The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
WAS r GOD?
Passages From the Scriptures Which
Assert That Doctrine.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sir: The
frank and courteous reply OF George N,
Churchill OF Washington, D. c.. to the 70.
cent inquiry Of QUO vadis" In THE SUS both
invites and inspires a further discussion Of
the first and most important OF all religious
questions: was Jesus Christ God?'
We shall undoubtedly agree that the
prophecy was true which says I'm tina!
day they shall learn doctrine" assuming
that doctrine Ia a matter OF education, ]
wish to point out tho tenacity with which
the Sa viour himself held to doctrine. While
the Good Samaritan" was by the Christ
than the priest and Levite. who holding the
oracles OF God passed by q good work. the
Samaritan woman at the we'll was told that
she did not know what she believed. and
that salvation was Of the Jews.
To a believer in the divinity Of Jesus
Christ the Scripture from Genesis to Rove
lation IL ~impreRnated with the proof Of
such belief. I select a few passages from
the Scripture which seem TO me to be to the
point in bringing to your correspondent
ground for my belief. First:
will worship toward Thy holy temple and
toward Thy name for Thy loving kindness and for
Thy truth. for Thou hast rnagnifed Thy Word
shove all. Thy name.
The inference Is ~unmistakable. The Word
is here fhagnined above evory other name Of
God. and He who magnined the Word had
a purpose in view. Again;
In the beginning was the Word. and the Word
was with God. and the Word was God. 1ne SAM
was In the beginning with God. All thinss were
made by Him. and without Him was not anything
made that was made. In Him was life. and ths
lite was the light OF men.
a.. o..l>,- ~~aolnA1 utHasif - ia
light of the world. aud o W find that
truth written which We call the incarnation:
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt
among us"
Is il unreasonable. humanity speaking. 70
consider that the Almighty Creator Of oil in
His love for His creature man. whom He
had made in His own image. with the attn.
butte OF a free will, should devise q plan 10
bring Himself many sons by sending His
only begotten Son in human form that Hs
might touch closely at every point the sons
OF men. and when the Son had completed
the work for which he was sent that He
should say:
.Glority Thou Me with Thine own self With ne
glory which ! had with Thee before the world vas
Would 4 hav. been becoming IN The son
n l depart wifi send Rim unto yop'y un;
the names OF the Deity, ana ne was dDlv 70
say. All things that the Father hath AZ
mine" May We not then In Q reasonable
eenss consider the Apostle Pauls words 10
be true when he says OF the future:
And when all things sha be subdued unto H!n:
then shall the Son also Himseif be subteeted unn
Hin that put all things under Him, that God may
be all and In ell.
Tho great truth OF the Savtours wordl
l. made. more manifest than aver: j and
~ Esthss are ne. 5Ra e SsT - Ss1SaS a
MY Father IL greater than J." for how CA
we form any other correct idea OF the trv.
relation Of q father and a son. or the relations
Of the new man Christ Jesus upon ,nnding
It no evil to be equal with Cody
The fact that the Deity Of Christ vas not
understood by all Of His disciples In thSr
carly association with the Saviour. or oy
many Of His followers since, does n9t 70 ~
mind either lessen the value or anect tns
proofs of Christ's claim 10 be the only pe'
gotten OF the Father. nor can We ind az lp.
stance In Scripture whore He over fofneos .
or rebuked a follower for worshipptne himi
but In every case where He was worsnippoo
as 2 man the Father wal, pointed to q sions
entitled to worship. Whenever he ~
recognized as the Father the fSith OF the
worshippAr was commended.
IL has not been my purpose H. tbs leueI
to attempt an e~xplAnatono Of the inoei neuon
of God In jesus Christ, but simply 70 feIer
tars accepted By Mr. Churchill .; veil q
s~cHsNEcrApT. May II.