The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-07-04

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things, and We by
Him. Corinthians viii. g.
Pastor Russell declared that for cen
turtles Christians have been overlook
ing the real doctrine Of the Trinity, set
forth in the Bible, and have been per-
picking their minds in an endeavor to
believe and understand the mysteri-
GUS theory Of the creeds on the subject,
which so pefsistently ignores the laws
Of mathematics, by declaring that
three ones are one; or at times varying
the declaration and asserting that one
is three.
Any one questioning this fabulous
statement, even to the extent Of asking
an explanation, was branded asheretic
and assured that the matter is mys-
terry which cannot be understood, but
that II denied the penalty would be
eternal torture; and in numerous In
stances Jealous persons had anticipat-
ed the torture by burning the inquirer
at the stake, as, for instance, was done
by our good brother John Calvin to
Servetus.
Doctrine Of Trinity Traced.
There is no unreasonable mystery
connected with the doctrine Of the
Trinity as presented in the Bible, said
Pastor Russell. On the contrary, it is
very simple, very reasonable, and very
honoring to God the Father, Jesus the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
The Pastor traced the doctrine Of the
Trinity, as presented in the creeds, to
its source. 1t was not the teachings Of
Jesus and the inspired Apostles. and
surely not the belief of the Israelites,
and those who for more than four
thousand years had been Gods people
before jesus day. After the dlath of
the Apostles. the Bishops erroneously
claimed to be their successors ivested
with Apostolic authority, and these
formulated the creeds with their va
rious inconsistencies and Bible contra.
dictions.
The Trinity CT the creeds was intro.
duced to Offset the agnostic influences
Of the Greeks, who became interested
in Christianity as a philosophy, but
who denied its teachings respecting the
prehuman existence Of Jesus, the ne
cessity for His death as a sin-atone-
ment. and the doctrine Of the resnrrec-
ton.
In proportion as the Grecians denied
many Christians would combat their
theory, and they advanced claim after
claim until they reached the climax
represented in our creeds of declaring
that Jesus was His own Father and
His own Son at the same time, that
one God, equal in power and glory.
prayed to the other part of Himself
with strong cryings and tears to. I've
delivered from the power of the tomb,
was heard and was raised from the
dead by the power of the other part of
Himself.
Indeed, said the Pastor. some have
carried the matter so far as to claim
that when Jesus died the world was
for three days without God, that He
then raised Himself from the dead
Others. considering this an unreason.
able view, claimed that Jesus never
really died. but merely pretended to
die-that ALL of the experiences Of the
cross We're mere farce. q pantOmime
performed for the effect upon the peo
ple-that merely the body of Jesus died
after crying. "AIy God, My God, why
hast Thou forsaken Me?" and that the
real Jesus. the real God. stepped out
and watched the proceedings and con
Rived at the deception. including the
further deception respecting the resur
rection from the dead.
All Of this must be abominable tc
the Father. All Christians are per
picked with this man-made mystery
Now, as Bible students are wakinl
and are studying the Bible, they fine
that its teachings are very different
from that Of the creeds. that it is very
real, very logical. very beautiful. very
harmonious.
Trinity Supported by Forgery.
Before we come to the examination
Of the Bibles testimony respecting tn,
Trinity, I remind you that the wont
trinity" does not occur in the Eng
lish Bible from Genesis to Revelation
and that no passage approximatini
such teaching is found there. excep
one. and that one is an Interpolation
a. all scholars. including Trinitarians
admit. The Revised Version expungel
the additions evidently added ab6u
the seventh century,, because they IN
not found in any manuscripts Of ear
lier date.
The spurious passage 70 found in 81
Johns first Epistle, 81. Those SUN
c1sntly interested viii read the pas
oage in ID proper form in the Rsviset
Ysfsion. and We ask them to nete tha
tAs additional words Of The fofees,
really make nonsense, IN that the
tell - that The Father and -the Sol