The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-12-04
WHICH ROAD ARE YOU TRAVEL
LING; THE BROAD WAY OR
THE NARROW WAY?
wide is the Gate of Destruction
and Broad the Way Leading Thi-
ther; and many are they who
Enter Through il. How Mar
row is the Gate of Fife; how
Difficult the Way Leading
Thither! And how Few
Who Find it, (Mait. 7:
l3-li DiaelotD

one, lhe broadway leading 10 de
Slruction and The other narrow
gate leading to life. For many cen .
lurieS the preachers of the Church
Denominations, have taught the pro-
pie that the broadway leads to lakes /
of fire and birthstone where The /
poor creatures roast and stew and
bake for ever and ever land that the .
narrow way means to get into .
DcnominaliOnal System and escape
such a place. They certainly have /.
been and are a fine bunch Of poor |
blind guides and all who follow
their teachings are sure to reach the
place mentioned in Matt. l5:14-I
tumble into the ditch of sore diSap- |
pointment
The broadway to destruction OPP
ened up at the time Adam was driv
en- from Garden of Eden. Because !
of his sin he was condemned to
death and all of his off springs
came under his condemnation. All /
of these have been going down to
deStruction-not eternal torture. |
For more than six thousand years |
they have been going to the Bible /.
hell, the grave, the tomb the place
of destruction psalms 90:3; 1864; !
Fec. 9:j-l0) This way leading to
destruction was the only way for
man to go from the creation of
Adam until Christ Jesus came and
The vast multitudcS who have not
known and accepted Christ since
He has come have all likewise gone
that same way; bm this does not
mean thai they shall not return
again. The great mass of mankind
have gone that way ignorant of the
fact that any provision has been
made for their salvation and re-
durn. God plainly promised to re-
deem man that is TO say purchase
him from the grave, the tomb the BIZ
BILE hell and to destroy death. 81
will ransom them from the power
of the grave: ! will redeem them
from DEATH (HOSea 1910 His
provision for accomplishing this
was through the merit Of Jesus
sacrifice. When Jesus came He
brought to light the fact that God
has a plan for rcScuing men from
the great broadway of destruction
and bringing them 10 life; that in
The outworking of This plan He will
mortality and the ones who attain
this great prize Of Immortality are
The ones who enter the narrow way
of life described by the Master. 0St
Timothy 2:10) The great mass Of
mankind is vet ignorant of this pro-
vision for life. Their ignorance is
due to the prevalence of sin the in
flucncc of sin the influence of the
adversary through ignorant teach
crS and TO the fact that it is not
vet due time that they shall know.
The due time however is near even
at the door The greater light is
now beginning TO break and shine
intO the hearts of the people and
many are coming to a knowledge
of the fact that millions now living
and walking about upon earth will
never die and go into the grave.
God pulposcd before the founda-
ton of The world to develop a new
Creation designation as the ROYAL
Priesthood or Holy people peculiar
~ built up into Christ Jesus 0St
Peter 2:j-10). Jesus was the head
or chief corner stone of this new
arrangement. The value Of his
ransom sacrifice is used for their
benefit during the Gospel Age. The
Narrow wav opened means a way
LEADING to Heaven. To membership
into The body of Christ The way
is narrow and difficult and few
find il because few are willing to-
conform themselves to the terms.
ANY one who does so must follow in
ire footsteps of Jesus. Jesus. when
on earth was perfect man and as
such was entitled to all honorS,
glory and praise that the peoples
might bcSiow unOn perfect man.
He could easily have had the whole
human race at his feet, doing his
biddingS and been the most hon
orcd person in all the earth. But
that was not the purpose of His
coming here. "He cane not to be
miniStered unto but TO minister,
and to give his life rs a purchase
price for mankind as ransom.
Matt 29:2S) He ID, denied himself
of al these earthly honors and glo-
ry that a perfect man might have
had He denied himself pleasures
that might come to perfect human
being, legitimately indeed for the
Dcllctl UldH. ne sun cliuClCu lhH
human will. making il entirely sub
misSivc to Jehovah's will He en-
dured great contradictions among
sinners, great Affections in order
thai he might learn to be a sympa-
ihetic High Priest TO the poor hu-
man race, he their Redeemer and
ultimately their unlifter and bless
er.
During the Gospel Age if one ap-
preached the Lord desiring TO en-
ter this narrow way leading to life
and into Heaven ITSELF Jesus has
said 10 him IF any man will come
after me, let him deny himself and
take up his cross and follow me,