The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-12

some thirty years after he wrote the
Book # Revelation. to cOnfuj- the
enemies of the Crucined and Risen
LORD who we're then assailing Ills
good name and prpclaimin@ that he
was a great fraud IN claiming TO be
divine. / refer the reader 10 hat
Gospel for the truth concerning Jesus.
He declares in the first chapte, what
Jesus Christ was concerning his Di-
Vinity, Humanity and Office-that He
was indeed with God in the very begin
ming. that lie was God, ana He made
all things and without Him was not
anything made hat was made, and
that in Him was life. He says that
He was in tn" world. and the world
was made by Him." and that He was
the only begotten Son" Nathaniel
said of Him chou art the Son Of
cod" Nicodemus had this from Christ
himself: For God So loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son.
that whosoever beIieveth in Him
should not perish. but have everlasting
life" All through Johns Gospel. 50
precious n enlightening and bliss.uI,
there are scores of evidences in behalf
Of the Eternal S1uship Of Jesus Christ.
loveth the Son s. 3" 81 but hath COM
mitted all judgment unto the SON"
The dead shall hear the voice of the
Son of God, and they that hear shall
live" The Father hath given to The
Son TO have life in Himself Il give
unto them eternal life i and my
Father are one" / could fill u half
column or more additional on the
same line of conclusive evidence. one
more: ''Whosoeyer liveth and bclieV-
eth in Me shall never die If Christ
was not really the Divine Son, then
he was the Worla's greatest ~lnpostor.
Now turn to Johns First Epistle
General and hthhl1 th4. a~NiU4nrr
further. 1his 100 was written long aft
ter Christ's CrucifXion. He writes
Of one he knew intimately, lovingly,
ana tells of what "he had seen and"
heard Him declare. OF Him the
Apostle writes that the blood of Jesus
Christ His son. cIeanseth us from all
sin" Then read this: who is Il Liar
but he that denieth hat Jesus is the
Christ. He is anti-Christ who denieth
the Father ana the Son" There is
much more. but / have surely given
enough. Turn 10 another Kind Of evil
oence l find very conclusive and salts
flying:
therefore the Jews sought the
NOR to kill Him ccaus He not only
had broken the Sabbath. but said also
that God was His Father, making
himself equal with God" job BIS.
For as the Father hath life in
Himself, so hath He given to the Son
to have life in Himself" John 500.
He has life in Himself" in the same
sense that the Father hath life in
Himself" See how the Jews under
stood Christ as t The Soaship. Read in
job 1871: The Jews answered Him,
We have a law. and by our law He
ought TO die'-Why should he die?-
read: Because He made Himself the
Son of God"
Again the Saviour said: IF | do not
the works of my Father, believe me
not. But if | do, though you believe
not me, believe the works; that We
may know and belieVe"-mark the
Words-"may know and believe that
the Father is in me and | in Him"
John 1~0:3T-3S. One nor passage:
The Father lOVeth the Son. and hath
given all things into His hand" John
3:35. What must be thought of any
man who can give the Eternal Son
the lie. and pronounce Him an impOs-
tor? Will He'll be too hot for him ?
Is Christ God. or is He but a man,?
| have had TO hurriedly condense
rather nan enlarge or to cite in ex-
tense all that may be given to establish
from the Scriptures the Divine Son
ship of Christ. The Bible is extremely
full on the subject. Nor do I here at
arpers sceptics, blasphemers and Pa
gans have urged against the G3dhead
of Jesus Christ. If ! were to under
take a thorough, learned discussion it
would require a page or more of the
News and Observer to do 50, even if
half done. In this place | Wish to cite