The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-30

the universal belief in death. 9 nave
they reached the poiat where they
heal every case brought to them. but
like the prodigal son OF Bible story, we
have started on ON journey back to
our Fathers home: We are tired Of w
ing in a country far away from Him;
We are tired OF feeding on the huSks
OF words that. no matter how bea"ti-
ful they ma be, fail to bring us proof
OF their truth: and We shall! reach that
haven of rest. and find peace, COM
fort and JOY in his sheltering love.
We do NOT know, however. when the
infallible Principle of Christian Sci
ence is followed absolutely MAJ shall
solve life's problem correctly, and real
ize, in full the meaning of the saying,
Glory to God in the highest peace
on earth. good will toward men"
| Some one will say at this point. if
what YOU say is true. what are you
COINS to do viii The biblical Lronlise:
Whom. the Lord loveth. he ClIastcn.
eth" am not gC.n,s TO change a word
of the Bible in order 10 explain this
to yGI,. bat | a. going 10 cali Nour at
teution to something you all know,
namely that the Bible which We read
is a translation into english from the
original tongues. made by seventy
men. at the command Of King James.
OF England. am going to tell YOU,
however. that they found nothing in
he original manuscript which gave
them any right or authority to trans,
late this passage in any such way.
The word "chaStenetn" is taken from
the Greek root ~"paiduein," which is the
foundation of the English word "pcda.
gouge.' or Instructor" and the word
'%paiduein" means ito instruct" or
direct" and it does not mean any.
thing else, and when that passage is
rendered into English as it is written
i'm the original Bible, ii doesn't read
Whom the Lord lovcth he chasten-
ETH" but Whom the Lord loveth he
inStructeth. and it becomes another
proof Of the ,...Istian Science teach
ing as to the abnormal nature of sin,
which Christ destroyed in conformity
with the law which God manifested
through Him.
Ia order that there NAV be- sin. there
| p,,rt no ANIMATION and il, order hot
there a be temptation there must
be- sin, and they both must proceed
from the same source. Is this source
God or n%ankind' If it De God we are
lost. If it is mankind We are saved.
Let this question be answered for us
by James and John. James writes:
| an tempted Of God for God cannot
lie tempted of evil, neither t2Clpteth
he any man. But every man IS tempt
| ed, when he is drawn ava of his
own lust, and enticed. Then when
lust hath conceived, it bringetE forth
| sin: ard sin, when it is finished, bring
eth forth death"
John writes. whatsoever Is borh or
God DON MOI commit Sln' Tor MS seed
remalneth III nm: ana ne cannot SIN
because &c is oorh Oh God. Dare We
dare we III the race OF James state
'AeNt that lust IS 1he origin ol SIN
ana Johh S that WhoSoeNeF IS porn OF
| ga x & l. ..,,- I,,a,,.. h. Z,
Goa cannot H'h because ne Is
born OF 1od' ever can associate the
name or nature OF bod Win SIN III
ar' lahhe Whatever:
fauI says lher' IS no respect OF
persons with Goa. DO YOU believe
that? Most OF You VIII say to your
selves on yes. Let us see II we 90,
AS long as we DoIi"Ne III SIN, disease
ana death TO De rear Just so long we
belleNe tiat Hod' elther dlrectly or
indirectly, IS responsible Tor them. As
you look around you ana see one MAJ
ainlcted say 1t adVlSedly with mil