The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-11-03

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Do W. ihou make void lhe law
through faithY God forbid, yea, We
establish The law" Rom. 3-3l
]. st. Paul, near The beginning Of
this episile, laid down the general
proposition that the gospel is tie
power Of God unto salvation to eve
ry one that bolievcth" He showed
that "no man Is justified by the law"
for "bJ ihe Jaw b The knowledge of
sin, hut thst all must hc justified by
iaith without the lee is 90 lhe Law
1t was easy TOT ihe inspired apostle
to ioresce an objection rhich many
nrge against the doctrine OF justifca-
tion by faith, viz: Ilmakes void the
law. This he meets with the simple
denial OF tLe text. This objection
arises from The confused notions
which may have entertained Of the
iaw, add the gospel as It's correlatye.
There 10 the most perfect argument
between the two; but our discussion
will be confined TO the law.
II. WE NoTIcE THE ORIGIN or
THE Law God is an absolutely per-
feet being, having a determined ma
ture Everything that he makes
bears the impress of his nature and
is determined in its nature by what
he IS, and consequently it sustains
certoin well defined relations to him.
Out Of these relations arises q law
governing the created in their con-
duet towards the Creator-a law
springing from The nature and fitness
Of things
Ills not arbitrary or conspicuous,
Ter 10 arises out of relations, and
these, when properly traced, rest
finally in the nature Of God Here
is the ultimate Oh which we repose;
here Is the highest point Of human
conception, and 10 search for some
thing above God as the source of
law is to search for what you do not
need and what docs not exist
Ill The law originating from
Sod must have nature similar to
his character The nature OF this
law is our third point BY law, we
do not mean the ceremonial law OF
the Jews, for Christ took that out Of
the way, mailing it 10 The cross. He
forever abolished 10 his flesh the law
Of commandment contained in ordi-
nsnces, and hence Tue civil precepts
Of Moses are not IN force at present.
But the term law In the texthas ref
elcnce to the rule given By God for
The government Of lis moral being,
that rule OF action which IN some of
It's parts is binding upon every intel
ligont creature in the universe. This
iaw is The expression og Gods na-
ture. IL is the ultimsto declaration
of absolute good, the FINAL express
sion OF abstract justice, and SO far
from being abrogated by the gospel,
is at present demanding rigorous
conformity all rational existence.
Being an outilowing Of his nature,
il must be the embodiment of those
principles which inhere in and con.
stitute the Godhesd1 It's hpWorthy
the origin we hafe assigned it, if it
does not CORRESPOND WITH our
ideas of ,ac div.ae iAfactct
Bg copying ihc beams OF Gods
character, ohia have reached as
tbioueh ne aaspess of error aud
r, 30 mi ses resemblance be-
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te ia,t .iv,a "a nsph hana
Bath God en eie hH ass 86fY last
and good rhe ehec nf Gea
hieh moral liie "a iote s9 tie es-
sence OF lhe las Is love io- ihe Ht-
most BOUNDARY go IFS application and
the utmost compass Of is require
ments Gna lsa perfect being, so
the law IS pcihct eonveitmg the
sour and ihc Ap;li ofilHsiaw shines
with sahcfying heh upon all
| them ihai walk % its statutes
This greet law a love extcnds 10
| al in eaigeuccs existing in Tie broad
lRaiverse ltis as high as htsven--
Tor angels 20 tIic viii OF God-and
as broad as imincnsity-s,retcbiug
| Idr9ugh ME sasl limits OF the moral
tuofllaud binding allin ons hlolher-
/ hooi.
Adam was placed under this lsw.
/ The ccmmandmont given to him was
| not The whole Of the law. It was =
testcommand and involved the great
principle underlying the moral gov
ernment-tho right Of God to com.
mand and the duty Of his creatures
to obey.
The commandment was only a pc
culiar manifestation Of the law, per-
cciyed by infinite wisdom TO be
adapted to Adam in bis state Of trial.
It's violation was The iufraction Of
the whole law, and the result is seen
in the thrilling records OF sin and on
the death. roll Of the human family.
The infringement ofprinciple does
not operate its destruction, neither
does the impeachment ofits majesty,
nor the violation OF its spirit abro-
gate the law, for ia that case the sin
of our federal hesd would have abol-
ished the claims OF law upon bis
posterily and annihialed the curse
which passed upon an expalriated
race. The Almighty voiced the
great principles of his viii and gray
ed them with his own finger upon
tables Of stone. They now occupy
a place IN that book which is to per-
petuate his viii to ala generations.
Wesley says OF the law: at is the
laircst offspring Of the everlasting
Father, the brightest e1lux Of his es-
a ssntial wisdom, the visible beauty Of
! The Most High. tits the delight and
: wonder Of overy chorubim and and
: seraphim, and all The company Of
; heaven, aud the glory and JOY Of ev-
I erv wise believer, every well-insirGct
4 ei child Of God on earth.
4 Nv. WHAr ARE TUE FUNCTIONS Oh
), rnr LAwsg-1) Il expresses tbs
3 highest truth with reference to oui
3 moral relations (2) When acted