The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-16

LOU Jesus NuIlSt, WHO i6lI Tue nedF-
emily nature, took the human nature,
died for our sins, and was afterward
highly exalted to the Divine nature I
believe In the Holy Spirit, the Spirit
Of the Truth, the Spirit Of God, the
Spirit of Christ Ny crime is that do
not believe that the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit are zone in person,
equal in power and glory" neither one
existing before the others, neither one
the Son and neither one the Father,
really. The Bible says nothing of this
kind; ard | am glad that my head Is
not so Illogical as to lead me to deny
the Bible and common sense for the
sake of being in harmony with creeds
made in the Dark Ages.
"Who Art Thou, Lord?p "Jesusl"
The Bible makes no mystery of who
Jesus is; ard 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
1t was believed that the living bishops
were Apostolic and had the plenary
powers of the original Apostles. This
serious error Jesus emphatically warn
/ ed against in characterization 2:2
/, 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 O
man in Heaven, completely out of
touch with His surroundings; for q
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 q
different nature, Is the same One who,
while on earth, was "the Man Christ
Jesus" "a man Of sorrows and &C
| quainted with grief" st. Paul tells
us how Jesus left the Heavenly glory,
how He humbled Himself to take a
bondman's form-to take the same ma.
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, undefiled, separate from sinners"
| 1t tells us plainly that Jesus had hu.
man mother, but that His life came
not from a human father; and that
therefore He was perfect, and able TO
be the Ransomer of the race by giving
to God SCIENTIFICALLY full correspond
| ing price for Adam, whose life was
forfeited because of sin. Thus the Bi.
Bile explains that Jesus death Is sufa-
cient for Adams sin and the sins OF
the whole world; for the world was
not condemned individually, but mere
ly partook Of Adams condemnation b
death.
] Whoever thinks Of Jesus as being the
Father and also the Holy Spirit-ail
j one In perscn-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, and
until He arose from deathf
| 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 Gods
Word, which declare ~ ITO us there
Is one God, the Father (2) "and one
Lord, Jesus Christr'-1 Corinthians SO.
beginning of Gods creationr
1t seems astounding If my opponents
have never read the plain Bible state
ments that our glorious Redeemer was
'the First-born Of all creation (Colos-
SLAMS 1:15), ''the beginning of the crea-
ton of God" Revelation 8:14). If
they have read these simple, plain BIZ
BILE statements, why do they prefer
the confusing views Of the Dark Ages
respecting a Trinity Of three persons,
yet one person? Some say one God
in three persons; others say three Gods
In one person. Both propositions are
alike unscriptural and absurd.
Jesus Himself, in His last Message
to His Church, declared, II am the AL
pha and the Omega, the beginning and
the ending, the first and the last" (Rey
elation liz, ID Thus He clearly diff
ferentiates between Himself and the
Father; for the Father had no begin
ning-"From everlasting to everlasting
Thou art Cod
Do our opponents claim that Jesus Is
God? We agree most heartily, provid-
ed the word God Is understood In the
sense in which the Bible uses it.
Throughout the Old Testament the
word for God is eI0him-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 God. The Bible clear
ly indicates that He is above all 9TH
er gods except Jehovah.
In harmony with this we read re-
speeding Messiah and His Kingdom:
"Thy throne, o God, is forever and
ever" The Apostle applies these words
distinctly to Jesus, but does not say
this proves that Jesus was His own
Father, nor does he ignore the Al
mighty God. of whom are all things
On the contrary, the context tells
us explicitly that the Father, who
always was above all, as a reward ex-
| allied His Son to this glorious King
ship and Godship, declaring that even
the angels Of Heaven should worship
| Him.-Hebrews 1:1-9.
One very simple statement confuses
some needlessly. 1t reads, Il and My
Father are one" 1t does not say one
person. 1t refers to the oneness of
spirit, or harmony, between the Father
and the Son; and this oneness Is ex-
| planned by our Lord, assuring us that
| He came not to do His own will, but
| the will of the Father. Since He ac-
eepted the Fathers will In everything
He and the Father were always one In
purpose. Jesus prayed for the Church,
saying, pray for them that Thou hast
| given Me, that they all may be one In
Us, even as Thou, Father, and are
one. John 17:9, 20-24) Surely no one
| would claim that Jesus expected His
Church to become one person! And it
is equally absurd to think that He and
the Father are one person.
Because Jesus was thus the Fathers
Representative, in the only sense that
men could see the invisible Jehovah, He
answered Philip on one occasion, ~He
that hath seen Me hath seen the Fa-
Their" Thus the Presidents secretary
would say to a caller, 81 represent the
President"
ain the Beginning Was the Logos!"