Arizona republican., 1901-01-21

or seeking 90 to be. we have turned our backs on the Clrist who bought us, and are going down ts, perdltion. '
 THE CHURCH OF CHRIST"
 Text Eph. 4:1-G. Extracts from the sermon of Rev. MT Rice, of the Firs; Church of Christ yesterday morning.
 We closed our last sermon on The Church of Christ with the bible a book of divine origin. In this sermon We want to say more of the bible. The bible is divided into two parts-the old and the new testamcnts. In these two parts We have subdivisions as tha law, prophets, etc, in the old. This testament Is progressive history toe ward Christ. and its mission was com pletc when the government of Heaven and earth was turned over to the Son. 'Tais also marked the completion Of Gods work in the redemption of nan as to plan. Paul understood this Real Gal. 3:24-25, also the Sth and 9th chap tcrs of the book of Hebrews. The old Testament is not essential to our sal vation. The plan of salvation for men and women today is not written in it.
 The new testament is divided into gcspel-Math., Mix, Luke and John. Into the law of pardon for the alien under the ntw dispensation es- tablished in the world by Christ Jesus Acts of the apostles into the epistle' for the conduct and life of those in this new kingdom. Then comes the proph etic--the book Of Revocation. Christ lived his earthly life unler the law. was Obedien. to same and encouraged oth r5 to be subject to it. He did not build cnuIzh during his earth life, but those led to him by the school master, he the great teacher, instructed in the apo.tGlis college. In ihe lessons he taught them was one in regard to his church. Mathew lG:13-20. Tn this we have the building of the church in the future Concluding his work he said, Mathew 2S:1G-2O This was his last well, sealed by his blood, and the apos- ties, with us he appointed as executors of same Crowned in Heaven He sent tho holy spirit according to promise, the will was opened and Christs work in the redemption scheme was com plete.
 The holy spirit, rhe third and last of the trinity camc. Christ had the spirit without measure. the apostles by measure To them on the day of Pertccost and at the house Of Cornelius it was a lap ism. then to Jew and Gentle. so ended tho baptism of the spirit. and from then until now these has been no baptism of the spirit. The apostles laid their hands on others and they re eived the holy spirit from he apostl, and to believers was prom ised the holy spirit as gift and this Is what we have today. The hoy spr't completed its work in the place of salvation when He came as a baptism and by the importation of the apostles hands. The plan as We have it briefly S;at5d pace Christ at the head. not pope bishop, civil or ecclesiastlc1l power. Not Luther Calvin. Knox or Campbell. We find the will to be con ditloEal We are to believe, repent, confess and be baptized, Faith comes by hcaring. Repentance Is a change of the will. Confession is the natural cry of the pertinent soul. Baptism is the consummating act in the conditions and is no more important than faith, etc.
 Read the Acts of the Apostles for the conditions of inheritance under the will of Christ.
 Tn our next we shall take up the teachings of Christ as authoritative.