The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-27
Sermon BY
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL
Pastor BrooAlyn
abernacle.


July "a 0ace we considered Most un
&iud, unjust. the Bible GlNhtrati0n thai
Vur Creator cuuacmnad ail of Adam,
rsscP with him on accOUu. Nf Adams
Original Sin" Eui now. in the Eight OF
ale clearer unfolding of Gods Word, We
sre privileged TO see differently. Now
s'e perceive. not only that God did no
njusGice TO Adams children. but. CON
.G7sriwisgs that in this very particular,
be did them RinduesS-th that il wuS in
2se interest of humanity in general.
Ne arr aware that this statemeut ap-
sczsrs paradoxical TO those who have
sas yea gotten the proper focus upon
She Isirine Plan. The key which I'M
ksks abe difficulty is the proper appre-
riatjao cf the penalty imposed upon
Adam and his race
TIE erroneous, unscriptural view of
Glis penalty which came down to US
7rnzr rfss dark ages" teaches that God
dEtunei EITHER Adam. mother Eve. and
rvsTy sf,iid hsrn to them to an eternity
nf 1orfKrg 81 the hands of devils. 1t Is
asss -uJscri1Aurul aud Irrational view
NJ the waSS' III Original Sin which
sagsea Az our difficulty. Indeed. it is
aafe 10 say that no other false doc
-,Eoe iie'd by Gods people ever drove
AWAY fraIn God. frolp the Bible and
E7om tla, fellowship of the Church so
gzslg EEssiigcnt minds. Thousands Of
Argue, AsRst minds. after seeing this
ts,ssc hing OF the Christ eaD creeds formu-
atPd IN st,e dark ages. have quietly
xltiKlyawD frUIn iheIu in heart. if not
BUswsraly. saying TO themselves, Evi-
Gently my reasoning faculties are of a
iTereuf Kind from these of MANY 9TH
Pzs pramiueni in the Church: Without
Eisr1ting the point. l simply conclude
i,4at l iDuss think for rnysplf and that.
IN so doing. Rim forced out of SYM
{athy with the majority of fellow
Christians nn this baSic doctrine.
Where Lics the Difficulty?
The difficulty is that while the ma
.iority Of Christian people heartily re-
FUGiate ihcse misrepresentation of
God and his Word. nevertheless the
subject is not clear TO them and they
lear thst TO repudiate this doctrine
world fse 10 repudiate the Bible and to
become open inidels. Aud just here is
l1eir mistake. The majority of them are
aot Bible students Even amongst min
kters of the Gospel comparatively few
have any degree of knowledge Of Gods
Word. They know what they think
sbout the Bible; What they believe that
II reaches: what they have been told
that it teaches: what he catechisms say
II teaches: hut they have never made
rritical Investigations Of the Bible
themselves TO ascertain its teachings.
IL is a part of our endeavor to arouse
aud study the Scriptures and to assist
gtfenI wift Bible study helps. Bible
keys. etc And. thank God. there are
thousands in Spiritual Israel who are
not kpwing their knees to Baal. but
WHO ure auxiOus to know. to rightly
Understand. the Word of God. Glasses
in Bible study are springng up all
,ver the world. These have recently
gdopted she name of International
&ahle Students Association" God is
blessing them. not only with the open
5lg Of their own eyes more and more
VMegy. Dur also in using them to bring
Hlh2rs -out of darkness into his mar
seious light" Il Peter ii. %.
Tue Sculptures speak of famine,
Zpt FOR Bread nor for water. but for
Gearing Of the Word of the Lord"
Elis famine is upon US now. Not only
axe Christian people hungry aud thirs-
" for the bread of life and the water
ri hfe. hut many of the worldly are
Iteiing a Nngiug for something better
fiaan the husks which they have. We
re not know that all Church members,
Mt,r nil Of any one Church member
silip. are thus hungering aud thirsting
fer Truth. But we do know that every
xhere in all the various Churches of
All denominations there is Il hungry
GLASS which cauuuI he satisfied to dis
honestly miSrepreScni itself us III hlr-
IRONY with the crpcuS. These bewil-
.lered sheep are. of nate years. tinding
ihe green pastures and stiil waters of
I,iyine Truth aud grace uear 20 them
49, III ths Word of Sud hidden under
il1s. rubbish OF iguurauce and superSti-
aion. mistranslntiou aud nlisintcrpreta
ton
Hut as for The masses Of a.. denOm-
hr;iions: Alas. they are failing into
nufselief. The popular furtn Of intdrl-
ity known rs Higher Criticism has al
iesdy swallowed np more than one
half of the ministry and of the most
iateBigent part OF the ksity. The only
sogse for any of these is 10 iraving the
-tiaG and huskS of mrGieTll nIisln-
t.r,Ge,ati0ns of Gods Word ANA in
fng4ns lis true meaning. in which is
ftfrs%shmeni. strength and new life.
THE Wages of Sin Is Death"
However we read our Bibles in the
pasf We read into them from the crecds
Of darker time the mischieyOus error
1hai Ni1cB the Bible declares death
1as.a2fy for sin il really means the re-
ytrssi, Uf this life eternal life in eter-
}s2l lnftHFP- W no lhid we tlSut 10
iWiS he inspired words ia such a Gcy-
LISA fashion? Who tad the right to
Md 90 the Word of Gou 1nd 70 make
tud its true Icarhing IN this manner:
Hear the WORDS Of the Apostle. The
wages of sin is death: hui the gift Of
God is eternal lie Through Jesus
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