The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-26

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Romans sal
The perfect race was represented
IN Father Adam before he sinued
and through christ. eventually the
earth will be ftiied with perfect
human beings. Then whoever Will
not come into fullest accord with
the Lord will die the second Death.
Theirs will he the p~ri.hing like
natural brute beasts which - Peter
ment lions the Furnishing with an
everlasting destruction. mentioned
by 81. Paul. ~ Peter z.tas Thesr.
- Hat nothing In the Rihie im-
piles an everlasting torture ot any
one
Ia the bible presentation there Is a
special place for the Church OF the
Gospel Age, called out 81 the world
before the Restitution Times Tier
acceptance 81 the Call implies her
attempt TO live in fullest harmony
With the Lord under present impsr.
feet. unsatisfactory conditions even
20 the extent % laying down life for
the brethren. for the service OF God
and Tits Word. To THIS church class.
the Bible assures us. will come still
higher blessing than Restitution.
The Church Is 20 have the highest
form OF spirit nature. a.. 81. Peter
declares--s Peter 1sit.
Truth nIhiicsi. s~ieatirie. ssnstify-
lag.
We commend Christian Scientists
for their endeavor 90 hold fast 20 the
Bible. but remind them that not the
letter Of the Bible merely will en-
Tighten and sRnctifv. but its spirit.
It's real meaning THIS IL ohtainahie
not BY confusing definitions but by
simplicity Of mind Ira accepting the
words for what they are and putting
them together In logical order.
af - -
desiring to be logical but let us mo-
tice that her language was coufus-
iDE when she said. There Il no
death. no sickness. no pain" The
most that can be conceded by the
most generous iogician - that there
should be no death. no sickness. no
pain. no sorrow. ~ things were In
right condition. Hut things are not
IN right condition. as the bible de-
ciares ana as all can see. ard they
Will not be 80 until the savior who
redeemed the world hY the sacrifice
~ Himself shall assume Tits kiuziy
office and remove the curse. Then
there will be no sin. no death. no
sorrow. no pain.
Hut since Mrs. Eddy and Christian
science fsn to recognize and state
these facts clearly. II follows that
however attractive her teachings
may be 10 some people. they canunt
be relied upon. because they are of
the true foundation 49, recognizing
neither the facts % sin and death,
nor the necessity for redemption
thcrefrorn hv Jesus sacrifice or for
tho coming Restitution. Further
more. Christian Science does not ar
ferentiate between the Church. which
has been In process. Of selection for
more than eighteen centuries. and
the world. which stiii lies in the
Wicked one. and which will not he
dealt with until the Church shalt b.
xlorifisd. and with her Lord shall
the Kingdom % Right
eousness
Jesus prayed Tor iii. Church.
''Sanctify them through Thy Truth
Thy Word - Truth" While Chris
tian Scientists and people % other
denominations. and some heather as
we'll. are. many Of them. moral. tx
empiary. honorable. yet few claim
to be sanctifisd Indeed. the sanctt-
tying features Of Truth they ignore
or do not see. We are not to think
Of church attendance or 81 rejection
OF profanity. liquors. etc. as sancti-
fication. The putting away of the
fifth Of the flesh T. Indeed commend
able. but is only a primary step In
the right direction.
God f. now calling n sanctified
ciasH--a set-apart peopfe-whom tie
is testing under the promise. he
thou faithful unto death. and ! will
give thee a Crown 81 Life This
does not signify faiihfulnesH 10
denomination OF cult. hut faithful
ness 10 the Lord. 20 the testimony ~
His Word. 10 the principles 81 right
eousness. TO self-surrender to walk
In Jesus footsteps.
We viii not discuss Of length the
scientific element Of Christian Sci
r.. . a
entiflc ~ inharrnnniaus with the
Truth. We believe that the only way
that anything scientific could be as
ISOLATED with II IL hy adding 10 II
the thought that sorrow. sin and
death are In the world only temper
arily. by reason 81 transEressiou Of
Divine Law. and that they are 10 be
ertermtnated hv Mesainh's Kingdom.
Christian Scientists tell ua that
they have benefited mentally and
from following Mrs Ed
dv's theory and DENYING that there
IL any pain. etc. We quite agree
that the will IL q powerful factor ia
resisting disease--that II We brood
over sorrows. difficulties. aches and
pains they are increased hv the
operation 81 our minds We agree
with all physicians. that the mind
should be diverted from our diseases
But IL ts Illogical. irrational and
we are without pain when we have
pain. No lover Of truth can consent
to this Honesty must be first with
all right minded people. and surely
Is pleasing 70 God.
Very pernieiop- Teaching.
There Is one doctrine held by
ScientiEts-and by many Of
other deuomination4-t IL very
pernicious. very Injurious. very IN
turai This ~ the teaching that God
Is omnipreaent-prese In every
thing and IN every place. Nothing
in the Bible 20 declares. and when
we attempt to be wiser than what
L. written. We surely make mis-
take.
whoever thinks Of God as omni-
present necessarily thinks Of Him as
lmpersonal: and the more he thinks.
the more vague hts God becomes.
until finally he has no God. but
merely (as.some Christian Scientists.
Including Mrs Eddy. express - be-
lleves In principle 81 good and
calls that principIe God. such wish
20 believe IN a supreme Creator. but
10 this erroneous reasoning they
nlHfead their own intelligence into
the denial Of personal God. An
God II not person.
The bible recognizes = peranuai
Coda great Spirit 'einR and gives
Him a home, or locality. Jesus taught
~ TO pray. "Our Father. which art
IN Heaven" How different this isI
from saying that God IL IN every
thing useful or vaiuable-in tho soil
because IL is useful for the develop
mentH Of fruits. in the chair be-
cause useful 10 ST. upon IN the table
because useful as q convenience
such teachings surely lead away
from sanctiflcation Of heart and ~"
and from the faith which the Bible
lncuicates
WHY DOES GoD PERMIT EhIIf II
This question and many others N
which perpleE you, az" eatiafac-
tori1y answered from the Bible IN /.
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