Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-05


DRY Verses, eI-ei-Golden Text. Rom.
iii, 2i-Commentary by the Rev. -. NJ.
Stenrns.
~. Nov we know what things soever the
law saith, IL saith to them who are under
the law; that every mouth may he stopped
ana all the world may become guilty be
lore God He bus been proving both Jews
aud gentiles all under sin, and that there is
none righteous oversees O. 1OD But what
about the law that is holy and Just and
good (chapter vii 12) and those who con-
scientiously try to keep it like Paul him
self who said that rs touching the right
eousness of the law he considered himself
blameless phil. iii, G). This verse in our
lesson says the law is to stop mans mouth
and prove every one guilty, for until we
are ready to plead guilty before God there
Is no hope of our redemption. In Math. v
~. Jesus teaches that a sinful look breaks
the seventh commandment, and in ] John
iii, 10, we learn that hatred breaks the
sixth, while in Jas ii, 10, we find that
"Whosoever shall' keep the whole law and
yet offend in one point is guilty of all.
90. wherefore by the deeds of the law
there shall no flesh be justified in His sight.
for by the law is the knowledge of sin. g."
David recognized this when he said. ''In
Thy sight shall no man living be justified"
Ops. cNliii, -. The law, although so holy,
cannot give life because of mans sinful
ness or weakness of his flesh (ial. iii, 81:
Rom. viii, -. Only one Man ever kept the
law perfectly He came to fulfill the law
an" 'hc PIop"eUS' even 10 lulIll al right
eouS'leHS 'N'Ih' " IL: H. l'l I'D INN Is
no SIM re Knew no sun ne ana no sin !
'"nii IT. .; ~ 'or' W II; ! fet. II, ~ lie
oU''iu 'r"'n,"'i9 say dellSlt To 90 my
""l'D ny "ou 3e"' ny law Is Wlthin my
i'Ir' vs. Al ne WAS ana Is the
'.p'',''V'9 vi oo"' All our elIortH 10
N'ep WV law nveA'iiS 'huS 10 OBTAIN rlSht-
oo"sileSS' are IKE Adam ana tNe'N ne leaf
"'io"S, "nion l"u 10 DE lalu aSlue ana
go Pi"VV W 'ne co"I9 Oh SNlhS OF 'od
i'O' '''"S' C't OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are
a. i'"hA rays 'lSa' iAlN' W
D'V ~" '.e righteousness OF uod
, "i'AouI cue IA" Is 'iabilea'eo' peihg W.T.
if;,' Wy 'nI a." anu Unc prophets 10
,."' ~ an 'ne Propne'S witness that
ni'S nuHle "noSoeNer peileVeth III
i a., 1nali receive remission OF sins Acts "
7.,' i".l III an ms preaching SAID none
o.n , 'iiis1 man most Wn'ch 'hf prophets
' ",'' -np9e' "'u say Sno''I' come ACTS NNVl'
- 'Pi!e'H anu eHPo',l!uet unto IheIh IN all
wy 90 i''"''s Ohe 'hIiBS concerning nm
9eii i-"Ae INV ~ righteousness Is the
treaV essential "od demands IT, ana tie
mas [lsiV 10. ne says thaI the unnght-
eou9 sh"li no, llherit the hIhSoom OF tod
anu 'n"u unleS9 we nave something better
'nai. 'h'' o' the scrlpeS ana pharlsce7 we
"a" III lip ca9e eiluer INTO 'he kingdom OF
ned'eh u cor Ti'"' Math' " 90. But what
uou ueiilahus ne also proNldeS-lf wed
"lns carmen. Is necessary then wedding
Ta' menus are oNlueu 'Ma'h' NAll, II, ~
i'"eS rue ucniahu righteousness Then lie
PROVIDES righteousness as freely as lie pro
v!ueu 'ne c'o0hlhS Tor Adam ana Eve Gen.
III, ~
Even 'he righteousness OF rou' winch
Is ny laith Oh Jesus hrlst' unto all ana
upon an them that believe tod hath
maze INN TO be SIN Tor us who knew no
SIN that we might he made the righteous
ness OF Eod IN HIM. lie Is made unto us
righteousness Ol Cor. V, q; Cor. /, 3o.
10y INN al that pelleNe are JUSTIFIED from
All things from which we could not he JUST
Ied ny the law OF Moses acts XIII, ~,
therefore the soul mat truly receives HIM
can say, i VIII greatly rejoice in the Lord,
my soul snail be joyful in my God, for He
mum NIptHVt hlV WIN INC garments W sal
Walton, lie hath covered me with the robe
OF righteousness lsa. Xxi, I'D. but how
many are gong about to establish their
own righteousness either wholly ignorant
OF or utterly desplsing the glorious right
eousneSS provided Tor them IN Christ Jesus,
VINO Is the END OF the law for righteousness
TO every one that bel1eveth Ckom y, ), ~!
-, FOR there Is no difference, for all
nave sinned ana come short OF the glory of
Tod. IN Adam all die Il Cor. Ky, Ply.
mere Is not a Just man upon earth hat
doeth good and sinneth not tEccl. VII, 2o,
or as IN verse lo OF tins chapter: There is
none righteous No. not one. such Is the
description OF all men by nature, and while
all are not equally great sinners all are
without exception sinners. since Adam
was driven out OF paradise all have been
horh outside the garden; there Is no differ
ence When Noah was shut in the ark, all
Inc rest except those with him were shut
out and persisted; there was no difference.
-. Beng Justlhed freely by His grace,
through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus. All redemption Is i'll Christ; ont