The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-11-13
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL WHICH
JESUS COMMANDED HIS CHILD
rem TO PROCLAIM.

term III Q1uorenC sense from which
it was originally intended. No
Goubt many Of the fallacies that de-
ecived the Church and caused it to
waste it's energies, have their foun-
Gation in the loose way Of using the
term, ''the Gospel We speak of
''the Gospel of Cleanliness "the
Gospel of kindness" 'the Gospel of
sanitation ''the Gospel of healing
the Gospel of social SERVICE" and
by an haalucination of our over
wrought imagination, think that is
the same with THE GOSPEL Christ
commanded His Church to proclaim
to every creature.
The word Gospel means "glad
t:dings." They may be Of many
sorts No doubt, to teach farmer
how to make two ears Of corn grow
where only one grew before is good
news to him.
No doubt to teach ignorant people
how to live in sanitary and health
full fashion is glad tidings to them.
Without doubt, to help our young
people to innocent and wholesome
amusement is good news to them.
No doubt. to increase the social life
and comfort of any people is de-
one with clear brain imagine thSt
these things constitute "the Gospel
that Jesus commanded His disciples
to proclaim to the world of sin?
Christ does not leave us in doubt
as to what He meant by the word.
He tells us distinctly what kind of
glad tidings He had for the world.
In Mark 1: Ills, Jeseus came into
oh inc of h.
kingdom Of God and saying, 1.-THE
and. believe the Gospel What
was it? That, II can teach you how
to work fewer hours and make more
crops? How to have good time
and enjoy a comfortable life? How
to have more sanitary system OF
water works in Capernaum, or expel
the red light district out of Jerusa-
lem, and SO save the good name of
your capital?"
He declares in Matthew to a hun
cry, oppressed, ragged and house
less people, edo not be anxious about
these things, seek We first the king
dom of God and all these things shall
be added unto you" He contrasts
these things that are the results of
social service, with the kingdom of
God, and bids men choose the king
dom first.
In the close of Marks Gospel He
has given His unrepealed commission
to the Church. Go We into all the
world and preach the Gospel to every
creature" What Gospel was it.? The
Gospel He had been preaching. Re-
pentance toward God and faith in
Him as the Son of God, come to die
for the sin of the world.
He adds Immediately: "He that be-
lieveth shall be saved" Believe
what? Not that I can amuse you,
or feed you, Or make you more COM
Portable, but save you from the guilt
and penalty of sin-for he that be-
lieveth not shall be damned. Surely
God does not damn people because
they are unable to meet the demands
of social service. Christ said to the
disciples on the way to Emmaus,
Thus it beloved Christ to suffer,
and to rise from the dead the third
day, and that repentance and remis-
sion OF s5fiIlf2s should be preached in
His Name among al nations, and we
shall be witnesses of these things"
Not a word about the program of
modern social service. But the wis
dom of men was not long in finding
another Gospel. Paul found it every
where and so he writes to the Gala
tians: 1T marvel that We are so soon
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