Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-01

amongst the angels proclaiminS to
them that Jesus Is the Son Of God
just as though the angels are not
aware Of the fact:
Forgery Made No Doubt by Some
Zealot.
That forgery was evidently made by
some zealot wishing to make it ap-
pear that the Apostle taught Trinity
similar to that of the creeds. Quite
to the contrary. The Apostle taught
that The Heavenly Father is Almighty,
above all. supreme. and that our Lord
Jesus Christ Is Els greatly honored
and special Son, whom He sent Into
the world to save sinners. but who,
previous to His becoming flesh, was
spirit being higher than the angels
and next to the Father. The Bible
teaches further that the Holy Spirit,
the Spirit Of truth. the Spirit of God,
the Spirit Of Christ, the Spirit Of Wis
dom, and the Spirit Of q sound mind,
which exercises the mind. the Will, IS
in contradistinction to the spirit OF
error, the spirit Of Satan, the spirit OF
wrath, etc.
The oneness between the Heavenly
Father and the Son is not 4 oneness or
person. but oneness Of harmony. OF
will, of purpose. Of plan and OF opera
ton. And this Is the testimony or
Jesus Himself, who prayed for HIS
Church that they might be one IN har-
mony, In sympathy. In cooperation
even as He and the Father are one III
these respects John xvii. 2D. Hence.
as the Heavenly Fathers Spirit or dis
position IS holy, truthful, righteous.
Divine energy. so also is the Spirit OF
Christ, who In all things seeks TO do
the Fathers will.
Similar also must be the spirit OF no.
Illness In the true followers OF Christ.
because holiness IS one. righteousness
is one, truth Is one, God IS one: there
fore. the Holy Spirit of God. of truth.
Of righteousness. must be OF the same
kind, whether emanating from tho
Heavenly Father Himself. or from the
Lord Jesus Christ, or from the follow
ers Of Jesus: IF any man have not the
spirit Of Christ, he Is none OF His be-
cause Christ has the spirit of the Fa-
Their.
"Only Beaotten"-"First and Last"
Before hearing the testimony or the
Apostles we should hear the words OF
Jesus. of whom the Father said. This
is MY beloved Son. In whom am well
pleased" "llcas ye Uim."-Matthew
xvii, 5: Luke TX. 50. Ills testimony
was:
81 came not to do Mine own will
John VI. 3S.
~Of Mine own self can do nothing:
as hear l speak. John V. 80.
any Father Is greater than 1."-John
xiv. 2S
"NIy Father Is greater than ALL
John <, %.
mo man comcth unto the Father but
by Me."-.Iohn Xiv.G.
Whom the Father sanctified and sent
into the world. John Y. So.
He was called basphemer, not be-
cause lie said He was the Father. nor
because He said He was equal to the
Father, but because He said Il am
the Son Of Cod" thus attcstins His Di-
vine relationship.
On the cross He cried. MY God. My
God. why hast Thou forsakcn Nc:
And after His resurrection he said to
Mary. Touch Me not. for I have not
yet assembled to My Father. as
ccnd to My Father and to your Father.
TO My God and to your God."-Iehn
Xxx, II.
Surely there IS nothing In our Mas
ter's teaching which supports the view
OF the creeds respecting His being Ills
own Father but everything IS In full
accord with the teaching OF the Scrip
lures. that he came from above, to do
the Fathers will. to redeem mankind,
and that the Father raised Him from
the dead. not to fleshly nature. bit
to the divine nature, far above angels
and every name that Is named.
Jesus lluu Tue SIol iOuo uiStiiiSt''' We
being the very beginning of Gods crea-
ton. as the Apostle declared (CoIos-
SLAMS |, 15-1T lie was the First-Born
of every crcaturc;;" 1.-The First and the
Last" the Alpha and Omega; the
beginning and the End" of 1chovnh's
creation. because subsequently the ta-
thcr did all Of His mighty works In.
through and by the Son. In harmony
is the testimony of our text. "All things
are Of the Father Gle is the Fountain:
all things are bv the Son. Ole IS the ID.
vine Agency.
"The Logos Was God"
Most explicit is the presentation OF
Johns Gospel John 1. 10. Some or
the force is lost in our English trans!a-
ton, especially in the FIRST verse. which
should read, In the beginning was the
Log0s, and the LOgOs was with inc Co..
and the Loops was q god. By Him
were all things made that were made,
and without Him was not one tling
made. And the LOgos was made
flesh and dwelt amongst us. and we be-