The herald., 1893-12-11
At Trinity NJ. e. church South.

At Trinity NJ. II. Church South.
In the morning large and attentive
congregation listened to most interest
ing discourse by the pastor, Rev. A. G.
Ban, from Matthew xxi. AZ: What
Think Ye OF Christi" Jesus asked this
question, which was not answered, and
it is never answered satisfactorily to the
mind until Christ is received into the
heart. jesus was either myth, q man,
or god Was He q myth, having no
real existence? We have as salts factory
historic proof that he lived in Judea as
that Plato or Luther lived. Ancient
writers refer to Him and quote Him.
He 10 historical, not mythical. Was
He a mere man? So say Unitarians,
Jews and the skeptical. 1t is popular
theory that Christ was a man whose life
rather than his death uplifts and saves
humanity. Such doctrine does not
come from the Bible. If the Bible is
not truthful record in every particular
it is unworthy of belief. The Bible says
He was divine. They reject His divin-
ity, but claim that He was one of the
best men who ever lived. A good man
will be truthful. Christ said He was
divine, and if He was not He was an
impostor--a bad man He says: II and
My Father are one." Before Abraham
was l am." His birth was unlike that
OF any human being in that He was con-
ceived of the Holy Ghost. His life and
doctrine, His death and resurrection
are without comparison in all the range
OF humanity How do the "mere man.
theorists explain this? They cannot
get their doctrine from the Bible, and
if they go outside it is an in
vention OF man and without author
ityl 1t was his death that
redeemed Us and it requires the sacri-
fee OF life to sustain life in nature, else
1t is true also in the spiritual nature.
Why revolt at the innocent eufferings
for the guilty when we see it every day =?
Christ was a willing sacrifice. Was
Christ divine? Yes, perfect man and
perfect God, the bridge that planked
the chasm between humanity and di-
vinity. He hungered like man and
fed the 5000 like Godl He weptat the
grave as q man, but called the dead
Lszarus to life like God! His cruci-
fiction is authenticated by evidence out
aide the Bible; the proof of His resur-
/, rection is just as conclusive, and no in
telligent person will believe that mere
man could rise from the grave. His
birthday is celebrated and the anniver-
sary of his death and resurrection are
observed by the Christian world. Mill
ions of intelligent persons worship Him
as God, and they all could not be mis-
taken Gamaliel truly said: ''If this
religion be of man it will come to
naught, but II it be of God ye cannot
overthrow it," The distinctive features
of Christianity, the incarnation Of
Christ, the atonement and the new
birth, are thoughts that could not have
had human origin. The Bible says
"Who go receiveth not the Son hath not
the Father" 80 there is no God in the
religion that rejects the divinity of
Christ. Chrst has given US civiliza-
ton, the gospel and His church, made
us new creatures" conquered death
and prepared for US home in heaycn.
What think ye OF Christi" Let us
all say He is the divine son Of the living
God, the worlds Redeemer, my Savior,
After the sermon several persons
united with the church.