The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-08

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them" said the Master. and evident
iouslY wrong 81 heart, else they
would not bear these unscripiurai
unfnhnlY frultH--"works OF the flesh
aud Of the Deyli'
But the Pastor would continue 90
make known the true God OF the
Bible. So In contrast with the "a q
tanic god 81 the creedH Thousands
~ letters from all parts ~ the
world telling him 81 new iife. new
joN in tho Lord. through hts cfforts
encourage him 80 go onward Ia the
narrow way which tn. Master sud
The Apostles trod. iie would not
render persons Hbuse in retaliation.
To do 40 would be contrary 90 the
Word and spirit ~ the Lord But
creeds and false doctrines he would
smash with an tie power granted
him that hungrrinR. thirsttng souis
might be delivered from error into
tho Joyous liberty Of children Of
God
Denying the Son Of God
Billy SUNDAY has ioined other
evanEsiirts ana preachers In the
sla nderou@ misatMtement that Pas
tor Russell denies that Jesus 10 the
Son Of God Bv such false state
mHuts said the Pastor. they seek %
n
expeditions. yet how foolish ~ IL
fnr Them 90 make such deliberate
nliFafH Elements for eventually their
n isehoodE viii be found OUT People
who learn % their gross mt~repre
srntatlon realize that oniy -enpef-
alton. attempting 10 support n weak
cause could lead men protesting to
be ministers of the Truth 90 thus do
u violence
Really. IL 10 who belieN. that
Jesus ~ the Son of God. while the
great majority Of preachers and
cvangrlists DO not clearly 30 teach
They confuse their argument and
be~ild-r their hearers By telling IN
one breath that Jesus Is Jehovah
God. who sent Ills Son into the
world TO die. and in tho next breath
that lie l. tho son who sent Him
self. as God.
According 10 them. when Jesus
prA yed 10 The Father IL was a mock .
cry for he was the Father--"oue
IA person,' when lie said. The
Father IT, greater than i" 10 mis-
represented the facts. according 20
these preachers. eVsngolisis and
rreodinakers lie spoke 81 tho cup
which tho Father had poured FOR
Him. lie said that lie could do moth
Ing 81 himself lie prRved. MY
God Ny God why hast Thou for
have not yet ascended TO Nv Father
and your Father. to Ny God and
your God Bu; these wtEer-thhn-
the Bible teachers contradict Him.
and feel Ike saying Jesus must
have been a Mliisnial Dawncr, But
we know better
Such teachers make void the Word
81 God through their traditions. In
claiming that Jesus is Jehovah God.
they really deny that lie Is the Son
OF God Tor common sense tells
every body that son receives his
lif~ from the father. This IL exactly
what the Bible tells us respecting
Jesus.
! invite truthful criticisms OF my
teachings but nay opponents know
that to treat me Justly would b. TO
turn all thinking people 20 my side
the Bible Eide-the reasonable side.
For thirty years they ignored my
presentations. lest people should
find out. but a. my sermons now
reach millions. they are alarmed for
tho safety or their musty creeds and
resort TO rank fRlsehoods. misreprc-
senailons and slanders--the wea-
pons Of moral towards who realize
their own weakness
II they would charge me with dis
believing the doctrine OF the Trinity
that three ones are one-I would
chcerfully admit it. and point TO the
fact that neither the word Trinity
nor tho thought OF a trinity Is found
In the Bible. except in one passage.
witch all scholars Of all denomina-
tions admit t. forgery John
81 s. See Revised Version.
! believ. In tho Heavenly Father.
Jehovah God. / believe in His Son.
our Lord Jesus Christ. who loft the
Heavenly nature. took human ma
turc. died for our sins. and was ar
terward highly exalted TO the Divine
nature believe In the Holy Spirit.
the Spirit OF Truth. the Spirit OF
God, the Spirit OF Christ Ny crime
IL that I do not believe that the
Father. the son and tho Holy Spirit
are "one In person. equal In power
and glory" neither one existing be-
fore the others. neither one the Son
and neither one the Father. rea lily.
The Bible says nothing Of this kind
and | am glad my head is not SO
Illogical a. TO lead me TO deny the
OF being I'm harmony with creeds
made in the Dark Ages.
"Who Art Thou. Lordt" "Jesus"
The Bible makes no mystery of
who Jesus Is. and We would not have
been In confusion had we relied sole
~ upon Scriptural testimony. our
misleading came during the twelve
centuries when the Bible was ig-
nored. because IL was believed that
the living bishops were Apostolic
and had the plenary powers OF the
original Apostles. This serious err
ror Jesus emphaticnlly warned
against In advance. 49, Revelation 2:2.
The Bible tells OF Jesus present
glorious station. "partaker Of the
Divine nature" But many ignore
this. and claim that Jesus is "a man
Ia Heaven. completely out of touch
with His surroundings. for man. ac-
cording to the Bible. t. "a little low