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' , or spiritual house, not stopping to of “ fleshly commandments.” 1 am. temporal situation.
1. iu Ris Tidier he earnestly and
think that what was “ weak and very sure that m tips sense, there
“YeAreNQt Under Law, But beggarly,” or “ dead um.lcr Aloses, is not a single a law ” or “ com pathetically evokes the blessing of
Under Grace.”
must be equally dead , and weak mandment,” in tlie “ true taberna-' God upon the faithful, and then
and beggarly under .the Gospol. cle,” the “spiritual house of God.” burst forth in praise to God for the
NUXBE&li.
In. trying to explain the spiritual i whole Gospel blessing through
Reason, with the angel, would say,
A recent ethical writer says:
given
all
“ Why seek ye the living [or life] principles of his kingdom to the Christ who had
‘•“'The idea that people can be made
spiritual
Jjlessing
and
brought
m^n
among the dead ' it its not there!" gross and fleshly disciples, Christ,
good by statutory law, is an bld
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. said
‘V together in heavenly things. That
It is true that Christ was born,! ",
by antithesis, ' or opposition,
one, and it will probably not die
lived and taught under the law of if you love me. keep my command I to this end God had made choice of
entirely out of the ghuinan breast,
Moses; under the statutory and ments,” and “a new commandment J.iis embassadors before the ages,
for many a generation to come,
conimandatory law that was given I give unto you that you love one and made their mission such as
despite its repeated failures. This
to transgressors, and “ because of another,” So by the same princi renders them holy ami without
belief is inseparable from the- na
transgressions,” ami is true that ple of antithesis, in contrast with fault, but in love before him. That
ture of a very large number of
Christ endeavored to restrain the "'the law of bin and death ” Paul it is according to the good pleasure
estimable people, that to iftfuse into
loose practices of that gross and calls the ministration of the Spirit; of his will that these chosen em
the human heart a principle of
hard-hearted people. To illustrate “ the law of the Spirit of life in bassadors should be more than ser
right-doing, is to prohibit .wr<^»g-„
Christ told that “ people wljnsc ears Christ Jesus.” But “ the law of vants, .even adopted children in
doing by the power of law. But
W’ere dull of hearing, 'ami whose the Spirit ’ and ^the “command Christ. .That in their mission ami
the whole history of man as well
hearts had- waxed gross,” that “uh ments of Christ,1 are as far from work and for the glory of God he
as the very philosophy of - moral
account trf - the hardness of your being of JJie conimandatory or stat had accepted them and ‘ granted
action shows this to be a7 mistaken
hearts,” Moses had said, (l)eut. 24 : utory cl aracter as they are <if hear them redemption through his blond,
notion.”
I.)-,“ When a man hath taken a wife., ing-. the fatter penalties of “ stones, according to his rich grace Thus
I'H-our moral and spirtfaml' rvla-;
and it come to pass, that she find “ swor Js,” prisons and gallowses. chosen as"messengers and -adopted
tions with Go<l, and the family of
no favor in his eyes, then let him They áre as much unlike, as the as children, for the purpose pf the.
Christ, the preparation and union
are both in the. heart. Tins .prepa-i write lier â-.bill of divorcement and first taliernacle was unlike the former, God abounded toward them /
tr xb .tabernacle;” or as “ Solomon’s in all wisdom and prudence, He
ration and aJridiiig-UJtttmT^TlurTaw' give it in her hand ami semi lnn-
could not do.” For that purpose “it out of his house.” Now' it is hard te’jiple ” w#s unlike the “ tenqde-of revealed to his chosen apostles and
ly necessary to say that this “ per <Jod.”
prophets the “mystery” of salva- *
was weak,” and not adapted to the
mission ’ of Moses, was a gross de
tion to all; to Gentile as well as
S. C. A dams .
object desired. ’Christianity must
Saleui, Or., Aug. 12,1882.
parture
from the “ Heshly com-.
Jew.
