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whom are all things, and we by Him
q Cor, Wilt, 4-6)

one God. Just as 10 lng rms '''
iect there Is but one sovereign so 10
u.s. there Is but one GOD But tlal no
more denies the existence OF utheI
Gods than the fact that to the hhsus
man there Is but one sovereign ueIiles
the existence Of other rulers over other
lands. While declaring That 10 US
there Is but one God, the passage IT.
self also plainly says that there De 1ous
many and Lords many, ana IL IS
mere assumption OF the preachers tIat
reference Is made only TO heatheh sVuS'
Again. we shall find help IN the toi-
lowing passage In the lflh chapter o'
John:
eat that day We shall know that ] am
IN the Father. and ye in me and IN
you"
Observe this last Scripture. | pray
Won 81 I'm Won" and "ye In me, as
well as Jesus being in the Father, TINS
oneness existing between God the
Father and God the Son can amount to
more than this: that Jesus was
conscious of the indwelling presence OF
the Spirit Of the Father within HIM
hence He spoke OF Himself and HIS
Father as being one, and the Father
within Him doing the works. But marx
YOU. not only are the disciples TO know
that the Father Is In Him, and that
Jesus is in the Father, but the disciples
also are 10 be In Jesus. In what way?
Jesus Himself has furnished the ex-
PLANTATION. When the solemn hour or
His trial drew near. and the bitter cup
was to be drained to the very dregs.
Jesus sought God in secret prayer and
in the course OF that prayer He asked
for strength OF the Father, not only for
Himself but for His disciples also. He
sald
"And now / am no more in the world.
but these referring 10 His disciplesl
are In the world, and ! come TO Thee.
Holy Father. keep through Thine own
name those whom Thou hast given me,
that they may be one, AS we are.
Now I begin to see this mystery Of
oneness" What does He mean when
He prays that the disciples that God
had given Him should be one, AS He
and the Father are one? Think Of 1t a
moment, and while you are doing so !
will read you this
Neither pray for these alone but
for them also which shall believe on me
through their word,
THAT they all may be one; AS Thou
Father, art in me. and in Thee. that
| they also may be one In u.s."
Does that mean that the persons nj
| all these disciples. whose resurrection
and immortality He must have looked
| forward to. shall all be amalgamated
! into one person, and then that one
fused into Him, or He into that
| one, and then the Father CONSOLE
| dated into the oneness OF the mass
No; a thousand times no to such a
proposition as that. But as Jesus found
| the indwelling Spirit OF God within
| Him, so He would have that same
Spirit indwellng in His disciples. as
| well as all those who should believe on
Him, through their testimony, In al
time To come and in this way become OF
one mind, actuated by one Will
| So that this oneness Is not a oneness
! OF persons, not oneness of individuals
| but oneness Of mind, OF knowledge OF
wisdom, OF purpose, Of will, that al
might be uplifted and partake Of tbs
| divine nature, until God shall be all ir
ALL That is the explanation Of the mys
terry OF the oneness both Of the God
head and OF the disciples for which Je
sus prayed.
THE PLURALITY OF GODS.
There are several other items In thi
| branch OF the subject that would be O
| interest TO discuss; but ! must pay III
| tie attention TO the second indictmen
brought against us by sectarian min
listers on the question OF the pluralit!
| Of Gods.
We have already shown that the Fa
| Their. the Son, and the Holy Ghost ar
| three separate and distinct persons. ant
so far as personality is concerned ar
| three Gods. Their oneness" consists
| In being possessed OF the same mind
| they are one too In wisdom, In know
ledge, In will and purpose. but as indi
| yiduals they are three. each separate
| and distinct from the other and thre
| Is plural. Now. that is long way OF
| the road towards proving the pluralit.
OF Gods But, in addition 20 this
would like to know from our friend
the meaning OF the following expires
sions. carefully selected from the scrip
| lures:
"The Lord God is God OF Gods, an
Lord Of Lords" That is from Moses
| Deut 10. III
1.-THE Lord God OF Gods. the Lord Co
OF Gods, he knoweth. and Israel h
shall know" That is from Joshua
Josh. p, 22)
30 give thanks 10 the God OF Gods
o give thanks 10 the Lord OF Lords!
That Is David. O'salms. 1856. 2. 81.
And shall sp eak marvellous thing
against the God OF Gods" That 4
Daniel. d. 36).
"Thc Lamb shnll overcome them; 70
he Is Lord OF Lords and King OF Kings.
That is the beloved disciple Of Jesus
John the Reyela cor. (Rev. H. 10.
Had taken such expressions from
| the lips OF the pagan kings or false pro
| phets who are sometimes represented
| as speaking In The scriptures. you nigh
| question the p,opriety OF making sucl
| quotations in support OF the doctrine
| teach: but sine these expressions COM
J from prophets and recognized servant
OF God, ] ask those who criticise on
faith in the matter OF a plurality o
| Gods 10 explai away these expression
| OF the scriptu res. Furthermore, Their
is Paul's lang lage IN his letter 20 tn
Corinthians. already quoted where h
SAYS. that there be Gods many, an
Lords many. whether In heavel
or in earth Had his expression
been confined TO those that are calle
gods in earth. Il is possible that Their
might be Some ground for claimin
that he had reference 70 the heather
/ gods. but he speaks OF those that ar
Gods in hea ven as well as In earth
Right In line with this idea Is the fol
lowing pass.ge from the Psalms OF IN
| Prophet Da'rid: God standeth I'm th
congregation OF the mighty: He tudg
eth among the Gods Psalms So. n
These undoubtedly are the Gods u
heaven TO whom Paul alludes. amon
whom the God referred 20 stands
among whom He tudges. This Is n
reference 20 the hsathen gods. but {
the Gods IN heaven
In this same Psalm. too, Is the pas,
age which seems 70 introduce some tell
ing evidence from the Lord Jesus chris
Himself. viz. II have said We are Gods
and all Of you are ths children 81 IN
Most High" You NJ member how ol
one occasion the Jews took up stone
10 stone Jesus. and he called halt 10
Just q moment; for lie wanted to rea
son with them about IT. He said
MANY good works hav I showed yol