The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-12-15
PASTOR
RUSSELL
Pen Products Of The Famous
Minister.
Things That will do You Good to
Ponder Over Bible is Won
derful Book.

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the Bibles presentations.
What the world needs, and whai
first of all the church needs. is to ge
doctrinally straight in respect to tn.
Almigh.y's character and In nsspec
to His purposes for His human crea
lures. AS soon as that condition o
mind shall have been reached, tlhcr'
will be no need to pray for rsvival'
of -raligdon-they will follow irr isis
tibly.
Gods predestlnation was not only
that He would have a church, but
additionally, that the terms or condi.
lions of fellowship in THAT Church
should be that each ONE would becom
Christldke. Surely this is a good pre-
destination, with which no one could
find nault. Whether We shall gain
place with the "elact'' on the heav-
emily plane. or a place with the nom
elect world in restitution to earthly
nature, we cannot do o'hrwlse than
recognize the Justice of God in SO
deciding, that none but tine SANITY
copies of thsdr Lord could be members
of the elect Church and joint-heirs
with Him in His Kingdom.
While the massss of men are to-day
boldly CHALLENGING both the civil and
ecclesiastical powers of Ohrdstendom
to prove thsir claims of Divine au-
thorfty to rule Neither they nor
the rulers see that God has granted,
or rather parmdtted, lease of power
to such rulers as mankind in general
might choose or tolarate, whsfher
good or bad, until 'The Times of
the Gentiles' expire; that during this
bime God has permdhted the world
largely to manage dts own ahfafrs and
take it's own curse i'm self govemme mt,
70 the end that, in so doing, all men
might larn THAT, i'm their fallan con-
itions, they are incapable of self
government, and that lit does not pay
% try to be independent eithr of
iod or of each other.
The Bible is the most wonderful
book in the world; assaulted both
by friends and foes, it has wiuhssood
hham all and still ands the great
Divine Monument and record of he
purposes which God purpoeed in Him.
sk before the fcunda. ion of he
world! We hold that the Bible is
not. as is generally supposed, col
hctdon OF wise and unwise rules,reg-
uladoDs. statements, etc, but that it
is a Divine record so arranged that
when dts various parts and their re-
bationship to each other are disosrn-
sd, it reveals the wonderful outlines
of THE Divine purpose.
We do not claim that the method
which God adopted for dealing with
our race was the only cine open TO
Him, but we do claim that the fact
that Divine Wisdom selected this
method OF dealing with Adams race
Is an assurance that i'm some nsspec.s,
at least, it is the wis st method, the
best adapaed to the Divine purpose
of developing the race ard testing it's
mmbers and their worthiness for life
Starual-and also the best msthod for
exhibiting the various qualities OF the
Divine character to angels and men.
It is indeed notable fact that in
the Judgment Of Chrsaendom, even
by the world at large. the standard
of judgment is the Word of God. The
hsathan hold up the Bible. and bold
ly declane. you are not as good as
your Book" They point to its bless
ed Christ, and say. you do not live
up to your Patberu," And both the
heathen and the masses OF Christ n
dom take up the Goldan Rule and the
Law 0f Love. wherowith to measure
the doctrines institutions, policy and
gsn@ral course OF Chdstendom: and
all alike testify TO the truth of the
strange handwriting ON her festive
walhs-''Thpu art weighed in the ball
ances. and found wanting.'
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