The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-07
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| Q.-The Apostle says-''We are
| fools for Christ's sakei'-what did he
mean by this expression How are
Christians made fools? See 1 Corin-
| thians iv, 10.
Answer-The Apostle Paul, be-
| cause of his zeal, and earnestness in
| the cause of Christ, had suffered OPP
! position and persecution of various
and thirst and hardships, as he pro-
! ceeds to narrate in this same chapter.
/ To those without faith in Christ and
| His teachings this was all foolishnesS
on the part of the Apostles. To them
he seemed to be religious fanatic
| a fool. And evidently some of the
| Christian brethren at Corinth got this
| same idea deeming it needless to en-
dure SO much contempt and hardships
for the Masters cause. These condt-
lions have prevailed all down through
out the Christian Era, the consecrated,
! devoted people of the Lord, who have
given their all, sacrificing ease, COM
fort and worldly fame and riches in
their desires to serve Him who endur
ed so much for their sakes, have ever
been ridiculed and despised by the
common lot who, because of their
diminutive mental and moral caIibre,
could not appreciate the grandeur and
nobility Of the characters and teach
| fngs of these who truly deserve the
name of Christian. Well has one ex-
pressed the matter in the following
1.-The few by whom high truth was
recognized
Who foolishly their full hearts left
unguarded
Revealing to the crowd their noble vi
Have always banished been and cruel
fled"
Q--Were Adam and Jesus in any
sense representatives of the race
| Answer.-Adam, as the federal head
of his family, was its representative
in Eden. This is demonstrated by the
fact that all of his posterity are in
vo1ved in everything effecting him;
thus the sentence of death which di-
rectly passed upon Adam effected and
impaired every one of his offspring.
Jesus was not representative in this
sense; He was made a man. little
lower than the angels, that He might,
by the grace of God, taste death for
every man. CHebrews ii, 81. He be-
comes Adams substitute, his Redeem
er. He pays for Adam the penalty de-
manded by divine Justice. He gave
His life "a ransom for all to be tes-
I titled in due time" Il Timothy ii, 81
Since Adam was the representative of
the whole human family. therefore all
of the human race must share with
him in the benefits to accrue through
the redemption provided by Jesus, his
substitute. Thus the death of Jesus
is made efficacious to all who viii ac-
cept the benefit thereof. by believing
on the Lord Jesus Christ, as we read:
LAS in Adam all die. even so all In
Christ shall be made alive.''
O.-According to Revelation Xxx, s;
Thessalonians iv. 16. will the Mi1Ien-
MUM be before or after the coming CT
Christ? It is claimed by some that the
Millennium began in the year 7Ss, and
ended in the year 1893 A D.-Mfuen-
MUM meaning one thousand years
and is known as the PapaI Millennium
Is that the Millennium mentioned in
the Bible?
Answer-The Scriptures above re-
ferred to- together with many others.
show that Christ will reign during the
Millennium, and we all know that
Christ has not resigned yet If Christ
was reigning now we would not have
the great systems Of evil in the earth.
for the Scriptures declare that when
His judgments are in the earth then
the people shall learn righteousness 50
Isaiah XVI, 81 The Scriptures in your
question declare that the dead in
Christ shall rise first at His coming
In harmony with this we see. that then
He Will take unto Himself His great
power and reign as set forth in REVEAL
ton vi Il, IS. Jesus Himself declared
Cdathhew XIV, 81 that His reign would
follow His second coming
Q.-Is hell condition Of eternal re-
morse and heaven a condition of eter-
nal happiness2
Answer-The word hell is an old
Anglo-Saxon term and signified the
concealed or hidden state. When an
piled to those who had died 1t meant
that these were hidden or concealed In
the grave. In the original word there
is not the slightest thought of torment
or sorrow or remorse- This Is also true
of the Hebrew word sheoI and the
Greek word hades, the former occurring
in the Old Testament and the latter in
the New Testament The term hell
usesd in translating these words from
old manuscripts into the English. really
signifies the state OF the dead. a cout1f-
ton OF rest Inconsistencies The
Bible says: The dead know not any