The Kingdom of Promise and ProphecyWhiteside, Robertson L.
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The Kingdom of Promise and Prophecy
Whiteside, Robertson L.
Bible -- Prophecies
of prophecies that have been fulfilled. How can intelligent people be so
dense?
In the early part of 1925 Brother C. R. Nichol and I made the first real
attempt that was made to review Brother Boll’s teaching. We worked
together, and no two men ever tried harder to understand exactly what
another man had written. And yet some people, who should have known
better, said we misrepresented Brother Boll and did much to hinder the
effectiveness of our work. An example: A few brethren were talking
together on the sidewalk in Nashville. An aged preacher of considerable
ability and fame charged that we misrepresented Brother Boll, and was
very caustic in his remarks. One of the group, a friend of ours, said:
“Did you ever read their review?” Critic: “No, no; I never read it.”
Friend: “Well, did you read what Boll said?” Critic: “No, no, I never
read it.” Friend: “Well, you are not in a position to say anything about
it.” And that ended the conversation.
No, we did not misrepresent Brother Boll. But herein is a peculiar
thing. Many who said we misrepresented Boll said they did not believe
his theories. If so, then they believed he misrepresented the
Bible—misrepresented God; and yet in the estimation of some of them he
was a very godly and pious man, even though he did misrepresent God. But
they fancied that we misrepresented Brother Boll, we greatly sinned! Can
you beat it? I can honestly claim that we were as sincere and honest in
dealing With Brother Boll’s writings as his most devoted friends can
claim honesty and sincerity for him in his dealings with the inspired
writings.
One of the strangest, if not the zaniest things in all this controversy
is that some brethren not only misrepresent themselves, but actually
contradict themselves. An example out of many: A written discussion was
had with Brother Boll in which Brother Boll contended that the land
promise to Abraham is yet unfulfilled, that the prophecies concerning
the seating of Christ on David’s throne are unfulfilled, and so on. Then
that debate was published in a book form with the title, “A Debate About
Unfulfilled Prophecy!” And thus unwittingly the whole issue was
surrendered, virtually saying to Brother Boll, “You are right; the
prophecies we have been debating about are unfulfilled.” Can you top
that?
Pointed Paragraphs:
If you are inclined to think that denominations are the branches Jesus
spoke of, a little reflection will show you how impossible that is. He
meant individuals, not denominations. And the diversity among the
denominations also shows that they are not branches of the vine. No
one ever saw a vine with branches so different as are the
denominations. They are not alike, and they bear different kinds of
fruit. It is impossible for them to be natural branches of the same
vine.
A PROPOSITION AND ITS PROOF
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