Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-03

Bible eVcryWueTe
declares the importance Of the death
Of Jesus, Christian people in recent
times seem 10 be perplcxed upon the
subject Some dispute the Bible stnte-
mcnt Of the necessity for Jesus death,
and claim that His life was no differ
ent from that of other men, and His
death was no different from that Of
others. Some claim that Jesus came
| into the world, and passed through va
rious trying experiences, not in order
To redeem mankind from anything, hut
I'm order TO show His followers how
they should live and die for good
cause. Others in bewiderment de
clare that they see no relationship be
tween Jesus death and what they have
been taught is the penalty for sin;
namely. eternal torment.
In general, said the Pastor, there is
confusion upon the subject, and only
those who get the proper Scrptural
focus on the question Of why Christ
died can be mentally at rest, and able
to enter sympathetlcally into the vari
ous features of the great Plan Of God
OF which the death Of Jesus for human
redemption is a part
The Pastor protested against the toe
common practise Of accepting n portion
of the Bible, and rejecting the remain
der. He declared that any man wis'
enough to crltcise the inspired Wore
should be accepted as an inspired gu
thorty capable of writing betteI
statement Of the Divine Plan. For hi
part, he believed that tho Holy Scrip
lures, as St Paul declares, We're writ
ten aforetlmc by holy men for the ad
monition of the Church. He believe,
that this was done because God wish
ed His people to understand His Divin
purposes and arrangements, aid sym
pathetically TO enjoy them and cooper
crate in their fulflment. We shoul,
hold fast the faith once delivered T.
the saints" and should not allow on
own wisdom or the wisdom Of othc
men to make the Word of God of nom
effect He reminded his hearers o
how Jesus had reproved the Pharisee
for their neglect Of Gods Word AM
for taking instead OF 1t the tradition
of men.-Mark 7:G, T.
However, the Pastor declared tha
our English Bible does not profess t.
be the Word of God but merely
translation of it. If, therefore, we fin,
some passages OF Scripture whicl
have been mIstranslated, and thus mis-
represent the original Scriptures, W
should make haste to correct these, AM
to admit that the TRANSACTIONS were no
inspired Additionally, ne reminde,
us that all olG manuscripts show tina
during the long period Of eighteen cen
turtles errors had crept n-additions t
He stated that at the time of the pres
entation OF our Common Version Eng
lish Bible the number Of Greek manu-
scripts was only seven, whereas nov
there are several hundreds Three o
them in particular. are very old-th
Sinatic. the Vatican 1900. and Che Alex
andrlan Manuscript.
The people OF God are to so hunge
and thirst for their Heavenly Father
words that they win spare no pains t
know exactly what He said to then
and what He did not say, and TO has
their faith upon the living Word
which surely will abide forever. s,
doing, the Pastor declared, the Bibl
becomes more beautiful and more rev
ercnccd by Bible Students every day.
Jesus Died to Meet Mans Penalty.
There is no dispute among the va
rlous orthodox creeds that there wa
n penalty against mankind which need
ed to be met, before the Divine bless
Ing could come to any OF our race
These creeds all agreed he said. tina
Adam. the father of the race, wns ere
ated perfect, In the image. In tn
moral likeness. OF his Maker. but tina
he had sinned, and come under Il pen
atty. or curse. on account OF sin
Hence all of his race Inherited M
from him. sharing his weaknesses an
his condemnation to death
God. having sentenced man to dealt
as unworAy of life. could not con
sisteptly have any dealings with him
while still condemned Hence God
provision that Jesus us the Son OF Co
should recover Adam and his rae
from the sentence Of death-in orde