The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-05-11

forever. He must be a God. I
Philosophers say that the law of grav-
itation decides everything, and that the
centrlpcal and centrifugal forces keep
the world from clashing and from
demolition. But Paul says that Christ's
arm Is the axle on which everything
turns, and that Christ's hand is the
socket in 7'hich everything is let. Mark
the words, neutrality-suspicious. all
things by the word Of his power"
Then he must be God.
Then look at what Christ says of
himself. Now, certainly every one
must understand himself better than
any one else can understand him. i'll
ask you where you were born, and YOU
tell me, 81 was born in Chester, Eng
land" or 81 was born in Glasgow, Scot
land" or Il was born in Dublin, Ire
land," or 81 was born in New Orleans,
The United States," you being a man of
lntegrity, l should believe you. If
asked you how many pounds you could
lit aud you should say you could lift
100 pounds Cr200 pounds or 300 pounds,
L should believe you. 1t lsa matter
personal to yourself. You know better
than any one else can tell you.
1t l ask how much estate you are
worth and you say $4,000 or 500 900
or 100000, l believe what you saw.
You know better than any one else.
Now, Christ ustknow better than one
else who he is AID what he is. When |
ask him how old he is, he SAYS, "Be!ore
Abraham was, l am" Abraham had
been dead 2,02S years. Was Christ
2,O29 years old? Yes, he says he is older
than that. Before Abraham was, |
am" Then Christ says, 81 am the
Alpha." Alpha is the first letter Of the
Greek alphabet, aud Christ in that utter
auce declared, "I am the A of the Al
phahct OF tho centuries" Then he must
be God.
Can man DC in a thousand places at
once? Christ says he Is in thousand
places at once. "Whcro two or three
arc gathered together III my name, there
am | in the midst o! them" This every
"hercatlvencss, is it characteristic OF q
tnau or OF GOD? Aud lest we might
think this cvcrywhercauveness would
cease hc goes on and he inJimatcs that
nc will be in all the cities of the earth
he will be in Europe, Asia, Africa,
North and South America the day before
The world burns up. '.Lo. | am with
you alWay, even unto the eud of the
world" Why, .hen, he must be God.
BESIDES that he takes divine honors.
He declares himself Lord of men, angels
and devils. Is he? If he is, he is
God. II he Is MOI, he is an impostor.
\ man comes into your store tomorrow
morning. lie says: 81 am the great
sshlpbuildcr Of Liverpool. [ have Quilt
hundreds of ships" He goes on TO give
his experience. You defer to him as
man OF large experience aud great pos
sessions. But the next day you find
out that he is not the great shipbulder
OF lNvcrpool; that he never built ship;
that he never built anything. What is
nc then? An impostor. Christ says he
quilt this world; he built all things, Did
ne build them? IT he did, he is a God.
IL ne did not, he is an impostor.
~ man comes into your place of busi.
ness, with Il jewish countenance and q
German accent, and says: 81 am Roths-
child, the banker of London. l have
The wealth OF nations in my pocket.
loaned That large amount to Italy and
Austria III their perplcXity." But after
awhile YOU find that he has never loaned
any money to Italy or Austria; that he
never had large estate; that he isno
banker ut all; that he owns nothing.
What is he? An impostor. Christ saws
he owns the cattle on thousand hills:
he owns this world; he owns the next
world; he owns the universe; he is the
banker of all naLlons. Is he? If he is.
nc IS God, Is he moi? Then he is an
mpostcr.
A man enters the White IIouso ot
Washington. lie saws. ~ nm En,.
peror William of GERMANY. am
lravclinr incocnito. have cnmn ovo,.
here for recreation and nlcasnre own
castles in Dresden and Berhn.u But
The president finds out the next lay that
lc Is not Emperor william; that he
owns no castles at Berlin or Drcsden:
,tiaI he has no authority. What is he?
An impo3tor. Christ says he is the
iinE over all, the king immortal, nvlsi
'Ic. II nc is, els God. If he is not,
!e IS an impostor.
Strauss saw that alternative and no
.ics to get out of II by SAVING that
Christ was sintu! in acccpting ad1rotIon
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