Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-08-30
MEXICO. MISSOURI THURSDAY AUGUST 80, 1883

lcommunicated.l /
WAR AGAINST EVIL PRACTICES.
NO. A.
Having shown, in q former article,
that the pioneers Of the present Chris
tian church did not aim to found q |
new sect, or party, but to call all
those who claimed to have faith in
Jesus and the promises contained in
the New Testament Scriptures to ai
union npon the one foundation Of
Apostles and Prophets, discarding all
human creeds, all traditions Of men,
as unscrptural and, therefore,. seis-
matical, their course WAS onward and
upward, like Paul at Corinth, amongt
the polished Grecian philosophers,
when he determined to know nothingi
save Jesus Christ, and him crucifed.
Their FIRST and only aim Was to know
what King Jesus would have them to
do in order to be saved. Hence they
had large need for Peters pente-
costean sermon, which clearly unlock
ed the oracular speech made by the
Savior to Nickodemus when he said
excepta a man be born of water and
the spirit he cannot enter into the
Kingdom Of God. These pentecos-
team Jews who had murdered the
Savior, who heard Peter and were
added to the number on that day
Of three thousand souls were certain
ly born Of water and the Spirit. Nov
whatever was done for them and by
them en- that day certainly constitutes
the birth of water and the spirit.
We assume that they were born Of
water and the spirit, or else they could
not have entered into the Kingdom /;
but the record says they were added
unto them. 1st. Then there was an
outpouring of the spirit. upon the
Apostles like the roaring of mighty.
wind. This caused the assembly of
the multitude of that place. There
was a wild jargon to the assembled
multitude and they declared with one
voice that the Apostles were all drunk.
At this point Peter who had been
made the custodian of the keys of
the Kingdom, arose, denied the
charge Of drunkenness and proceeded
to arraign those before him for their
wicked acts in cruclfying the Lord |;
taught them that. God had raised
Jesus from the dead, of which fact
they (the Apostles were all witnesses,
therefore being by the right hand Of
God exalted, and having received of
the Father the promises of the Holy
Ghost he hath shed forth, this which
ye now see and hear. Let all the
house Of Israel know assuredly that
God hath made that same Jesus whom
I've have crucifed, both Lord and
Christ. ...-.--..
i When they heard this (not when
they felt something or heard some
noise or dreamed some idle story
but suhen they heard this, (that Peter
had spoken) they were pricked il
their heart and said unto Peter, and
to the rest of the Apostles; Men and
brethren, what shall we do? Then
Peter sald unto them, (don't forge'
} that Jesus had given the keys to Pc.
ter and that he alone was to unlock
the Kingdom to the people) repent
and be baptized, every one of you,
in the name of Jesus Christ, for the
remission of sins, and ye shall receive
! the gift of the Holy Ghost; and will
many other words did he testify ane
exhort. Then they that gladly re
ceived his words were baptized; and
the same day there were added unit
them about three thousand souls
Here was the birth of water and tn,
spirit. -t., ,rs.
These people heard Peter preach
they listened to what he said-h'
preached by the spirit-they acceptet
l his words gladly-they were baptized
, This constituted the birth Of watel
and the spirit. This exactly coincide'
. with Paul's statement that faitl
t comes by hearing and hearing b.
the word of God. Peter was the in
8 spired agent Of God to declare th
terms of salvation on that day. Thi
is very old text, the modern preach
ers tell us, and it only teaches frs
!. principles. This is progressive az
r and they say they have progresse'
s beyond this old threadbare story.
But is it not about as new as any
: thing contained in the New Tests
ment Is it not part of the conn
a sci of God, and have you not undei
taken to declare the whole counsel Z
T God? But they say it is unpopular
preach on these points. We are gel
ting on SO well now with all the SUI
rounding churches since we quit tel
ing sinners how to get INTO the KIM
II dom of Jesus that most Of them vi
u allow US to preach in their house
and this, you know, is a big gair
Why, only few years ago, when '
talked on these elementary matter
they would not allow US to 60 in
/ their pulpits. But now We are almo
,e orthodox, and they come and hear
preach on perfection, and though :
don't know what that Is, nor do the
yet they seem to like it, and we fe
as happy? So then you have compr
missed your sense of duty for pop