The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-07-04
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Him. Corinthians will. o.
Pastor Russell declared that for cen
turtles Christians have been overlook
ing the real doctrine OF the Trinity. set
forth In the Bible. and have been per
picking their minds In an endeavor &c
believe and understand the mysteri
Gus theory OF the creeds on the subject
which so persIsiently ignores the laws
Of mathematics. by declaring that
three ones are one: or at times varying
the declaration and asserting that one
Is three.
Any one questioning this fabulous
statement. even TO the extent of asking
an explanation. was branded a heretic
and assured that the matter IL n mys
terry which cannot be understood. but
that II denied the penalty would lie
eternal torture: and IN numerous In
stances jealous persons had anticipat
ed the torture by burning the inquirer
nj the stake. as. for instance. was done
by our good brother John Calvin 10
Servetus.
Doctrine Of Trinity Traced.
There is no unreasonable mystery
connected with the doctrine OF the
Trinity as presented in the Bible. said
Pastor Russell. on the contrary. II Is
very simple. very reasonable. and very
honoring to God the Father. Jesus the
Son. and to the Holy Spirit
The Pastor traced the doctrine Of the
Trinity. rs presented In the creedS to
Its source II was not the teachings Of
Jesus and the inspired Apostles. and
surely not the belief OF the Israelites.
and those who for more than four
thousand years hhd been Gods people
before Jesus day. After the death of
the Apostles. the Bishops enormously
claimed to be their SUCCESSORS vested
with Apostolic authority. and these
formulated the creeds with their va
rious inconsh'teucies and Bible contrn-
dictlous.
The Trinity OF the crceds was intro
duced To offset the ngnostic influences
OF the Greeks. who became interested
In Christianity as n philosophy. but
who dcuicd IT. teachings respecting the
prehuman existence Of Jesus. the ne
cesslty for His death as sin-aione
ment. aud the dOrtrlne OF the r,surrec
tion
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 crreds Of declaring
that Jesus WINS His own Father and
His own Son nt the same time. that
one God. equal In power and glory.
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with strong rryiugs and tears TO be
delivered from the power Of the tomb.
was heard and was raised from the
dead 10y the iiuwef OF the other part Of
Himself
Indeed. said the Pastor. some have
carried the matter 10 far as TO claim
that when Jesus died the world was
for three days without God. that lie
then raised Himself from the dead.
Others. considering this an unreason-
able view. claimed that Jesus never
really died. but merely pretended TO
dIe-that all OF the experiences OF the
cross Were n mere farce. n pantomime.
performed for the effect upon the peo-
pie that merely the body OF Jesus died
after crying. My God. My God. why
hast Thou for~nken Me7- and that the
real Jesus. the real God. stepped out
and watched the proceedings and con.
nivsd at the deception. including the
further deception respecting the resur-
.ection from the dend.
All Of this must he abominnble to
the Father. All Christians are per.
picked with this mnn-made mystery.
Now. as Blhie students are waking
snd are studying the Bible. they ind
that iis tenchlngs are very different
from thnr Of IN. creeds. that II In 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 approximating
such f.achlng IL found there. except
one. and that nne Is nm Interpolation.
ns all scholars. including Trinitnrians.
admit. The Revised Version cxpunee-
the additions tcvidently added about
the seventh century,. hecnuse they are
not found In any manuscripts Of ear.
iicr date.
The spurious passage Is found In St
Johns first Epistie. ~. Those SUN.
cientiy Interested will read the pas.
sage In its proper form In the Rcvised
Version. and we ask them to note that
the additional words Of the forgery
really make nonsenre. 10 that they
tell " that the Father and the Bon