The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

QlQ GOQ make Il mistake I'D ulS
law? Did he give the people as a
rule Of action, 1000 years law
which was full of defects and err
rors; and there finding out his
mistake, and changing his mind,
concluded to make the way a little
easier by opening out and widen
ing the way of which Christ said
Straight is the gate and narrow
is the way which leadeth unto life,
and few there be that find it," Matt.
7: IA? Such is the implication
which is charged upon God, by
people who deny the binding
claims Of the ten commandments
today.
For what was the law of God
given2 land when | say the claw
of Cod" l mean the Decalogue or
10 commandments for find that
the bible recognizes no other as
Gods law.)
What purpose does it serve?
He had just one object in view,
one purpose to serve by the law,
and that was to SHOW SIN. What
saith the word? "Moreoyer the
law entered [came to our notice.
that the offence (sin) might
abound" (What for? Why did
he want sin to be seen in such
abundance?) "But where sin
abounded grace flavor with Christ
did much more abound" Rom.
5: 90.
| Then he simply wanted every
one to see himself as lost in sin,
SO he would accept of Christ's fa-
vor or salvation. Again he wants
| to prove the whole world guilty o.
sin, only that he may forgive them
"Now whatsoever things the law
saith to therein who are under the
law; THAT is within its jurisdiction
hence all the world that every
mouth may be stopped and ALI
THE WORLD may become GUILTY
before God" Rom. 8: 19. But
| what makes them guilty? Sin, OIL
| transgression of the law. Last
part Of verse 20. "For by the law
is the knowledge of sim"
because the law worketh wrath fol-
where NO LAW is there is NO TRANS
aREss1oN or guilt Rom. 4: Is.
"Whosoever committeth sin
transgresseth also the law, for SIN
! - THE TRANSMISSION OF THE LAW"
/ John 3:4.
And now one text more to prove
the ten commandments to be that
law which is necessary to show
sin. "What shall we say then9
Is the law sin2 God forbid nay,
I had not known sin but by the
law; for had not known lust Ex-
cEpT the law had said. Thou
shalt not covet." The law is the
law of the 10 commandments
Hence the 10 commandments il
the only law which shows sin, and
makes the gospel needful, AnC
then when the law has served tn,
purpose of showing every one to b.
sinners, what does God do? "Thi'
is a faithful saying and worthy
of all acceptation, that Chris
Jesus came into the world to say,
sinners, [those who have broker
the 10 commandments Of whom
am chief" / Tim 1: Is.
/ Thus we see that God gives
Christ to save the repentant Law
breaker or sinner, and then wher
he is set free in Christ he is nj
| longer "under the law under tn,
condemnation of It'll but is unde
the grace or favor of God. Blu
says one, is not the law abolished
| BY no means, else there would b
no sin, ''for by the law is tn
knowledge Of sin.
| Do we then make void the Law
through faith? God forbid; yea
we establish the law. Rom. 3: 20
81.
| When was the law of God frs
knownP Seeing the law is tn
only thing which shows sin, when
ever and wherever we find sin, w
know the law must exist for sin i
the breaking of that law.
| Hence we see the law in the gar
| den of Eden, because we find sil
there.
| "Wherefore as by one man Adam
sin, transgression Of the law, entered
| into the world, and death by sin
ana so death passed upon all men
for that all have sinned." Rom
| s: IL. Sin makes the gospel nee
essary." For / am not ashamed
of the people of Christ; for it is tn,
power ofGod unto salvation tt
every one that believeth." Rom
1: 16, first part. Salvation from
what2 From sin. What is SIM
Transgression Of the law. Then
the gospel is the power of Goo
manifested to save these who have
broken the law there would be nc
sinners, or lawbreakers hence n,
need of the gospel consequently
the law and gospel are SO exten
sive and go hand in hand.
But says one, if the law is il
force what does it mean when i
says the law was abolished b
Christ. The answer is, there ar,
TWO laws brought to view in tn
bible; separate and distinct in pur
pose and duration. Paul recognize,