The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-10

IS that the dead are not Concious.
Furthermore, no one could be eter-
nallN iormcnlcd in flames OF fire un-
tcSs that creature was immortal audi
| the scriptures are conclusive that
none are immortal Originally andl
none of the human race ever at
| tanned to immortality except the few
| faithful followers Of Christ Jesus
who are given this as great re-
ward.
According to the Clergy, a child
is bcBOtlcn by debauchcd and Grim
| inal parents. At the moment Of conf
| ccplion God intcrVcnS and implanlS
the immortal spot in the child. I'll
i, born and lives and idiot or n
habiiual criminal. II cannot avoid
being evil. II dies wicked Crca-I
'urc and continues forever through
out eternity in conscious torment
The child is not responsible. ltS|
parents were not responsible. bel
cause they were all imperfect
Therefore, God alone would be res
punsible for the eternal torment of
This creature. Such "A dOCtriAe isl
ROT only unreasonable, but is in-I
lnllely dcfamatory of JehOvah'S
great name. II certainly is doc
trinc of demons that teaches such
Without it the people never could
have been forced to be the dupeS o.
Ecclesiastical frauds. The scriptures
declare, Justice is the foundation
of Jchovah's throne" PSalmS, 80;
l1), The attributes of Jehovah are
wisdom, justice, love and power.
Every child is born under condi-
tionS over which it has no control.
Would it be just, therefore, that ii
should spend its eternity in tor
ment? Suppose ii should be an
nounCcd that the worse criminal in
The Jail was TO be tormentcd for Il
month by a slow process of soaring
with red-hot irons? The people
would rise up in indignation to |
thwart the gross injustice. Their |
sense of justice would be shocked
at such a procedure. Are we more
just than God? How many men
codlG be found so heartleSS and de |
void of the sense of justice that they
could torture even dumb brute? |
If he would attempt to torture a
dumb brute the members of the HUI
'ane Society would see to it that
lie was arrested and punished be |
cause of his infraction upon justice.
Where does man get his sense Of
justice? We answer, it came from
learning of the great and rightous
character of God The more God |
like man is the more just he is. The
doctrine of eternal torture is de-
void of the principle of love. 1t is
ilendiSh. Let every parent who has
Il child ask himself this question:
"Do love my child more than Go,'
loves it? Would | for nome
torture my child in a flame, even
tho that child should be wilfulI'
diSobedient? Would | say, my son
h"rauSe you are inCOrigiblc, | must |
get an oven and heat it red-hot and /
roast you in ii for a month";" Why /
would not the parent do this? We /.
answer, because of his love for the .
"hild. Instead of torturinR it bR
Nfhiu NtN tilli ool my oOli NdA-
rot do right, but | am going to DO !
all | can to assist him in the right .
waN.
.se scriptures declare, God is
love-" Adam, his son. was Greater
perfect. The whole race sprang
from Adam. None are righteous, no
not one because of Adams si,.
(,nI'S Iowa for Tho /,
far greater than the love of any HI
man parent for his offspring. Fliq
love prompted him to make provi
sion for the salvation of man. IL
is wholly Inconsistent with hi'
characte1 that the great Jehovah
would permit the fendiSh torture
of his creatures by fire-proof Devils
or otherwise. The doctrine of eter-
nal torment is not supported by Il
inglc text in the Bible. The texts
hat have been used in an attempt
O support il is highly symbolic or
lave no reference 10 the humal
ace. But il may be asked, does
he Bible teach that the wicked
hall be punished? We answer,
most emphatically, yesl But there
wide distinction between ever
asting punishment and everlasting
lOrment.
The laws Of the land provide that
he wicked shall be punished and
he duration Of the punishment is
ong or short, usually in proper
ion to the enormity of the crime
committed. A man who uses vile
anguage towards his neighbor is
punished usually with a fine or Jail
sentence. Another, burgalizeS
tore and is punished by a term in
he peniiteniuary. Another, is con-
,icted of taking the life of his fel-
ow creature and he is punished
With death. Even though his act
vas iiendish the law would not
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