Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-09

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thew 25:46.
The speaker approached his subject
reyerently, declaring that all mankind
recognize two great facts: o. that MI
are sinners. imperfect, willingly or un
willingly; and (2l that all realize the
propriety OF just penalty for sins IN
proportion to their wilfulness, knoWl-
edge being prime factor. AL this eau
be admitted by even those who deny
that we have In the Bible an inspired
message telling us the origin Of sin It's
penalty and the conditions governing
the Divine Judgment OF sinners
He would not indulge 10 speculations,
but he would stand by the Word OF
God If we have a Message from the
Creator on the subject Of sin and its
punishment. none should either take
from nor add to thHt testimony. He
believed, however, that our forefuthers
had added to the Word Of Cod without
realizing it,
Many hold that In bygone days Chris
tlan people, In their anxiety TO frighten
their fellow men into church member
ship, go exaggerated Gods Word that
they foiled their very purpose Of help
ing the ungodly Many upright people.
nauseated at the distorted misrepre
of ia
thrown away the Bible as well as the
creeds and are hearkenng to Higher
Criticism Evolution. New Thought
Spiritism. etc Hence the usual small
congregations at the churches--and o
minority Of these thinking men and
women Many are church attendants,
not because OF belief in denOmInational
crecdS. but because they desire to eX
erCise moral influence upon the "low
er classes" These they burden with
horrible doctrines of Divine injustice
which they themselves have long since
discarded inWGrdy. if not outwardiy.
The Baptist "UnderworId."
Our Baptist friends, IN bringing for
ward a new translation Of the Bible,
have sought to reconcile matters by
the use of the term underworld In
stead of heii, as the translation Of the
Hebrew word SheOl and Of the cor.
responding Greek word Hades. This
is step in the right direction, but too
conservative All educated people
know that Sheoland Hades signify the
tomb. the death state. Sheol IS tranSlat-
ed grare and pit In our Common Yer
sion Bible more frequently than II is
translated heH Why should Christian
ministers spend years in colleges ana
nemlnares to learn these things, and
then fear to tell the people the facts
Do they realize that the misunderstood
ing of this subject OF hen Is emptying
their churches and stumbling thinking
people into Higher rCrIticism-ln -lnfdelity,
etc, leading on to atheism and anarchy
What the Bible Does Teach.
The Bible declares that all transgres
sion Of the Divine Law is sin, and that
all sin is punishable with the same
penalty-death Thus Adams disobe
dience In eating the forbidden fruit
brought upon him the sentence OF
death. which by the laws Of heredity
be has transmitted to all mankind. All
our sin and sickness. sorrow and death
therefore, come as the penalty OF
Adams sin st. Paul specifically says
that by one mans dlsobedience sin
entered into the world and death as the
result OF sin: thus death has passed
upon all men. because all are sinners
Romans 5:12, 19) Although men may
multiply the transgressions, they can
not increase the penalty. because the
Divine Law has only one penalty for
sin-the death penalty-extinction.
But Divine Mercy has arranged for
mans redemption by providing that
Jesus should pay the penalty for
Adams sin This He did when He Of
fered Himself and died. 'the Just for
the unjust" The life Of Jesus. rs a
corresponding price for the forfeited
lie OF Audnn, Euhihhtocu tho N"hNo"
tion OF Adams sin: and this means an
opportunity for Adam to return to the
Fathers house as son. In due time
under the assistance Of Messiah's King
dom Or. neglecting these privileges
when they shall come to him. Adam
would be counted as refusing the grace
NJ 0od and would die the Second
Death. from which there will be no re
demption and no resurrection
But before Adam can refuse Gods
grace. he must be made infelligenflv
spare of u He could not know OF II
during the nine hundred thirty years Of
Ass dying under the curse. because
was not yet accomplished. Christ had
not ut died. Adam could not he awarr