The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-10-23
(Continued from last week.

names of the members are not VIII
ten upon some Church Registry or
Inter-Church World Movement rec
ord. but are written in Heaven. (lie.
brews 1929 The members con
stitite a peculiar people. called on,
from the world. and developed into
likeness OF Christ Jesus QSt Peter
S:4-1O) No one is considered a
member of the Church that is rec
ognized by Jehovah unless he is
baptized into Christ. Neither has
any one q prospective chance 70
1--WE with the Lord in Heaven on
he Divine Plan unless he has been
baptized into ShriSts death. In
other words, one must be dead with
Christ 80 far as the things of the
world are concerned. RomanS 6:3,
k8.) To be baptized into ChriStS
death means to be fully cOnSccrat-
cd 40 10 the will Of God even unto
death. When one comes to the
point where he is glad To tell the
lord that he surrenders all to Him.
Ancluding, his life and is willing to
follow Him through thick and thin
even unto death, that is the time
one takes his first step of baptism
into Christ's death and then is
when his name Is entered upon the
roll in Heaven as probationary
members of the Church OF the first
born. You may judge yourselves
h0 this standard and # you can con
scientiously say that | have turned
over ell to the Lord and am doing
an in my power 10 live up TO my
covenant, and if you are faithful
unto death, you may rest assured
that when the roll is called, you
will be there; but, il you have not
taken thi, step of full conservation
70 the Lord, feel safe in advising
you TO seek the Lord with knowL
edge Of his plan at once and get
ready to live right here upon this
earth throughout eternity. These
man-made organizations are not
churches regardless of the names
by which they are called.
The Church Denominations teach
that these man-made organization.
that are over busy collecting mon
ey and claiming 10 be trying to save
souls, are churches; that the Cos
pei Age Is the dag OF salvation for
the world of mankind and all who
die outside of these Denominations
will spend their eternity in torment
that death, during this Gospel Age,
ends all so far as being saved or
lost is concerned; that the resurrec-
tion OF the dead Is for the purpose
Of heaping further damnation upon
the condemned. The Scripture plain
iy states that the resurrection of the
dead is for the purpose Of reward
ing the Just with life everlasting and
judging the unjust and giving them
a chance TO gain life everlasting
John 5:28-29) And that the judg-
ment OF the unjust will begin at the
second coming of our Lord which
is at the end of the Gospel Age
(ActS 3:19-21D In all these mos
important points, the Church De
nominations teach directly in op'
position to the plain statements ol
the Bible. The Bible represents
Gods own word TO his human crea
lures. Gods words are true ant
any teaching which disputes the
plain statements of the Scriptures
Is saying in so many words tn,
same thing that the devil said tt
Mother Eve, THAT God did not tel
the truth" Therefore, Gods plan
like His character, has been and Y
now being woefully miSrepreSent
ed and the humble people left II
gross darkness concerning God
plan OF Salvation.
Gods Promises to Man
God has promised that all tina
are in their graves shall hear Iii
voice and come forth. They tha
have done unto resurrection o
life, and they that have done i'll un
to the resurrection Of judgment IRE
vised version.) He has also toll
us that life, liberty. happiness an
times OF refreshing shall come :
the world OF mankind from the pres
ence OF the Lord; (ActS 3:1g tha
the wilderness and solitary plac
shall be glad. and the desert shal
blossom as the rose UsaiaK 35;l
that the eyes OF the blind, bot
physically and mentally, shall b
opened and the ears of the dea
shall be ms,opped physically an
mentally. Then shall the lam
man leap as a hart and the tongue G
the dumb shall sing-lsaiah 29:1S
that in the wilderness waters shaI
break out, and streams in the des
eFt; and parched grounds becom
pooh and the thirsty land spring
Of wa,er.-Isaiah 1867; that the
the earth shall yield her increase
Psalms 67:6; and the inhabitani
shall not say ] am sick-Isaiah 1872
that In that day they shall bull
houses and inhabit them, which
moi true today, because general
the ones who build the fine house
do not i've in them and they sha
plant vineyards and eat the fNli
thereof. In that day il will not b
as II is so often the case now tbs
one poor fellow labors hard to pre-
duee while another sits back in a
AaSy chair and profiteers on th