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imply o.. ani are evidently calculated
60 suggest %. such expressions. fur exc
ample. ua Let US make man boo uur
image tscc Gen. l; 26 D; lNi and the
use % the plural noun. to Indicate ine
true God. with singular verb. Gen. ~
J. r.. o.. Prov. 81 10. and several
hundred times.
Hear another testimony. Rev \. ".
Sayce ln "fha Higher Criticism and the
Verdict NJ the Monuments. 4,ya.
Tho word ElohIm tIkes ne back
again 90 the prc.istlolitish age VI
Canaan. Elohim is q plural noun. and
lts employment in the Ola Testament
ns singular has given rirn tu e large
amount uf learned discussion. and. 10
must also Dee added. ~ a learned want
VI common sense. " the Hebrew word
Ei0hlm had not once Hirnlned the plur.
al gods" % would never have been
given q plural form. and the host proof
NJ this lg the fact that loo several plH-
HauCs of the old Testament the word d.
s,ul used In a plural sense QUOTED
BY the author % it,nuF .cnt Christian
ity. page 2GiD
The trouble with Mr.. NuttIng IL that
he wants 10 faatcn the charge " pagan
pllythcism on M1rmonism. hut hc
has Hlgnally failed tn do ~. The
plurality ~ the Godhead taught IN the
Mormon standards " faith ~ the doe.
the Bible. and NJ other u our on
p1ncnt ignorant ~ the fact that Juda-
Ism to this day charges the Christians
with polytholHmf This u probably
just AZ well founded aa Mr. Nutting'a
charge.
The reply 10 our statement that tho
AUTHORS " the ulblc' had the cnncop.
tNn " q female element IN the uod-
head u Characteristic. We pointed out
that iluuch. the Spirit ~ God. ~
feminine noun. our opponent quotes
GcFeniur aa follows; "innnimnte OBJ
lgctu properly Of ueutcr gender. aud
abstract ideas are regarded ln Hebrew
me- other masculine or feminine. pnr.
tlculutly the latter" Now. what has
this rule ~ grammar 20 do with the
queHtionf Ar We 60 infer that the
Spirit u God. which moved up1n tho
waters IN the morning NJ the creation
was nm 'innnlmntu object" ~ nm "ah.
stract ldcn7' Just fancy tho idea NJ nn
'inanlmaic obiect"or an abstract idea"
moving upon tho waters Tor the uur.
pose q bringing NE and order out Of
'hhnr' The spirit ~ uod." uunch
Elohlm. must have some reference IN
God Notwithstanding the assertion a.
The contrary n u iH true that Ga.
idea N gender IN grammar was nfst
suggested By tho difference between
maln ana female. II follows that frmi-
nine words were employed 10 denote
pefrnnH ur objects conceived " paftnke
~ feminine characteristic. In the
earliest known languages number OF
WoidH 10 dhily uHr ending with "a Ger.
,hln vowel came % be- regarded ne
masculine on account Of their meaning
and others with different ending ns
Feminine Tor the same reason. Then
words less frequently used were FOR
convenience sake classified as mason
llhe 30 feminine on account ~ their
characteristic BINDINGS. rornrdlesu ~
their meaning. In this way innnlmnt,
objects hnd abstract Ideas arc either
masculine or feminine In Hcbrcw.aa In
nihrr lhnEuagcH, hut that does NOT "a.
,nln why a person. and especially a
.NIu' person " represented hy "a
feminine noun. There In some other
reason for that ''''''
ana this reason IL plainly Indicated
We 40 not fny fully rovealed-in an.
narrative OF the creation N man. NJ
..ili ~ the Image OF g1d created
he hin a. e. Man. the homo or
M,cnschl' male ana female created al
them. tucn. 1! "a Roth. male ana
female, we conclude. were nerI,-t 49,
the completion N the Divine imars.
Hut We are told that the 'Imar," or
ilkcnoss' N man 10 God D. NOT an
Image" or % 'llkcneaa" hui s'mpiv "a
felrmblahcr % ODD In His essential
nature' That o., as We road 10. the
scriptures are alleged 90 teach that Ne
icsemhe our Heavenly Father in moth.
ing but o. HIS moral qualities. We
submit the question whether this state.
lnrht can ht proved except hy a most
ungrant violation of an accepted rules
or Interpretation. The word image h.
used several times by tho Bible nu-
thprH W read that Adam hsrat a
son IN his own likeness. after his I'M.
age torn, D; - Does that mean
simply a resemblance 10 the Father In
mora luall'l,s, and no more1 Tho Lord
commanded Israel Oh fuNoWat Thou
shalt not make unto thee any craven
Image, Or any likeness ~ anything that
u IN heaven ab1ve.' tEx. 20. ~ What
DO Image" and likeness" hero stand
forf IL u only resemblance az h.
moral qualhics1 The prohibition would
ln that case read somewhat like this,
Thou shalt not make unto thee any.
thing mat resembles anything In
heaven IN ~ moral qualities; nor the
moral qualities % anything lu the
earth beneath or IN tho water under
the earth" liut that would be- absurd.
Yes, but not more 30 than the slate.
mont ~ our opponent that the Image
and likeness spoken 81 In Cen 1! ~.
WA"ANH NOS an lINAEN OF lhHNNHHs but
merely a resemblance as 90 moral qual.
HES, We cannot admit that the same
word means one thing In Grnesls ana
another In Exodus. unless ihr context
shows that the author intended 10 con.
ysy two different meanings No sound
eNegesls can admit such arbitrary In
depreciation.
Paul onllghion- u8 concerning tha
true Scrlptural meaning of the word
image. speaking ~ the resurrection.
I Cor lli 20, d. says - we have
borne thH image ~ the earthly That
d. OF Adnml We shall also bear the
image ~ the heavenly lthat u ~ the
TrsurfeCtcd t.0rdl." our Lord was the
express Image ~ the Fathers per
son" NJ We'll as The brightness of Ills
glory tser Hehr %, ana the gl0rinol
Saints iu paradise restored VIII hf tho
Image 90 their Lord and Savior That
was the Image ln which man was ere.
ated. which aln dofaccd ana which the
at1nbmrut o. 90 restore n De- an
not resemblance merely u HIS moral
perfoctl1na. Lot the word " God speak
ana mortal man hear and believe. even
when the finite mind fails 90 cOmpre-
bend 90 the fullest extent the Infinite
that d opened up before 10 Ike the ,x-
plnse with iia countless worlds and
systems " worlds
M1rmousm does not deny that god la
a splrIl 10 does not deny anything
that has been revealed regarding the
attribute ~ God. hut % does deny
ihat the word of our Lord; God Is