The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18

| disappointed. why, the way you pre-
sented the matter, showing the terms
and conditions of discipleship In the
narrow way, and cross-bearing In the
footsteps of Jesus, shocked me. 1said
to myself, Then l am not a Christian
at ALL l have not even taken the first
steps in the Christian way. But when
went home my good mother-in-law
said, DO not be alarmed at all-stick
to your own religion"
The Gospel of Christ was waking
that man up out Of his lethargy Of for
maism I told him that / sought to
do my duty in presenting the Gospel
of Christ in no uncertain TERMS and
that if he should profit by my message
and become a joint-heir with Jesus in
His Messianic Kingdom as result of
being walked up, he would thank me
for 1t to all eternity.
Gospel Of He'll and Pursatory.
OF all the various things substituted
for the Gospel Of Christ the most aw-
| full perversions are the Gospels Of Pur-
gatory and eternal torture. Yet so
! perverted is the human sensibility to
| the Truth that If one said he heard a
real Gospel Sermon the majority
would understand it to mean that he
heard horrible Misrepresentation of
the Divine character and purpose to
the effect that nearly everybody-all ex-
cept the saintly--are enrOute for tor
ture at the hands of demons and that
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and to all eternity look over it's battle
ments at their brethren and sisters in
torture and to all eternity to hear their
walls of distress.
How terrible the perversion which
could call such stuff good tidings of
great Joy which shall be unto all peo-
plew l an glad that the Bible Stu
dents, recently in Convention, repudi-
ated such a Gospel as being the one Of
the Bible. I was glad that they called
upon the ministers everywhere to de-
clare themselves in no uncertain terms,
and 1 was glad to note through the
newspapers a very general reputation
of the torture Gospel. Nothing that
the heather have is as bad, and the
wonder Is that missionaries have made
any progress whatever in heather
lands. For the real Gospel, believe
the real heather are in readiness,
hungering the Mohammedans also.
The Gospel Of Faith Healing.
Faith-healing is another Of the
false gospels opposed both to the letter
and the spirit of Jesus teachings. Not
single one of the Lords disciples
was healed miraculously, nor single
Prophet of old. The miracles which
Jesus performed were wholly upon
outsiders, not His disciples, and were
illustrations Of how Himself and His
Church in Kingdom glory will bless,
heal, uplift and restore all the families
of the earth-all the willing and obedi-
emit st. Paul blessed napkins and
handkerchiefs to be sent to the sick,
but never one of these was sent to
the brethren. When Timothy was
sick, St Paul instead recommended a
change of diet.
Many dear Christian people are mis-
led by the spurious statement Of Mark
IS: "These signs shall follow them
that believe" etc. They cling to the
passage even after being given abun-
dant proofs that it was added to the
Scriptures in the Seventh Century, and
that it was omitted properly from the
Revised Version. SO deeply seated is
the love for the Gospel of healing
that this passage is chung toby some
even after it il pointed out to them
that they would not dare to eat and
drink poisonous things, as 1t mentions.
The Gospel Of Christ, as applied to
this Age. is the very reverse of the
gospel Of healing. Jesus, who was per-
feet, laid down His life in doing good
for others His Apostles did the same
Indeed the stipulation Of discipleship
Is, He that loveth his life and seeketh
to save 1t will lose it; he that loseth
his life SCIENTIFICALLY for My sake and
for the Gospels shall find 1t. The Cos
pei of Christ is the Gospel of self-denial
and suffering and patient endurance
joy in the Lord and health of spirit.
rather than joy and health of the flesh.
True godliness and contentment do
often bring to Gods people an increase
of health through their rest of mind.
But this is neither promised to them
nor to be prayed for by them. On the
contrary, they are to follow the exam
pie of the Redeemer in laying down
their lives for the brethren.
The True Gospel Of Christ.
In combating the errors we have in
cfdentally presented the Gospel Of
! Christ. 1t is Message that God pro-
poses to bless the world through the
Seed of Abraham, and that Jesus glori-
fed Is that Spiritual Seed. 1t is a mes
sage respecting His Kingdom which
shall shortly he inaugurated with pow
er and great glory for the blessing Of
Adam and all his race with human
Restitution. giving to all fullest oppor-
tunity of return to the Heavenly Fa-
TIERS love through the merit of the
great Sacrifice accomplished at Calvary.
1t is Message, too, that the Redeem
| er, before taking the Throne of His
glory, In harmony with the Divine
Program, is now calling. choosing, and
proving little flock of believers JUS
tilted through faith in His blood
These are to be made perfect through
suffering, through sacrifice, by walking