The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-21
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qualified nor authorized 10 say. there
fore I 20 10 the Word
The record says All authority
hath been given unto M il heaven
and in earth Go re. therefors, and
make disciples CT all nations. baptiz
ing them into the name Of the Father
end OF the Son and OF ths Holy
Spirit. teaching them 70 observe ali
things whatsoever I commanded you,
and 10. ! am with sou always. even
unto the end OF the world.
IN Mark We have Go ys into
all the world and preach the gospel
10 the whole creation He that be
ieyeth and IS baptized shall be saw
ed: but he that disbelieyeth shall De
condemned. Luke records as fol
lows; Thus Il is written that the
Christ should suffer. and rise again
from the dead the third day; and
thar repentance and remission OF sins
should be preached IN his name unto
all the nations. beginning from Jeru-
salem Quoted from the Revised
Yersion)
Three conditions Of salvation are
clearly stated in these quotations
from the commission. as recorded in
the synoptic gospels. TO be Faith. Re
pentance and Baptism Faith in
Christ is produced by preaching
Christ and him crucifed This faith
leads 10 repentance and the penitent
believer is indisputably a proper sub
jet for baptism. that is. for an eX-
preston of his faith in an overt act
of obedience: fer no one can claim
to believe in Christ. and to have sub.
mitted to Christ who will nos obey
a clear command OF Christ's when
he learns what that command is.
so. then. these conditions are the
most natural we could expect. and in
no sense unreasonable. after Christ
had determined that baptism should
be the overt act of obedience Law
can be briefly defined a rule of ac-
ton In these conditions we have
the Law BY which people become
Christians, the law in obedience TO
which a man brings himself TO the
point where God can formally remit
his sins and give him the Holy Spirit
to abide in him; for the blessed Para
clete cannot be given before sins are
forgiven.
And, naturally enough. Peter SO I'M
derstood Christs commission: for in
his Pentecostal sermon. the very first
sermon preached after Christ's as
cension, he recognized and taught
the very conditions stated in the
scriptures adduced. from which We
gather these conditions. Peters
sermon was designed to produce faith
in those who had participated in and
consented to the death of Christ, de-
signed to bring them to believe in
this Christ by establishing the fact of
his MessiahshIp. The sermon pro
duced the desired and designed effect
for when they heard this. they were
pricked in their hearts. and said unto
Peter and the rest of the apostles:
Men and brethren. what shall we
do?' (Acts 2:30. Peter regarded
this question as an evidence of theh
faith. for in his reply TO this great
question he did not tell them to be
lieve as was told the Philippine jail
or. but in perfect harmony with the
great commission that he had heard
from his risen Masters lips just ten
days before, and under the power and
direction of the Holy Spirit. he re-
piled: Repent. and be baptized ev-
cry one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission OF sins, and |
We shall receive the gift of the Holy /
Ghost.