The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-19

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depraved as to use that sentence in
Paul's letter, as teaching and
doctrine of the Bible. being for all
men to drink Intoxicating liquors?
For it is written, "Be not drunk
with wine" etc. Epb. 81.
And, "abstain from all appearance
of evil" | Thes. 5:22. And,
"Drunkards shall not inherit
the Kingdom of Heaven" Cor. 6.
The same writer, "Canteen,
claims that Christ changing water
into wine at the marriage feast,
sanctions the use of intoxicating
liquors. Look at the scripture and
see if the real intent of the Savior.
was not to perform his first Won
derful miracle, to show Gods power
and glory in Him, that all people
seeing or hearing might believe in
God and His Son. Or is it recorded
there to be authority for all future
mankind to drink Intoxicating
liquors? For it is also written,
''Wine is a mocker, strong drink is
raging, and whatsoever is deceived
thereby, is not wise" .'And, What,
know We not that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost, which
is in you" Cor. 6:l9.
And. Mr.. Editor, your statement,
that the teaching of Holy Writ. in
our opinion, that lit is in the scheme
of divine government. to keep men
in the lesser evil, when they can
not be restrained from evil alto
gether" is as blasphemOus as bias
phemy can be. Contemplate the
Son of God teaching such gospel.
Did He teach, that while any evil
whatsoever is i'm you, the Spirit of
God is also in you? Did He teach
the Holy Ghost would dwell in a
body, that had the least bit of sin
in 1T? Did He not teach the very
contrary? For it is written, "Know
We not that We are the temple of
God, and that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you? If any many de-
file the temple of God, him God
will destroy, for the temple of God
is holy, which temple We are" l
Cor. 3:16.
If then man can defile his body
by drinking Intoxicating liquors,
he should beware, with that scrip
ture recorded against him.
The true plan to save men from
strong drink (and every other
eviD is Gods plan, of them which
/ referred to in my letter to Secre-
tary Taft on October 18th. 1t is by
bringing about a destruction of the
desire, that is in mems hearts, to
complished only through the New
Covenant, which God established
on earth over l,s0O years ago, and
which He will make with all indi-
viduals on earth, who seek it, be-
lieving. This covenant is the
Kingdom of God planted in mems
hearts and comes from God, through |
the Holy Ghost, only. 1t is writ
ten, that Jesus Christ was the mes
senger of, and is the mediator of,
the New Covenant. 1t is also writ |
ten that this same Jesus declared,
II must preach the Kingdom of God |
to other cities, for, therefore, am |
sent" And. THAT the Kingdom |
Of God is within YOU" 1t is further
written that, 1.-The Kingdom of God
is righteousness, peace and joy, i'm |
the Holy Ghost" Hence. we find
that this that He preached almost
solely about, and said it was what
He was sent for, and that all His |
parallels was about it, and is what |
He taught US to pray for, and which |
He was the messenger Of and is |
the mediator of, is, the Kingdom |
of God within us, or righteousness, |
peace and Joy (within usl by the |
us, and from God, they are truly |
Gods laws written in our Searts.
and minds, and inward parts, as it |
is written by the prophets saying,
what Gods new and everlasting |
covenant would be--Jer. 81 81 Nal. |
3:l-2; Heb. S-l2-whicli has been
kept hid by false prophets for over
800 years.
We do not believe man can legis-
late righteousness in man, or by the
passage of man-made laws, can de-
stroy the desire in mems hearts for
drinking intoxicating liquors; but
while Gods true sons on earth are