The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-08-21
Q.--ls there any seriptural authority
for the doctrine Of Purgatoryf

OF GUS oOCSriu0 OI rUT8dsUTyt N4E,w.
Answer word "purgatory' is
lot found In the Bible. Nowhere In
he Bible is there even suggestion
hat any of the dead Of the human
family are now suffering, or that By
torture they are being given any kind
If instruction or experience. On the
contrary, the Scriptures declare. "The
lead know not anything" His sons
come to honor and be knoweth 1t not,
and to dishonor, but he perceiveth II
not (Ecclesiastes 0:5; Job 14:21.l In
however, We remark. that
The Bible teaching respecting the Mil
lennial Kingdom of Christ, and the
fact that in that time the world will
have It's great trial or dag Of judg-
nent, suggests a thought slightly akin
70 that of purgatory. The MiIlennial
Kingdom will be time for purging
mankind from their sins.
Q.--What Is the use Of puttirg forth
ny extra effort since the Apos\.s says
II is not Of him that willeth, nor Of
lin thai -unneth, but Of God that
ihoweth marcy?-"Roraans 9:16).
IN. s. NJ
Answer.-The A., tie here seems to
mean that even thG.gh II be as a re-
ward for willing" and ''rr,lr,,ng" that
he Lord will give the crown Of life to
he overcomers, yet back Of all tn:
les the fact that the Christian of him
telf could never intrinsically have mer-
Ted such reward. II is necessary t.
irst heed and receive all of Gods mer-
" through Christ in the forgiveness
IL the sins that are past. and fe heed
he call tosfhh the race for the glorfes
yroinised, to be encouraged on the wa!
Ind to still have the imputed merit ,Sof
}hrist's sacrifice to cover the blem.
{ she's of the Christians best efforts. Jt
! therefore by willing and by running
hat the prize is obtained; but 1t is not
II our willing nor of our running, bot
i Gods mercy. The Apostle recog
ICES the same distinction in the use
I the propositions 'of'' and "by' In ]
Corinthians S:6-"To us there Is but
me God, of whom are all things, and
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Ths noun, e,lIsd oIivst w,h;oh i froSt
stusaIen a sabbath dav,s io,uIrney.,,
sindly explain what is meant by a
Sabbath days journey" ..SubscribeEJ
Answer. The limitation Of journeys
lken on, the seventh day of the week
! 1900 PAGES. three,fifths Of mile.
ias not of divine arrangement. but
it were a divine command, then, as
it'll the Sabbath day, it would still
70 in full force and observance OBJ
igatory upon the Jews but not mon
,ther nations. We should modify this
tatement by the remark that there
re some who mistakenly endeavor. to
,e Jews and try to get under the Law
,oyenant provisions as Sabbath-keep.
,rs, etc. st. Paul recognized this ten.
lency in his day. Note his words TO
the Christians of Galatia. who were
not BY nature Jews but Gentiles. He
SAYS. '"Ye that desire to be under the
Law. do We not hear the laww "Oh.
foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched
youT' He proceeds TO show them that
the Jews are in bondage To their Law
and can never get eternailIfe .under n
until the Mosaic Law Covenant shall
Ultimately be merged into the Messiah.
lc New Law Covenant
5sa
o.-po ,nv of IN. histories A. an .
oisnt Egypt tell who built the orsat
Pyramid? Some, claim that King
Ramsses did. (R. q. J.)
Answer. - The ancients recounted
seven wonders of the world. and at the
very head of the list named the Great
Pyramid of Gizeh. 1t is situated in
Egypt. not far from the present city
Of Cairo. No other building in the