The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-17
PASTOR RUSSELL'S
SERMON
The Resurrection Doctrine Pecu7;arI
Christianity, but Know'r to No Oh

that He left the heavenly OIL.
was made flesh and dwell asIory
until. by His resurrection chsnE
returned again from the earib1y
TO the heavenly plane "sany
angels" AS they sang at Esu
o raptuTous song OF glad tidinos
10y 10 all people. so they were M. "
amazemcnt, surely, at how tha
permitted Him 10 be tempted f"e !. q
Ing, which He drained TO the d-cr.
marveled when Gle died the H.
the unjust" They looked and usa. ~,
as hour after hour He remnins't
tomb-dead. Their loyalty m n.
enly Father was tested during ~ I
Rod. tut was rewarded when Nv w
held that Divine power raised Ia; ts!
even 20 a more excellent glory ,i,.a
which He had before. va"
have acknowledged the risen q,
harmony with the Fathers dec,s9
Let all the angels OF God =.
him. Worthy is the Lamb IN y
glory and honor. dominion, mir,
power The point 10 be spccIalt.'
iced is the change of nature whis
Redcemcr experienced In his rss'
tlnn. That change did not taks'
during the three days OF Jesus'a ,
/ bul nuIlle llAS lllltH aun half M
his ministry, which ended with he
roctIon. When 80 years OF aye ~
himself-he surrendered his eartbIy
| ilegcs and rights and hopes IN,
| Fathers hands. TO be obcdicnt ~
thing which divine providence r1Ish'
nit, Al that moment his sacfi}I
| mis- flesh was accepted. The ev;
| Of its acceptance was the imparf,1
the Holy Spirit which as q dove
upon him and exercised ouic;
and Illuminating influence upon hle
! human things and to perform ncrr
| human acts,
1t was Jesus: q new creature.
ten OF the Spirit at Jordan. that n
mighty works of the Father. HIe'
! his humanity. was gradually laM
| sacrificially. In harmony with the
providence. He drank the cup~
the Father poured for him.
Divine Power Brought From tbe
the Great Shepherd .
This Easter Sunday celebrates IA.
| mentous event Of our Lords r.
tion from the dead. His restr,
| is either truth or n falsehood. II
text St. Paul assures us that II A /
true, our faith. our hopes. our n
| ing and teachings are or no aya|L
less. II the resurrection OF the 4.
| impossible. then the resurrection b
was impossible. II the resurret
Jesus did not take place then n
no proof and no ground for b<|
| that divine power could rcsurfz
church. II divine power 'brouehI
from the dead the great Shepherd d
sheep" Il is Jehovah also who TI1
us from the dead by Jesus. in CD
| time.
Let none avoid the question. Il
decide At once Either we beles1
resurrection from the dead. or
not believe In It, If the resurrsc|
a myth then, says the apostle. ~!
who fell asleep with faith In Chi
! pcrished-they arc not In hesyr7.
! catory nor eternal torment. n
| lieve In the resurrection OF tht
! both the just and the unjust, then.
ally, we must believe thar they aY<
except In the divine promise. purp11
! rangement. The decision Of this
rection question is a most mon
one. as Ii affects practically ever>
trine OF the Christian church.
get straight the doctrine OF the d
effected through the Redeemcr 11
| doctrine OF the resurrection OF fh&
all of our doctrines VIII fall hlr
and all of our absurditics. whlc|
troubled us so long. will fall out
way. and all OF the Scriptures
| found harmonious in teaching
justice. wisdom. love and pove1'