Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-24

that Jesus was his own Father that
the term Fathor. sou and holy Spirit
all apphr,i lu orc tsrson WHO mani
tested hi.lsplf 90 mankind iu yhrr' diff
fereni ways corresponding TO these
NAMES one Gnd ~ three maulfesiu-
tions. Others foos still different
view and claimed that the Father.
Son and holy Spirit were three Gods
who operated as one. IN proportion as
these unvrlrfural human theories
were received. they produced confu
sion. Aud when asked how three per
sons could logically be one person. and
how one person could be three persons
equal In glory and power, Of course no
answer could be given. Then the sub
terfuge was raised This IS a great
mystery which nobody can explain
II should not surprise us from what
we know Of the structure Of human
nature that these extreme views were
opposed by others Of the opposite ex-
treme, some claiming that Jesus was
mere man. that he was born as are
other men; that Joseph was his father.
etc. Thus we behold the danger Of
any variation whatever from the pre-
else teachings Of the Word Of God.
1t should be needless to say to Bible
Students that there IS nothing in the
Bible which declares trinity Of Gods.
There is just one passage OF Scripture
quoted In proof of the Trinity q John,
v, y. and It Is never quoted by schOl-
ars, because all scholars know that 1t
was tampered with, several words hav-
ing been added In the seventh century
which are not found in any New Tes-
lament manuscript Of earlier date.
And those added words make the
statement as whole foolish.
If you will turn In your Bibles to
this passage you may strike out the
spurious words as follows in verse
seven: "In heaUeH the Father, the Word
and the Ho'U Ghost. and these three are
one" and in verse eight the words,
"Gnd there are three that bear i0itHess In
earth"
After thus eliminating the spurious
additions, after thus removing from
the precious ointment this dead fly OF
falsehood which was inserted for the
very purpose of deceiylng, and be-
cause no Scripture could be found to
give color 10 the doctrine OF the trim
ity--then YOU will be able to read that
portion Of he Word Of God In Its pu-
rity and simplicity. Then the "mys-
terry" part will be gone from 1t for
ever II will be In full accord with the
entire Bible in declaring, ITO us there
is one GOd the Father, of whom are all
things, and one Lord. Jesus Christ. by
whom are all things and we by him"
Il Corinthians will, O.. How absurcly
the passage reads in our common YER
sion. stating that the Father and the
Son and the holy Spirit are bearing
witness in heaven that Jesus Is the
Son of God!
The pure Word Of God presents
simply and beautifully the fact that
the great Creator, the Father of all
mercies, is Jehovah God, and that he
has an only bcgotten Son who Is yet to
be the Savior or Deliverer Of all OF
Adams race willing to accept the
grace OF God provided In him. And
there Is one holy Spirit. "the spirit OF
truth" "the spirit of wisdom" "the
spirit Of sound mind" the spirit OF
power. energy, WILL mind of the Father
which is also the spirit OF the Son
and which must be also the spirit, dis
position, mind, will of all those who
now come unto the Father as sons
through the adoption which is in
Christ Jesus,
The Only Begotten Honored.
Before the beginning of the creation
OF God. before the Only Begotten oI
the Father became the Alpha of Crea
ton, the Father had wonderful pur
poses in himself respecting all hli
great plan for the everlasting future
It included this world, and mankind
and the permission of sin, and the re
demption of man from sin and 1T
penalty and the restoration to be ac
complshed by Messlah's Kingdom ant
the glorious work Of eternity In fur
ther creations in world after world.
But, ms the Master declared. thes,
things the Father had kept In his own
pOwer--in his own hand lie dlvulge,
them not to the angels, nor even to hi
dearly beloved only begotten Son.
We have seen how this Divine secret
Divine purpose. was symhollcally rep
resented In the scroll In the hands
of Jehovah, as pictured In Revelation
" |. We have seen that this revela
ton was delivered to the Lamb th,
Only hegotten One. after he had heel
slaln-after his conservation at Jordan
and In it's fuluess after his death a
Calvary, when he assembled mp on high
glorl6ed at the right hand Of III,
Fathers majesty
But before the I.ogos was madD
flesh, before he undertook to be man,
Redeemer, the Heavenly Father Sc
before him the glorious proposition
He Informed him that he had a plan
a scroll, and that the execution thereo
was to be- given 10 one who woult
prove himself worthy, by demonstrat
mg his loyuity To the Divine will.