Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-05-04

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more pain, for the
former things are passed away."-Rev.
21:4.
The speaker briefly referred to last
weeks discourse, and said that having,
he believed, fairly stated the facts and
claims of Christian Science, he would
now inquire whether or not its teach
ings are Scriptural. He holds that Chris
tian Science is in conflict with the BIZ
BILE. The Scriptures distinctly aver that
God created man perfect-in His own
image and likeness, morally, intellec-
tually; and that Adams disobedience
was sin, punishable with death. Chris
tian Science denies this, declaring that
there is no death.
Mother Eddy" striving after a
truth, taught there is no pain, no sick
ness, no sorrow, etc. The truth after
which she was feeling, but did not
fully grasp, is that sin, sickness, sor-
row, death, are abnormal conditions
the result OF the curse which came
upon our race in the beginning. He
agreed with Mrs. Eddy that sin, sick
ness, sorrow, death, are not designed
by God to be everlasting conditions.
The Bible assures us that the result Of
Messiah's work of Redemption will be
the obliteration of these.-Rev. 22:3.
When Christian Science healers speak
of healing, they necessarily acknowl-
edge that sickness exists. But sick
ness, sorrow and pain are not proper
for Gods people, and their prevalence
now attests that God is dealing with
the world as criminals under. death
sentence. The Church of Christ is no
exception in this matter. Jesus, holy,
harmless, undefiled, separate from sin
ners," was weary, hungry. He ago
nized in the Garden; He died on the
Cross. Nor were these errors; they
were the very things for which He
came into the world, as HE declared.
Without His suffering as our Redeem
er, Adam and his race could not be
recovered.
Healing a Restitution Work.
The speaker then demonstrated con-
clusively from Scripture that healing
is Restitution work, and will be prac-
ticed in the world during the Messianic
Kingdom. Restitution is not promised
to the Church, but a new nature-the
Divine-obtainabl only by participa-
ton with the Redeemer in the "suf-
ferings of this present time" Ro-
mans S:1S) Neither Jesus nor His
Apostles experienced healing-nor did
any of the early Church, so far as the
record shows. Nor was this because
none of them were sick. Jesus Him.
self was very sick in Gethsemane, and
tainted on the way to the Cross. st.
Timothy had dyspepsia; but, instead
of healing him, St Paul wrote to him
advising a certain diet Miracles Of
healing were the exception, and were
for convincing the people that the
Church had the Divine approval.
While the Pastor commended Chris
tian Scientists for their endeavors to
hold to the Bible, he reminded them
that not the letter of the Bible will en-
tighten and sanctify, but its spirit, its
real meaning. This is obtainable. not
by confusing definitions. but by accept
ing in simplicity Of mind the words for
what they are, and putting them to-
gether in logical order. That things
are not In right condition any one can
see; and they will not be right until the
Redeemer shall assume His kingly Of
fee and remove the curse.
But since Christian Science fails to
recognize and state clearly these facts,
it follows that the cult is not Scriptural;
and however attractive its teachings
may be to some, they cannot be relied
upon. because they are off the true
foundation = recognizing neither the
facts of sin and death nor the necessity
for redemption from these conditions
by Jesus sacrifice Of Himself. Fur
thermore, Christian Science does not
see the difference between the Church
of Christ, in process of selection for
more than eighteen centuries, and the
world. which will not be dealt with un-
til the Church is glorified.
The remainder of the discourse was
devoted to the Scriptural teaching in
respect to God. Nothing in the Bible
declares that God is omnipresent-pres-
ent in everything and place. Whoever
thinks of Him thus necessarily thinks
of Him as impersonal. God is a Spir-
it" John 4:24; Hebrews 12:9) The
Scriptures set forth His Justice, Wis
dom, Power and Love-qualities not
to a principle: for princi
Piles have no personality, and are not
dependent upon circumstances, condi-
tions or places.