The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-07-04

just as though the angels are not
aware OF the fact.
Forgery Made No Doubt by SOM
Zealot-
That forgery was evidently made b,
some zeaiot 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 ID Almighty
above all. supreme. and that our Lord
Jesus Christ is His 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 angel
and next to the Father. The Bibl'
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 a 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 oneness OF
person. but a oneness OF harmony. OF
will. OF purpose. of plan and OF opera
ton. And this rs the testimony of
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 in
these respects John XVII. 2n. 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 10 do
the Fathers Will
Similar also must be the spirit OF ho-
illness In the true followers OF Christ.
because holiness Is one. righteousness
Is one. truth IL one. God is one: there
fore. the Holy Spirit of God. OF truth.
OF Righteousness. must be OF the same
kind. whether emanatng from the
Heavenly Father Himself. or from the
Lord Jesus Christ. or from the follow
ers OF Jesus: III any man have not the
spirit of Christ. he IL none OF His" be
cause Christ has the spirit OF the Pa
ther.
-OnIy Bsa6ttsn--"First and lsst.-
Before hearing the testimony OF the
Apostles we should hear the wor,ip OF
Jesus. OF whom the Father said. This
ls Ny beloved Son. In whom am well
pleased" hear ye Him-"-Matthew
xvil. 3: Luke TX. -, His testimony
was.
Il came not TO do Mine own WILL
John vi. IS
"of Mine own self can do nothing:
as hear I speak."-John Y. 20.
My Father i greater than John
xiv. IS
my Father is greater than ALL
John I. 20.
"No man comcth unto the Father but
by Me."-John xiv. q
Whom the Father sanctined and sent
into the world John L. 3G
He was called biasphemer. no, be
cause lie said He was the Father. nor
because He said He was equal TO the
Father. but because lie said. Il am
the son OF Cod thus attesiing His III
vine relationship.
on the cross He cried. My God. Ny
God. why hast Thou forSaken McT-
And after His resurrection He said %
Mary. ''Tourh Me not. for ! have not
yet nsceuded to Ny Father. ''' as
cend 20 Ny Father and TO your Father.
20 My God and To your God.
TX. IL
Surely there is nothing in our Mas
ters teaching which supports the view
Of the crecds respecting His being Ills
own Father but everything is In fun
accord with the teaching OF the Scrip
turcs. that He came from above. TO do
the Fathers will. TO redeem mankind.
and that the Father raised Him from
the dead. not 20 n ficshly nature. but
10 the divine nature. far above angels
and every name that Il named.
Jesus had the glorious distinction OF
being the very beginning Of Gods cren-
tIon. as the Apostle declared tColOs-
SLAMS T. 15.iT,. lie was the First Born
of every creaturc:' THE First and the
Last. ''fhe Alpha and Omega" ''the
BEGINNING and the End of Jehovah's
creation. because subsequently the Fa.
ther did all OF His mighty works In.
through and 10y the Son. In harmony
Is the testimony OF our text. "Ali things
are Of the Father (He Is the Fountninl:
all things ARE Iv the SON tie Is the Di
vine Agency
The Leoos Was . God"
Most explicit is the presentation OF
Johns Gospel John !. i-5'. Some OF
the force In lost In our English trnnsla.
ton. especially In the nrst verse. which
should read. "In the beginning was the
Lo0os. and the LoDos was with the God
and the LoOos was god. by Hin
were all things made that were made.
and without Him was not one thing
made. . . And the Lo1os wns made
flesh and dwelt amongst us. and we be-
held His glory ms the glory OF the Only
Begotten of the Father. full OF grace
and truth How beautffuliv eifnule IL