The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06
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A Kindly Correction, what Saith the Scriptures !?

Editor Of The Virgnlan:
Sir,-Inasmuch all the International Bible
students have been manfestly misrepresented
in our belief and teaching by clergyman
! through your columns. beg the privilege OF
trying to set ourselves correctly before the pub
lie in the same. With love for ali and malice
towards none. l must say that Gods children
cannot afford to deal in personalities or speak
evil OF any man (I Thess. 5: %; Titus 5: 80
So let come to the law and to the testimony
and reason together. We believe that God
(who) moves in mysterious way his wonders
to perform: he plants his footsteps IN the sea,
and rides upon the storm. Deep in nnfathomable
mines of neyer-failing skill, he treasures up
his bright designs, and works his sovereign will.
But blind unbellef Is sure to err, and scan his
work in vain. God Is his own Interpreter, and
he will make 1t plain" Let us now see that
he makes his word plain, for men may wran-
gle and never make anything plain.
We will consult Jesus first TO whether. a
sinner unconverted to the Lord is judged at
death and sentenced to hell torments,
LIST Does God the Father judge the sinner
at death?
Ans. BY Jesus (John 5: 22) For the Father
Judgeth no man but hath committed all tudg-
ment unto the son.
I'd Does Jesus Judge sinners or unbeIievers
at deathf
Jesus answers this also John IL: 40: IF
any man hear my words and believe not judge
him not. for I came not to judge the tsinner)
world Hence the judging and sending to tor
ment is of tho clergy. But why is 1t SO plain
that neither the Father the Son judges the
worldly personsg
Jesus replies John 5; 49,: HE that believeth
condemned
who tried, and sentenced the human family to
death?
Paul answers (Rom. s, -. 1s): by one man
(Adam) sin entered the world Greek Kosmos,
and death (the sentence Gen. 2: I7l by sim and
so death tthe sentence of condemnation passed
upon all men"-by heredity fv.1s) by the
one ofense Cor SIM Judgment Cor sentence)
came upon all men to condemnation" How
plain this is to the unbiased mind, viz: God
has judged the world In Adam six thousa nd
years and passed the sentence Of death on
them all, hence he, the Father, has no more
judging TO do until the poor old sinner world
has served its time as culprits while the blood
the head, and the Church. his body (Math 26:
%: Ephe. j: 22.23. s: 23), for the remission
OF It's (the world's) sins. While the world of
sinners "leth in wickedness q John g.: 1s).
who is being tried? for trial precedes sentence
Peters answer Il Pet. 4: 17): Judgment
begins at the house OF God" the gospel Church
I! Tim 3: 49,. So clearly see that the
Church IS on trial. being judged now because
their sins are forgiven in Jesus who tasted death
Tor all men. and the Church is released before
the world u.s. and goes trial for life first: and
after getting its life sentence will help all the
wiling OF the world to get life sentence dur
ing the worlds judgment day OF thousand
years
See Cor, 6: 2; Acts II; 81; Rev. 20: 4. God
WIN then forgive the worlds sins he is now
forglving the sins Of the Church Jeremiah
~: a. 80: s.. But neither the Father nor the
Son could Judge the world Of sinners now, be-
cause as we have seen the judgment. the SEN
tence Is still on the world and Justice would
not try people while already condemned to |
death and dying in 10000 per day
The sum OF the matter as revealed to Bible
students is:
1st. Man was put on trial In Eden COR Para |
dise). for God will not save any man without |
hrst Judging him. and in his trial give him a |
chance to demonstrate his loyalty to God |
"a. In mans trial In Paradise he lost out nv |
sin both for himself and all Of his descendants
came under the sentence OF death
3D. Jesus agreed to change his nature leave
heaven and become man, to seek and save
me lost race by becoming mans substitute in |
death duke 10: 10; John !: 29)
atn. God accepts the death or ransom price /
provided by his Son and releases first the mem
oers OF the gospel Church. lets them pass from
nnder the death sentence and go on trial for
NE commencing at Pentecost. See Job 3s:24:
Tim. 2: Sc: Elk 81: $685. Lev. "a: 1921:
Cor Is: 21: Phil 2: s: Mark 10: As: John
z; 2 They pass from death unto life so that
they can be on trial (John s; "a: John 8: 1H. i
9TH When the selectfan of the Church for +
Gods name is over, the residue" Of the fu-
man, race will be released from death sem
ence brought on them by Adam. and all go on
for one thousand years. 4 Acts /,
is: 14-17; III Pet. 8: g. Acts IT: 3l) with
Christian love and best wishes for all
/ friend to all.
NJ. L. STAPLES |,