The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-08

there Is one Cr>".v., aIid tilat Jesus Is
His Son, is on account of this knowl-
edge to be granted everlasting life.
Some think to be able to make void
the various Scriptures which tell us
of the necessity of making our call
ing and election sure" by so running
as to obtain the prize. Il Corinthians
TX, 24.)
Our Lords words do not refer to a
knowledge about God. but to q knowl-
edge of or personal acquaintance 10Th
God and His Son. And such an inti-
mate acquaintance is not obtained
merely by an Introduction. but by
ompanionship; it signifies an intimacy
Of mountaineering familiarity.
Everything In the Divine Word en-
coura ges those who accept the Divine
invitation to draw near to God, to
come into fellowship with Him.
But this knowledge of God which
will bring a sanity few to salvation
on the highest plane stands related to
Gods Word-the teachings of the Bible
for thus God exalted His Word by
making it the channel for spiritual re-
freshment. and personal acquaintance
ship with Himself
Thus Jesus prayed for rs. His fol-
lowers. ''Sanctify them through Thy
Truth. Thy Word Is Truth" Any
who neglect the Divine Word will fail
of the sanctifying power and thus fail
of the ultimate mountaineering with
God which alone will guarantee ever
lasting life. The reason why the Lord
has thus arranged the matter and made
knowledge of the Scriptures essential,
people may be beneGtted and then
alone receive the instruction which
will profit them alone hut would more
or less injure others. Thus it is written,
"fe shall know the Truth. and the
Truth shall make yon free"
To this class our Lord says today, as
He said to His Jewish followers eight
cen centuries ago ITO you 1t is given
to know the Mysteries Of the Kingdom
of God, but to all outside these things
are spoken in parallels and dark say
inss, that hearing they might not I'M
derstand and seeing they might not
perceive" To the outsiders-the Doc.
tors of Divinity-is not permitted the
Key of Knowledge. Even so. Father
for so it seemeth good in Thy sight,
Matthew xi. 25. &c.
What Constitutes the Key?
The Key of knowledge consists OF
the faithful study of Gods Word. with
an honest purpose to know the things
that are freely given unto us of God
This implies a conservation of heart
| for none others would really desire
that they might do the Divine will
And this implies also a faith in oul
Lords promise that He that doeth 1.-THE
will of My Father shall know OF the
| doctrine" John vii. 10 1t is this con
secrated, conscientious Bible study tha
is lacking todaythat is being discour
aged today by the great teachers anC
Doctors of Divinity.
| Everything calculated to help Bible
study. to get rid of the darkness OF tht
creeds and superstitions of the past
is opposed-but not openly. The Doc
tors OF Divinity Of our day, like thos,
of Jesus day. are wise and act IA,
though they do know. a But they do no
know; they oppose real Bible study
not openly, but secretly, for fear of thu
people" Mark xi. 81; xii, 10 Th
great religious leaders of the Jew
were marked by our Lord as being les
conscientious. less honest, than tn
masses of the people Concerning thu
people we read that Jesus was movet
with compassion when He beheld tn
multitude, that they were like sheel
without shepherd"
And is it not so today also? Are no
many of Gods people hungering an,
thirsting for the Truth, and great
perplexed and discouraged because, &C
ing time after time to the religion
leaders. they have received instead o
bread "a stone" instead of a fish "
serpent'--a false doctrine. a DEVILS
character and Plan in respect to hu
manityi These deviish doctrines O
the Dark Ages st. Paul calls doc
trines of demons" because the demons
the fallen angels, evidently have propa
gated them. They are to be foun
amongst all of the heathens, but nc
where in any worse form nor as ba
as amongst Christians of all denomina
tons. Is there not therefore a grea
responsibility resting upon every cor
scientious minister of the Gospel, tina
he should step out from amongst tn
mass of the Doctors of Divinity, VIII
are hiding the Key Of knowledge an
misleading the Lords trusting sheep o
nominal Christendom?
impossible to Deceive the Very Elect.
AS we have already shown they car
not keep penned, nor keep asleep, no
keep the knowledge from the saint
ones who constitute 1.-The very elect.
Our Lord, speaking of this time. sal,
that the deceptions would be such tina
they would deceive, il possible, 18th
very elect" but in their case deceptio
will not be possible. for the True Shef
herd Himself will help them But, OF
what weeping of disappointment, an
what a chaGrin and enashing of teet
will come shortly to the false sheT
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