Notes By the Way ' • What Seest Thou ?" Am. 8:2.
ligious i mp u l s e" of t he H i n d oo is to a d o re t h e cow, P a ul took this to show t h a t " t h e ir foolish h e a r t w as d a r k e n e d" ( Rom. 1 : 2 1 ), b u t t he " mo d e rn m a n " sees in it, as T e n n y s on p u t it, " a b r o k- en light of God." Th is is a g r e at ad- vance! A WE AR I N E SS We h e a r t i ly j o in O F T HE F L E S H, w i th t h e " mo d e rn m a n " in this, t h a t " O u r age is g r ow i ng we a ry of a n c i e nt creeds, of me a n i n g l e ss ( ?) f o r mu l a s ," etc. T he doctor, however, c omme n ds h i m in this. P a ul a n t i c i p a t ed it, b u t n ot w i th c omme n d a t i o n, wh en h e said, " T h e t i me will c ome w h e n t h ey will n ot e n d u r e s o u nd d o c t r i n e" (I Tim. 4 : 3 ). B u t really, t r u e or false, t h e r e does s e em to be m e a n i ng in f o r mu l as like these. " T h e Holy S c r i p t u r es of t h e Old a nd New T e s t ame n t s, a re t h e only infallible r u le of f a i th and p r a c t i c e ." " T h e Son is b e g o t t en o ut of t he es- sence of t h e F a t h e r, God of God, L i g ht of L i g h t, very God of very God, b e g o t t en n o t created, con-substantial w i th t he F a t h e r ." " E v e ry sin, b o th original a nd actual, b e i ng a t r a n s g r e s s i on of t he L aw of God, and c o n t r a ry t h e r e u n t o, d o th in its own n a t u r e, b r i ng guilt u p on t h e sin- n e r ." "Justification is an act of God's F r e e g r a ce wh e r e in He p a r d o n e th all o ur sins, a nd accepteth us as r i g h t e o us in His s i g h t ." 'These a r e some of " t h e me a n i n g l e ss f o r m u l a s" which t he mo d e rn m a n h as " o u t g r o w n ," and r e j e c ts f r om his reli- gion, a nd p e r s u a d es t h e s t u d e n ts of t h e Springfield Y. M. C. A. T r a i n i ng School to discard, w i th t h e consent of its prin- cipal. T h e Christian life is t he life of Ch r i st w i t h in us. It is n ot i m i t a t i on of h i m. It is n ot o ur e f f o rt to be like him. It is his own divine life at wo rk in us. < We receive it by f a i t h, and we k e ep it by f a i t h. Th is is t h e g r e at t r u t h of P a u l: " I h a ve been crucified w i th Ch r i s t; a nd it is no longer I t h at live, b u t Christ liveth in me: and t h a t l i fe which I n ow live in t he flesh I -live by t h e f a i th which is in t he Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for m e ." (Gal. 2 : 2 0 ).
HUMAN NATURE.
A mo d e rn minister says, " T h e b e t t er you come to k n ow h u m a n n a t u r e, j u st or-
d i n a ry h u m a n n a t u r e, t he mo re h o p e f ul you will b e c ome ." An a n c i e nt minister said, " We all * * * we re by n a t u re children of w r a t h ," and " t h e n a t u r al m a n receiveth not t he t h i n gs of t he Spirit of Go d" ( E p h. 2 : 2 ; I Cor. 3 : 1 4 ), and a n- other, " T h a t wh i ch is b o rn of t h e flesh is flesh," a nd "except a m a n be b o rn again he c a n n ot see t he k i n g d om of God" ( J n o. 3 : 6, 3 ) . Wh i ch is r i g h t? As for us t he mo re w e see of h u m a n n a t u r e, j u st o r d i n a ry h u m a n n a t u r e, t h e mo re hope- less we become, s a ve of a n ew creation. T H E REL I G I ON O P Un d er t h is h e ad T H E MODERN MAN. Dr. I. H. Ra n- dall of New Yo rk a d d r e s s ed t h e Y. M. C. A. T r a i n i ng School, Springfield, Mass. T he mo d e rn m a n 's religion is a g r e at i mp r o v eme nt ( a c c o r d i ng to t h is New Yo rk divine) o n t h a t of his f a t h e r s. ( 2) E v o l u t i on h as b r o u g ht h im " a n ew and infinitely g r a n d er s e t t i n g" to t h e " i d ea of God." But evolution is a f a st v a n i s h i ng theory. W e a re again r e d u c ed to t h e poor f r a me wo rk of Gen. 1:1; Job. 4 2 : 1 - 1 6; Pss. 47: 9 0 : 1 3 9; Isa. 40: to 45, etc., etc., for our " i d ea of God." MODERN B I BL I CAL This, t he Doctor SCHOLARSH I P. says, " h a s given us a mu ch mo re vital b o o k ." He " w as t a u g ht as a boy t h a t every wo rd in t h is book was in- fallibly t r u e ." B ut since mo d e rn schol- a r s h i p also is discredited, a nd t h e " h i g h- e r c r i t i c i sm" d emo n s t r a b ly contradicted, by archeology, to say n o t h i ng else, we m u s t become a g a in as little children, and as wh en we we re boys, a g r ee w i th Ch r i st t h a t " t h e S c r i p t u re c a n n ot be b r o k e n" ( J u o. 1 0 : 3 5 .) T H E R E L I G I O U S A help to modern I MPUL S E .. . . m a n is t h a t t h e s t u dy of c omp a r a t i ve religions h as t a u g h t us t h a t " t h e religious impulse is t h e s ame, w h e t h er it be in t h e h e a rt of India, t h e h e a rt of China, or t h e h e a rt of Ame r i c a ." B ut this was clear to t h e ancient m a n as well w ho " t h r o u gh f h e lusts ( i mp u l s e) of t h e ir • own h e a r ts c h a n g ed t h e t r u t h of God into a lie and worshipped t h e c r e a t u re mo re t h a n t he Creator, who is blessed f o r e v e r .' Am e n ." ( Rom. 1 : 2 4, 2 5 ). P a ul differed in his application f r om o ur doctor. T he " r e-
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