, 1866-12-17
THE ORTHODOXY OF JESUS.


Rev. T. l. Collier, ye.tesday npfnlng, preached
In the Church of the Mcssish. sermon, the above
being bis eub}ect TIE selected text WIS the
words Of the Saviour, delivered At capernaun, to
those who announced to Him thai His hnsEo!k
tnpeht Him: "Whosocvrf shall do the viii Of
God, the zane II my brother, and my sister, and
mother" Mark Ill.,. ss.) The diseou.ss was
radical In the extreme. Jesus, la tho commence
nacnt Of Hu misa!on, had sought 10 sevlstfy the
religion Of tho co7enans Of Ah1ahsm, but meet.
Ing with The experience Of ali reforrcrs. be had
eoon aiscoTered that i Nas rot well 10 put new
T. Gd q sess y hs L .a ID pss. S st a
loose ftom ihe anetent things, aud beesme hstero
do1 and helcf1cal. In this same connection, be
rpsaksf held 10 Be the rejection Of Inc traih, In
this age The sinners IN this line arr the narrow
sestarfans aud dogmatic btgots who calling them
70, Prior 10 thc enunci&tfon Of this new doc.
trine Of salvation. the Iews .ere tha world, aud
to !ben T VA ,ery small. Now ii waa ealasEed
70 Include the whole human race.
Tbs orthodoxy Of Jesus the speaker held no. to
be tIad,tonal orthodoxy. he deated that IN ah1s
comms1cs and motaiity, i. asa e.taet psepsp sa q
eensfbIe 70 Turn to the second century tor ruid-
npee in the way OF truth. God did not empty
n,asi,y, md from tnr days whrn such a cnn M
rity entted esrore are eser 10 be eieaned, Upon
the hesss Of the departure Of Jeepa nom he
when It Antioch be 1efuseI to est With the Gcn.
Tile htothets. lie was ashamed Of tbs Chnrch Of
tue age, in which the main topic Of discussion Ia
ihe color Of neck band. the 1ropriciY OF oppos-
lng 3nd1e light to the e1o1ies Of tho spnbeams,
ana the number u boWa and scrapes which ths
oihctltipE minister should make dnrla9 divine
eefricc, The want OF 1ikeness IA al this to fhn
conIse or Jesus ssAmp1 It with the cancelhng
mark Of spn1Ionenes-.
so the orthodoxy Of jesus IL not conventional.
Jesus cared no more for what was conventional
than Tor hat which wes traditional. Men believe
because otler men believe, and yel n the eoayen.
uonall'n1s wefe snyettfgated how lev would hold
to hem. md ntecr5 think tha& the creed makes
the life In npp1itfoa TO this view ali retorue,r
1nclooinE I'll the prophets oI ls,ae1, had de-
nounced the conventional orthodoxy IT the peo-
pie. who ha7c always rcxted on conventional Euth.
nfcd the right OF my one 10 dicate Tbs op.rl.
Ion for anoshtr; or Of am century 10 Impose its
BELIEF npon The people Of anotaer. Sayipr 4
creed y not belle wing It, and In tha rrc1tal Of
creed8 but isw arr uuthtn1. fet this mpta] ,
suEdity lhc ground .ork Of eresy sect OF ottho-
Tho Lt Christ. and not Rome, Or inndeltty OF uni.
scEal Ills this spirit which closes he door
CT .te easuIch to mankind mud clos {. the Kingdom
OF Ec4vcu agnlnst men II Is this sptsft Jcsas de-
nonEced Ia the *cHbes and the ftaEt-ccs, and
this day u Is rampant xnd not less exclusive.
spiritual orthodoxy. That he who ID true to God,
md who marches to the uau.lc OF his own con-
science, and who Ia trhe to bis brethren, only is
orthodox and Jetns' brother. Belief he looked
upon Il no1hins. for ID bis opluion, but few men
believe At all. Nevertheless Jcsus said the devils
believed. sad their iath pfoated them nothing
IA tic multitude In the kingdom Ut God, and 10 be.
long 10 tlls be prayed God to grant his hearealy
Ey1tt.