Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-03-18
MIR. GALLAHER.

'uuiSu ouiScis icthh auu iSihit are
ans against the visible church.
What sin against the church is
lot sin against God? Well l agree
With him that sin against his church
: no sin against God. II is only sins
gainst Gods church that he has
to do with. On that theory
he confession may he right, l reck-
IN it is, for the reason that Jesus
aid in 7th chap. Matthew. "In that
lay many will say to me have l not
in thy name and in thy
name have cast cut devils and done !
many wonderful works? Then will
say to them depart from me, ye work /
srs of iniquity, l never knew you."
But you do baptize babies. Now
be honest. Don't you do this tc re-
move from them original sin? Don't
you believe and teach that unless
this is done and the infant dies that
he is lost 1t looks to me that if one
great sin attaches an infant and
sprinkling Chats what you do) takes
it away and it don't happen to come
up with sprinkler, 1t will still retain
the original sin ana can't be saved
Mind you, I don't belieUe a syllable of
your original sin business. The gos-
pei that read in the New Testament
only provides punishment for sins
l commit and I must commit them
wiIfully, knowingly and Intentionally.
You say total hereditary depravity
is scriptural doctrine. Please tell
US where it is taught. Give chapter
and verse. Since you have been
wiring you have strengthened my
belief in total depravity, not from
anything, however, you have shown
from the Bible but from your careless
way Of putting things. But that
don't prove it by long ways. A
fellow sometimes gets little off his
base and his friends have to take
charge of him or he might hurt him.
self. That don't prove total deprav-
ity; it only establishes lunacy.
But listen at his explanation of IN
conditional election. He says it ap
plies to infants. They are uncondi
tionally elected! He has already ad
mitted that they never committed |
sin. Then he strikes them all dow1
as under original SIN and says Chris
saves them from that and they go tt
heaven when they die. And that i
election!
Now get that old confession GU
and copy what it says about uncon
ditionaI election and reprobation ant
the readers can tell whether it ha
reference to any others besides in
fants. If our memory serves US
says not word about infants IN th
section we are thinking of. Pleas
give US the whole quotation.
Now are you not ashamed of youl
self to palm off such perversions a
you do from Ephesians l, 46. Yo
, garble the law most shamefuily an
take out and arrest from its conte,
= and destroy the meaning. Afte
showing the excellences of the rel
gion of Christ in verse IL, Paul say
THAT we should be to the praise {
his glory who first trusted in Chris
In whom ye (the Ephesians) ais
trusted after that ye heard the wor
of truth, the gospel of your salvation.
Here the whole plan of salvation
lpredica,ed upon hearing the word {
:. truth, the gospel of salvation, an
after this hearing, trusting in Chri
by obedience to his commands ths
Y had every one obeyed the gospe
\ That don't look like they we're u
conditionally elected. 1t proves Il
contrary. They were chosen b
cause of obedience. Then you ha
# the unblushing 'effrontry to 81
"that the Ephesians were not elect
because they were good but We
s good because they were elected
ID Then why does not God elect eve
. graceless scoundrel that detiles
= footstool nd thus purify the cart
He certainly has the power. If
> don't do it and wicked men contin
on the earth then you make G"d
sponsible for it because he could elt
the wretehes and he will not do it.
pity the heart that utters such 81
II timent as you penned. Nothing sh
\ of total depravity could excuse y
N Now reader, open your New Tes
ment-2 Timothy l-9-and see W
what recklessuess and perversi
this modern Goliah scalps and dec
O itates holy truth. He stops at
9Th verse. Reader, lock into Il
verse and the latter clause; Paul S,
"who hath abolished death and hi
brought life and Immortality to Iii
- through the gospel whereunto l
= appointed preacher and an apos
and teacher Of the gentiles." II
is life and imDortaiity brought
light7 Answer-through the gosl
How is that done? Paul says
/. was appointed to preach the gosl
What for, Paul7 So that the gent
could hear it +; for how can they b
without preacher and how can
preach unless he be sent to the
Now if they had been uncondition
'" elected what need had they for T
as a preacher or teachei? !