The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-07-11

aware OF the tact.
Forgery Made No Doubt by Some
ZeaIot.
That forgery was evidently made by
some zealot wishing to make it APP
pear that the Apostle taught Trinity
similar to that of the creeds Quite
10 the contrary. The Apostle taught
that the Heavenly Father is 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 a
spirit being higher than the angels
and next to the Father The Bible
teache4 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 Il 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 a oneness of
person. but a oneness of harmony. OF
will, of purpose, of plan and of opera
ton. And this is the testimony Of
Jesus Himself, who prayed for His
Nnuicn '''a' 'iie' i4'7I' 0e 0'e III lar
mony. in sympathy, in cooperation.
even as He and the Father are one in
'Hese 'esleo'S ''oi4n = L. ~
as the Heavenly Fathers Spirit or dis
PoSi'ion i no''' u ''4ii VI - u.eo'.9' "
Nv me emery - ''iso Is 'He 'op',4' VI
InrIsN' VINO ~ an 'i''iSS SeeNS 70 ~
'ne l d 'iie' VII .....-..
oIii-lLar ans" must " 'Iie pm % Ho-
,'iieSs /" 'ne ''ue 'o''o"e.S ~ ~ - y
le'' '''Se lo,'''''>7 - @,'e ga ''0
- one 'I,' i Que, '''.' - '-'y ,ne.S
lore. Ile llo'E SP'''l u C'u' VI run
Va i'NH'e,'' VI, ness III ''>' ne u 'Ae ID me
H.'lN' " Ne.-'e' e.'L,''''' JUS ',0'i' ,,''
Lie' en-! tuner II i'--Se'1' u ~ ON me
4oFu Jesus christ OF from 'Le ''''o"'
erS % Je>us' II "H! i'i"" NAV uo. .Ne
Si'''I' ol o"IIs'' ne = none u ms oe'
cause OHI'st mas lAe si'FIt u Ihe "a
lher'
"Only segotten"-"First and Last"
Before hearing the testimony of the
Apostles we should hear the words Of
Jesus, of whom the Father said, This
is My beloved Son, in whom I am we'll
pleased" near pc Htm."-Matthew
xvii, ); Luke TX, So, His Testimony
was:
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John Vi. IS.
"Of Mine own self can do nothing:
as hear | speak."-John Y. 80.
MY Father is greater than John
xiv, IS.
MY Father is greater than ALL
John Y. %.
"No man cometh unto the Father but
by Me."-John xiv, 6.
Whom the Father sanctifed and sent
into the world."-John Y. SO.
He was called blasphemer, not be
cause He said He was the Father. nor
because He said He was equal to the
Father. but because He said. Il am
the Son Of Cod" thus attestinc His Di-
vine relationship.
On the cross lie cried, My God, My
God. why hast Thou forsaken Me-"
And after His resurrection He said 10
Mary. Touch Me not. for ! have not
vet ascended to My Father as
ceud to My Father and to your Father
10 My God and to your GOd.'-JOAn
Xxx, Il.
Surely there IS nothing III our Mas
ter's teaching winch supports the view
OF the creeds respecting HIS beng MS
own Father but everything Is III Yum
accord with the teaching OF the scrip
lures that lie came from ABOVE 10 90
the Father WILL TO redeem mankind
ana that the taluer raised HIIh from
the dead not TO neShlF nature uut
70 me divine nature. lar ABOVE anSe!s
ana every name th3t Is named.
Jesus had the glorious Nls uhclioh OF
being the very beginning Of Goa cFea-
ton, as the Apostle declared tCo'oS-
SANS !. Io-ID. lie was the !rsl-h orh
OF every creature 'he FSl anu 'ne
Last the AIpha anu omega Ile
beglhhlhS ana the Ehu Oh JenoNah
creation because subsequently iAe d
ther dld all OF Ills mighty WORKS H.
through ana by the Son III AarnohS
Is the testimony Oh our text All tn4nSS
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