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

earth is to be burned up in the
very face Of Gods plain statement
in EcclesiasteS 4, that the earth
sbidcth forever; That He formed il
10 be nhabited-lSaiah 45:l8, and
that He gave the earth 10 the chill
drrn OF men-PsalmS l15i6. The
Chsrch Denominations call God a
liar concerning His promises to man
When Are Gods Promises To Man
To BE Fulfilled
The Church Denominations claim
tn atns man knows or can know the
time for the ending of the world or
the fulfillmsnt of Gods promises to
man. They generally base their
claim upon ChriStS statement in the
llth Chapter of Mathew, 36lh verse,
which states thai of that day and
hour knoweth no man. The word
"knoweth" carries the thought OF
present tense and is the same as say
ipg, no one knows now at this time.
ChiSt'S statement was not intended
10 impress His disciples that no one
ever would know. We must re-
member that at the time these
words were spoken. Christ himself
was still on trial TO test His loyalty
unto Jehovah God even unto death
Listen what he tells his disciples
Immediately after he is raised from
the dead-"All power is given unto
Ne in Heaven and in earth,' Mathew
28:tS. Now, if all power was given
unto the Lord, both in Heaven and
on earth, is il reasonable to suppose
that He would not know anything
about the important event" Such
a thought is contrary to the plain
statementSof the Scriptures. LiStenl
Ye shall receive power after that
the Holy Spirit is come upon you
Acts 1:1S, and that Spirit Of Truth
will guide you into all truth and
will show YOU things to come
John 1913. God tells us that the
words are coSed and sealed until
the time of the end when the wise
will understand the teachablc ones
but none Of the wickedl-thoSe who
are wise i'm their own way shall un
derstand. Daniel : 12:100 Ne
brethren are not in darkneSs-lie-
brewS 3:l that dlay should overtake
YOU as a thief, 1St ThesSalonianS 5:i
(And, the speaker at this time
having concluded his statement, the
ngative discussion OF this question
is begun and the following pro-
ceedinES are had TO wit:
MR.. SMlTHERMAN: | will now
Introduce to You Rev. II. 7. S. john
son who will discuss the negative
side of The question. applause
REV. II. r. S. JOHNSON: Mr.
Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, J
count this a very important mo.
ment because the questiop--the sub
iect we are TO discuss is eXtraordi-
mary. We are asked to substitute
the doctrines OF Orthodox Chris
tianity for the teachings Of the In
ternaiicnai Bible Students Associa-
ton. That makes it necessary to
call attention to the fact that you
are asked to accept the teachings OF
an association Of laymen for the
doctrines of the Christian Church
that has a call and Divinely appoint
ed ministry.
The opposition has as YOU noticed
nothing good TO say of the Church;
all kinds of good things about the
poor sinner, the man who Is doing
/ Gally 8
all the devilment of the world-all
| kinds of good thing about him, bu
nothing good about the Church anC
nothing good about the ministers oI
the Church. OF course he is true
to his training-the father OF the In
ternational Bible Studens' Associa
ton, Mr. Russell, has this TO say
with reference to the Church. sup
pose that the salaries AM living %
all Ministers, Bishops, Priests anC
so forth were cut off, all churches
chapeSl and cathedralS destroyed
all theological Seminaries broker
up and their professors turned L
other pursuits, all religions, guild
and societies diSbanded including
all SeCtarian organizations, wha
would be the effect? Who can doub
il would be y real blessing unde
the disguise OF great and terrible
cataStrophe7 This appears in Bi
bile Students Monthly, Volume {
Number .. Now, could sort of un
uNl Nlulll w ebA @hti'N
list might utter such words as tina
but declare, | don't understand
how a man who claims to be God
agent and who makes for himSel
the place of teacher of all peopl
, and Jesus denouncer OF the Church
i II don't see how he can say tina
about the Church and all inStitu
tions foStered through the Churcl
in view of the good things that grew
iherefrom. Now, thai is the idea
OF RuSSellism or International Bibl
. Students Association with referenc
to the Church.
! What is the Bible idlea of tn
Church, When Peter, in answer L
the question OF the Master, "Who d.
, We say am" uttered these words
| "Thou arr the Christ, the Son Of tn
living God" Jesus said 10 him
"Thcu art Peter-upon this roc
, will | build this Church." and tn
~ Al l.