Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-08

from orr general usage Il sp0.ite -
thfrse religions teachers Of the Jews Eho
rlzitse special professions OF sinctl- Of
heart End earnest desire 70 know Gods
viii. - expressed In H.. Mosaic law.
ur,i to teach the sane 20 hepeopic- IL
corresponding class o. today an. dssi--
seiei Doctors % Divinity. oar tsx-.
therefore. with this CORRECTION. rra.Is.
Wee Unto you- Doctors u Divlnty.
for ye have taken away the Key %
knowiet=e: re entered not IN your
selves. sni them thzt were entering ve
hindeTet When the cnunoa people
heard Jesus gialiy they inqui-c,i.
Have sny 81 the Sc-ibs-s srd Fharl-
sses believed on Hi1. Have the Do---
tors OF the Law endorsed uin-
TIE Key ss Kn-yvi=t5e e-ries.
In orr text Jesus charccsl the Jew
ssh Doctors - Divinity with tie ~
sqonsIaiiity Or having taken away tie
hey % knowlesl-e. refusing % "a. L
themselves to enter into the rreat ap-
p-cciation - the blessings then doe
and hiding Il fr5m the COMMON peoal...
rho trusted them - implicitly We
charge that the sane thia- Is tr1,e e.
day- No- olly we're the Jewish people
TYPICAL % spiritual is-ael. and thar
Age typical q this scp. and their Ilar-
vest typical Of the Harvest or CLOSING
tine - this Axe. hGs additionally. nov
as thea Gods peoqie perish for lacz
OF kEoviet.-e- Hosea IL. q
L Is ;ais matter % misleading The
people dereivin- them. that coast.tut-
Ell The basis % Jesus cha-=e ac-s-sr
The Doctors OF Divinity os OF. ard We
believe that His judgment IS very sin
liar To-Day respecting thu Doctors or
Divinity OF Ch-istend8m-~Te I1ve
taken away tye have hi-leai tie Key
CT Knowledge: re have rot entered i1
yourselves. AID them that were enter
fas ye hiaderei-
Necessity Fer Knowledge.
knowledge Of Cod. the Bible de-
eiares. : indispensable Tor tie attain
neEt Of the great prize o; tie Hi-h
Calling Thus Jesus sad. This Is lie
eternal. that tier may know Thee. tie
o1lT True Col. ard IesEs Christ.
whom Thou hast sent John XVI B.
We are uat 10 understand this 70 s.
Nifty that anyone who has merely been
z1aGe acquainted with the fact that
there Is one Creator. anl that Jesus Is
HIS Sen : on areocnr Of this KNOW
edse u be granted everlasting: life
orr Lords words 20 not refer N :
kuowieSi-e qa1af God. bur to 4 knoxl-
edge o. personal acquaintance sriih
God and Ills son And s-rh N init
mate acquaintance Is NOT obtained
merely BY an introduction. but By con
partnership. il signifies an Intimacy
% aequain;anceshIp. q familiarity.
Thus Isssls prayed Zoe Is. His fol
lowers. ~Sanctify them through Thy
Truth. Thy Word : Truth ANY who
re-iect the Divine Word viii fail OF
the saDctifyins power and thus fail OF
the acqualntanceShi3 with God which
alone guarantees everlasting life
To those who have come under the
ssDcsifying influence OF His Word our
Lord says today. as lie said To His
Jewish followers eighteen centuries
ago. TO y0a il Is given TO know thr
Mystery OF the Kingdom Of God. but
TO all outside these things are spoken
IN paFab.eS and dark sayings. that
hearing they might not Understand. and
seeing they might not Perceive TIE
outsi6ers-the Doctors Of Divlrity-Gre
not permitted the Key % knowledge
Even 50. Father. for - il sesmefh
good in Thy ss-ht---Metthew ri. -. ~
Wz=t Constitutes ire Neyg
TIE Key OF KaoElel-e consists a.
the faithful study o. Gods Word. witt
an ho1sse purpose 10 know the things
that are freeiy gi~en unto u Of God.
This implies 4 conservation OF heart
for n0ne others world really desire
th=t they might do the Divine will
And this implies aIso fzi:h IL cur
Lords promise that he tkaf Goe;h tie
viii Of Ny Father shall know Of the
doctrine Gohl vi. III IL 10 thl-
conSecrafed- conscientious BIbie stud
that Is hcEin- rodsy-tllrt IL heinz
cIScoura zed today b. the great teach
ers and Doctors Of Divinity.
Everything calculated 10 help Bible
study. to get rid Of the darkness Of the
ereeds and s1perstitinns OF the past. Is
spposed-bu- not openly But Oh what
weeping Of disappointment. and what
eIlaggin and Snaskinz OF teeth viii
cone shortly TO the false Shepherds s.
TO tire key-hidins Doctors Of Divinity
when they ind that with all their en-
d>aTors TO bolster up shams and super
stitlons in which they themselves do
lot believe. the entire fabric Of Church
1xnfsy viii collapse a. the Scriptures
pssdzes.