The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-25
CHRIST AND GOD ONE
IN THE BEGINNING


The Saviour of the universe was not
alone in His work Of bcnohcienee.
(Bcnehcience--W ehster-Aetive good
ness). He had an associate, CO.
worker. In the beginning was the
word. and the word was with God, and
the word was God. The same was IN
the beginning with God, and tho word
was made flesh and dwelt among us.
John l-i.2-l. Christ the wori the
only begotten Of God, was one John
with the eternal Father,
one in nature, in character, in purpose,
the only being that could enter into all
the counsels and purposes Of God. His
name shall be called Wonderful Coun-
selor, the mighty God, the everlasting
Father, the Prince Of Peace. lisa. X
6. His goings forth have been from OF
old, from everlasting Micah. w
margin, from eternity. The Lord
possessed me in the beginning Of His
way. Before His works of old, was
set up from everlasting. When He
appointed the foundations of the earth
then was by Him, as one brought up
with Him, and was daily His delight,
rejoicing always before Him. Prov.
WHIP to 30. The Father wrought
bv His Son in the creation of all heav-
emily beings. BY Him were all things
created, whether they be thrones, or
dominions, or principalities or powers;
all things we're created by Him. (God
the son Christ, same name. A man s
son inherits same name Of the father
as man Lincoln's sons name Lincoln)
and for him. Col. I-16-17. And He
is before all things, and by him all
things consist; Angels are Gods MN
listers. radiant with the light ever flow
ing from His presence, and speeding
on rapid wing to execute his VIII.
But the Son Amounted of God, the eX-
press image of His person, the bright
ness of His glory, upholding all things
by the word of His power; holds SUI
premacy over them all. A glorious
high throne from the beginning (be-
fore any world was created) was the
place of His sanctuary. A sceptre of
Righteousness is the sceptre OF HIS
kingdom Heb. 1873. Jer. XVll-lZ.
Honor and majesty are before him.
God is love. His nature, His law is
love. 1t ever has been, 1t ever Will be,
the high and lofty one that inhablteth
eternity, whose ways are everlasting
changeth not, with his is no variable
ness. neither shadow of turning.
Pisa. LXXXIX-13 to 1S. (Revised YER
sion) From eternity is God the Son.
Lucifer, son of the morning, was tlrst
of the covering cherubs, holy and I'M
defiled, and while love to God was
supreme, and love one for another was
confiding and unselfish, Luclfer tine
covering cherub) stood in the presence
of the great Creator Eze. AAVll
tell us so. He (Lucifer) in his own
heart exalted himself, and though all
his glory was from God, this mighty
angel came to regard it as pertaining
to himself, so ventured to covet nom
age due alone to the Creator. Instead
Of seeking to make God supreme IN
the affections of all created beings, 1t
was his endeavor to secure their SER
vice and loyalty to himself (many Lu-
offers today and coveting the glory
with which the infinite Father had in
vested His Son, this prince of angels
aspired to power that was an exclusive
privilege of Christ alone. So the words
of Christ, of old, before Abraham was,
am, is true. John VII-5-8. So as
Brother Russell said in his sermon in
The Journal (of Jan. 28, 1879 these
words. David is not one of the elect