The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-03-18

enly nature. took the human nature,
died for our sins. and was afterward
highly exalted to the Divine nature. !
believe In the Holy Spirit, the spirit
Of the Truth. the Spirit Of God, the
spirit of Christ, My crime Is that do
not believe that the Father, the son,
and the Holy Spirit are "onc IN person,
equal In power and glory neither one
existing before the others, neither one
the Son aud neither one the Father
really. The Bible says nothing " this
Kind. and | am glad that my head IS
not so Illogical as TO lead me TO deny
the Bible ana common sense for the
sake Of being IN harmony with creeds
made IN the Dark Ages.
"Who Art Thou, Lord2" "Jesusi"
The Bible makes no mystery Of who
Jesus Is; and we would not have been
IN confusion had we relied solely upon
the testimony Of Jesus, the Apostles
and the Prophets our misleading
came during the twelve hundred years
when the Bible was ignored, because
II was believed that the living bishops
were Apostolic aud had the plcnary
powers of the original Apostles. This
serious error Jesus emphatlcally warn.
ed against I'm advance. Revelation %,
The Bible tells Of Jesus present glo.
rious station, far above angels, par
taker of the Divine nature" But many
ignore this, and claim that Jesus Is Il
man IN Heaven. completely out OF
touch with His surroundings; for 0
man, according to the Bible. Is "a lit
tie lower than angels" whereas the
Apostle declares that Jesus, at His res
direction, was exalted far above an
gels. This glorious One, although OF a
different nature, Is the same One who,
while on earth, was "the Man Christ
Jesus" "a man OF sorrows and ac-
duainted with grief" ST. Paul tells
us how Jesus left the Heavenly glory,
how He humbled Himself 10 take a
bondman's form to take the same M
ture as humanity, which had come into
bondage TO sin.
The Bible explains how Jesus could
be OF our race, and yet be holy, harm
less, indebted, separate from sinners.
1t tells US plainly that Jesus had hu'
man mother but that His life came
not from human father; and that
therefore He was perfect, and able to
be the Ransomer Of the race by giving
to God SCIENTIFICALLY a full correspond
ing price for Adam, whose life was
forfeited because OF sin. Thus the 81,
bic explains that Jesus death is sum.
cient for Adams sin and the sins OF
the whole world for the world was
not condemned individually, but mere
" partook Of Adams condemnation to
death.
Whoever thinks Of Jesus as being the
Father and also the Holy Spirlt-all
one in Derson-muSt be confronted with
nonsensical errors such as these: How
did the Universe manage to progress
during the period leading up to Jesus
birth and on to manhood? How did
the affairs Of the Universe prosper dur
ing Jesus ministry, when He was fully
engaged with earthly affairs to the ex
tent Of WEAKNESS? How did the Uni.
verse get along when Jesus died, ana
until He arose from DEATH
Some even go to this absurd length
TO wit, that Jesus raised Himself from
death; whereas the Apostle declares
positively that the Father raised Him
from the dead on the third day. How
refreshing it is to get out of the fog
into the clear statements Of COO
Word, which declare a. ITO US there
n one God. the Father" - and one
Lord. Jesus Christi / Corinthians $50.
beginning Of Gods Creation"
1t seems astounding if my opponents
have never read the plain Bible state
ments that our glorious Rcdeemer was
"the First-born Of all creation (Colos.
slams 1:1Jl, "the beginning Of the crea.
ton OF Cod Revelation Bad. If
they have read these simple, plain III.
BE statements, why do they prefer
the confusing views Of the Dark Ages
respecting Trinity Of three persons.
vet one person? Some say one Cod
in three persons; others say three Gods
In one person, Both propositions are
alike unscriptural and absurd.
Jesus Himself, III His Inst Message
to His Church, declared, Il an the Al
pha and the Omega, the beginning ana
the ending, the first ana the last (l'eF
elation is, Id Thus He clearly ar
fereptiates between Himself and the
Father: for the Father had no begin
nlng-aIfrom everlasting to everlasting
Thou art Cod
DO our opponents claim That jesus y
Cod? We agree most heartily, rrovls
ed the word God IS understood IN mo
sense in which the Bible uses H.
Throughout the Old Testament the
word for God Is ciohim mighty one.
1t is applied to jehovah the Almighty
One: it is also applied TO angels and
TO men whom He sent as His messen
gers. According TO this view, our LORD
Jesus Christ IS a God. The Bible clear
" indicates that He Is above oil otb'
or gods except Jehovah
- h,,y,a,,r v,,ith thf4 we read re-