Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-22

f1st. john 9Th chapter, 8 b and 9th verses. sHa
that committeth sin is Of the devil tOr the devil Sin
meth from the beginning; for this purpose the 6ct
Of God was manifested that be might destroy n.
works Of the Devil.n "Whosoever is born OF COi
doth not commit sin, fol the seed remaineth II
him; and he cannot commit sin because be is hOtE
Iof God" New where is the church that teaches I
sinlees Christ at the head of aness chusch vita
sinless decipleship.
The apostle John says Christ came to destroy sil
and he that IL born Of God cannot sin. Sin hes nj
lpace in the new birth, but is state free from Sin
being bora again sin hath no more dominion, henc'
no man can serve two manters thereiore born agaiI
means death 50 the nfHence Of the devil, and aiW'
in Christ Jesus.
To brieRy sam up:-Law is . reflection Of ~,
mind Of the law-giver.' The Law given by ChGts
reflects the mind Of Christ and Il Christ was Of a.
vine origin, It follows that Gods will or law is tall,
revealed. Heace, if Christ had and has power !.
forgive Gins, be had and has power to keep the for
given from siDaing; for in the forgiveness Of sin
was the power to destroy the work Of the DEVIL anc
for this purpose sayA the APOSTLE, the Son of Coz
was manifested
| Now look in on congregation and see what th
preacher has before him. Size 1t no, and there Sit
the extorioDer Che horse trader, the city alderman
the mlltoaaire and the widow and orphans he ha
robbed; and there sets those that have robbed th
laborers Of his hire with the saloon keeper and th
brewer, all singing, w
"Must be carried to the skies
On Gowery beds Of ease, ssss
While Others fought to wip the prize1
And sailed through bloody seas"
Is there any woRder the public is disgusted b
that the church has apostalized and ID worshipinl
the golden calf iorsaking principle for policy and 4
labOIDg for Numbers rather than for the salvation
Of souls.
An unconverted minister spurns the truth Of I
lie Of holiness they do not believe ia sinlesl
lie in Christ; they do not believe Christ can fnllS
destroy the works Of the devil ip man They al
not seem to know chat II Christ does not save SOU
from sin he must save soul in sin; and to save
soul in sin and out 81 Sin, i 81, soul forever re-
pointing and forever SHINING, would be dividing
honors with the devil instead Of destroying the de-
vil'swOT The love Of money and worldly honors;
the higher criticism and in6delity All the agents
Of the devil that have got the church on the stFee
begging support Tor the preacher; and the preacher
IecturiDg On morality, conscience and civic right
eonsness to draw crowd to make popular church,
and 50 they wrap Il mp,
B1t the gospel Of Christ with it's banner Of love
waiting the iatherhood 81 God and the brotherhood
of man to every heart and into every cline will
sweep On down through ages long after the "higheT
critics and spectacular minister has faded from It's
hypocriticaI moOtihg for the same inexhorabIe law
that governs the physical Or animal kingdom.
governs the spiritual kingdom and AZ in one case
disobedience worketh premature death, even 90 IL
the spiritual kingdom, tne wages Oi sin ID death.
we are now iace to lace with the higher criticisms
and il the critics dispute the correctness Of state.
menta made by The apostle John, then tbecOncluson
Of the matter Is John vas mistaken and The hole
chain Oi Divine revelation falls To the ground Or II
John was not inspired no one was inspired. The
result 81 the overthrow oI the chain Of Dlvine ins
spiration BY the apostles overthroWs the DiYipe
personality and messiahship Of Christ, and places
Christ's name ID The catalogue with zcroaster
Bnddha and Conipcions and All those that founded
religion based on moral pFecept. AlI men are born
To the natural order, gnd al men vitli
human irailtIes, With aphiloapphS otter weak with
D fragile church and with vaciIating memberahip
Nov The 5aane II made up Wiiia ainless Chtlss
hnd tlnless church add elnless decipleShip: oil
Christ, the author oi syatsm oi probibitory moral
iiv chat does rot prohibit What then uhall We saw
te We Gor the higher crltica, oS ale We Ior Jg