Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
GOD Is NOT A TRINITY
According TO the cstech ism oi
lions Children.
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The ch laren Of ZION church. whose
place Of worshsp - on ssribner-st, be-
tween Eighth ane Tenth'sts., after
passing through many phases Of trial
since their great trouble. settled down
about a year ago. with greatly reduced
numbers, TO sympathetic and con-
sfrueslye work, and on basis which
invites and welcomes investigation.
While The attendance at services has
been small, yet returning prosperity
/ has marked their course. Former oh
1 llgailons are being met. A font-page
monthly paper. called "a Word IN
S~ason,b has been issued since the LIST
i OF February. and in the last few months
there have been eight baptlsms- The
following is synopsis OF the sermon
| last evening: To those who hold and
/ cherish truth there will be no disap-
ments-no failing hopes. They build
| upon a foundation (which cannot DO
removed. but abldeth forever" There
fore the lover OF truth, the seeker after
II is most wise. To lightly value it. TO
esteem II not as \ priceless treasure Is
folly. The most important truth pre-
sentcd to man is knowledge OF God
and His Son, Jesus Christ. This is
life eternal. that they might know
| Thee, the only true God, and Jesus
Christ whom Thou has sent."-John
xvii, 3.
We believe that every deiusion and
every system of material error today Is
based upon incorrect ideas of God. We
claim that the idea of u triune and inn
personal God is out of the domain of
reason, and therefore forbids that
which God requires, viz: knowledge Of
Himself.
| Where 4. Reasons Foothold:
Tell man that God Is n trinity COM
posed OF Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
each Of which is fully the God Himself,
aud yet all combined are but the God
Himself. And we ask, where is rea-
sons foothold? And because it has
none we are asked to accept such teach
ing as mystery in the face of the fact
that Gods word calls for knowledge.
Now, il We build upon q founda-
ton of mystery, what of the structure
Thus it follows that man of whom
it is said "know thyself' IS presented
as = man within man, INSTEAD of as a
until or as mystery, and the coming
kingdom, its location and conditions as
somewhere beyond the bounds of time
and space (another mystery, and so on.
Is il any wonder that we have so
much of form of goodness denying
the power. or on the other hand OF
confusion and fanaticlsm running riot
where both take license on charter OF
mystery? We speak of impersOnal IN
connection with the teachings of q
triune God, because the latter idea has
and does lead to the former. If We saw
the Holy Spirit is God Himself, il is
diffused everywhere, hence God is im-
personal. What IS this but standing
menace 10 Christianity, an open invita-
ton to Atheism? Surely nothing less.
what is there to satisfy the mind in the
worship of God like this? The cres-
ture is simply driven to idolatry. In
other words, to worship Gods majesty,
glory and power. and the responsible
ties that rest upon us in view OF a Judge
ment day In which we must stand be-
fore righteous Judge are shorn of
their force and restraint. But thank
God the scriptures are q lamp to our
feet and a light to our pathway. Here
everything is on the basis of knowledge
and to them We come for knowl-
edge, not mystery. concerning God.
In them we lind no mention
of n trinity in the sense taught by
theology.
God High Over All.
God. the Father, is high above and
over all, say Christ, prophets and apos-
ties.
Christ plainly tells US, "Ny Father is
greater than l." that He is the only be-
gotten of the Father, from whom lie
received life and all things. Where lie
IS spoken Of as God, II is q title given
Him by the Father. Thus lie is
named and exalted. The apostle says,
Phil. 20: Wherefore God also hath
highly exalted him. How could this
be il already Supremacy And given
Him a name which is above every
name"
The holy spirit we are taught eman-
ates from God, plainly like light from
the sun. for Christ says of it. John 10
26: "But when the comforter ~
| come whom Will send
you from the Father even the
spirit of truth which proceedeth from
the Father" And the Apostle says,
the Father she'd 1t forth, Acts. 2. So.
! ing water, and the life giving power of
God.
On this basis we behold personal
God to whom Christ and His can pray
| "Our Father which art in Heaven"
The God who says He made man in
| HIS image, and whose only Begotten
Son was the express image of His per-
son. Heb. Is.
Praise Gcd for the simplicity. beauty,
strength and satisfying nature of His
| rnrd m tts revelations af Hinsaif
where knowledge can find . resting
place. gladden. the heart, and sanctliy
the being.
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