The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-01

At the outset, 1 would state that
Unitarians believe in the Divinity
of Christ. Much confusion arises
from q loose use of words. / am
said to deny the Divinity OF Christ,
when in fact assert this central
doctrine of Christianity. / deny
what Jesus denies all through the
New Testament, that he was God,
and assert, what he as frequently
asserts, that he was man. No one
can declare more emphatically than
myself the Divinity Of Jesus. But
these words are in bold opposition
to the Deity of Christ. A divine
God is nonsense, we speak always
of divine man, and because we
believe in the divinity of Christ,
we deny, as no did, his Deity. But
does Christ deny that he is God? 1
will quote some passage in proof of
such denial, John Z, SO, "Say ye of
him whom the Father hath soscti-
fed and sent into the world, Thou
blasphemest because said am the
Son of Cod" John viii, A,
Neither came of myself but God
sent me-" John viii, %, al do moth
ing Of myself" John I, Is, This
command have I received from my
Father" John is, "I am one
that testifieth concerning myself,
and the Father that sent me, testi-
fieth concerning me-" John vi, 81,
"Thc living Father hath sent me,
and I liUe 6v the Father" John vi,
10, 1.-THE Son can do nothing of him
self" John v, % and q, "For as
the Father hath life in Himself, SO
hath He giren to the Son to have
life in himself" John viii, %, "The
Father IL greater than l." Mark 4,
Is, why callest thou me good,
there is none good but one, that is
God" John Y, q, "The Father
hath committed all judgment to the
Sohn." John xxi, II, ar ascend to
nay Father and your Father; unto
my God and your God" Luke xii,
AZ, Father, II thou be willing, re-
move this cup from me; neverthe-
less, not nay tOin bnt thine be done"
Matt. X, 81, "All are delivered to
me of my Father" John xviii, 3,
"This is eternal life to know thee,
the only true God and Jesus Christ
whom thou hast SENT" 1 do not
know In what words jesus could
more distinctly have denied that he
was God. He was sent, had no
power OF himself, obeyed Gods
commands, and was not the true
God. Other passages plainly teach
the humanity of Jesus. He was
born of woman, but God cannot be
born. He increased in stature and
wisdom before God and man.
Who? God? OF the day and hour
kneweth no man. not eVen the Son.
But God is all knowing. When
Jesus heard that Lazarus was dead,
he says, al am glad for your sake
that 1 tcas not there" But God is
present everywhaTe- John viii. %.
81 can do nothing Of myself. =" Bot
God is all powerful. Jesus was
tempted, but God cannot DO temp
ted. He ate, but God needs no ma
terial food. He was weary and
slept. What became of the world
when God was Asleep? He prayed.
But God cannot pray, for he has ali
things. To whom did Jesus pray,
| if he is God? 'ldy Father lie great.
or than l." Can God be greater
than God9 His Father sent him.
Can God send God? Jesus died,
bat God cannot die, and the death
and suffering ON The cross, upon
which the worshippers of Christ
rely for their saivation. was no suf'
fering and death e ais and theil
faith has nothing t. which it car
cling. Jesns was The 6oa OF God
begctten By the Falh1r; then there
was time when no Son existed
therefore Ne L not eternal. Jesul
declares that be & not good, buI
God is good. We see that jesus
disclaims as his own, omnipotence
omnipresence, eternal sxistenes
self-sxistences absolute goodness
Nothing can, Be palmer, than tia
Jesus, BY his own words and acts
denied that he was God. No on,
OF the attributes OF Deity doe
Jesus, n he spoke the tfuth, possss
- his eWn. Whatever % dlviaI
was Qiven 20 hIm by hIs Fsthes
Do we know more about his ma