Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-27
HIS MIND CONFUSED.
Editor News:

Since have been in Texas | have
heard two debators from the Mission
AIRY ranks. The first called his oppon-
ent "Campbellite' and tried to stand
on the old Hardshell platform. The
second called his opponent a Hard
she'll and tried to stand on the Camp
bellite platform. Now, friend Repre-
sentative are you well enough ac-
quainted with them to tell me why
they do this. Is it because they have
no platform of their own, or is it be-
cause they could see that they could
not substantiate their platforms by the
Bible and had to resort to one com
plete of grace or the other complete of
work? Rev. g. W. White, how do we
know the spirit of Truth from the
spirit CT errorE First John 4;3 to Z. y
Who could people depend on to save
them from their past and present sinsT
Does Christ teach his people in the
same way that parents teach their
childrenr Is there not a remnant &C
cording to election spoken of in the BIZ
ble2 Can the unregenerated know and
love Jesus before made anew or quick
ened into lifeI What is said about
those that have their names written in
the book of life and those that have
notY REV. ID, 49, Is there an cleo
ton spoken of in the Bible? When did
this election take place? Was it not
before any good acts of man las you
call them) were ever performedY "For
the children not yet being born Meth
er having done any good or evil, that
the purpose of God according to elect
| ion might stand" Is there any condi
tions for alien sinners to perform in
order to be come one of the elect, &C
cording to him that callethI Is it of
works. No, not of works, of righteous
ness Well, is it of willY No, not of
him that willeth. Is it of him that
owns2 No, not of him that owneth.
Well, who is it of them My Bible
says it is of God that sheweth mercy.
Did Gods choice embrace the best
sort of sinners, some of plus minds?
No, Paul said he was chief of sim
ners. Yes, but can't parents raise and
train up and dedicate them unto the
Lord by infant sprinkling or adult
baptism? No. GAS live saith the
Lord God, ''they shall deliver neither
son nor daughter Then where is
"Watchman" to push in his five points
of do and live? Psalms 1919; lisa.
1920; Mark 1920; |. Peter $50; Math.
24:22, "a, 81. Also Rom. 1t:5,7,2S.
Now all can see that election is set
forth in its strongest terms by the
apostles, and to believe the Bible we
must confess that all Scriptures are
given by the inspiration of God. Then
they spoke as by the spirit of God?
Yes, but can't they do good by giving
all their goods to feed the poor and
cause God to look on them with pity
and cause him to save them by filling
up the Lords treasury with gold. No.
Though | give all my goods to feed
the poor, though give my body to be
burned and have not charity, it profit
eth me nothing" What shall a man
give in exchange for his soul?'
Now, if eternal salvation be or rest
on conditions, will some of you advo-
Gates help ''Watchman" and Rev.
White. Point out and show by the BIZ
BILE by giving verse and chapter what
the conditions are and how the alien
sinner is to perform these conditions
and how he is to become in direct
benefit of said acts to be performed,
Now, | as one, believe that Jesus
came to seek and save that which was
lost. He finished the work, completed
his job, and has gone to prepare a
place for his redeemed people whom he
bought on the Roman cross with his
blood and that some day he will come
again and raise or cause to be- all his
sleeping saints, and change our vile
bodies like his glorious body and take
them home to be just like him, for he
has said we shall see him as he is and
be ike him, and this will be enough
for me. If only can be permitted to
be one of that happy lot that is to be
raiseda2 and be like Jesus, this will be
grand enough for this poor, unworthy
man, and if a saint at times, l feel to
be the least of all that call upon the
name of the Lord, but my desires are
to try as much as is in me to follow
and obey his commandments, but
without his help don feel able to do
this, for without him | can do nothing
acceptable to him. Will any of God S
chosen and redeemed children ever fall
off and go to eternal hell? Can Satan
have any power to thwart and upset a
single act that Jesus has ever given to
his chosen people, Did God create all
things? If so, why did he not make
all men or angels instead of devils,
dogs, hogs and evil spirits, and not fix
laws so dogs could change themselves
to men, and evil spirits change to
God? Did he create all for his own
glory If not, who will get the glory
of all this knowledge and work of the
most high God of heaven, who has all
power. Now, if he has all power,
what can we do that he forbids us to
dor What does the Bible mean when
} it speaks of the old man and the new
man? Is the old man the alien sinner
} or the man in the flesh2 Is the new
man the one that is born again of the
5 spiritr Now, which of those two have
to exercise faith or do in order to be-
come one of Gods chosen? Now, you
r will have to confess that the new man
is not there before regeneration and
} can't do it. Paul told us to put off the
deeds of the old man. Now, "Watch
} man" and Parson q. W. White, /
p want you to get good move ON You
both and give me correct answer if
5 you can, and give me Bible authority,
verse and chapter that proves mega
| tive to my question, so | can be well
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