Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-13
7TBITE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
RY BEN NEWSOME

Thomas, some of them were not fully
prepared to accept the fact OF his
resurrection, we have no means OF
knowing. Yet we do know that,
even in this enlightened age, there
are many who question all or part
Of the supernatural events In the ca
reer OF Christ on earth. Many there
are who will not accept the fact OF
the virginia. conception, the resurrec-
ton and the ascension, not TO emu
merato the many miracles performed
by the Savior 1t Is no use to argue
with that class of men who "say In
their heart there is no Cod" but II
is hard to understand how any human
mind can acknowledge the existence OF
a supreme being so powerful as to be
the creator and ruler OF all things
and yet seek to limit his powers with
in the bounds of the ordinary opera
ton of natural laws. IL God is the
God OF nature. the forces of nature
must he subject to his will. and If
they are so subject, there Is no VOL
enCe done to these so-Called laws In
the performance OF extra natural
events God does not break those laws
he Is above and beyond them. and
any question of the supernatural fea-
lures Of Christ's career Is to doubt
the omnipotence of God himself Yet
there are at the present time not only
those who deny the miraculous and
supernatural In the life of Christ, GO
ing so far as to doubt his divinity. but
have the impudenCe to set up so-called
religious cults founded on "A devltal-
lied and "denatured" gospel A Chris
tan religion without a divine Mes
siah is an absurdty, a paradox; yet
/, ina a a
their thousands The fool saith in
his heart, there is no God, but what
shall we say Of the man who pins his
faith to a goddess God?
No Limit of Power
Having stood the trial, having made
the sacrifice, having paid the debt,
Jesus says. "All power is given unto
me in Heaven and in earth" There Is
no limit to that power. 1t compre-
hends not only all things pertaining
TO the realm of nature as we know
1t, and to every human being, but also
the sun, the stars. the universe-"all
things in heaven and IN earth" Why,
then. should we despair. when our
loving Savior is in absolute control
of all things? What II all but one OF
the foremost Christian nations OF the
world are engaged in a desperate and
bloody struggle? What If the wicked
flourish like a green bay tree" and
wickedness Is rampant on every hand
What If friends turn against us and
those bound by ties Of kinship are cold
and indifferent? What II It looks to
us as il all things good were under a
cloud, and the forces of evil marching
on without serious opposition? Just
remember that Jesus has power over
all things-we have a friend that Is
greater than all combined enemies,
and in his own good time all things
will come out right. Even the worst
that the powers of evil can do Is
really advancing the cause of ulti-
mate right and Justice The more
desperately the nations fight, the more
sure Is the coming of that profound
and happy peace. when every knee
shall bow to Jehovah and every lip
sing the praises of the Lamb of
Calvary.
What l. Our Duty.
Christ said go ye therefore and
teach all nations. baptzing them In
the name of the Father. and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost" II this
was the commission given that little
band OF disciples there Is certainly