The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-02

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Manager ana grow ur Boz Nazareth Then
I will prove ms divinity fy H7 m.r'-
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viii Den ihli 500 d.e ufn .ha ern.s 90
itonr lor their uf" Tell me Isl nlt
that Interpretation of lesu1 Christ
rationale 10 sou grant your icfm ani
your Immortality of the soul does not
tlc personality OF Christ nationally
grow out of these two premisesf Why
Nlu YOU deny that Jesus ls y0ur Save
.ourf Was Dee not incafnaicd .u order
10 show the Divine Fathers love lor
us. bis childreni
Well you say. Il DO believe ~
Christ. but do not believe in ihc
verbal inspiration OF Scripture How
30 we know whether fhe Bible is our
rule u faith and practiceT How do
nc kuowg Why. my brother II YOU
once grant God and Chrsts divine
birth ana resurrection / DO not see
how you can deny the inspiration OF
the Bible
We might expect that God would
give the world a record of bis W.T..
That IS what the Bible is. God. ln OF
der 10 put the stamp Of his divinity
upon this book. caused the old prophets
10 tell what was going ~ happen
1000 years after their day Ihul
God has his writer's Of the New Tesla.
mcnt show how all these old prophc-
cies are fulfilled. Then Just as 5000
different workmen. WORKING under
Christopher Wren cut the stones and
lay them all together and pile them
np into one great 81. Paurs cathedral
So God has all these different wOrkncn
of the Bible do their separate parts.
working In harmony with one another
Thus he FITS the different books to
gethcr. and Genesis and Revelation arO
component parts Of one book The
Psalms and the gospels are parts oi
the same. The story of Ruth ana thc
cradle Of Christ are all parts of on
whole. These different books N into
each other as exactly as the stones OF
mosaic floor At into each other II
you grant God and grant the immor
tality OF the soul and grant tho divini.
~ Of Jesus Christ. cannot understand
why you should deny the divine an
thority Of the Bible. God the Iloav-
enly Father has written 10 US a letter
just as our earthly parents write 70 MS
when we are far away from the old
homestead.
Now comes the great practical Quee-
ton believing in the Divine Fathers
love. believing in Immortality and tho
atoncmeut Of Christ and in the divine
authority Of Scripture, arc we ready
with this Divine guidance 10 IN our
selves for celestial companionship with
God forever and ever Are we willing
10 live tho higher life and live not for
our own fame. but for the heavenly
glory7 When we begin 20 study the
life Of Christ and see what God wants
us 70 do. II is amazing how most Of ~
are prostituting our Ideals 20 the lowest
and the most selfish Of motives.
Brother, for what are ron living
This vast world was made for you. so
that In II YOU can III yourself for heav.
emily companionship Christ died for
you In order that you might 1--we q good
and useful life. The Bible was written
Tor you 10 know what God wants you
10 do Are you here and now willing
10 surrender yourself 10 the higher life
God ia calling Immortality is calling
Christ Is calling The Bible is pointing
out for you tho true way VIII you, in
Gods name, respond 10 the Divine call
and follow the way Of the Divine com
mandment. How long wilt thou halt
between two opinions7 II tho Lord b,
God, follow him. but II Baai then FOL
low him "