The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-10-13

Rpv. S.P.YoUNG. EDITOR


Newhere In The Scriptures Is TINS ~
IN its fulness made the subject oi -
tornsi enactment. Even In the book -
efMoses. which have legislative form =
"a some extent, al the principles anu N
duties that constitute goodness
arenot formally enioined BY paFueu- II
lar nrecepts. In the New Testament =
nc system ofmorals Is not given ~ a
the form Of regular code. It's gen Il
erai nrinciples are often gwen 10 an 4
apparently Incidental manner OF
mnst lie Inferred from the tenor o.
serintual Reaching. This does not I
ia the least viliato the claims OF inst
LAW to obedience from us, because
while the above is true, there Is Also
much that is directly precept've 50
go have An the explicitness ana
authority OF regular code oil law
and is 3 declaration Of the soVefelgh
srili az Christ enforced by the weigh
Az sanetions of eternal life and death.
In thc Old Testament there Is
much thatis ceremonisl, and as much
had lis bearing upon Jewish CONDUCT
and was never incorporated INTO 'he
GREAT moral system which was then
begun, aus has since been perfected. |
In the New Testament no part Of
the Mosaic Law is repealed bat what
e obviously ceremonial, typleai anu
incapable of coexisting with ehfls1l
anity ia its highest form.
Our Lord declares in his converse
ton with the woman of Samar'a that
the hour for the abolition Of the tenn
ple worship was come, and Paul ID
Hebrews teaches that the LeYltlcal
services we're but the shadows OF good
things. But neither our Lord nor
his apostle ever taught that the abro.
cation o. the ceremonial released
men from the moral law On the
contrary Christ says II am not come
to destroy the Law (by which he
meant Size moral law but to fulfill
establish it aud Paul, after master
w argument in Romans 10 show that
we are justified by faith without the
deeds OF the law says; "Do we then
make void the law through faith
God forbid. Yea, We establish the
Jaw 49,
From this we learn that the politi-
cal precepts which were for the Jews
only, have at present no authority as
laws, bot the moral precepts are just
as binding upon us as upon the trem'
bling heart at the foot OF Sinai.
Though the decalogue be not for
Naeu TnQfQ,
ment, it is easy to produce passages
from the discourses Of Christ and the
writings Of apostles which enjoin al
the precepts OF this law taken seper
ately, as Indispensable parts OF Chris
tian duty. Further, they are enjoin
ed under their original sanctions 0
life and death, and therefore bea
the true character of Law in its high
est sense.
The moral laws are now more ex
pressly extended to the heart, as b.
our Lord who in his sermon on tn
mound teaches that the thought 0
inward purpose is a violation Of th
law prohibiting the overt act.
The moral law ia the New Tesla
ment is applied more extensively t
the civil and social relations of lif
and hence is carried into greater Va
riety OF duties than 10 the Old Tests
ment
The moral law stands higher no.
becsusc tits connected with promise
of divine assistance to those who wi
+ obey it.
The moral law has nov living ]
s lusaation in the practical and pegfeC
example Of Christ He kept il, an
I thereby solved the great problem il
volved in the question, "Can an
man obey the law2 To this lie ha
given an affirmative answer, an
thrown the unauswerable challeBg
in the face Of his enemies, "Whic
OF you convlnceth me of sin = A la
thus shown to lie reasonable and jus
ii is demands must ever occup
higher grounds tt an when 1t was SUI
posed to he rigorous and unjust
its exaetions
It's beauty and excellency haN
been brought to light, and every on
can nov see point as wellas pathc
inthe exclamation oil Gods servant
30 how ] love thy law I"
Its perfection has been shown
s. be OF the highest order, resemblin
the source whence it came aud by i
effects on The human heart it psini
% peace, order and harmony as j
mission among men Il solves Il
question Of personal freedom as re
lated 10 general good, for when
rules tie heart the largest measure
personal liberty will insure the larg
est amount OF general good He W.T.
lives this law, will love bis neighbC
and labor for his good We ha'
intife Gospel tue most perfe
revelation Of the moral law evl
given % men We have more e.
act manifestation of the brightn, S
glory aud perfection Of that law, III
der which all are placed, than can
found elsewhere Whatever is f0un
= aaY system 81 ethics worthy Z
bong endorsed has been culled ir0
the Bible, for when mere reason Al
plies itself 70 the discovery of.whi
IS pufe in morals il goes astray III
modem systems Of ethics are sup
1i9r to the al c eut, not bet ause q
feason Of their trainers is superio
huE because they have had the a
vantage Of a ligat from Christianii
which most Of them have not bee
candid enough TO aeknowledg
H1Ehin ( can be gained by separatin
morals from religion, and eonsiieiin
them 4 distinct sciences, aud 81
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