p. 14 | SHALL BE DAMMED

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 10, 1861

"SHALL BE DAMMED."

THE same term rendered "shall be damned," is applied in no less than three places to the Saviour himself. See Matt. xx, 18; xxvii, 3; Mark xiv, 64.

Those who wish to squeeze the doctrine of endless torment out of the phrase, would do well to consider what we here state. Seven-tenths of the hard-hearted preachers of the day have not even a tolerable understanding of God's word. They do not study it—they are bent so much on shouting fire! that they have little time for anything else. When they read the Bible at all, it is only through their creeds, which pervert the sure testimony. Their creed being one of much fire, they see but little else when they read! Like the man who wears green glasses, everything he sees through them is green. If such men would ever get within hailing distance of reason, we would like to whisper in their ears to throw creeds to the winds and read God's word free and untrammelled. Then, only would they breathe the pure air of heaven and bask in the rays of that truth which maketh free indeed.—Sel.