Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-29
The moaern.sea way Of salvation.

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the creator of all things; that men
were free moral agents, and God in
MS mercy sent His son the Christ to
declare and teach Ills will; that en-
bodied in his teachings Heaven
and He'll are set forth. Heaven
to DO the home of the spirits of those
whose souls are purified before lcav
ing the physical body. Hell to receive
the spirits of those who die without
such publication. Love was the
message of the son Of God. 1t was
the divine essential without which
no man could be saved, but must go
TO ;ho place of the damned. God in
his mercy knowing all men to be
without that love, sent his son to
teach and rcbuke the Jews and found
| the church for Jew and Gentle. the |
functions Of which was to teach the |
will of God how sinners could be
| saved.
Born again was declared by God
through his Son to be necessary to
enter into Heaven.
Mars reason was appealed to,
"What does man profit Il he gain
the whole World and loose his soul.
Mammon was the curse of the Jews,
Therefore the declaration, "You caR-
not serve two masters, God and
MammoR."
This greed Of riches God con-
demned and through his son taught
that 1t is easier for camel to pass
through the eye of needle than for
rish man to enter the kingdom of
heaven. This declaration accords
with Gods knowledge of man as re-
vealed, that riches demanded of its
possessor a service in the care OF it
which preoccupes Gods'sorvice and
therefore its possession IS condem-
nation.
The parable of Dives and Lazar
us. The pride, the riches, the earth
ly glory of Dives and the fostering
sores of Lazarus Of whom the dogs
took pity. Dives had the good
things OF this world and Lazarus the
evil things. Both died, Dives went
to He'll and Lazarus to Abraham's
bosom in Heaven.
The young Jew who came to
Christ, and enquired of him what he
should do to be saved, telling the
son of God he had kept the Jewish
law from his youth up. He being
very rich, was told in short and terse
language that could not be mistaken
go sell all you have got, give it to
the poor and take up your cross and
follow me.
Here again Gods plan of salvation
is revealed, in simple service and
teaches emphatically that possession
of riches Is q master that must be
served and that TO be saved, if in
possession, it must be sold aud given
to the poor. (good work.)
To get rich as an object of life, is
to attain the condition of condem-
nation and if not attained the great
an xieties, worry, etc., IN the effort,
units the individual for the service
Of God. Mammon is his master and
Mammon he serves.
1t may astonish professional teach
ers that any other person than they
dare speak of things spiritual or
show up their departure from inspir-
ed and holy writ.
The World holds millions Of those
that know and estimate the value Of
what is called religion.
The tests of scripture are "ye shall
know them by their works and fruits.
The example of the divine Master
and his apostles and the foregoing
extracts Of Gods plan of salvation
makes it clear that the power of the
church so far as known by the above
tests has failed to even cheol
(amongst those who hold the earthly
record on the church book, children
of Cody usury, greed, the worship
ing of Mammon, pride, cruelty. =.
Look at the splendor, etc. of the
mansion Of our Dives. Gold and
fine linen, luxurious pride, but stop
and think how those mammoth for.
tunes were got, count the tears, an
guish, woe, toll, hardships and suf-
fering hunger of the weak and
tender children Of the factory or
mine, and look then at home and see