(See chap. 3: 3, 4). This
-la* either a spiritual kingdom, or an
Tnandment ' or civil law régulât’ng
gfeat scheme through Christ is all-
The Church at Ephesus.
earthly one. It must either_bc a
marriage " from the’begin ningT^ 7
sufficient to gather into one laxly
spiritual house, temple or chuit'll ;
BY S. H. HEDltlX.
the whole family of man. These
In order to correct such loose
or a fleshly or carnal one. It must
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messengers, having been chosen ac-,
either be all grace, or. it is all law- : practices, and such a gross Outrage
to the"counsel and w ill of ' • '
The epistle of Paul to the church cording
Under it we are either of “ the u|H>n the wife, Christ im#lities that
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the “ law ”. by saying that a man should at Ephesus was written from-Roiue God, ami called to the work, they
bom I woman,” or we are • of
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free woman.” We’are either “ ser not put away his wife under that ■ in the early part <d‘ his imprisort- obtain “an inheritance.” To., the
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vants ” ami under “ the bondage of law, save for the otic cause of adul -inent, and before it became so ■jiraisc of the glory of God they
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.law,” or we are “ children ” and tery. Now to say that Chrv tians rigorous. From Acts 28: 16, we were‘the first to trust in Christ. V
2. Having now before the mind
“ free,” and in the “ lilierty of are under even that modification of learn that Paul was kept by a
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Christ.” If we are “servants,” we that law' is to say that Chrif .tianity single soldier. There is, however, of those addressed the scope and
are under law; but if we arc is but a modification of .Judaism, positive evidence that he was plan of the great God, the apostle
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“ sons ” and “ children,” then we or of “ Moses’ law.” It is. to teach “bound with a chain. ’ (See verse turns to the object and consequence
are under grace. Christianity or and practice, that“ lor the cause of .20, also Eph. 3:1; 4:1; 6: 20). of its effectual work at Ephesus. J
“ the building of God,” is not and ad u lte fv ” you can “ v/rite her a It was, likely, about 62. The flic church was not chosen as em
cannot be typified by the great im bill of divorcement, give it into her church, doubtless, was aware of his bassadors. They were not in the
age of Nebuchaddnezzar, for it is hand, an<l*send her out of your appeal from the tribunal of Felix line of the predestination; but the
not part gold and silver, and part house,” an<l then go and “ marry to the courts of Casar at Rome, result of the efficacy of that Gospel
Ned 1 say that in the and had sent messengers ami means of their salvation, which they hail
iron and mud. But it is typified another.
kingdom
of
God it is not so, for we to aid the apostle; they yet re heard from the inspirefl apostle,
by the “ sanctuary ” or “ holy
place in w hose symljolic furniture are under no such law. Just as member his lalmrs among them, who proclaimed the words of truth,
there tests not one word of latv s\c- well might we sav to a man w ho is and, in his absence, they have stood by which they were also led to
posited or found. “ Thus signify healed of a malady, “ go and make a tower of strength upon Christ trust in Christ, amon^f whom, after
ing,” may I not say. that the mem thé offering that Moses command the Rock, with God and the word their faith, they were sealed with
bers of the “ true tabernacle*” were ed. ” Or, to tell one who asks what oi his grace building them up and the Holy Spirit of promise, and
to be “children” and “free” and lie must do to inherit eternal life, preparing them for their final eter upon this all must rest until the
“ not under law, but under grace.” , “ to keep the [ten) commandments,” nal home. They had many reasons purchase I possession is re<lcame<l
If we are under law, then we arc or to “ keep the Sabbath day.” As to remember the great apostle ; and to the praise ami glory of Go<l. On
“ servants ” ami “ in bondage but well might I tell the'* anxious in his long perilous voyage and his the part of God this arrangement •
if we are “children (then heirs) quirer ” io follow the “ apostolic imprisonment would tend to excite is infallible. If men areifaitliful to
then we are “ free ” and in “ liberty precedent,” anti “ take a vow, and in them intense anxiety. But they their truth all is sure and safe.
shave his head.”
of Christ.”
were already taught to rely upon Therefore, the apostle further re
How
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long
will
it
lie,
before we the power and mercy of him w ho joices to have heard of their faith,
But a very strange ami mistaken
learn
anti
understand
that the is both Lord and Christ. “ Thou ç-y < di or continuance
notion still prevails among some
of
in the
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“ foolish Galatians," that < ’lyrist Christian religion, consists m prin sundered tar by faith they met Lord, and their affection for all the ' r
transferred and reenacted (with ciples of action, “ written in our around one common .uièrcy
j seat.
--- ” saints, especially remembering them
certain modifications) some of “ Mo- . hearts ’’ anti “ in our minds,” ami is rp I he apostle left it for the ’'niessbli- i in his prayers to God ; that through
not a system of statutory Jaw, or ger I ) chicus to tell them of his j the goodness of God they obtain the .
ses’ law” into his true tabernacle,
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