The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-10

Just as though the angels are not
aware Of the fact!
Forgery Made No Doubt by Some
Zsaiot.
That forgery was evidently mace ny
some zealot wishing to make 1t ap'
pear that the Apostle taught Trinity
similar to that OF the creeds. Quite
to the contrary. The Apostle taught
tina. the Heavenly Father is Almighty.
above ALL supreme. and that our Loro
Jesus Christ il His greatly honored
aud special Son. whom He sent into
the world to save sinners. but Who'
previous to His becoming flesh. was
spirit being higher than the angels
and next to the Father. The blble
teaches further that the Holy Spirit,
the Spirit Of truth, the Spirit OF God'
the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit or Wis
dom, and the Spirit Of sound mind.
which exercises the mind. the Will. IS
in contradistinction to the spirit OF
error, the spirit Of Satan, toe spirit or
wrath. etc.
The oneness between the Heavenly
Father and the Son is not oneness OF
person, but 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
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 TO 90
the Fathers will.
Similar also must be the spirit OF no.
illness in the true followers OF Christ
because holiness is one. righteousness
is one, truth is one. God is one: there
fore, the Holy Spirit Of God, OF truth
of righteousness, must be Of the same
kind. whether emanating from the
Heavenly Father Himself. or from the
Lord Jesus Christ, or from the follow
ers of Jesus: IF any man have not the
spirit of Christ, be is none Of His" be-
cause Christ has the spirit Of the Fa'
Their.
"OnIy Beg otten"-"First and Last"
Before hearing the testimony OF the
Apostles we should hear the words or
Jesus, Of whom the Father said. This
is MY beloved Son. in whom am well
pleased" "hear ye Him."-Matthew
xviii, S; Luke tx, So His testimony
was:
II came not to do Mine own will
John vi, 80.
"Of Mine own self can do nothing:
as l hear speak." Y. 80.
INV Father is greater than I."-John
xiv. 2S
my Father is greater than all."-
John K, 20.
"No man cometh unto the Father but
by Me."-John xiv, q.
Whom the Father sanctitied and sent
into the world."-John <, 36.
He was called a 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 attesting His d.
vine relationship
On the cross He cried. MY God. My
God, why hast Thou forsaken Me!'
And after His resurrection he said to
Mary. Touch Me not. for have not
yet assembled to My Father. - | as
cend to My Father and to your Father
to My God and to your God.'-John
Xxx, II.
Surely there is nothing in our Mas
ters teaching which supports the view
of the creeds respecting His being His
own Father. but everything is in full
accord with the teaching of the Scrip
lures, that He came from above. to do
the Fathers will, to redeem mankind
and that the Father raised Him from
the dead. not to 6eshly nature. but
to the divine nature, far above angels
and every name that is named.
Jesus had the glorious distinction OF
being the very beginning Of Gods crea'
ton, as the Apostle declared (Colos
SLAMS /, 1910. He was 1.-The First-Born
of every creature;" 1.-The First and the
Lasts" 1.-The Alpha and Omega" tine
Beginning and the End" OF Jehovah's
creation because subsequently the Fa
Their did all of His mighty works IN
through and by the Son. In harmon!
is the testimony of our text. "All things
are of the Father (He is the Fountain,
all things are by the Son" (He Is the ID
vine Agency.
"The Loeos Was God"
Most explicit is the presentation OF
Johns Gospel John |. 1-5,. Some OF
the force is lost in our English transla
ton, especially in the first verse. which
should read, In the beginning was the
Logos, and the Logos was with the Coo
and the Logos was god BY Him
we're all things made that were made
and without Him was not one thing
made - = And the Logos was made
flesh and dweIt amongst US. and we be
held His glory as the glory of the Only
Begotten of the Father. full OF grace
and truth How beautifully simple Is
this record!
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