Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-03-16
UNCLE TOM" GIVES POINTS
HISTORICAL RESEARCH

"The Bible and the Bible only, is
the religion of the Protestants, Rev.
S. D. Quarles in News of March 2,
1915
The above is a positive declaration
of Protestant concerning his relig-
ion
st. James gives as also plain and
positive declaration about pure and
undefiled religion, and that is to visit
the fatherless and widows in their af-
| fiictions and keep yourself unspot-
ted from the world. Paul gives a
stronger and more positive statement
concerning the matter in Cor. 18th
chapter. and never even mentions the
Bible. can't imagine what Brother
Quaries seeks to 90 by rejecting the
plain statements of st. Paul, and also
st James. Religion. I've always un
derstood to be as having Christ formed
in you. the hole of glory; not a book,
but living, holy, divine spirit "Be-
hold stand at the door and knock. If
any will oren the door aud l will
come into him and sup with him and
be with Me. 7"
Theirs are plenty of plain indisput-
able texts TO prove the presence of the
Savior with the Christian He is all
in all and the man who has no bible
can bava religion just the same. The
brother seems to forget the early,
primitive christians never had any BIZ
Bile for many long years after the cru
cifixion of Christ, and weIe dependant
upon the church for the Gospel Of the
Son Of God. even though there was not
q line OF the New Testament written.
One basing their religion solely upon
the "Bible and the Bible only" T"
should have strong guarantee Of it's
auther ITCHY, and be sure he has the
tight book properly and correctly
translated No. brother, the Bible is
not Christ, for Christ is the head of
all things, SO Christ and the church
came first Then almost century
passed and we got the book of Matth-
ew Read carefully Paul's first letter
to the Colossians / accept the bible as
being the word Of God SO far as it is
correctly translated, but l am con-
vinced the original translation is
more correct than any of orr modern
translators are able to do. You must
remember the Bible is not its own
witness, neither does it anywhere
claim to be formula of belief, and
you can't find in all its pages clear,
methodical statement of the teachings
of Christ This may seem a little
strange, but if you will consider the
Epistles of st. Paul you will find he
wrote as occasion required to TIE diff
felent churches, and to settle their
disputes about dogmas and to insist on
certain christian principles of Morali
ty, etc, and you see from the Epistles
of st Paul and the other apostles who
wrote, tust the Bible was never in
tended TO take the place of living
and the church, my brother,
has the authority to insist upon a liv-
ing ministry The bible, my brother, !
was written to explain or Insist upon |
q doctrine already preached. It's very |
nature ought to prove to any thinking |
man the impossi ibility of its being the
one safe method to find out what the |
Savior taught. 1t is not a simple,
,lear-as crystal volume that little
child may understand. although it
ought to be so on your Protestant
principles, st Peter speaks of the
difficulties one meets with, especially
IN the Epistles of St Panl, SIN
which are certain things hard to be
which the unlearned and
unstable wrest, as they do also the
'tber Scripture, to their own destruc-
ion. 20 Pet. 3:16 Again the acts
If the Apostles testify to the obscurity
IT that passage in Isa. 53'7-S
My brother, you think you under
,tand, but like the eunuch some man
Jailed and chosen of God must show
ls. Has an apostolic priesthood the
,ardoning power? John IL, IA verse
s this commandment or council1 Is
{ to be taken literally or figuratively.
suppose call your attention to John
he s0:s3. Brother, can you deny this
,lain truth concerning the power of
he apostolic priesthoodto forgive sins. :
I the bible is your religion how
omes it You reject the most essential
hing in the plan of Salvation. The
,ible, my brother, is not 80 much
'rinters' ink and paper. Not the ig-
'orance, errors and prejudices of men
cad into the Old or New Testament,
lot babel of discordent opinion as
o Whist Christ our Lord meant, but it
8 the language and utterances of men
lnder divine inspiration and to be in
erpreted by a living, holy, divine
hurch and ministry Christianity
oes not rest on bible foundation.
UNCLE TOM