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forth ii. the Bible. and \haye been per-
picking their mindsin an endeavor TO
believe and understand the rnysteri-
OBS theory Of the creeds on the sub1ect.
which 10 persistently ignores the laws
Of mathematics. by declaring that
three ones are one h or at times varying
tile declaration. and asserting that one
Is three, III Is (. 4. Il & RI
) Any one questioning this, fabulous
statement. even to the extent OF asking
an explanation, was branded heretic
and assured TINT the matter is asniys-
terry which cannot be understood. but
that IL denied the penalty would be
eternal torture; and lin numesous In
stances Jealous persons had anticipat:
ed the torture by burning the inquirer
at the stake, as, forinstance. was done
by our. good brother John Calvin to
Servetus. @ 4
Doctrine Of Trinity Traced.
There Is no unreasonable mystery
connected with the. doctrine Of the
Trinity us presented in the Bible. said
Pastor Russell On the contrary Il 10
very simple very reasonable, and very
honoring to God the Father. Jesus the
Son. and to the Holy. Spirit III
The Pastor, traced the doctrine Of the
Trinity, as presented in the creeds, to
Its source. 1t was not the teachings OF
Jesus and the inspired Apostles, and
surely not the belief DE- the :Israelites.
and those, who for, more. than four
thousapd years had been Gods people
before Jesus day. After the, death ,of
HE Apostles the Bishops enormously
claimed to be, their. successors vested
with Apostolic authority, and these
formulated the creedsd with their; va
rious Inconsistencies and Bible contra
dictions. N ,4ftlt q Ri
The Trinity Of tliei creeds was Intro
ducesl to Offset the agndstic Influences
Of tile Greeks who BECAME interested
III Christianity as I'd philosophy. but
who denied Its teaehfngs respecting tie
! prehuman existence OF ,:sIesns, tbs ne
cessity for HIS; death as a. siniatones
ment, and the doctrine OF the resurrecs
don. l! II, 4, 4. I'd :,
In proportion as the, Grecians denied
many Christians would combat their
theory. and they advanced claim after
claim until they reached the climax
represented in our: creeds Of declaring
that Jesus was Els own Father, and
His own Son at the same time, that
one God. equal In. power and glory,
prayed to the other part. of Himself
with strong icryingst and tears to be
delivered from the power. Of the tomb.
was heard and was raised from the
dead by the power of the other part Of
Himself. e
Indeed. said the Pastor. some have
carried the matter SC, far as to claim
that when Jesus died the world was
for three days without a God. that He
then raised Himself from the dead.
Others considering this. an uhreason.
able view. claimed that Jesus never
really died. but merely pretended to
dle-that al Of the experiences Of the
cross were a mere farce, q pnntomime.
performed for the effect; upon the peo-
pie that merely the body Of Jesus died
after crying, "My God. My God. why
hast Thou ,forsaken Me?" and TINT the
real Jesus, the real God, stepped out
and watched the proceedings and con.
nived at the deception. including the
further deception respecting the resur-
rection from the dead. u;
Al Of this must be abominable to
the Father. All Christians are per.
picked. with this man.made mystery.
Now. as Bible students are waking
and are studying the Bible. they find
that its teachings are very different
from that Of the creeds.. that 1t Is very
real, very logical, very beautiful, very
harmonious.
Trinity Supported by Forgery.
Before we come to the examination
| OF the Bibles testimony respecting the
Trinity, ! remind you that the word
trinity does not occur In. the Eng.
iish Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
and that: no passage approximatlng
snch teachlng Is found there, except
one. and that one IL an Interpolation
as all scholars, Including Trinitarlans
admit, The Revised Version expangei
the additions evidently added about
the seventh century,. because they. are
NOT fonha;lu any manuscripts Of ear,
lier date. x. !,
Tie spurious passage Is found In ST
Johns first Eplstie. 81. Those SUN
GENTLY interested will read .the-3pas
sage, In Its proper form Ia the Revised
Version, md we ask them. to note that
1.-the additional words Of the forgery
really make nonsense, In that they
1 tell us thut the Father and the Son
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