Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-18
ple rules for the observance of the

shows thai all mixture OF JUDAISM
with the simple gospel would end
in utter ruin and lead to their ulti-
mate rejection. After a full exam
nation of the claims of the Jews on
account of the many promises made
to them, as well as because they
were the recipients of the law by
Moses through the ministration of
Angels, he comes to the faith OF
Abraham, who believed God and
it was impaired unto him for right
eousness. Therefore, being justi-
fled by faith, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ
and not through the observance OF
the law of Moses. Salvation is
now predicated on acceptance OF
Christ, as revealed in the gospel.
The conclusion then follows that
every man regardless of nationality
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accept him as the only Savior of
men. But all the promises and
blessings came through the Jewish
prophets and teachers, and they
were all along the ages looking for
the coming ONE, so that when Christ
came and they rejected him their
sin was doubly sinful, and hence
Paul concludes that they were with
out excuse because of their supe-
rio- advantages. Confusion has
arisen out of a misuse of terms.
Among them we reckon the words
election, predestination, foreordl-
nation, foreknowledge etc. "Whom
He foreknew He did pIedes-
innate; whom He did ~predestinate
then He also called; whom he call
ed them He also justified and whom
He iu titled them he also glorifi-
! ed"
God glorified as many as He
Justified, did He not? He justified
as many as He called, did He not2
He called as many as He predesti-
mated, did He not? He predesti-
mated as many He foreknew, did
He not? He toreknew everybody,
did he not? Therefore He fore
knew, predestinated, called, justi-
fed and glori6ed everybody. This
proves too much for the average
church member, and hence proves
nothing. All these words then are
applicable to and explain the 29th
verse. Whom He foreknew He
predestinated to be conformed to
the image of His Son. Now, as he
foreknew every son and daughter OF
Adams race, He simply predesti-
mated that they should be conform
ed to the image of Christ. Moth.
ing more, nothing less. Then i,
follows that all who conform to
that image are of the elect. Those
who do not SO conform are of the
non-elect. This completely abro'
gated all the claims of the Jews,
The gospel being the power O.
lGod unto salvation, it follows that
all who obey it will be saved and
those who do not obey it will be
lost. Tie vital question then is.
what is obedience to the gospel
What does it demand? Of wha1
does that obedience consist? This
involves the whole theo'
ry of salvation through Christ
Since obedience to the gospel il
clearly demanded, then it follows
that certain classes are included
and certain others excluded. The
included ones are those who have
capacity to hear and obey. The
excluded classes are such as have
no such capacity; among them are
idiots, infants and lunatlcs. J
would also include Pagans, if i
were not for the fact that it woulC
rob the churches of the Amusement
they find in missionary operations
The elder shall serve the youn
ger, was spoken to Rebecca abou
Jacob and Esau before they wer,
born. This turned out to be a fac
but not on account of Gods de
crees, but on account of the con
duct of the two boys which Goo
simply foretold. Esau sold out tt
Jacob and took the exchange il
pottsge. If God had sent an ange
from Heaven in 1850, and He hac
proclaimed from one end of tn,
United States to the other that thu
national armies IN 1868, "a and %:
would overrun the south and eman
cipate the slaves, would that make
God the author of such an act? NJ
one charges that to Him. 1t il
generally laid to the charges of the
extreme anti-slavery party OIL the
north. Yet God foreknew thai
such would be the case just as He
foreknew that Esau would serve
Jacob. Dare any man dispute thisi
If this were Dot so, then all proph.
ecy would be worse than idle non.
sense. God is the author of all
true prophecy.
"Jacob have l loved, but Esar
have | hated" This was spoken