The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-21

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look into" In the above Peter Is squared,
/. against Drannan, yet Brannan claims tina
both he and Peter are teachers In the sam'
infalIbie church Hear Peter once NOR,
and choose yc whom ye VIII believe: "Foi
tho prophecy came not In old time by the
Will OF man. but holy men OF God spaks
as they were moved by the Holy Ghost III
Peter !. 2lD Hebrews |. l. says God
who at snndry times and In divers manners
spake In times past unto the Fathers by
the prophets, hath In these last days spoken
unto us by His Son" Again the author Of
the Hebrew letter says; How shall we
escape II We neglect SO great salvation.
which at the first began TO be spoken BY
! the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by
them that heard Hlm2" We all claim
that what was spoken by the prophets, by
the Lord and confirmed by the apostles IA
| written In the Bible. Paul says II was
God speaking by them
Brother Brannan says that mo part OF
the New Testament was written until SIX
years after Christ left this earth, and II
was not completed until siSty-four years
after He left" and is anxious to know
what became Of those people who lived be-
fore the New Testament was complete We
answer tina, Christ sent the Holy Spirit 10
His chosen apostles to guide them into all
truth and bring TO your remembrance all
things whatsoever have said unto YOU.
John xiv, 26) Bat II may be argued that
lntet NuTDS were SUNhtu ana lilhl tDff
cen not refer to the New Testament writ |
eTs Let us see. John says And many |
other things truly did Jesus in the presence |
Of His disciples. which are not written in |
thlg book but these are written that We |
might believe that Jesus is the Christ. the |
Son u God and believing. have life
through His name Johu. Xxx 30-3l.) |
Again II John. Y. 49,: These things have
! written unto Won that believe on the name
of the Son Of Col. that ve may know that
We have eternal NE This surely needs no
interpreter, John who Mr. Brannan says
lived until tho New Testamen; was writ
ten. SAYS IN his first and last writings
THESE are written that ye may know 70
Nj Rrannan quotes Matthew xviii IL
Tell ~ to the church ANY ono can sec
hv reading three verses IN that connection
hat Jesus had no reference To any matter
NJ faith, but was teaehinE His disciples
how 10 settle their personal difficulties
But Mr. Brannan charges that Nc have
not rot all the inspired writings This Is
probably true though some Of the hooks
Sc mentions NJ missing are hut other
lanes for some % mo hooks We have Nht
~ Of the fhines that lcsus said and did
vcrc written but enough was written 10
live eternal lie So said the Apostle John
nd w are agreed that he was m intallihle ,
eachor and M the Church % Christ Tic
l7iuI that 'hc Roman Catholic church de .
i1cA what IVES true and what spurious " :
ur Nov Testament is far fetched as every J
ceclnr knows that The New Testament as
10 have u TODAY was In use and sckuowi- ;
lEcl as authority lorr centuries before = / 8
OMAN Catholic church was heard of :
~ course J refer 20 the MSS Of which ,
P" hnNe a fTan-lafinHt
Wit Sir Htaouan claims iha, suhm'ttine
3 tho authority OF The 'lnfa'lihie' thur. b ,
oud heal divisions anl bring that on.. d
"Fs Ter which Jesus PRAYED Now there
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