The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-08-14

iihhANh AiioA oNNlhl DlllSl RO III
to the war Scrap-heap." Here is a
statement that after many centuries
| churchanity stands admittedly be-
fore the world a complete failure.
| The people of the world know that
| the preachers are teaching errors
| and naturally they ask the question.
! why do they do it?"
The present condition of things,
forcIold, by the Lords servants.
Holy men of Old as they were NOV
ed upon by the Holy Spirit or in
! visible power of Jehovah. (2nd
Peter 1: 2D. The Divine mind fore
knew all things that would trans
! pirc and caused record of certain
prominent events TO be made in ad-
vance, Prophecy, is therefore his
tory written in advance of the hap
pcning of events. Only the Divine
mind could have fore-known and
forc-lC'd such events. In this day
and 'imc ii is not at all uncommon
for preachers to be asked by some
of their lay-mCmberS and eXplana-
ton Of some phases of the Scrip
turc. \ preacher always assumes
30 be a learned man and invariably
he will answer his interrogation that
ihc Bible cannot be understood by
the 'al men even though it was eX-
| p.aiucd to him. In fact we hear
very little explanation of the Bible
any more. The most of the preach
egS have become indifferent TO the
'GchingS Of the Lord, and are
I9leep as to the Importance of events
ow tranSniring. Through the pro-
ac'e TIE Lord fore-told this CON
lion Sa ing: For the Lord hath
cured out upon you the spirit of
.erp sleep and hath closed your
cs; the preachers, rulers, The
GERS hath he covered. And Wis
IN Understanding of his plan) Of
i is become unto YOU as the words
IT "A book that is sealed, which men
deliver to one that is learned, say
ing, read (eXplain) this, pray
ihce; and he Sayth, cannot for il
is sealed" lisa. %: 10-1D. The
APOSTLES of Old speak of themselves
as servants of God. The modern
Clergymen take the name of I'D.
D. and call themselves the watch
men of their respective ilocks,
: claiming TO be Gods walchmen. OF
this cMss the Prophet of the Lord
wrote: His waichmen are blind.
they are all dun dogs Cd. D.sJ.
They cannot bark, sleeping, lying
down, loving to slumber, Qoving
case and comforD. Yea they are
greedy Dogs which can' never have
enough and they are Shepherds that
cannot understand (Nor teach the
TRUTH. They all look to their own
way, every one for his gain (Col-
lection and honors) from his quar-
ter (Sect or syStem)." Ish. So: 10
II.
Before an architect attempts TO
construct building he first pro-
vides himself with a well defined
plan and he works accordingly. The
builder could not properly construct
1t without such plan. II is most
reasonable to conclude that the
Great Jehovah God had a well de-
fined plan before he began to deal
with the human race. The scrip
lure proves that he did have such
plan. known unto God were
all his works from the beginning of
the world" (Act. 10: 10. This
| Plan, Of course, has been kept secret
from both men and Angels, and
has been unfolded gradually and
IN Jchovah's due time. The mere
Fact that he has time and that he
does unfold il in timely and or
derby way leads to the inevitable
conclusion that it is his purpose to
lermit those to understand ii who
diligently seek to understand it.
lie did not promise TO reveal this
unto the heady nor to those who
ere wise in their own wisdom. On
the contrary, we read: "The meek
will he guide in Judgment; The
meek will he teach his ways" God
resisteth the proud and showeth
his fuvor to the humble minded"
1St Peter 5: g.. II would not be
expected, therefore, that Jehovah
would reveal his plans unto those
who are wise in their own conceit.
On the contrary, his prophets wrote:
'The secrets of the Lord is with
them that reverence him" psalms
%: 1D. To reverence God means
to recognize that he is the Great
First ecause, without beginning.
without end, whose wisdom is with
out limitation, whose power is in
finite, whose justice S eternal and
whose love is boundless. The man
who attempts to please any earth
" thing above hns obligation to Je-
hovah cannot be said to reverence
God within the meaning of the
Scriptures. The preacher that
places his system above the loyal
and faithful service Of God cannot
be said to reverence Jehovah. The