And so the second personage of the Godhead was chosen for his office of Savior of men. But the first Personage was proposing the plan for "adding upon" these spirits of heaven. He was planning for their increase in honor and glory for ever and ever; and that through development; though increasing their intelligence, knowledge, wisdom and spiritual power; by experiences to be obtained in earth-life among broken harmonies, when fidelity to truth and virtue and God should be tested, where men should find themselves. He was "fathering" them. Just as in being "Creator" he not only creates--causes to exist--but he cares for the "creation," he sustains it; upholds it; guides it to some definite end, to the achievement of some beneficent purpose. Such must be our thought of this all glorious First Personage of the Godhead-Father, Creator; also Sustaining, Guiding, Loving Power of the Universe. LESSON XI. (Scripture Reading Exercise.) SPECIAL OFFICE OF THE PERSONAGES OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Continued). ANALYSIS. IV. Special Office of the Second Personage of the Trinity--Redeemer. V. Special Office of the Third Personage of the Trinity--Witness. VI. The Three in Union. REFERENCES. The citations in the body of this lesson. _SPECIAL TEXT: "But Christ being come an High Priest of good things to come * * * through the Eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God." (Hebrews ix:11, 14.)_ DISCUSSION. _1. God, the Son, Redeemer:_ We have found the chief office or function of the first Personage of the Godhead, so may we find the chief office and function of the second, and much more briefly. More briefly because one Year Book of the Seventy's course in Theology has already been devoted to him and his work. He is the Redeemer of men. To be such was his appointment in heaven, as incidentally, we have seen in Lesson IX; and as it is abundantly declared in the scriptures. _2. Scripture Declaration of the Office of the Christ:_ "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."[A] [Footnote A: St. John iii:14.] "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us."[A] [Footnote A: I John iii:16.] "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish but have everlasting life."[A] [Footnote A: St. John iii:16.] "For Christ hath also once suffered for sin, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God," being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit.[A] [Footnote A: I Peter iii:16.] "When we were yet without strength in due time Christ died for us. * * * Being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. * * * When we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son."[A] [Footnote A: Rom. v:6-10.]