The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-20


Kingdom by and through which man
kind would be blessed and uplifted.
I'D He was promised Il special Bride
class to be selected from among the
redeemed race of men-a class having
his own disposition OF loyalty TO God
and to righteousness. and faithful TIN
to death-whicb like himself. would be
exalted in the chief resurrection from
the earthly to heavenly condition. far
above principalities and powers and
every name that is named.
90 He was promised that his own
personal distinction would bc TO all
eternity participation in the qualities
Of the divine nature; he would possess,
not only glory and honor, but also in-
herent life, deathleSSnesS. Immortality.
For these joys. he left his glory. he
was made flesh. he sacrificed his
dead. he entered into bis promised JOY.
Since, he is waiting in expectation for
the completion of the Church. his
Bride, the members of his Body. as
sured that then the Father will give
him the heather for an inheritance
and the uttermost partsaof the earth
for bis possession. that t,he may bind
Satan, put down sin and uplift the
sinner and bring everlasting order out
Of earth's confusion by destroying the
wilfully wicked.
A God but Not the God.
AS all Bible scholars know. the word
elOhim in the Old Testament Hebrew
Is Of plural form, somewhat like our
English word sheep. Thus we read i'm
Genesis, The elohim Gods said. let
us make man in our image" This
would very properly apply 10 the
Heavenly Father and the Heavenly
Son. in full accord with our text.
without him 1.-THE Logos) was not
anything made that was made" The
word elohim signifies. literally. the
mighty, The po,cey1ul, The great. Surely
1t would be strictly proper to consider
the LOgos mighty. great. powerful as
the active agent Of the Almighty One
Jehovah, who is also styled the Mighty
Elohim.
This word elObim not only is used in
respect TO the Heavenly Father and
his Heavenly Son. but it is also used
in respect to angels as the messengers
Of God and of Christ. mighty to the do
ing of the will Of God psalm viii. 81.
"Thout hast made man a little lower
than the angels (elohimD." Still fur
Their notice that this word elohim is
used in respect TO men: when Diviuely
appointed and active as Gods agents
they were mighty. or elohim. Thus
we read Of the seventy judges of Is
racl appointed by Moses. The master
shall bring him unto the judges ,elo-
HIM" Exodus xxi, O..
We have given a very literal render
Ing Of our text. showing the fine dis
tinction of the Greek original in n way
that our English version does not show
it. AS Bible students we have not in
the past been sufficiently critical In
our study of Gods Word, but now, in
Divine providence. it is possible for
those even who have practically no
! knowledge Of the Greek and Hebrew
to understand the Scripture prescnta-
tions thoroughly. If any amongst my
large congregation are unsuccessful In
finding authoritative works that show
the interpretations and mistranslations
of the Holy Scriptures. | shall be
pleased to have them write to me for
information.
Our text in the common English YER
sion misrcpresents the true thought Of
the original. but as we have rendered
1t the matter is so simple and clear
that child may understand. Jehovah
| God is from everlasting TO everlasting
and had no beginning. The LoGos had
beginning he himself WAS the be
ginning. I'm the beginning WIS the
Logos ard the Logos was u God"-he
was a mighty one. the beginning of
creation, the first and the last crea-
ton OF the God, the Almighty One
"of whom. by whom aud through
whom are all things
All honor and majesty and worship
belong primarily 10 the great Father
Of lights and TO him Jesus directed the
attention. Of his followers, saying,
after ihis manner pray ye-Our
Father which art in heaven. hallowed
he thy name 1t is always therefore
eminently proper in thc highest sense
of the word that our petitions should
ascend TO the Father of Lights. from
whom cometh every good and every
perfect gift
1t has pleased the Father to so honor
his First Bccotten Son. and to so re-
ward his faithfulness unto death, and
TO so make him the Head in all things
over the Church which is his Body.
that it is emineDtly proper that. in the
language of the Master. "Ail men
should honor the Son. even as they
honor the Father (John Y. 23l. They
should not honor the Son instead Of
the Father. however. for the latter de-
clares. my glory will | not give to
another" The exalted Christ is to be
honored. yea. worshiped. because the
Father has highly exalted him and
given him a name above every other
name. that ut name of Jesus every
knee should bow aud every tongue
confess to the glory OF God the
Father philippians Ii. SID.
Moreover. there is n special reason
why all who recognize Jesus as The