Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-28

pei lOI Will liz was ACd0y W SINS hhS
life, if need be. This is the gospel
which regenerated him and made him
the greatest of all apostles. This mes
sage Of Jesus and His love, it's power
full and effective work in making man
new, was the gospel he asked the
Christians of Corinth to keep and not
tire of.
Gospel Naturally Accepted
Paul's day and there are many in our
time, who preach also about Christ,
but not as the apostle. The main
events in the life of Christ. His vica-
|rious atonement and His work of a sub
stitute is mercilessly extracted and
designated as not fitting to our times
and age. Their corrupt reason rebels
| against the true narrative of the Bible.
Their gospel covers a wide range.
They openly confess that God is the
father of all, and as such loves all.
therefore He cannot condemn any of
His loved ones. Natural man readily
/ accepts this gospel, for it does away
with the thought of retribution. If all
men are dear children of the Father.
then there is naturally nothing to fear,
for the love of the Father will cover
all transgressions. This is the gospel
which pleases natural man, and there
fore is acceptable. But that is not the
| old gospel of the apostles. According
to Paul, Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
was born into this world in a mirac-
ulous tanner, lived among His people
some 80 years, suffered at the hands
J of the goddess rabble, was crucifled,
died, and arose again for all mankind.
What is looked upon by man as worth
less, death, was the greatest act in
| tho history Of (fhrist Thrnuph this
means He took away the sins of the
world. The words of John were full
filled. Behold the Lamb of God which
taketh away the sinds of the world.
This glorious, wonderful gospel Paul
and the rest of the apostles preached
to the various congregations. And this
old gospel Paul asked his hearers TO
abide by. This glad tiding, which,
though old, is ever new. alone can save.
This is the message which you should
gladly hear, my dear friend. Though
everything else may have its day and
then perish. the Gospel of Jesus Christ
is eternal. and changes not. 1t alone
works faith in our hearts. makes US
new and imparts that nourishment
which the soul needs to battle the devil,
the world and the inclination of the
old Adam. You should. therefore. glad
ly hear and read if. Do not be led
astray by the thought that this gospel
does not fit into our everyday plan.
that we need a different message. If
this message does not save. nothing
viii. Christ says: He that believeth
not. shall be damned.
Truly Gods Message
But you may ask. is this gospel. the
old message of Christ and His work.
really truep Can | rely upon it under
all conditions? My dear friends. if it
were not so. it would be folly. indeed,
to continue to preach it and urge others
to. accept and proclaim it. But it is
true. therefore we should not tire of
hearing it.
How did the apostles come to have
this gospel? Was it. perhaps, their
own idea and conception about Jesus
Christ and His work? Indeed not.
for it is of such construction and con
tent that no human being could have
invented it. Paul received it from the
Lord, for he says, For I nave received
of the Lord that which / also deliv-
cred unto you As an ambassador
does not express his W opinion and
views in matters pertaining to his office
and work, so the apostles acted as
the messengers of Jesus Christ and
preached Him and His words. John
says. which was from the be
ginning, which we have heard. which
we have seen with our eyes and which
we have looked upon and our hands
have handled, the word of life. we
preached unto you And the apostles
did not write this account in their own
words, but with words which the HOLY
Ghost giveth.' For that reason the
Lord says. He that heareth you. hear
eth me. and he that despiseth you.
despiseth me-"
Forecast by Prophets.
Was. perhaps. the preaching of the
Apostles the first news concerning the
things recorded in scriptures? In
deed not. for Paul repeatedly informs
us that this all happened according to
the scripture. The prophets of old
had already written about these things.
We are well aware of this. Moses, the
prophet, speaks of the seed of the
woman. which shall bruise the head of
the serpent. and in return be bitten.
ms seed is none other than the prom
ised Messiah, who in the f~ullness of
time arrived and received the sting Of
death on the cross. but arose again
on the third day, thus bruising the head
of death. Isiah, the greatest phophet,
gives a vivid picture of the suffering
and death of Christ Jesus. so real as
though he had been present, although
he wrote. many years in advance of