Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-04-07

! father has sent me even SO send I you"
. Christ was sent into the world TO oier
Y himself as a sacrifice for the sins oil the
r world. were the Apostles sent on same
mission ? Certainly not. But Christ
came to reveal his father to tho void
II and to make known his will to men and
Z Sne conditions of entering the kingdom
"A of God even SO Jesus sent the disciples
III Again After Christ's departure from
n earth, men were to be brought into the
Kingdom, God, thence it was necessary
Z 1hat Christ should leave some one here
to inform men and women Of the conci-
tons of entering into the kingdom. But
the conditions mace known to the Apos-
tlss were repentance and faith IN christ.
Vow, for the Interpretation. WbO5o- /
eyer Sins We declare or pronounce fOrgiv-
ca in consideration of a conformity o
le condition made known to you, they /
shall be forgiven or in other words en- |
dofSa your action. And on the other
1and whoever sins ye pronounce or de-
& clare unfOrgiven by virtue OF non con-
ioru1ity to the conditions viz repen-
->s.a toward Gcd ard faith toward our
Jesus Christ, they are uDforgiven-
ut, the disciples were to make
81 the world the conditions of
,A,i SINS, and to declare
.,..v sins forgiven 10 view OF
.,obRditioas.s For instance man
tfnner aud he shows signs Of repen-
sf3cs toward God and faith toward Je-
sss We pronounce or declare his sin for
fSens Why ? Because he has conform
= 10 the conditions upon which God
E3miHes TO pardon sin. We acknowl-
i ttxo and declare what God has really
- d8sie. But If on the 9th r hand, the sin
sn aes remains in imIeaitence, and thus
s.s 88iis TO conform TO the conditions we
u khr0pounce or declare his sins unforgiven
or retain his sins.
~ W This Interpretation comports with (l)
II The final great commission given by
III Christ TO his Apostles. go ye therefore
and teach or disciple all nations, baptiz-
/ ing them, etc, teaching them to observe
ali things Whatsoever have command
s{ I'd you. Matt. 2S.19:2O, note, Teach
:, & sbem TO observe or do those things |
- have commanded you.
Again: "Go We into all the world
ost oud preach he that believeth and is
2t haptizsd shall be saved, that is shall
- -, nave the remission of sin, land he that
~ helieveth not shall be .damned;" that is,
% his sins shall remain upon him. Mark 10
- TIC. Again Aud that repentance and
~. remission of sins should be preached in
his name beginning at Jerusalem" Luke
- 24:47.
fn'- This Interpretation agrees q Will
as ~ the work actually performed by the
n.A Apostles. On the day of Pentecost Pc
= = ter preached the gospel, and baptized af
a. lterward thoee who gladly received th'
- - 4 word. Acts 2:4l. After healing the lame
uyM .:.s man at the temple gate Peter preached
ably e onso sn9 ~, ~ -,
= 1s ~ your sins may be blotted out when tn
49,, 49,, time OF refreshing shall come from tn
',aos 4'' presence OF the Lord Acts 3.19. Eve
~ In that day one of you little g sntleme
was grieved that the Apostles taugh
land preached unto the people. Howbei
many of them who heard the word b'
1ieved Acts A. Daily in the temple an
ia every house they ceased not to teac
a and preach Jesus Christ" Acts 5:4l
.ss' ss1 They that W ere scattered abroad wen
!, .ss. (. &. 0xerywhere preaching the word" see a
80 Z 4,, A1fe l1:19-2l. BE it known unit
sss <ou tharefore that through this ma
:. ~s;t q la preached unto you the 70
~ 4Syeness OF sins, and by him all that b
q T., fieve arx justified" Acts 1898.
;S~SN 'sBe it known unto you, therefore thI
49,. through this man (Christ) is preach
,rhie antoryou the forgiveness oil sins, and
him all that believe are justified" AC
1888, Says Paul "Chrst sent me not
=, bapt ze but to preach"
,ra~t His parting and solemn charge
~ mi Timothy was preach the word" Y
- - are able to see by the foregoing that I
. the main work OF the Apostles was to {
- fbe clare Christ unto the people as one
81 ;sSohtL whom sin was forgiven.
~ In the case of the incestuous SIM
4 .5cs. the Apostles forgave a sinner, but II "
: -, IA on the conditions named in every int
-onor- pretation. Note in l Cor. 6. the Ap
,ssn<,,i tie advises the church to exclude sin
: - - He in the meantime charges The chul
'ass I'.-s~s with Indifference Note, he declares
- - 49, course and the church acts Bu' in III
- S , we find that upon valid repentance
> - Apostle advises the church to rece
: A. him again into their fellowship. No
! he1 the words, Sufficient to such ma
: = ,es~t the punishment which was inflicted
on, Fl many. So that contrary wise ye ou
lots 10 rdurer 70 ioIkNe 'I nl.T ,o sc.cs;,,1 ,,
= ,fe-e ~ APOSTLE herein endorses the action Of
an church in forgiving the sinner on
hcr | ground of repentance, and agrees to
ts give the sinner If the church forgave
osr as he (the Apostle) had alleged
- charge. Ia the sense that the Apo
80 forgave this sinner, | or any Go
preacher forgive sin frequently when
- advise the church how to deal with
- 3 ners and we acquiese in the actor
aaS the church.
(3) There is no account in the
where the apostles forgave sin
oGs 3 | IN Christ's stead.
e Q el We have an account of the preac
re- i- and miracles wrought by the apo
sk IS but not a single hint of their 10
ot 81 ing sin. 1t is not possible that
le animportant fact was left out OF 4
cord. We must conclude that
ssxai APOSTLES exercised no such power.
Judge flS<f4 The doctrine of man fOrgi
t ele' q sin was not preached by the Apos
y, saad such rover been given t
e1ne one Of them would have meI
e0 q I'd it. Says Panl, "If any man pI
ps any other gospel unto you than thu
eM q Il Y have received, let him be accursed, y
enes ~8A1:8--10. My readers will remember
to & 81. the Priest asks what right have yc
, sctlpt so interpret these plain words oi
God on Saviour 2" But does he not int
ike nlito them when he claims that our
Vel. 5;l1 meant TO give his apostles power tC
, Jer Pa: give those sins committed after
who f5r- tism The Lord did say that Our
BotJe- does not specify any particular sin
hes the
he words POPE PETER FoRsAKEs BIS ERRIN'
Iebts, or DREN.
hrfesb Peter I'm none of his writings C
foee~;vs the power to forgive sin. But
,;s 3es,tb | butes the forgiveness of sin to Coz
hau sr2 his Christ. Listen to him, listen t
n y 4 Nc words before the council Of PRIEST
!, ,,as1 Others "rhe God of our fathers
Daf cod up Jesus whom We slew and hang
,,-,loo-;co1 tree, Him hath God exalted wi
r,reesf,le right hand to be Prince and 81
: 81, r<>,,,- for to give repentance to Israel a.
81 Aoto =.