The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-28

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lRAalQR -kUSSEl1E may sinners come
into Relationship
with God2 HSs text was, sWa have an
Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
the Righteouaa-l John 2:1.
Impressively the Pastor reminded us
that humanity ia SO constituted as to
have a longing for things infnite-a
desire for a God and for superhuman
care and guidance, especially in life's
difficulties. he declared that, phreno-
logically. veneration and spirituality
are located in the crown OF the head,
as though indicating that they, proper
ly, should dominate the entire being.
Notwithstanding the fall, which
brought to race impairment OF
mind, as well as body, and unbalance
OF natural qualities, with the majority
these high functions none the less per-
sist.
Man still worships, -reyerences,
adores, however much his impaired
judgment at times mlsleads him into
worshiping unworthily-a scuiptured
stone, an image. an idol, a creed, a
husband, a wife and children. Under
the guidance OF the Divine Word,
christians realize that the one great
lobject OF worship is Jehovah God.
through His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Pastor asserted, backed by the
EcripturaI statement, that Satan, mans
great foe, Gods great enemy, not yet
bound, has in various ways attempted
to mislead us. to separate us from
God and from the Bible, and proper
tionately to darken our understandings
with human traditions, creeds, super
Btitions. In the light OF our wonderful
day. however, human intelligence is re-
belling. Gods time has come for the
binding OF Satan and the liberation OF
mis- prisoners. God is answering the
prayers OF Els faithful people.
Hers We Meet a Danger.
The moment we begin to exercise our
reasoning faculties, the Adversary
seems to redoubls his energies to hold
us back from the Truth. As st Paul
pointed out, he is an adept as putting
darkness for light and light for dark
ness. And when his dupes begin to
think and inquire, his method seems TO
be to pose as a reformer, that he may
mislead, carrying us past the truth
Into human wisdom, theories gr--Scula-
fion, or into occult systems. Thus
many today, the Pastor decfred, have
stepped out OF ignorance and superstt-
ton, merely to be- ~entrapped by other
superstitions, or by Agnosticism, Hvo-
luton, Higher Criticism. He urged his
hearers to be on guard and hold fast4he
Word, which is able to make us wise
unto salvation-2 Timothy 3:15.
The trend OF modern thoUghtAs away
from the Bible, away from the thought
OF personal SIN, personal condemna-
tion, a personal Redeemer and a ger
sonal salvation. The tendency Ia to
think OF and discuss civic righteous
ness, outward moralities. political prog
resin general, a social salvation, to
be accomplished by moral and Intellect
ual forces. The Pastor would not be
understood ais opposing any humantta-
rian work. He declared that even nm
wise efforts sometimes prove beneficial
to their movers, though failures In
themselves, on the principle that nc
man can attempt q good work for an
other who viii not himself be blessed
by his own efforts.
A Personal God ard Savior.
Higher Criticism, through the col
leges. not only has undermined the
Word OF God, but In many instances
has destroyed faith in q personal Crea-
tor. and hag abolished the thought OF
the souls need OF q personal SayioYs
IN the Biblical sense. Hence today
many will pose as Christians and de-
clare their faith I'm an impersonal Cod,
a nature g~od-whatever that may be.
Similarly. the highest concept OF these
respecting Jesus ig that He was q
great Teacher, with IN uplifting. csv-
liking message.
All this Is quite unbiblical, unsatis4
factory to the hungry ~snni-chaff. We
need to get back to the Bible. We need
ITS declaration of Il God OF Wisdom.
Justice, Love and Power infinite: q
God Of sympathy, w ho has taken notice
OF human woe, sorrs,w, paan. sin, death,
md who has shea ID the grooming OF
the prisorers''-Ada u and his children.
We need the Bible presentations oG
the fact that God eau have nolAyxapas
my with sin. and can have no dealings