The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-06-25

to the Christian
religion.
Taking such a
man at his word
| IA ea what is there in
the Christian re-
ligion which pro-
->Aza.-1 vides for his we'll
being? The Bible speaks of man as a
tbree-fold being constituted Of spirit
soul and body Beginning with the
last named the whole system OF
Christian religion is moral, ana NOR
ality is intended to benefit the body
primarily. If the injunctions OF Chris
tianity we're carried out man would
have as healthy a body as it is pos
sible aside from his sinful heritage
which is in some cases a tremendous
handicap to overcome. The IDEA OF
TEMPERANCE or self-conTOl is clearly
enioined and when we take the teaci-
ing of the Bible as applied to the
Christian, we find that the body is the
temple of the Holy Spirit and that TINS
temple must not be detlled.
The soul, mans spiritual nature IN
the light of his physical existence is
somewhat comparable to the soul or
life Of the animal creation about him.
This spiritual part of man clings to
the body and every injunction of the
Christian religion fosters the lie OF
the soul as long as it is related to the
flesh.
When we come to the higher altl-
tudes and consider man in connection
with the spirit, we find him related dl-
rectly to God and 1t is to this spirit
nal part of man that the chief contri-
buttons of the Christian religion are
made. God recognizes in every man
the counterpart of himself, the image
of himself in the manifestations OF
personality-thinking, loving and will
ing.
The Bible an intellectual StimuIant.
God makes contributions to the in
tellect of man in the finest field OF re-
search offered anywhere-the book
that is coming to its own, the Bible.
Although we may truthfully say that
God has thought out and revealed re-
demption to man in his Word, the
things related thereto are the pro-
foundest subjects that man can ven
ture upon. God has revealed IN ms
Word a hereafter which Daniel WEB
ster said was the subject of his deep
est thought. God has revealed hllnself
in the person of his Son, this, the IN
carnation of God, being the profound
est fact Of the universe. This Thought
staggers man, but if he dares enter
the field of investigation offered he
will find that 1t is the highest compli-
ment God ever put on man that he
has invited him to this consideration.
The great program of the ages is
given to man in the Bible and man is
challenged to make study of it by
rightly dividing the word of truth.
Augustine said that there is no under
standing the word of God except by
considering dispensation-the succeed
ing stages of Gods program; and it is
the testimony of many strong intel
lect that when they were touched with
the Spirit of God and began consider
ing this great Subject they found it to
be most stimulating TO the mind. And
this stimulation may be felt and taken
advantage of without any speculation
The human being has heart and
has the power of admiring and even
loving things that are in themselves
lovely. Man has also the faculty Of
hating things that are ugly.
NapoIeon's Tribute to Jesus Christ.
Here the Bible makes its offerings.
1t holds up sin to be hated and alb
horred; on the other hand that which
should only draw the heart and love is
presented. The object in which this is
most succinctly embodied is the per-
son of Jesus Christ. He was loved
by his disciples unto the death, if we
may believe the testimony of tradition.
Napoleon when speaking in reproof OF
remark of one of his generals as to
the Christian religion, said: Its
founder was and deserved to be great
err than Alexander the Great; than
Caesar and even myself; for all these
Kingdoms were founded on physical
strength, while ChriSt's was founded
on simple faith in the Son of God"
A man would be considered a fool
today if he would try to get at the Sc
crets of electricity by retracing the
footsteps of MarcOni or Edison. He
takes what these and other great men
have done and uses them for some
thing beyond; what he knows not, but
possibly with results of which they
have not dreamed. Let the same com
mon sense characterize man as he
takes the finished product of spiritual
thought in the Bible and let him get
to work The field is not only interest
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