Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-16
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Editor Courier:
The letter from the materialist Mr..
Snow is certainly specimen Of where
man will get to, who sets aside the
revelation of himself and his purposes
toward man, and is an evidence of
what Christ said to the Sadducees
Matt. 2229) "Ye do err, not knowing
the scriptures, nor the power of God"
He surely Is hard up for authority
when he gives such stuff purporting to
come from the higher critics AS an
example he says "Paul's doctrine was
repudiated by allt the Hebrew Christ
ians who dominated him hereto as
contradicting Jesus" Many of the Jews
owed their conversion to Paul and thus
became Hebrew Christians" in con-
trast to the large bulk of the unbeliev-
ing nation. Paul was, it is clear, the
writer Of the epistle to the Hebrews
wherein Christ is set forth as the Saw
ior. Redeemer, High Priest, etc.
i The antitype Of all the types of the
old dispensation. Being an apostle Of
Christ as the opening Of most of his
epistles claims, instead of contradict
ing Jesus he is fully in unison with
him, and the apparent conflict exists
only In our friends mind He says
Paul made it out that salvation was
an escape from the penalty of sin,
Willie HldOc IL q uSllVSEdIlCS
sin ITSELF" Had Mr.. Snow been better
acquainted with Paurs teaching than
with what the critics say, he would
have not ventured that assertion. One
or two passages will set \our friend
right. l Cor. So gives a number of
those who will not inherit the kingdom
of God, "drunkards, thieves ETC.,
verse II says land such were some Of
you: but We are washed etc. Titus 2.
rro cf I'D
that denying ungodliness and worldly
lusts, we should live soberly, righteous
ly and gOdly in this present age.
Thess. 1, $40 gives what the gospel
does for those who believe, both for
the present and future. Eye turned to
God from idols to serve the living and
true God, and to wait for his son from
heaven. whom he raised from the dead,
even Jesus, who delivered Us from the
wrath to come ,"
We have known many who were
drunkards. blasphemers and such like
made new men through the power of
the gospel showing it is practical. We
have known many in mental and moral
darkness who have been transformed
through the power of the gospel, not
to speak Of the deliverance from the
future penalty of their sins. So that
the best method for the betterment of
is Gods method, the gospel
(Rom. 1-16) but Of course man as q
rule will have none of God and cry
still away with this man." Jesus
taught what Paul did. The son Of man
is come to seek and to save that
which was lost" This was spoken in
with Zaccheus who was
converted from being an evil extortion-
er to an honest man. See Luke 49,.
The poor adultress was sent away to
live a new life (see John 81 while he
scathingly denouncess the scribes and
pharisees, the religious leaders for
their hypocrisy, and says. How, shall
We escape the Judgment of hell?" Mat.
union when the characteristic differ
ence Of each is noted. Matthew por-
trays Christ as the king, the royal one,
and so traces him back to David and
Abraham and is therefore dispense
tiOnal. Mark gives him as servant of
God and gives no genealogy, you don't
want servants pedigree but char
acter Luke sets Christ forth as the
Son of Man" And SO he is traced
back to Adam while John gives US his
divine character, the son of God and
takes us back to eternity. John IL. Mr..
Snow says one should just take what
Of the bible is reasonable and reject
what is unreasonable. This, of course,
makes reason the supreme judge. and
the reason of fallable man at that. 1t
Is rather an elastic word as it may
other. Howerev. if it be admitted that
there be supreme being, Is it not
reasonabl BILE that he should reveal him
self to. his creatures? And in such a
way that his creatures could grasp or
understand intelligently This he has
lone formerly through his prophets,
out latterly and fully in his son Jesus
Christ. Hebrew IL. A careful and I'M
biased examina ton Of the life and
gospel will, we believe, result in con-
'incing the most skeptical that he is /,
Sod manifest in flesh. John III with |
Timothy 316). Thus the only tedeemer |
md savior Of mankind. The humble ac- |
,eptance Of this will bring life to the !!
sinner, see John 20-31. The recent dis |
:ussion on the Sabbath and first day !
is confined to these limits, |
ind it is not to be understood that all |
he Christian had is the first day, |
hough the Adventists don't seem to |
nave anything else than the Sabbath. |,
The observance of any special day, !
either the Sabbath or first day will not !
ave anyone, as the worst character |
Gould stay at home one day in seven |
from things Of profane ma
ure, speak piously, and look holy. But |
Except man Is born from above, he |
,annot see the kingdom of God" For |
he kingdom Of God is not meat and
rink and righteousness and peace, and |
oy in the holy spirit" Romans 14-17.
md this is the experience of the be-
lever Of Christ seven days in the week.
lie has continual Sabbath (rest) who |
las come to Christ, for he says, Come
into me all We that labor and heavy
,r,H 7 will oix
or his daily experience, take my
,oke upon you and learn of me, for l
I'M meek and lowly in heart and We
hall find rest to YOUR souls" Matthew