The Washington times., 1915-04-26

! livered from this bondage of sin and
death into the glorious liberty of the
| sons OF God.-Romans S:2l.
Inc perfect race vas represented in
Rather Adam before he sinned; and
through Christ, eventually the earth
Will be filled with perfect human beings
Then whoever will not come into full
est accord with the Lord will die the
Second Death Theirs will be the per-
lshlng like natural brute beasts, which
st. Feter mentions-the furnishing with
| by st. Paul. e Peter 2:12; 2 Thess. 1:95
! But nothing in the Bible implies an
everlasting tortures of any one.
| In the Bible presentation there 10 .
special place for the Church of the Cos
| pei Age. called out of the world before
| the Restitution Times. Her acceptance
OF the Call implies her attempt to live
In fullest harmony with the Lord under
present imperfect, unsatisfactory condi-
tions-eVen to the extent of laying down
| life for the brethren, for the service of
God and His Word. To this Church
still high blessing than Restitution.
The Church is to have the highest form
OF spirit nature, as st. Peter declares
Truth Biblical, Scientific, Sanctifying
| We commend Christian Scientists for
their endeavor to hold fast to the Bible,
but remind them that not the letter Of
the Bible merely will enlighteu and
sanctifX. but its spirit, its real mean
| ing: This Is obtainable, not by con-
fusing definitions, but by simplicity Of
mind In accepting the words for what
they are and putting them together in
| logical order.
Let us give Mrs Eddy credit for de-
string to be logical but let US notice
that her language was confusing when
she said: There Is no death. no sick
by the mos m6s 3hat be
I is that there should be 10 death. no
| sickness. no pain, no sorrow, If things
We're In right condition. But things are
not In right condition. as the Bible de-
clares and as all can see. and they will
not be SO until the Savior who redeemed
the world by the sacrifice of Himself
shall assume His kingly office and re-
sin; no death, no sorrow. no pain.
But since Mrs. Eddy and Christian
Science fai! to recognize and state these
facts clearly, it follows that however
attractive her teachings may be to some
people, they cannot be relied upon, be-
cause they are off the true foundation
-recoglizing neither the facts of sin
demption therefrom by Jesus sacrifice
or for the coming Restitution. Further
, more. Christian Science does not differ
entiate between the Church which has
been in process of selection for more
| than eighteen centuries and the world,
which sull lies in the Wicked One, and
which. Will not be dealt with until the
! Lhul SH SIldll De SlOTllleQ ana with her
LORD shall constitute the Kingdom of
! righteousness.
Jesus prayed for His Church. Sane
tify them through Thy. Truth: Thy
lists and people of other denominations,
and some heather as well, are, many
OF them, moral, exemplary. honorable
yet few claim to be sanctified. Indeed,
the sanctllylng features of Truth they
ignore or do not se~. We are not to
think of church attendance or of rejec-
ton OF profanity. liquors. etc. as sane
uhcation. The putting away of the fifth
OF the flesh is indeed commendable but
Is only a primary step in the right
, direction.
God Is now calling a sanctified class
sct-apart people-whom He is testing
under the promise. BE thou faithful
unto death. and ! will give thee a
? Crown of Life" This does not signifS.
faithfulness to denomination or
cult. but faithfulness to the Lord, to
the testimony of His Word. to the prin-
+ cipes of righteousness to self-surrender
, to walk in Jesus footsteps.
We VIII not discuss at length the
, scientific element of Christian Science,
: To some it seems very unscientifc-in-
. harmonious with the Truth. We believe
+ that the only way that anything scien-
. . titic could De associated with It Is by
!, adding to il the thought that sorrow
sin and death are in the world only
, temporarily, by reason OF transKres-
- sion of Divine Law, and that they are
q to be exterminated by Messiah's King
dom.
Christian Scientists tell us that they
have benefited mentally and physically
> from following Mrs. EddTs theory and
i denying that there is any pain. etc. We
= factor in resisting disease-that II We
6 brood over sorrows. difficulties, aches
: and pains. they are increased by the
: operation of our minds. We agree with
all physicians, that the mind should be
I diverted from diseases. Ruf n In H.
y logical, irrational. and, above all, un-
! truthful to say that We are without
o. o. pain when we have pain. No lover of
Z truth can consent to this Honesty
must be first with all right-minded
people. and surely is pleasing to God.
A Very Pernicious Teaching.
There is one doctrine held by Chris
tian Scientists-and by many of other
= denomina tions-that is very pernicious,
!, u very injurious very untrue. very un-
u scientific. very unsCriptural This Is the
= teaching that God is omnipresent-pres-
T ent in everything and in every place.
j. Nothing in the Bible so declares: and
: when we attempt t. be wiser than what
/ Is written, we surely make a mistake.
s Whoever thinks of God as omnipres-
n ent necessarily thinks of Him as imper-
= | sonal: and the more he thinks, the more
! vague his God becomes. until finally he
c has no God, but merely (as some Chris
tian Scientists, including Mrs. Eddy. ex.
Z press III believes in principle OF goo"
= and calls that principle God. Such wish
d TO believe in supreme Creator, but h.
2 this erroneous reasoning they mislead
l their own intelligence into the denial of
: a personal God. An omntpresent God Is
not person
3 The Bible recognizes a personal God
s. "A great Spirit Being and gives Him a
e home. or locality. Jesus taught us to
|. pray, "Our Father, which art in
/, Heaven" How different this Is from
: saying that God is in everything useful
s or valuahle-in the soil, because II is
Is useful for the development of fruits;
g in the chair because useful to sit upon;
e in the table. because useful as a con-
> venience, Such teachings surely lead
l. away from santifIcatiOn of heart and
It life and from the faith which the Bible
l. 'nCulCates.
n Why Does God Permit Evil.
u 1his question and many others whrC
ir perplex YOU, are satisfactorily answe.r
Is ! from the Bible in Pastor RuCsefs boo K
& | THE DIVINE PLAN" non rereip