The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-07
A Definition Of the Supernatural
Proposition Found in the
Bible.
An Appeal 20 History and the
Mighty Power Among
Men.
The sunday Evening sermon at the Christ
Ian church by Evangelist ,. q.
Ghormiey.'

.he music was Of high order. Drift
ing Away" was rendered by a quaTtette
consisting Of Pfof. Esston. Misses Sted-
man and Caven aud Mr.. BayArd. Prof.
Easton also sanRA very pretty solo. The
sermon was on The Divinity aud Author
Ivy Of Jesus. the Christ" and was
listened 10 by the large audience with
close attention. Mr. Ghormley's text was
Whom do men say that the son OF man
amp Matt. 1913. but whom say ys
that am. And Simon Peter answered and
said VA n are the On ist tbs son Of the liv-
Ing God" Matt. 1916. "Au rower is
given unto me In heaven aud Ia earth"
Matt. % 10. The best thinkers OF the
wo Id have seen in the face Of Jesus of
Nazareth. the ancient Of dAys. That per
son who impressss himself upon bis own
time by the uttsFanee Of some new thought
or invention or discovery. is given a place
or honor in the ranks Of the sons Of men.
/ The man Christ Jesus did not only impress
himself on his own tins, but upon all
times aud not only upon his own people,
tut upon al Peoples. lie was the in
/ violation OF q new world, the complete eYo
luton, Of whom, In the world will bring
the reign OF eternal peace. whom say Js
that ami' il question OF divine asking.
God, =" was Peters answer, revealed unto
him by she father in heaven. This 10 the
greatest truth ever announced TO the world.
! his truth must be received as announced
defined aud proven in the Bible or else
reject the Bible.
Angels said: He shall be great and shall
be called the son of the highest Lake
l:32 For unto You 10 born this day, in
the city Of David, a savior, which IL Christ
the Lord. Luke Pill The father by the
. 49,. H.. h L. ID a NWnN he
cloud on the mount of anshguration de-
olared: This is nv beloved Gon. In whom
am we'll ri ased." The holy spirit With
tongues like Ne Of Ore. announced the glad
tidinRs 10 the assembled nations; God
hath made thnt Same Jesus whom ye have
cruoihsd both Lord and Christ" Inspired
apostles went into all the world preaching
the gospel OF the son OF God.
What ts meant by the terms Divinity"
"son Of God" the ChristY' How define
this supernatural pTopositionl
As God defines 10 In the holy book
"Jeaus" means savior: For he shall save
his people from their sine" Matt. l:2l
- he Oh uat" means 1.-The anointed" and Is
the Greek equivalent for she Hebrew term.
| the messiah" ~ ae Son OF God" Jesus
the Christ ia the Son of God" God Is the
Father aud Jesus the Christ the only be-
gotten of the Father full of grace and
truth" John. l:l4. He 10 divine. For
IN Him dvsllsth all the fulness of the God
head bodily" Col. 30. His character IL
described By the term: The word" 'In
the beginning Was the Word. aud the Word
was with God. aud the Word was God. The
same was In the beginning with God"
John 1:i-2. The Word was made flesh"
John bore witness Of him, saying:
This tthe word made flesh was be
OF whom / spake. He that cometh after Ne
10 preferred before me: for de was before
me. John lilo And they shall call His
name Emmsnuel, which being interpreted
/ is, God with us."-Matt. %. But We are
/ told that the hrst chapter Of Johns testi-
mony is open to vArious interpretations
and that the fret chapter OF Matthew is
spurious and that we cannot depend upon
these Ia defining the character Of Christ.
We will not stop now TO discuss the merits
OF the objections. but look for the descrip-
ton Of this character from sources IN
questioned by any school OF critics. he
letter to tho Romans. First and Second
COrInthiansAndG Gall atians are thess unquess
tione documents. That the Apo stle Paul
wrote these epistles IL unquestioned, hey
" re written before the yeaf 60 ?. ID. The
Rev. Joseph Cook. in one of his Boston
Monday lectures. asked: How come ct
this date2" / will attempt to give from
memo y his answer: 'Je nsalem WAS taken
10y Titus. the Roman general, ia the wear
20 A. d. The colosseum was begun In the
year %: Jews worked on IL; 10 bea on ITS
a chways inscrit tions Of things taken from
Jerusalem. Nero's death Is inscribed and
the date corresponds TO the year % A. ID.
Paul died under Nero. When did Paul
writer Before he died"
The early date OF tnese epistles prec ude
the possibility OF myths aud legends.
Whatever NAV he sad concerning the
Christ in these four etistiea, we must re
csivs - not on thr canviction OF she
writer who claimed inspiration, but as the
faith Of the church rem the vefy nrst.
Rend some OF Paula statements; But
when the fulness of the tune was come
God sent 9th his son. made Of a woman,
made under the Law" Gal i:A God
sent forth his son." End no seut aim Ia the
nav descrfbed Made Of a woman
Again: FOR God who commanded tue
light TO shine out OF darkness hath shinsd
iu our hearts 10 give the light OF the know
edge Of the Y ory OF Goo IN the face OF Jesus
Christ" Cor. 4:6. God WAS IN Christ rec
onoiling the world unto himself" 2Cor. 5.ls.
Paul calls him she lord of glory" she
sou OF God" the wisdom Of God" the
rover OF God. aud he applies these terms
20 no other being. Every i'm ortAnt iact
concerning the character OF the Christ as
given IN the four gospels may be found IN
these four spiatss. Ills being with the
father IN the beginning. his birth. his holy
character and perfect life, his cruolhxlon,
his bu ial and bis resurrection, his ascen-
sion and coio nation. the sending OF tue
holy spirit.
T
son OF 60 . the Jews ca Id this BIAS
pbemy and crueihed him for this crime.
10 may be said that the proposition rs
defined 10 supefuAtu al and involyos mi
acle. Ne are told that these are being
eliminated from the universe by natural
Law. Will some OF the wise please explain
TO us from whom o. from whence came
natural law be lightning may Il ssh 10y
natuiAl law. but by what law 10 u harnessed
aud guided by lines OF steel and made
swift messenger TO tho human willY That
which controls nature 10 above nature or
supernatura. We are told that thought.
itself q law o. nature. cont OILS nature.
But from whence the power 20 thinkl
Thought implies thinker. and a thinker
lmtlies person. From wEsnce
comes personality aud inlividualitsS
These questions cannot be an
swered in the, lower coart Of natural
law There n n supernatural one. This
proposition. That Jesus 10 the Christ, she
on uf God" IL a supernatural proposition,
supsrnaturullg announeod and defined. IL
/ u be e.tab ished. the proof must be sut
natural Tie Bible contains the p oof;
First-"Ssarch the &C iptuTes hey are
they which testify OF me- John b.Ss
| Prophecy came not Ia Old time By the Fill
Of man. but holy men Of God spake as hey
we're moved By the Holy Ghost Pet
/ l:2l. We appeal 90 the prophets.
Seeond-Ibe public ministry as given by
/ the svAnaelists. eco ding his teachings and
miracles. IL pFoof In itself Of biz divinity.
/ lie fulhllsd The Law aud she Prophets. We
appeal 30 Apostles.