The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-18
BASIC PRINCIPLE
FINAL JUDGMEHE
3Basic Principles of Final JUDGMENT
Subject of Interesting Article ey
DR.. F. G.. HieksoH.
Bv DR.: E.. C.. dickson in Baptist
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The judgment Itself consists In the
separation of all men into two classes
and the assignment of their awards
and punishments. The basic princa-
ple On which the. assignment is made
is our attitude towards and our ser
vice for, our fellowmen.
Our relationship to Christ the
Lord is fixed by Christ h7mseh. We
are adjudged as his friends, or enc
mics according to, not whether III TINS
life we have served him, but accord
ing to whether we have served our
fellowEen:.
This was new doctrine. All the
religious of the world make religious
duties consist in service rendered
God. Here, what we have done for
or against God is not considered at
all. These people are not rewarded
or punished for anything done for or
against God. Those judged so re-
garded It and that is what surprised
them. They said, "We did not do that
for YOU, Lord, or we did not fail to
do that for you, Lord. We never
saw YOU in such circumstances OF
need and did not do those acts OF
mercy for you. WE saw our Fellow
men in need and distress and minis
tered to them The Lord replied,
sInasmucfi as yeN did it to these, even
the least, We did it to me. And mas
much as We neglected these, ye neg
lected me; and ye are my friends or
enemies according as ye have loVeo
and served men or failed to do So"
las clearly as this seems the pro
per Interpretation Of this Scripture, II
is not accepted by men. Chrlstlan
teachers hold and teach the ancient
and universal creed that religion 1s
matter between God and man, ana
not a matter between man and man.
That which has made the religions OF
the world, Christianity not excepted
curse and not a blessing Is tnls
fundamental error:
Whence came religious persecu-
tons? It is based on a conceived 10Y
| atty to God. Men have hated ano
killed each other over religious diff
ferences not for wrongs done eacn
! other. but for wrongs done God. MY
! neighbor, he may hold himself al
nv service for any good in his power
towards me, but if he is holding ano
practicing insult and injury to my zoo
7 hate him and will do him harm
thinking to do God service thereby
That teaching and practice has made
religion a curse and not blessing
And excepting those who do as taught
here by Christ that teaching mas
been and is universal among men.
Philanthropy, 1umanitarlanlsm mas
been decried by Christian teachers
Why? Because of their jealousy for
the honor of Christ. Whereas phllan-
thtropy, humanitarianism is the very
essence of the spirit Of Christ and
| the only service he will accept.
Men have always been willing to
serve God, that is their God. They
would have delighted in SERVING
+ Christ when on earth if they had
known him as Cod He was rejected
and crucifed because he came in the
form of man. They reject him and
neglect him today because he is IL
the world to be served only in the
{. form of man. Jesus went to heaven
| in that particular human body IN
which he lived and wrought on earth
but he remained in the world for al
time in the forms Of all men VIC
need the ministrations Of men.
II Jesus were to appear on earth