The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-07
PASTOR RUSSELL'S
SERMON
Presents Bible Teachings In .New L,oht

and and that He also is In hell with tho un :
ssaIntiy, looking upon their sufferlngs and
tS tSSaiures and planning with devils for
| thelr everlasting continuance. Thinking
aias sha'sds are are rejecting such nonsense. but.
| aIas, 'ney are rejecting the Bible. too.
truer faith.
Every educated minister knows that
whcn say that the word hell I'm our
text has not the slightest reference 10 a
pace OF torture. or even of Consciousness.
OF the word hell, from Genesis TO Maia-
chi. In every Instance the translation Is
from from the same Hebrew word. sheol,
is thus most frequently translated
urge upon all ministers of education
, 10 ION with me In explaining to the pub
sheo and the Greek word hndes What
ever may have been their thought OF OK
pedieney In the past, they should see TINT
these words are undermining the faith of
Christendom
The psalmst really said. "It l ascend
up into the sky, Thou art there; IL
hold. Thou art there. In the
uttermost parts of the sea. even there
shall Thy hand lead me and Thy right
that the divine power is everywhere.
that whether we live or die. nothing can,
separate us from Gods wisdom and DOW
meht OF our rescue from the power OF
the grave. which God has purposed and
has promised shall be done through the
great Messiah, For His kingdom we
walt and pray.
Is This View Unorthodox7
in doctrine" l am ready to admit that
my presentation is not the ordinary
but ] claim that II Is correct, that IT
is the true doctrine OF the word Of God.
\ q nrf In no Dh n r.
OF that term and everything to the con-
trary, being opposed TO the standards of
Gods word. must be unorthodox I stand
for the Bible. Its teachings. Its doctrines.
and therefore am orthodox. On the con-
trary. higher critics and evolutonists
and those who hold the creeds Of tl the
are proportionately unorthodox- -heretlcal.
What Christendom needs today is
return 10 the Bible. an investigation Of
its teachings and. correspondinsly, Il re-
lection OF all human creeds. which arc
admittedly more or less defective Let
US stand fast In the liberty wherewith
Christ hath made US free" Let US &C
cept the Bible as the only standard. Let
us study II and understand It TO the ex-
tent Of our ability. Let us rejoice In
every degree of harmony we oil attain
In the correct understanding Of 1t, Let
us fellowship as Christians all who ack-
nowledge Its divine authenticity and who.
In harmony with It's presentation. are
trusting in Jesus as their redeemer; and
who, in acceptance Of His invitation.
have forsaken all to be His footstep
followers.
These are the real Christians. with
whatever sect or party they may hay
become Identified. through the supDosi-
ton that they were doing the VIII OF
God. These alone are the saints; these
these alone have the opportunity OF
making their calling and election sure.
The masses known as Christendom are
unchristinn In every sense of the word.
that they do not recognize any more
than do the heather. a personal God OF
glorious character, perfect In His WIS, wis.
realize not His all-seeing eye. And their
general lives show their lack of this
knowledge and this faith,
More than this (shall we say IT'D the
majority of proressed church members,
so far as we can understand their senti-
ments as privately expressed and pub
licly declared by the ministers of their
choice. are no moro Christians than are
the Jews. They neither believe the Bible
to be the divine revelation nor do they
accept the Lord Jesus Christ as the
worlds redeener from sin and death, OF
course, therefore. they do not profess
to consecrate their lives to sacrifcia1ly
follow one in whose redemptive work
they do not believe.
The Mystery Of the Cross.
Comparatively few OF the hundreds OF
thousands of those who have named the
name Of Christ. and who have come un-
der various denominat ational yolses. have
any knowledge Of the mystery of the
cross of Christ. the mystery OF the gos-
pei. "the mystery which hath been hid
from ages and generations. but now is
made manifest to his saints" (Colossians
Alas, the majority seem content to
have merely a name to live" and wish
merely to be called Christians and TO
wear a jeweled cross. 1t Is but the few
of those who have tasted that the Lord
Is gracious and have felt an earnest
desire TO know and TO do the Father s
will at the cost OF self-sacrifice. With
the majority the intimation that a Ger
tain course in life is the narrow way"
the way of the cross. Is sufficient to
turn them in an opposite direction; for,
while they would like to share the heav-
emily glories and honors Of the Lord, they
are unwilling to be sharers in His iB-
nominy, sufferings and death,
These. without relinquishing their de-
sire for righteousness. ore disinclined to
go to such lengths as the Master and the
apostles taught and exemplified, Hence.
they are not interested in the deep
things" Of Gods word, but merely In the
more superficial, In the language OF the
Scriptures they are willing 10 say. 1--WE
will eat our own bread. and wear our
own apparel; only let us be called by
Thy name, TO take away our reproach"
(Isalah iv, u,
The fault lies largely with many OF the