Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-08

CHflSt who was daily Gods delight
(Prov. BOY. And all during time he
is still the pre-eminent one, for it has
pleased the Father that in Christ
should all fullness dwell (Col. :19).
Not man but Christ has been made heir
OF all things (Heb. 1:2). After time
will be passed this will still be true, as
is stated in Eph. 1 10, that in the dis
pensation of the fullness of times he
Will gather together in one all things
IN Christ, both which are in heaven,
and which are on earth" The error
OF humanitarianiSm rises out of a de-
NAL OF this truth and the consequent
attempt to put men in Christ's place.
Humanltarianism is nothing more than
the exaltation of man, leading to his
dedication and the enforcement of
| the human above the divine. Mankind
can come into the purposed blessing
from God only as Christ is given his
| proper place-that of being the pre-
eminent object of Gods counsels. And
| what is true of the human race is true
| OF the individual. That life is blessed
In the measure in which Christ is pre-
eminent therein.
AS the Object Of the Scriptures.
The object of the Scriptures is not to
give the world history, although the
only absolutely true history in the
world is found there. Neither is the
scripture scientific book, although
Wherever the Scripture touches science
1t touches it with true hand and is
| never unscientific. Neither do the
scriptures set forth a system of philos-
opny as the object for which they were
written, although the deepest philos-
ophy is found there. The pre-eminent
OBJECT OF the Book is Christ. Without
| MIN they would never have been writ
ten and we read our Bibles to little
purpose If we fail to find him upon its
pages. He rebukes those of older time
py saying In Jno. 80: "Ye search the
scriptures, for in them We think We
nave eternal life and they are they
which testify Of me-" Eternal life is
In him and he is in the Scriptures.
They would not receive him of whom
the Scriptures spake and so missed
the eternal life for which they sought.
through the books of history, prophecy
and psalms the one radiant object in
| type and symbol, ceremony and nre-
dlctlon is this pre-eminent one-Christ
Jesus the Lord. He is the onlv kev
winch will unlock the mysteries and
the only light making plain the dark
places.
AS the Object Of Our Faith.
Our eternal destiny does not rest
on what we do with certain things but
certain person. It is not the faith
put the object Of the faith that counts
may have splendid faith in q moor
oank and lose my money. NAV have
iiucn 1alth In a rotten boat and lose
my life And 1 may have first-class
1altn IN some other object than Christ
sucn as good life or charitable deeds
ana lose my soul. If it is salvation
need l am to believe in him and ho
saved tActs BY. If it is justifica-
tlon want am to believe in him and
De justified from all things fAo+.
Ii :39). Freedom from condemno+ion
eternal life, sanctifcation, all that has
TO DO with my spiritual well-beine
hangs on my faith in him. No wonder
men, that we read, ''this is the work ~
zoo tnat We believe on him whom no
natn sent Ono. 6:29). He is to he
Tue pre-emlnent object of NV faith
VIII my reader stop and ask from -.
neart, Am really trusting in Chr,st
alone or Is some other object nro-o,,.,
nent before my faith?" He must A.
all for us or he can do nothing for us
The error Of humanitarianisn, NIL,
come In when any other object to-
this pre-eminent one Is before us W.
VIII be kept from the leaven OF tho
fnarisees when we seek for him alone
IN the Scriptures, and the eternal IN.
terests OF our souls will be safeguardod
ana made sure when he Is the sunrema
object Of our faith.
Ihou 0 Christ art all want:
More than all ir thee I find.