Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
For June "A, 1923-RepieW
BY DIR. MARION MCH. HULL

herited, and therefore could not
have saved us. 1t was necessary that
He be born of a woman that He be
one of us, but that He be born of
God that He might be free from
mans sinful nature. That els was
impossible is childish talk. God
created Adam without the assistance
OF man or woman; He created Eve
without the assistance of woman; He
created Jesus the Christ without the
assistance of man. If the first two
were possible even though I'M
natural, the latter was also. Jesus
Christ was new creation-born of
virgin, conceived by the Holy
Ghost, as the Bible claims.
The fourth point likewise grows
out of the one preceding it. 1t con-
Germs the atoning work of Christ.
The modernist says that He came
to live among us an ideal life, to
show us how we might live perfect
lives. The Scriptures say that He
came to doe, to die as a substitute
Tor us that we might not die eternal.
~. The mOdernist says that we mus
initiate the life of Jesus, and that
by so doing, by taking Him as our
example, we may live as we should
and attain to the highest develop,
ment of our lives. While the Scrip
ture teaches that it is only because
of His death on the Cross in orr
stead that we may have life at all.
and only by our identity with Him
on the Cross can the sinful self with
IN us be gotten out of the way so
that His resurrection life and power
may manifest itself through us and
in us. The modernist rejects the
atonement, abhOrs the blood, laughs
with scorn at the statement of
scripture that without shedding OF
blood there is no remission of sins"
and breaches an anaemic religion of
example, of imitation, of self,de-
velopment.
The fifth point touches the
miracles. They explain away the
miracles by saying that Christ used
hypnotlsm, suggestion, scientific
psychology far in advance of His
day, that He did nothing which In
dian takers cannot do today. Thev
explain all the miracles that they
can by psychological grounds, ana
they reject those that they cannot
explain as vagaries of enthusiastic
followers. They very plausibly con-
tend that Jesus did not transgress
the laws of nature, but do not as.
sent to the fact that He NAV have
brought into operation higher laws
about which they have no knowI-
edge.
Your Position in the Fight
with the battle lines thus sharp.
~ marked, what shall your position
be IN the fight? We cannot sit idly
by when the enemy is attacking,
ana be true to God. They blame
the tundamentalists for making the
issue, for decisive attacks-but pray
Who started the fight?
The devil has been against the
Word of God from the beginning.
In Judas time there We're those
who were subverting the faith. and
ne urged the friends of Christ to
contend earnestly for the faitn
once and for all delivered to the
saints" Just now the fight is get
ting hotter again. You will meet
ministers and Iaymen, you will read
books and articles, attacking one
or more Of the five points given
ABOVE. Usually they begin by at
lacking this inspiration of this
verse or that chapter. Then befo. q
they know it they have gone into
one or more of the other points
Stuck by the Old Book from cover
to cover. If there is something
that You DON'T understand, wait
ana trust; You will find out after
d while. Remember that if YOU
CO uId understand it all right away
you could have written it yourself;
the TACT that you cannot under.
stand 1t all right at first is one evil
dence that some one far wiser than
you wrote it.
Never let any one bring Jesus
Christ down to the level of a mere
man, although a most wonderful
man. That's what they did in Jude's
time and what they are doir~ now.
Worship Him as God.
Don't dishOnOr Him as a bastard
and bring upon Mary the reproach
Of illegitimate offspring That is the
alternative unless He was what the
Scriptures claim for Him.
Think much on the Cross-the |
place Of death for Him for you. and |
the place of life for you because of |
Him.
Don't limit God to the circle of
your ignorance. Because He does
that you cannot under.
stand, don't say that it was not
done
The issue is squarely on. stand'I
trim against elOquence, the oratorv. |
the responsiveness, the delightful |
personalities OF those who use the |
sacred desk or the pen of a ready
writer to deny the Lord who bought |
them. Contend earnestly for the |
faith once for all delivered to Tho |
saints.