The Washington herald., 1915-02-22

| Wherever the true knowledge of God
sh into the human heart. it presents
| the Almighty in such glorious character
| as to demand reverence; hence Satan
endeavor to blind mems minds through
| false doctrines which misrepresent the
Almighty.
But while we Scripturally hold that
Satan had chief responsibility, 1t is not
Tor us to say that the clerics Of the Dar!
Ages did not connive at the error, trust
ing that 1t would make the people sub
| servient to the clergy, through whom
they might hope to escape future tor
lures But leaving the past and its re
sp pons t we may surely say that
preachers of today for their perpetuation
of this great deception-this fraud upon
the people. Islander upon the Almighty
| gree of this wickedness only God can
| judge correctly: but it is wicked to keep
people In darkness on the subject. it u
slanderous blasphemy against the Divine
| character.
Nearly all ministers privately confess
| that they do not believe these ISLANDERS
while publicly they speak words which
give the opposite thought. The time
Divine reputation can prosper is surely
! short. Messah's Reign will make an end
of all such lies: as it is written, II Will
lay justice to the line. and righteousness
to the plummet; and the hail shall
sweep away the refuge of lies."-1saiah
2S:17.
Power to Every One Believing.
If belief in the real Gospel is the Divine
power which works in the believer. it
follows that whoever has not the Gospel
has not this Divine power: and that IN
proportion as the Gospel Is perverted its
power is lost. So We see today millions
of people protesting to believe the Cos
pei, yet acting like devils under delu-
sions from the Dark Ages which, have
been fostered by the preachers of Chris
tendon. If they knew the real Gospel.
they would either act differently or not
dishonor Christ's name by claiming to be
His followers.
The Gospel has one portion Of prom
Used blessing for the Church and another
for the world. For the Church, who re-
nounce earthly hopes and cultivate the
Heavenly, it promises glory. honor. i'm
mortality. and joint-heirship with Christ
in His Millennial Kingdom. to be entered
into by the First Resurrection power. The
Gospel Message tells Of Gods gracious
ACTS BID. everlasting life as perfect
human beings in a worldwide Paradise.
has been made possible for all mankind
through the Redeemers sacrifice-the
blessing to be accomplished fully dur
ing Messiahs Reign of Righteousness.
Only comparatively small number
have opportunity of believing during this
Age; Messiah's kingdom will siEe the
not merely those living when Messiah's
Kingdom will be set up. but. as the Bible
says. 'All that are in their graves shall
hear the Voice of the Son of God and
shall come forth"-not from Heaven. not
from Purgatory. not from our Protestant
He'll of eternal torture. but from the
grave. All will include the heather.
as well as the millions of Christendom
who have never known what real Chris
tianity is.
As Jesus declares of them. They that
have done evil'-have not been approved
rection Of Judgment testing
with a view OF seeing how they will re-
spond to those judgments, enlighten-
at the close of Christ's Reign may be
received into all liberties appertaininS
to God children. (Romans SID The
wrong thought of the translators OF our
Common Version Bible miSled them
casionally into giving poor TRANSACTIONS.
&c JG.:G o.-y-ReviSed Version.
Not-Ashamed Gospel Briefly Stated.
Gods work is perfect deuteronomy
32:D Man originally was perfect. in the
Creators likeness. Disobedience brought
upon man not a penalty of eternal tor
ment. but a death penalty-''DyinG, thou
shalt die THE wages of sin is DEATH
For six thousand years the world has
been undergoing this sentence. Cut off
from fellowship with God. man has de-
graded himself. Satan has contributed
to this reign of Sin and Death by de-
ceiving mankind. fostering errors, mis-
representing God. etc.
God has the situation fully in hand.
He purposed to permit both angels and
men to see one great illustration of the
effect Of sin. leading on to disease and
death. mental. moral and physical. He
has gracious purposes for men. Their
experiences with sin and death afford
opportunity of learning valuable lessons.
profitable for eternity. Their first trial
as to worthiness of eternal life or Of
everlasting death was through one man,
whose disobedience brought the death
penalty.
AS a basis for mans recovery. Jesus
died for mans Sin-not to get mankind
out of eternal torment nor to keep them
from eternal torment or Purgatory, but
to save them from extinction. that
whatsoever beheveth in Him might not
from sin and death is Scripturally styled
the resurrection of the dead. Thus the
Church of true believers are represented
ness of life and promised an actual
resurrection by and blythe First. the
Chief Resurrection.
Later comes the worlds resurrection
The Truth will be made known to them.
Instead of being confused with supersti-
ton. lies. doctrines of devils, the light
Of the knowledge of Divine glory will
shine upon them. Gradually the willing
and physically-to perfection.
This is the Gospel st. Paul preached
that the dead sleep in Hades. Sheol, the
Bible He'll. the tomb. awaiting the es-
IA Adjustment of Messiah's Kingdom st.
Paul declared that IL there be no res
Of the dead. faith is vain, hope
Of forgiveness of sins is vain. But there
Is to be such a resurrection: and the
fact that Jesus died and rose again is
Gods guarantee that all asleep in Jesus
shall be brought from the dead by Him.
OF this Gospel 1 am not ashamed OF
every other gospel that I have heard
would be ashamed-ashamed to endorse
Il, ashamed Of the God who would have
such a gospel. The true Gospel. shining
put Of the Bible and enlightening mems
hearts all over the world. is a Message
Of Grace, Justice. Wisdom and Love- Let
Us lay hold upon it. Let us love and
serve the only living. true God. the God
Of the Bible. not the God Of the creeds:
and let US show forth the praises of Him
who has called us out Of darkness into
His marvellous light.