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the effect that nearly everybody ex.
ccpt the :saintly-are enroute for tor
.ture at the hands Of demons. and that
the sanity few. are to get to heaven
and, to all eternity look over It's battle
ments at their brethren and sisters in
torture and to all eternity to hear their
walls Of distress.
How terrible the perversion which
could call such stuff good tidings Of
great joy which shall he unto all PEG.
plev / am glad that the Bible Stu.
dents. recently In Convention, repudi-
ated such a Gospel as being the one of
the Bible. was glad that they called
upon the ministers everywhere to de-
clare themselves in no uncertain terms.
and | was glad to note through the
newspapers very general reputation
Of the torture Gospel. Nothing that
the heather have is us bad. and the
wonder Is that missionaries have made
any progress whatever in heather
lands. For the real Gospel. | believe
the real heather are. in readiness.
hungering-the Mohammedans also.
2. The Gospel Of Faith Healing.
Faith-heaiing is another. of the
false gospels opposed both to the letter
and the spirit of Jesus. teachings. Not
a single one of the Lords disciples
was healed miraculously. nor a single
Prophet of old. The miracles. which
Jesus performed were wholly upon
outsiders. not His disciples. and were
illustrations of how Himself and His
Church in Kingdom glory will bless.
heal. uplift and restore all the families
of the enrth-all the willing and obedi.
emit. ST Paul blessed napkins and
handkerchiefs to be sent to the sick.
but never one of these was sent to
the brethren. When Timothy was
sick. ST. Paul instead recommended, a
change. of diet. ]: ,.s@E Sc 80
Many dear Christian people are mis-
led by the spurious statement of Mark
16: "These signs shall follow them
that believe" etc.. They cling to the
passage even after being given abun:
dant proofs that 1T was added to the
Scriptures in the Seventh Century, and
that 1t was omitted properly from the
Revised Version. So deeply seated is
the love for the Gospel of healing.
that this passage is chung. to by some
even after it is pointed out to them
that they would not dare to eat and
drink poisonous things, as it mentions.
The Gospel of Christ, as applied to
this Age is the, very reverse Of the
gospel Of healing. Jesus, who was per-
feet, laid down His life in doing good
for others. His Apostles did the same.
Indeed the stipulation Of discipleship
IL, He that loveth his life and seeketh
to save 1t will lose it; he that loseth
bis life SCIENTIFICALLY for My sake and
for the Gospels shall find it. ! The Cos
pei Of Christ is the Gospel Of self denial
and suffering and patient endurance,
Joy in the. Lord and. health Of spirit,
rather, than. joy and health Of the flesh.
True. godliness and econtentment do
often bring to God people an increase
Of health through, their rest Of. mind.
But this u.s. neither promised TO- them
nor to pc prayed fora by them On the
contrary. they are, to follow the exam
pie of the Redeemer In laying down
their lives, for the brethren -. -: -
So The True Gospel of christ, . .5
& In colu batting the errors We have j in n
cidentally presented the Gospel Of
Christi It is a Message. that God pro-
poses to- bless sthe world through the
Seed of Abraham and that Jesus glori-
fed is that Spiritual Seed It IS a mes
sage respecting, His Kingdom which
shall shortly be .ipaugqrated with pow
OF and great glory for the blessing of
Adam and all his race with human
Restitution. giving to all fullest oppor-
tunity Of return to the Heavenly Fa-
theirs love through. the merit of the
great Sacrifice accomplished at Calvary.
1t is Message, too, that the Redeem
er, before taking the Throne Of His
glory, in harmony with the Divine
Program, is now calling. choosing. and
proving ''little fock'' Of believers JUS
tilted through faith in His blood.
These are to be made perfect through
suffering, through sacrifice, by walking
in the Masters footsteps. They haye
the promise that il they, suffer with
Elm, they shall also reign with Him (;
IL they be dead with Him, they shall
also live with Him. Whoever sees.
hears, appreciates, this true Gospel Of
the Grace Of God in Christ finds in it
the power Of God unto salvation. The
more fully he receives 1t the more does
be possess the power of the Truth,
which, If co-operated with, will work
in Him to will and to do the Fathers
good pleasure and eventually make
him an heir Of God and joint-heir Of
Jesus Christ the Lord to the Heavenly
Kingdom and eternal life In glory.
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