The true Democrat., 1857-02-24
NO. 20.

S ture restoration of the Jews, drawn from the mere assertion that God promised to give Ca- naan to the Jews AS an everlasting possession, amounts to nothing, since by the same rule the Aaronic Priesthood would be re- organized, cir cumclslon Tn the flesh re-cstabished, and con- seqRently, christianity nulihed. And from these considerations It certainly follows, that God only designed Canaan for the Jews, until the establishment of christianity. And our next argument will perhaps be still more con- elusive
 3d. The Je,0s aoere specially predestinated to o6tain ttttye heaueniy inheritance by the gospel
 Paul says, ,"in whom also we have obtained an inheritance icing predestnated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel Of his own will" Eph. l, II. We presume no one will deny that the word "ioe' in the text refers exclusively to the Jews. And the word "preiestinqted," evidently means "to discribe before hand, ma,kom, or prede- termine." And 1t shows clearly, that the Jews had been "narkei -out' to have an interest in the inheritance under the gospel. The gospel gives no promise of "an inheritance in Canaan, but the certain hope of an inheritance, incor- ruptabe, uudefled and that fades not away reserved in heaven" This under the gospel is the only inheritance And the Jews were to
 
 and they to be redeemed from every thing pertaining to the law of Moses, to obtain the promise of the only inheritance now in reserve for the people of God. All the proof-texts offered to sustain our first propositions, show the correctness of these remarks. But ln addl- tion to Eph. l. 1l-14 we refer the reader to Heb. 9, 15. There we are taught, that Christ is the mediator of the New Testament, that by means of death for the redemption of the transgressions under the first Testament, they which are called (by the gospel; see ? Thess. 7, If, l5,l might receive the promise oi eternal anhe'rtdnce." This IS the everlasting inherit ance for the saints whether from Jews or Gen. tiles. Nor is there any evidence of any other, and this shows the incorrectncss of the idea, that God is still holding Canaan in reserve for the Jews. God has q far better inheritance for them, if they believe ill Chrst-but Canaan will never again, be the inheritance of the true Israel of God. Is it not evident, that every thing pertaining the law of Moses having
 been abolished and the promise ot better in-
 hertance given by the gospel, that Canaan as an inheritance has passed away? The Jews have long since, ceased to be the people of God, and can only become such by becoming chris tians-and not till then will they have any
 promise of inheritance. This fact will be now
 fully developed by the discussion of our next proposition.
 Prop. III 11e only seed ot A5rqha,n no.g or, ea'th, accorAHg to Ne promise D,aae 10 him are l Christians
 This Is ore of the most important subjects i in the Bible. The whole of the error of Ju- daizing teachers, originate from want of mak- ing distinction between the seed of Abraham,
 according to the 1tesh and the promise Those who believe lu a future restoration of the Jews
 to Canaan, think that they are still the cove 1 nanted people of God. This we deny and be- ! lieve that such position Is directly ill opposi- ! tlon to the teachings of the New Testament, i and most injurious to the spiritual welfare of 1 the Jews. We contend, that they are In no
 sense, any more the people of God now, than 1 other nations, and that they are not the seed l of Abraham at al according to the promise.- l The relation they sustain to Abraham now IS 1 that they are his seed according to the flesh, l just as the lshmaeiites are and that christians
 are the seed according to promise.
 Paul says, it is written that Abraham had
 two sons, the one by bond maid, the other by
 a free woman, but he of the bond-woman, was l born after the flesh, but he of the free woman
 was by promse-whlch things are an allegory, l for these are two covenants, the one from
 Mount Sinai which gendereth to bondage, which
 Is Agar. For this Agar is Mount Sinai in Ara
 bia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is,
 aHd is in bondage with her children. But cru 1 salem which S above, is free, which s the moth- 1 CT of us all. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are
 the children of the promise". Gal. 4. 22-28 : We ask If language can make any thing more ! evident than this does our position. In this
 alegorv the two women are made to represent
 the old and new covenants. Agar is the old i covenant or law of Moses, and Sarah is the new | covenant or gospel. And those under the first i covenant are erusalem ln Canaan, including all 1 the Jews as her children" This shows in
 the most p93iLiye manner, that the Jews are not
 the seed of Abraham, according to the | promise, but are the children of Agar and are
 in bondage like their mother Abraham is 1 their father according tO the flesh, and Agar,
 hls bond maid, Is their spiritual mother. And
 they now sustain the same relation to Abraham,
 and God, that the Ismaeites do--and they will i continue thus in bondage as the seed of Agar
 until they believe in Christ, who will make l them free. And Paul also says, that they are
 cast out as the son Of Agar was.-Soe verse 29, l 30 This shows that the Jews according to the ! flesh, are not the people of God. How absurd 1 ly men reason, when they contend that the 1 Jews are still the people of God, and as such,
 must return to the land of their fathers? What 1 the people oi God, and in bondage And kept ! and preserved as Gods peculiar people, and yet, ! cast out children of the bond maid. And i still to return to Jerusalem, which is in bond l age, with all her children! What for reader! i To keep them in bondage forever But Jeru- 1 salem which is above already described as the | city of God is free, which is the mother of all 1 chriStans-and we christians, Paul teaches
 are children of the promise"
 | T ha 6octr ls tquOhf in poy, c
 which read. The Apostle teaches. that [" they
 not all Isreal which are uf Israel, neither 1 because they are the seed of Abraham. are they
 all children, but in Isaac shall thy seed be call i led. That IS, they which are children of the
 flesh, these not the chiblren of GTo4, but the children Of the promise are counted for Seed.' i How clearly this shows that the Jews accord
 Ing to the flesh, are not the people of God i The children Of the promise, and none others,
 are counteI ior seed. Who then are the chil- 1 dren of the promise? Paul answers by saying,
 "n ye be Chrlst's then ye Abraham's seed 1 and heirs according to promise. Gal. 3. 29. 1 Christians constitute the only seed of Abraham
 according to promise There are no Jews now
 according to the flesh, but he only is Jew who
 is one in heart. 50 teaches Paul Rom. 2. 28 | 29. And yet in the face Of it, men tell us
 that the feshly decendants of Abraham are ! still Gods people. Paul certainly does not
 mean that they are not Jews, IsraeliteS, and
 the seed ot Abraham, as pertains to the flesh, for this he admits, and boasts of beiD, sncb himself What does he mean then when h. asserts that Jews, who are such ouly in the flesh, are 'ot JeIos, not lsraeltes, and not the seed of Abraham, If not that they have ceased to be snch, as Gods peculiar people. Christians as the spiritual seed of Abraham, are his cove hanted people, and the unJelisviag Jews are ex- cludej, as the spiritual seed of braham's bond
 maid. We are thus faithful to the Jews, be- cause we love them, and wish to show them their true conditiou, that they may be induced to examine the claims Of Christ The con- mon custom Of teaching them that they are ye, the chosen Of God, Is doing them great harm.
 IL prevents their searching she claims of Christ. Again, the typical character of the Jewish