The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-06-17
MR.. NYE TO MR.. WEBSTER,
LETTER VI.

DEAR SIR You cannot refer Luke
l3:2i-l9 to an earthly Kingdom as. 1
no true suppliant is ever turned therefrom
but find no difficulty in excluding "tru'
suppliants" from the Kingdom above! 9
AS the excluded say, "We have eater
and drunk in thy presence and thou has
taught in our Streets" when obviously
such plea could never be made by evi
men in general, but only by such as has
both seen and heard Christ. 8. As "ye
shall see'' indicates future time, o.
coarse must indicate the future world! 4
As Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, were &C
tualy in heaven, when the words were
spoken. Bat Dr. WHIrBy has shown
that "to sit down with Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob in the Kingdom of heaven
doth not signify to enjoy eternal happi-
ness with those in heaven, but only to be-
come sons of Abraham by faith" And
Paul's words, $50 then they which be Of
faith are blessed waA faithful. Abrs-
ham," confirms Dr.. WnlrBY's views.
To justify rendering thrust out, thrust
away, you refer to the bad fish which
were cast ascav. But as the bad fish were
in the net or Kingdom, and ac
tually cast out therefrom, your point is
not made. Moreover, in making Luke
l3:49 and Math. 1929, refer ito the
same event." your main argument is lost,
for, unless there are wheat and tares, and
fish in heaven, then Math. l3, refers to
the Earthly Kingdom, and Luke l3, by
your own admission, must apply to the
same. Nor need the term world mislead
any one. For there is not an instance in
The N, T. in which the "end of this
world" (aion, does not denote Tie end of
hat age. |
DR.. CLARK was once disposed to under
stand the proverb applied to Judas lit
,rally, as you do, but finding that the
Iews employed it whenever man was
1isited by any great calamity, or wo, his
opinion was changed; and he thinks our
,ord had no reference to the final destiny
# Judas. ... .... ....
1t is true that Judas was called "son
# perdition, and said to be lost. In the
'riginal lost and perdition signify the
anne. The sheep was lost, and Joand,'
nd the lost money was restored; and the
ost prodigal son come back to his fathers
ouse. In the, text you'quote our Savior
ad kept his Apostles, and none was
ost from tie apostleship, save Judas
When a Methodist commentator gives
he Uniyersalists Interpretation Of text,
! is reasonable to suppose that it will not
ear any other, and Dr.. CLARK, after hav.
no examined the whole question, in the
reat case, declares that "there is no pos
i've evidence of the final damnation of
udas in the sacred text p
He that believes is saved in his faith i
nd he that believes not is condemed or
ahmed already; but the Bible gives no
int that men are to be eternally, damned
" present unbelief
If the words applied to the Jews
I 60 ye cannot cone," affirm
ldless exclusion from heaven, the Apos
es must be excluded also. GAS | said
nto the Jews, whittier | 60 ye cannot a
,me, so now lsay unto you," John 1888. {
But need not devote my time to mega
We texts. The Bible teaches but oneI q
,ctrine concerning the destiny Of man. G
in any part, it teaches endless misery, 3
does not in any other teach universal t
lvation. If it teaches universal sal t
tion it does not teach endless misery n
discussing the first proposition you d
avely ask me to show how this individ.
j, or that class of men, or people who P