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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1882)
â cmusTiAy HRB Am. A T" •*— f * harmony with God, ilidii God für- Upon biniseli'?’* Add tliodgh it is you would our friend deserve, than gives, or “ heals them ” Now if God’s naturai law that “ the sodi that he hail mo foolishly, and.un .The Vicarious Atonement. he had asked “ how can men turn 1 that sinneth, it shall did ’ (if it “ be justly inflicted on hli harmless «on 7 8. 0. A wamm . to Göil and i [or God in Christi dnisked " ins. i:i3 saysf or if it - In reply to our friend, Mr. Crdw- Safeiii, Of., &$t. k 18*2- * be “ a sin unto death ” as John ----- —---- ►- ------------ ford, in his comments on my article should .heal them ?’’ or in other words, “ how can men be reconciled, says) yet God and reason both say, “ Ye Are Not Under Law, But 9ft. Afro ” Vi(;ariu^..AtQBvymnt” I nt * it w i n -W- Idtjh untff ="UndeFUrac^' =? need only say that he is~the one answer, “ I thank God, through our death,” “if the wicked will turn NUMBER IV. (and not I,) who “ fails to compre Lord Jesus Christ.* ’ Don’t oiir from all his sins and do that which hend what is meant and commonly Having shown that the children friend know that the word “ atone is lawful and tight, lie ehail Mutely taught ” by this doctrine. Like ment ” in the Old Testament is the live, lie shall not die.*’ Ezk. 18:21. of Odd ate not under A law of those who murdered the Lord of “ carnal commandments,'* or of same word that is translated “ re Is not this reasonable and just ? glory, I am sure it is advocated Can my friend tell me of any statutes, I now proceed to explain conciliation ” in the New Testa- oi taw slfat ther^lxtfjr“ ment, and only ntcktts reconcilia ignorant IiUmUnRftVefniJiitdlij G Vil “comprehend it”, they Would not tion or at one ment, as in Rom. 5 : itfed or savage, that Would eVer ac man is Uiidei', and is governed by. thus “ charge God foolishly ” with cept for punishment, a harmless ami The former, Paul designates as '* the 11, and in 2 Cor. 5: 19, 20. an act so unnatural, so unreason I Would ask oUr friend, if there innocent person, as a “substitute” law of sin and death,” while the able and so wicked. is any way of beihg “ redeemed for a guilty one ? Did he eVer hear latter be calls by antithesis, “the I was welT-aware that it was from th® curse of our sins ” (or the of a legislative bo<ly corrupt and laW of the Spirit of life in Christ perfect nonsense to talk alwut penalty or results of our sins) ex gross enough to enact such a law ? Jesus” If the first consisted in “ punishing sin in the abstract cept to “ break off our sins,” “ turn or a court wicked and venal enough “ keeping commandments and “ in but will our friend please fell me to God ” and lor God I to lu al us ' to enforce it ? or an officer hard observing days and times and Sab-*< how much more nonsensical, not to What would he think of the in hcaj.tcl and unjust enough to exe- bdths,” thw other certainly does’not. ’ say Wicked and blasphemous is it telligence of a “ doctor ” who, after uuitetsuch a law / I know be has Tl ie enquiry then arises, ill what to charge God with the infinite in telling him that his sickness bail not. Rm. it. .« “ cruel doefi.jt consist and what is the real But it remains r..v for h thé justice of substituting a harmless been caused by a “ violation of friends ’’ of OUr kirtd Father, to nature of “ the law of the Spirit.” and innocent person for punish God’s righteous law,*’ ami that be charge him with an act more harm I alii sUte that the difference is just ment, and letting the guilty go fore he could “ heal him ’’.he must ful and “ damaging to the cause of as <*reat as “ the circUmCislon of th® free ? I f this is mA punishing sin J1L-Lu “ redeemed from, the nurse_uf out-Mastery ’ uf commm i .sense ami Refill”- .“_tlm_id£r— in the abstract, what is it ? I deny Goul’s righteous law,” “ by jleclar- of humanity, than the hardest say cumcisiunof Christ ” Being govern that Christ ever suffered for the ing - Ahai^ome innocent person* “ as ings of Robert J. ingcrsoll. Blit as ed by “ the law of the Spirit of life purpose of punishment, or that any a substitute ” must step forward 1 am sure that they have both in Christ’ J&SUs,” is evidently the benefits of such punishinwit could “ to receive the penalty ” of your done it through ignorance ” I can same as being “ under grace,” and Be transferred to the guilty, if he deeds “ in order to conserve the in with Christ, and as sincerely also the same as being led by the had. terests of good government ? ’ Then pray “ Father forgive them, for Spirit of Goul," or “ to be spiritually He says, “ man is the guilty the heathenish and unjust idea of they know not what they do.” In minded,” or to " have the spirit of party.” That is true. He adds, asking or allowing an innocent per the Scriptural doctrine of the re Christ” For We are told that if “ Not only this but man (not sin) son to act as a “ substitute ” in conciliation or at-one ment through we “ are under grace,” then “ we [nor law either] is in a state of receiving the penalty of another Christ, as taught in the Gospel, I are the children of God ” and are. condemnation’1 This is also true. man’s sin • Does our friend not can clearly see and explain the most “ not under condemnation;” that God and man are the only parties know, that the punishments of perfect wisdom and unbounded love “ if we ,are led by the spirit of concerned in this matter, before men, and of all civil laws, are itl- of God. But in the dogma of the God,” tlteiv M.we are the sons of Christ came. To talk about ivays arbitrary ? or according to substitutional punishment of Christ God,” and “ to be spiritually mind “ punishing sin in the abstract,” is the will or choice of the law maker ; for the sinner man, I can see noth ed, is life and peace;” and if we almost as nonsensical as to talk but that the punishments of God, ing but the odious and repulsive have the spirit of Christ then we alxmt “ healing a broken law,” or are always the natural results of features of infinite nonsense and in are his. As statutory and com substituting the innocent for the the sin, or transgression ? That finite injustice. manded law is “ weak and begger- guilty for punishment. 1 might have fully answered our * ly ” and “ unable to make the comers God never inflicts arbitrary pun Ha^heii adds, “The question ishment ; but that the penalty is friend, with this closing statement thereto perfect,” the enquiry arises, now arises, how can man be par the result, ami the result is the and inquiry. If one of his servants is there any kind of “ la\v,” or rule doned, or redeemed from the curse penalty of siirT I)I<1 he everdcnow ^nimed against his law and"not” of actionrthat <xin make a man per of ' this righteous law ?” This is of a man who fell in the fire, and wishing to punish him our friend feet J Nothing but a perfect law very muddy. It is this loose and the burn and pain was transferred should improvise a man of straw can make a perfect mankind a per incoherent use of words that pro to another ? Or one who destroyed “ as a substitute for punishment,” fect law will certainly make a per duces such confusion and darkness. his eyes, and another took the pen ami inflict upon that the penalty fect man. He ought to know that civil or alty of blindness ? Or of one who due to the guilty servant, “ in order James speaks of “ the perfect law statutory law may provide for jumped into the river, and a substi to conserve the interests of his good of liberty,” and evidently refers to1 “pardon,” but it can never forgive tute was drowned ? Or one who government,” don’t you think that ‘ the law of the spirit of life in or remit sin ; and that God never ruined his health with opium or lie ought to lie confined in a lunatic Christ Jesus,” referred to by Puul pardons, but that he alone can for whisky, and a substitute took the asylum ? But if our friend in Rom. 8: 2. But “ liberty ” is give, or remit sins, So under the penalty of weakness ami disease ? “ through his mercy, and love,” only a state or condition of free civil dispensation of commanded Why will “ foolish men ” “charge should crucify on. the gibbet, his dom, and is not a law, or rule of law by Moses, we often find the God foolishly,”. or with such non obedient and loving son, as a sub action. Now there is but one per word pardon, while in the New sense ? 7 stitute for the guilty servant; what fect law, of moral and spiritual Testament this word is not found. Does he not know that in God’s else would he be but a crankey, action, in all the universe of God, To pardon means to remit the righteous government, “ every one wicked murderer ? Just like “ the and that; is the law of love." This jienalty of violated law. This God shall bear his own sin ? That “the wicked hands ” and “ murderers ” law makes heaven, in the spiritual never does. But to forgive or to righteousness of the righteous shall of our dear Redeemer. world, and would begin heaven on remit sins, is this, that when men be upon himself; and that tlie And insteail of being lured, of earth. It is one of the infinite at are drawn back into union and wickedness of the wicked shall be how much sorer punishment think tributes of God, for “Goul is love. | Original Contributions. s 5 * ; 'V < I I Rv > >•?
