The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-08

them to test our loyalty and faith God
ward.
"Of course I am aware that the
learned college professors and minis
ters of our day are opposed to the
Bible, and believe it the greatest de-
ception the world has ever known. OF
course I know that they build their
faith in a life beyond the grave, not on
the Divine promise of resurrection of
the dead, but upon Plato's philosophy:
older than the Gospel of Christ and
ccntradicted by 1t. i agree with the
poet,
' Each heart will seek and love it's
own,
Ny goal is Christ and Christ alone!'
Others may be able to rejoice in
their own and other mems guesses, but
/ cannot. I want as an anchor to my
SOUL as a foundation to my faith.
message from the One who knows
from Gods Word. / am here to ad-
dress others of like precious faith in
an infallible Guide.
IT will not stop to dispute regarding
the history of the Bible. It's inspira-
ton is proven to me by its contents.
However, I sympathize with those who
have been turned away from God and
the Bible because of the inconsistency
u IT'S SuppOS6u An, yes.
had my experience there. When I as
sumed that all taught by the hundreds
of Christian creeds came from the
Bible. held it responsible for all their
nonsense. Now I see better-that the
Bible has been misrepresented in the
house of its friends.
The Bibles Teaching Logical.
when I say that the Bibles teach
ing regarding beyond the grave" is
logical, some will scott. But hear me
for my cause. Hear the Bibles own
testimony-not what the creeds say it |
teaches.
1T teaches that the dead are not |
alive anywhere-that dead person |
cannot experience either joy or sorrow. |
1t teaches that all hope of a future |
life by Divine appointment Is vested
in Jesus, who died that we might as
a race be released from the death SEN
tence inherited from Father Adam; |
and that thus Jesus might become the |
Life-G or Saviour to as many as |
will return to God through Him.
1.-THE promise of the Bible is not that |
the dead are not dead, but that "thy |
dead men shall live" Because of the |
resurrection CT the dead they |
are fguratively said to sleep" Thus
the hope set before us is: Many that |
Sleep IN the aust OF the edrth snail /
awake, they that have done good Chat !
passed Divine approval. the saintIy) |
shall come forth to shine as the stars /
OF heaven. They that have not been |
approved shall awake to shame and /
lasting contempt. Their shame will /
last until they reform-their contempt |
until they shall cease to be contempt
ibie. and learn and obey the way Of
God under Messiah's kingdom.
This is the Entire Plan.
Death with its attendant mental, /
physical and moral weaknesses is Gods |
curse or penalty for Adams sin of dis
obedience. Resurrection. uplifting from
all this. is Gods remedy-the lifting
Of the curse. The Redeemer's death
was necessary as mans redemption
price. Next in order viii be His Mes
sianic kingdom. He must reign 1000
years to fully overthrow the power Of
sin and death and TO uPlift or resur-
-ect the willing and obedient, thou
sands of millions of Adams family for
HON he died-'every man
"The perfect man, Adam, and his
perfect, happy, Eden home were a pic
ure, prophecy of what all may at
ain, If they will, through the Redeem
,rs kingdom. What glorious outlook
beyond the grave we find in the Bible
or the world Those refusing to pro-
ress, the Bible declares, will be cut
4.