The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-30


should be re
ceived "a way entirely different from
what would be expected, his dealt
and the precise manner of 1t, his buria
with all the accompanying circum
stances, his resurrection, ascension
and final victory.
II. The New Testament ascrlbes tc
Christ divine titles which the old
Testament applies to God (Heb. 1:S)
But Of the Son he saith, Thy throne
o God Is forever and ever" In John
2O:2S, Thomas answered and said un
to him, MY Lord and my Cod" and
Jesus did not rebuke him.
III. In Heb. 1:3, 10, the creation ol
the world is ascribed to Christ. In
Acts 20:2S we have the expression
THE church OF God which he hath
purchased with his own blood"
". Jesus distinctly claims to be
equal with God, and to be entitled ia
the same honor and alteration. He also
assumes divine authority and power
"I and the Father are one" John
10:30). He that hath seen me hath
seen the Father John 1850.
V. John 1888 shows that Jesus
Christ was put to death by the Uni
tarians of his day "The Jews an.
swered him, for a good work we stone
thee not but for blasphemy; and be.
cause that thou, being a man. makest
thyself God"
vi. The position which many take
that Jesus is simply good man, but
not divine, is untenable. Either he
was what he claimed to be. or else he
was the greatest impostor the world
has ever seen. That he was not an
impostor is demonstrated by two
things. First, his resurrection from
the dead, which is the best attested
fact in history. Secondly, that he was
not an impostor is shown by the In
fluence which his life and teachings
have had upon the world, transforming
the lives of millions, making bad men
good, and good men better, converting
drunkards and murderers and liber-
tines into saints, and leading multi
tudes out of idolatry and sin into the
light and liberty of the gospel
VII. There are some who claim that
Jesus was thoroughly sincere In all
that he said, but that he was mistaken
and simply imagined himself to be the
Son of God. They refer to what they
call the contradictions in his testi-
mony, as for instance in his testl-
he says, 81 and my Father are one, "
and in another place, THE Father is
greater than l." They say that he
cannot be one with God and at the
same time inferior to God. A young
man once raised this objection in the
inquiry room and the preacher said
to him in reply, Suppose that you had
been on earth when Jesus was hero
and had heard him make these contra
dictory statements; and had asked
him, saying, Master. | do not quite
understand you. A little while ago
you said, HE that hath seen me hath
seen the Father and now you say,
MY Father Is greater than L." And
suppose he had said in reply, My
child, what If, for the purpose of your
redemption from sin, ! voluntarily
laid aside my eternal glory and suf'
fered myself to be born Of woman.
thus limiting my being to the condi-
tions OF your nature that | might, In
that nature, offer to God such sac
rifice for sin as would enable him to
proclaim forgiveness Of sins to the
whole world? | am indeed one with
the Father; but for purposes of atone
ment have voluntarily assumed an In.
ferior position, that might thus take
your place and die, which / could not
have done unless l had taken sub:
ordinate place, yea, and your very
nature. Thus l sometimes speak Of
my eternal relation to God, and some:
times OF my relation to him as the
messenger of the covenant sent forth
to redeem"
He listened attentively and then
said, "Did Christ ever make such an
explanauon?" He was asked to read
Philippians 2:5-S. He read 1t and
said, Wonderful Wonderful Yes,
the Son Of God made himself of no
reputation for me, and took my nature,
and died on the cross for mel" Then
looking up he said. What have l got
to do about IT."
Accept him; believe on him; and
confess him as your Savior"
May II" Opening his Bible the
preacher turned to Romans 1859 and
read, IF thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt be,
lieve in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead, thou shalt
ha aavad"