The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-25

standard and preaching ~an0thef-aa
bringing Christianity into reproach
Fraud Is the word which in the con
eeptton of many fits their own fol
trta1isn 9rd that of others. They rscoa
mise the Apostolic picture OF our times
Having d form of goodness, hat de
nyfRg Ito poweF."-2 Timothy 80.
The GSwo Of Our Toxa.
The entire Bible tells us of Coca
Love and Sympathy. Only a few tsxta
twisted ~EatstEausdated, or fn&errolated
Curing the DARK Ages, even seemingly
contradict the great statement that
GOD IL Love-~tte very essence atld afu<
bodSs1eEt Of this grapdeSt of all el84
msr1fs Of character. Our text IL one Of
these loving tributes to the Heavenly
Fathers mercy and grace. 1t II one,
therefore, witch especially appeals 20
the worldly, the uEi1nindful Christian
and the ~repentant sinner-"God 10 bv-
Cd the world that He gHve His Only
Besotten Son, that whosoever beiteveth
In Him should not perish, but have
everlasting nfe." .
Yet see bow we have twisted this
good Word Of God to make out Of IT
something evil. We seized upon the
word pertsR, knowing well that It sight
fees 10 destroy, TO annfhiIate, 30 render
Hfeless. Satan persuaded us that such
a penalty would not sufficiently terTffy,,
and not rapidly enough gil the rolls
Of church membership. He induced
u fCrefathers, through the 1900
trfneS OF demons" to say that pegSsk
here means the reverse of what H.
means In ordinary couversa&ion-&ha&t IL
means to go to endless woe, to be met
to all eternity In horrible ~gufTer1naa.
Well did Satan succeed In deceavtng,
us until we ola not even think Of ques-
doning his lies and absurdttieS.
II any one suggested that perish
means to destroy, the Adversary would
stir up persecution, and brand such Q
one a hereto. II the hereto asked
how any N could be tortured forever
in fire and not be consumed, he was
denounced as both a fool and O. knave
for NOT approaching the fact that God
could inject life into the poor sufferer
for the millions upon millions Of years
OF eternity.
How foolish we wereI How stupid
not to e the origin OF such nonsense
not to perceive the simplicity OF
Gods Word that the penalty upon sim
ners was to perfsh-not to see that
God sent His Son to redeem man from
his perishtng condition, and to open up
for Adam and all his race q way to life
everlasting nfaI
Quite true, this life can cone only
through the LdfegtVer, the Redeemer.
Quite true, none can receive IT In igno-
rance, and comparatively few see with
the eyes of their understanding or hear
with the ears of their understanding
the Message Of grace In the present
time. But Gods provision through
Christ Is q resurrection for the dead
not only the Just, who now by faith
are justified, but also the unjust, who
are st1n aliens, foreigners, strangers
from God.
THE Gospel of the Kingdom tie
Thus it Is that by Divine arrange
ment none can now understand the
Divine Plan for human salvation from
perishing, except al they come to un-
derstand respecting the Kingdom-that
God has promised that the Redeemer,
who purchased the world by Hts sacrt-
ice, shall become the worlds Great
High Priest, Prophet, and King, and for
. thousand years grant to Adam and
his family the blessed opportunity OF
knowing and accepting the Divine
terms whereby they may be Raved
from perishing, from death-whereby
they may be fully resurrected, raised
Up, out Of present sin and death condi-
to the fulness of life attainable
at the end Of Messiah's Reign.
1t is only incidental to this great
of the worlds salvation that the
Church is now called In advance to
walk by faith In the footsteps of the
and to become His Bride
and Joint-heir in the Heavenly King
NNAA' 1AS 6LtoL "OAh VI SALAoL 10 WI
the world, the blessing Of all the fam
lilies Of the earth, by the resurrection
work Of the thousand years of Ris
Messianic Kingdom.
This is the great hope the world
needs, which thrills the hearts of all
who hear it. And although their eyes
and ears Of understanding be still him
dered by Satan, the Divine promise is,
in the coming Messianic Day,
when the shadows of the dark night OF
sin are past, all the blind eyes shall
be opened, all the deaf ears shall be
unstopped, and the knowledge of the
glory of God shall fill the whole world,
md be a Message OF Hope to every
creature.
Wants Workers to Sing.
A movement to increase the eff