Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-12
The Religious
Problem

Text Matthew 22Hii.t2. While the /
Fharlseos were gathered together, Je-
sus asked them, saying: what think
we OF Christi whose son is heg"
The old testament with all lie pro-
phecies was written In the main, about
$50 years before christ was born.
This morning ! ask your verdict on
my case as presented 60 YOU during
the last 1--WE weeks What think sc
90 Christ? Whose son Is hcy / do
not ask what you think OF the virgin
birth; nor OF your belief In heaven
and hell. nor your belief in the second
coming Of Christ hut. what think
sc OF Christ? Nut what do YOU think
OF Chriat's followers. Some say that
he was the best man that ever lived,
| but he was not the son OF God. Jesus
| claims not merely 90 be q good man,
but to have come from God.
Three separate times he asserted
/ plainly that he was the Messiah n
a deceiver, how could he be the best
man that ever lIycd2
II we believe leo the actual life OF
Jesus, then we have the virgin story
from tho same source. He was Cod
mani Begotton OF God!
Many OF the little beliefs we hold
! In life, simply satisfy our reason.
There Is multitude OF things we ac-
copt In every day life. but cannot eX-
plain. The fact of Christ being God
manifest in the flesh Is beyond our
comprehension.
N we only believed those things we
could understand. now few things we
would believe. We could not even be-
| lieve In our existence. sincerity In
cne's own belief is not enough. While
making repairs on an electric circuit
o. young man standing by tho electric
! iaus made as n a. lift "a wire. He was
warned "a desist, but claimed he knew
/ how to handle live wires successfully,
/ and touched the wire. Like "a flash
4 hc was dead, and an because his sim
| corc belief was woofully wrong.
Answer the question IN the text
and everything else will take its proper
! place.
Tho Apostle Peter said; Thou art
/ the christ, the son Of the living Cod
The Christian era began with a right
conception OF the son OF God, and II
was not until the fourth century that
there began an eclipse OF that burn
] ing ana NlAAAA@k HHAA fAAtNAAn tfA Afif
ianB. The Views Christ's followers
have of him make the church of
Christ what {; ~. The early Christ
( iGns lived IN him and nc IN them.
John the baptist said: Behold the
/ lamb OF God which taketh away tho
sins of the world"
Those who were sent by tho Phnr-
lsees TO trap christ, returned with the
/ report. Never man spake like this
man" They ask him Of the truth,
u and he says: ~ am the ruth
To the hungry soul Christ says; II
am the bread of life." To the thirsty.
81 am the living water"
lie says. "Yc believe in God, believe
In me-" To tho weary Is waited the
message. Come unto me all Sc that
labor and are heavy laden. and ] VIII
give you rest
/. To those that sit in the darkness
~ am the light OF the world ana "a
the bereayed mourners: II am th'
/. resurrection and the life The basic
principle OF the Christian religion d
IN tho person 90 Jesus Christ
His enemies DO not deny his exist
ence. hut simply his claim Of Messia
ship. 40 test we will bring grea
cloud OF witnesses. and their answers
! are as good as any authentic history
Andrew said. I'VE have found th'
true Messiah" Philip declared
T Rabbi Thou art the Christ the son o.
Z God. the king OF Israel" Nicodemui
said. 1--WE know shat thou art 1
teacher come from God" Marth'
, snid. II believe that thou art thu
Christ, the son OF God, which should
=, come into the world" 81. John agaif
said. This Is The true God and eter
Z, nal life" Caiaphas, the high priest
exclaimed Ga anger "rhis man speak
ota blasphemy for he makcth him
(, self TO be- the son Of God. What nee'
+, we OF further witnesses" Peter EN-
. phaucally declared: "Thou art III
christ. the s0n 81 the living Goo,
PLATE said % hnd no fault In TIM
!. man" Even the Roman soldier q
the cross said Truly this WAS the soi
OF God" And the Devils when cas-
=. out OF the mtuiec By Christ, averreu
Il we know who thou art, tAou hol
=, one OF God" Md once more the an
: GELS "For unto you o. born this da
:, I'm the city of David q savior which
3, Christ the Lord "a ~ the father IRON
. the heavens boo aWfui uaiscty dccl1r
I, cd This s my beloved aSn.' RIOS
/. seau, the groat inhdel, finally declhr
n cd "Tho lfe md death OF jesus wcr
those of God Napoleon Bonapart
"A declared. Jesus WIS not man bu
b Cod. Alexander the Great chcrle
uagno and myself founded empires o
a blood. and Where are they? Jcsu
y founded his empire on love, and thous
,r ands would Iic for him"
"a In closing tlis series of sermons
4. ask an those who believe mat Jesu
N Christ Is the son OF God, To arise 1
A. their seats Amcn!
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