The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-17
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Jehovah who Is also styled tho Mighty
Elohim. 4Na iktt ~ l3AW ~
This word clohim not only Is used in
respect to the Heavenly Father and
his Heavenly Son, but 1t Is also used
In respect to angels as the messengers
Of God and of Christ, mighty to the do
ing of the viii of God psalm viii, 81.
"Thou hast made man little lower
than the angels (elohim)" Still fur
ther notice that this word clohim Is
used In respect to men; when Divinely
appointed and active as Gods agents
they were mighty, or elohim. Thus
we read Of the seventy judges of Is.
rael appointed by Moses, "The master
shall bring him unto the judges (elo-
HIM" exodus xxi, O..
We have given very literal render
Ing of our text, showing the fine dis
tinctlon of the Greek original in a way
that our English version does not show
It, AS Bible students we have not in
the past been sufficiently critical I'm
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 presenta-
tlons 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 I'm the common English yer.
sion misrepresents 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
a beginning-he himself was the be-
ginning. ''In the beginning was the
Logos and the Logos was a God"--he
was mighty one, the beginning of
creation, the first and the last crea-
tion of The Cod the Almighty One
''of whom. by whom and through
whom are all things"
All honor and majesty and worship
belong primarily to the great Father
VI anu W lllill JtSuS llt
attention of his followers, saying,
AFTER this manner pray ye-Our
Father which art in heaven, hallowed
be thy name" II is always therefore
eminently proper in the 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 Begotten 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 eminently proper that. in the
language of the Master, "Al men
should honor the Son. even as they
honor the Father" (Iohn V, 23) 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 Il name above every other
name, that at name OF Jesus every
knee should bow and every tongue
confess to the glory OF God the
Father philippians II, SID.
Moreover there is special reason
why all who recognize Jesus MS the
worlds Redeemer should recognize the
propriety of including him with the
Father in their thoughts and In their
prayers. This is because. by Divine
appointment, he is the Church's Advo
/ cnto with the Fnther-the One thrnmah