The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-03

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Church. but new nature obtain
able only by participation with the
kedeemer In the saftering. OF this
present time Romans N.tS 10.
Neither Jesus nor Hts Apostles ex-
perienced healtnE nor did the early
thurCh, 40 far as the record shows
borcaS and 81 Peters wife's mother
are not 60 be considered exceptions
20 this rule Nor was this because
none were sick. Jesus Himself cVi-
IDENTIFY was very sick IN Gethsrmane
and tainted on tho way 10 the eros.
st Paul mentions how sick Trophi
mus was. yet there Il no suggestion II
that the Apostle healed him ~.
Timothy had dyspepsia. but instead
or healing him. 81. Paul wrote %
him. advising n certain diet,
These things are not accidental.
but IN fun accord with the Scriptural
teachings, The dealings were done
In exceptional cases. for the purpose
% establishing the Church Even
Jesus Himself did rot heal All who
needed aid. At the Pool OF Bethesda
there were many impetent folk but
We healed one only. .50hn S.i.sl he
informed US that Ills work was
merely a sample - what Restitution
will be. when Messiahs Kingdom
shall prevail world wide. These
things did Jesus, and manifested he
torchani His (comingl glory"
Kingdom work at IFS Second Al
vent when lie will be the great
Healer. the great Life Oliver. for all
OF Adams rnce.-~John s;ti.
Mark is;tl. Is. Is often quoted IN
support OF Divine healing. But all
scholar. know. or should know, that
theS. are not Jesus words and that
81. Mark did not write them. In
fact these words do not appear In
any Greek manuscript OF earlier date
than tho seventh Century. This Il
not Higher Criticism am not a
Higher Critic. IL II the simpies,
form OF criticism 10 reject frauds
and impositlonn when We have proof
that they are surh. as Ia this case.
John si.zS IL another fraudulent, adj
dition. Another is found IN John
81. 3. where interruptions mon
sought 70 establish the false doetrins
OF the Trinity: for not even one
Scripture could be found 20 its sup
port In tho oides, MSS. this tcs,
reads. For there are three that bear
record. the Spirit. ard the water. and
the blood; and these three agree in
additions inyolv. abHurdlties
hur spd nt inc utBtr.
Christian Scientists declare that
the ten most potent words ever writ
ten are the first ten word. OF Mrs
Eddys Scientific statement Of
Bcings"--''Therr Is no life. truth. IN
teiitgsnce. nor substance In matter {"
How does this agree with their
teaching that God IL everywhere and
In everythisgf
!, further declares tina, God 10 n
lot
personality. quoting, God 10 OF purer
eyes than 20 behold iniqulty.- on tho
the strength OF this mlsappiied taxi
Christian Scientists build tho theory
that God IL ignorant of everything
impure or Injurious: that 20 Him ana
TO them such things arc not realities
Neverthsless, the context contradie,s
all their theories by decia ring.
Wherefore iookast thou upon them
that deal treacherously. and holdest
thy tongue when tho wicked dcvour-
eth the man that Is more righteous
than hc~'--Hsbakkuk i.i5. SEQ also
Verse J.
with the Bible along another very
important line. According 20 Chris
tian Science. God n divine Prin-
cipls. supreme sncorporcai Being.
Mind. Spirit. Soul. Life. Truth. Love
These are synonymous terms. They
refer 10 one absolute God. and moth.
ing else. The attributes % God are
Justice. mercy, wisdom. goodness. and
so on Principle is divine, one Life.
one Truth. one Love; and this Is God.
omnisoient. and omni-
present. soui. or Spirit. sig
miles Deity. and nothing else. There
IL no finite soul. or spirit"
But tho God OF tho Bible II Per-
son. a Spirit. Jesus said. cod 4. a
must worship film In spirit and IN
truth. tJohn s:2t.l God 10 Soul
III any man draw back. My Soul
shall have no pleasure In him"
Hebrews Ia: fo:as) He r. the God
OF all grace. the Father Of mercies.
perfect gift" g Corinthians i;3.
James f1T1 All these expressions
tell us Of personality. as do those
Scriptures which declare Ills Justice.
Power and Love. Thes.
qualities are not properly attributed
to good principle; for principles OF
right and wrong have no personality.
Man was made an earthly image Of
his Creator, who Is n Spirit. Man
was made "a little lower than the
angels" psalm $50: for angels have
Gods likeness on the spirit plane.
The likeness Is not necessarily one
Of form. but of character and OF or
EAHtNUl 10 HHt extent NHAf man can
reason with God and appreciate
Gods revelations respecting moral
and religious things. other animals.
not In Gods image. cannot reason on
those sub scts and cannot be ap-
pealed 10 as can man. To humanity
God says. Come now. let us reason
togethsr."--Isaiah 1913.
A personal God must have e place
of presence. "a suggested In Jssus's
ffffHr EafhHE -srtsf
Heaven" For God 10 be everywhere.
as Christian Scientists and Others ac-
sert. would make Him impersonal-
a Principle. This wrong thought iH
held by many who. contrary TO the
Bible. declare that God is onsBipres-
present.
while God r. not omnipresent.
everywhere present. He IL omnis-
Client. that is He has knowledge Of
everything and Of every place. "The
eyes OF the Lord are In every place.
beholding the evil and the good"
proverbs 15.3.) We know that there
are both evil and good 10 behold
and that the eyes of the Lord rep
resent His Intelligence. taking
c0gnizance Of everything everywhere
Since the invention OF the telephone
and tho wireless. we may much bet
ter than ever before understand how
God can have fullest knowledge Of
everything throughout tho Universe,
Just as man can receive instant in
formation from the rsmotest parts
Of tho earth. What man can do
under Divine guidance and eniight-
eminent IN, we may be sure. az moth
Ing in comparison with what his
Creator can do with that Creators
power and knowledge. Let Us
therefore, never lose sight OF the
Living and True God.
In conclusion. We urge upon Chris
iian Scientists. as upon all profess
Ing tho name OF Christ. tho impor-
lance OF coming into relationship
with Jesus by faith first, faith IN
Him as a Redeemer, through whom
alone liz there escape from sin. sor-
row, sickness. death secondly, be-
lief In Him as the great King whose
Reign will overthrow sin, thirdly
belief In the Scriptural testimony
that the Gospel Church will be His
Bride, and share His glorious work
throughout eternity.--Ephesian az.