The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-20

~ the argument would be hopeless
death FOR all mankind In this conclu.
sion the Bible agrees THE wages ~
Elm is death sin, mortal error,
brings death Ezekiel ls4; Genesis
l2l7. Romans 6:23.
What the Scriptures Say.
The Bible logically aud beautifully
points out Gods compassion for our
race and His provision In Christ for
our recovery out Of this death condSion
by a resurrection from the dead. The
Bible logically shows that the Divine
sentence OF death mot tormenu must
be met either by humanity or by Re-
deemer, and informs Us that for this
purpose Christ left His Heavenly glory,
that He might redeem Adam and his
race from sin and its death penalty.
SO the Apostle writes by inspiration:
"As by man IAdaml came death, by
man also IJesusl comes the resur-
/ rection OF the dead For as all In
| Adam die, even SO all In Christ shall be
made alive Il Corinthians 1921, 22)
| What is this but declaration that the
sin leading TO mortal error Is atoned
/ for by Divine favor, 10 the intent that
all sinners may be rescued from ''mor-
tai error"-from DEATH
The Bible is 30 much more reason
able and beautiful that, we believe,
Christian Scientists, seeing its teach
ings with clear vision, VIII gladly ex-
thange an inferior for superior Why
should they bind themselves too close
ly to Mother Eddy" who according to
her own theory failed in the highest de-
gree. In committing mortal error
and hopelessly? Would they not rather
take the older and still better teaching
Of Gods Word. and realize that Jesus
resurrection from the dead was the Di-
vine recognition of His perfect sacrifice
and a guarantee that His death had
accomplished the designed purpose OF
providing way for the removal Of
mortal error'-death-from all?
Those who accept Jesus death and
resurrection as the satisfaction for sin
provided by God, and who believe the
Bible teaching that the actual resur
rection is to occur after the Second
Advent Of Jesus, may by faith speak
of themselves as already risen with
Him. But those who deny that there
is any death must of necessity deny
that Jesus died, and hence would be-
whether Intentionally or otherwise, de
nying the Ransom Price-the Redemp
ton Pricegiven for the sins of the
whole world.
Cannot our Christian Science friends
accept the Redeemer and His work,
and by faith look forward to the Res.
titutlon, which st. Peter declares will
follow our Lords Second Advent? (Acts
3:19-21) 1t will be for all mankind, and
will last thousand years, dealing
with every man in his own order
bringing them back from the tomb and
from all their weaknesses, which are
the blemishes Of sin-back TO the per
feet image and likeness of God, as
oTlSllldli ItpTtstlltd Ill i uIIel audul
Healing the Sick Not Sin.
Christian Science healers necessarily
acknowledge that there issickness when
they speak of healing; for how could
any one be healed who Is not diseased
We have already conceded that sick
ness, sorrow and pain would not be
proper for any who are Gods PEG
pie: and that the prevalence Of these
conditions attests the fact that God II
dealing with the world as criminals
under death sentence. The question
arises, Is not the Church an exception
to the world In this matter? We an
swer that those who believe In Jesus
redemptive work and who fully conse
crate their lives, are counted as sepa
rate and distinct from the world. John
1716) Nevertheless. to the surprise
Of some, ii is not the Divine Plan that
those received by God as sons should
be released from sickness, imperfec
ton or death.
Take the case Of Jesus. Holy, harm
less. undefiled, separate from sinners"
the Son Of God by full outward at
testation Matthew 3:17; John 1:14),
He was weary, He hungered, He ago
nized in the Garden, He died on the
Cross. Nor were these errors; rather,
they were the very things for which
He came into the world, as He Him.
self declared; and without Jesus SUI.