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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...35: 8, 9. Three ways, the "broad road," the "narrow way" and the "highway," are thus brought to our attention in the Scriptures. THE BROAD ROAD TO DESTRUCTION. This road is thus named because it is most easy to the degenerate human race. Six thousand years ago, as a sin» ner condemned to destruction, Adam (and the race represented' in him) started upon this road, and after nine hundred and thirty years he reached its end--destruction. As years and centuries have rolled on, the downward path has become more and more smoothly worn, and the race has sped more and more rapidly to destruction, the way becoming daily more glazed and slimed and slippery with sin. And not only does the way grow more slippery, but mankind daily loses the power of resistance, so that now the average length of human life is about thirty-five years. Men now reach the end of the road--destruction--nine hundred years quicker than did the first man. For six thousand years the race has steadily pursued the broad, downward way. Only a few, comparatively, have tried to change their course and retrace their steps. In fact, to retrace all the steps, and reach the original perfection, has been impossible, though the effort of some to do so has been commendable, and not without beneficial results. For six thousand years sin and death have reigned relentlessly over mankind, and driven them upon this broad road to destruction. And not until the Gospel age was a way of escape brought to light. Though in previous ages rays of hope were dimly seen in types and shadows, which were joyfully hailed and acted upon' by a few, yet life and immortality were not brought to light until the appearing of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the proclamation by the apostles o...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...35: 8, 9. Three ways, the "broad road," the "narrow way" and the "highway," are thus brought to our attention in the Scriptures. THE BROAD ROAD TO DESTRUCTION. This road is thus named because it is most easy to the degenerate human race. Six thousand years ago, as a sin» ner condemned to destruction, Adam (and the race represented' in him) started upon this road, and after nine hundred and thirty years he reached its end--destruction. As years and centuries have rolled on, the downward path has become more and more smoothly worn, and the race has sped more and more rapidly to destruction, the way becoming daily more glazed and slimed and slippery with sin. And not only does the way grow more slippery, but mankind daily loses the power of resistance, so that now the average length of human life is about thirty-five years. Men now reach the end of the road--destruction--nine hundred years quicker than did the first man. For six thousand years the race has steadily pursued the broad, downward way. Only a few, comparatively, have tried to change their course and retrace their steps. In fact, to retrace all the steps, and reach the original perfection, has been impossible, though the effort of some to do so has been commendable, and not without beneficial results. For six thousand years sin and death have reigned relentlessly over mankind, and driven them upon this broad road to destruction. And not until the Gospel age was a way of escape brought to light. Though in previous ages rays of hope were dimly seen in types and shadows, which were joyfully hailed and acted upon' by a few, yet life and immortality were not brought to light until the appearing of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the proclamation by the apostles o...
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- VerlagRareBooksClub.com
- Erscheinungsdatum2012
- ISBN 10 1231022299
- ISBN 13 9781231022290
- EinbandTapa blanda
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten126
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