration.] The Bow Of Promise. "This is the token of the covenant." Gen. 9:17. 1. In what one word is the character of God expressed? “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is _love_.” 1 John 4:8. 2. What are some of the attributes of God? “The Lord is _righteous_ in all His ways, and _holy_ in all His works.” Ps. 145:17. 3. Does Christ possess these same attributes?