The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

salvationito all thai called on the name
| OF the Lord In connection wthsthls
! promise, he discoIrses concerning the life
l4death. resurrection and ascension &ufa
Jesus Christ and appeals to their owli5
prophets and to the miraculous powers
possessed blythe Apostles in proctor his;
doctrine. This timony they could mot
Iinow doubt. They were filled with dis.
| may that they had rejected the Christ:
that they had refused to hear the pro-;
phets, and cried out 81 len and brethren.
VIVA shall we do ?.t3t Awakened as they
now were. they could easily II, the light
OF theirs85own scriptures look upon j slis
as the Lamb OF God that taketh away
the sins of the world. S TIL they felt the.
generous weight, OF their guilt crushing
them. and insthe angus lsot Their e'ifts3
cried out: What shall we ID epent
and be baptized. A Turn in, heart and Ire
ana be\baptized that you may. lin aconneec,
Iiton with theSpcrfor1nan nee Of these uu-
ties. receive remission OF sins. We have
lathen this rs the order In which Eetel
presented the truth before their minds
First, faithfin Christ: N second, operating
10 produce repentance and obedience to
that; third, the. acceptance OF lthei V re-
5pentance and obedience. fourth. In con.
nection Herewith they should receive
the forgiveness Of their sins. ! ! r. VIII be
asked, does this construction connect bop
tisln with remission? lt@does: SHAH we
give ii up because we have views which
Fit appears to thWart2 Had these people
received remission Of sins that that should
be the reason of5theirs ba ptism7 Nay. ,veri-
~. for they are now indurinE how tney
shall now obtain this forgiveness. me
proposition is in the Same relation9to re-;
pentance as to baptism. ut$arc sinners
E commanded to repent because they are
forgiven, or that they may be forgivenG3
Z II ow would this read? Repent because
your sins are forgiven? He that belteHeth
and is baptized shall be saved DIE.
tiers words a gree wi It'll II he commission
Eof our Savior? n Is In perfect accord
anco with the 80 of our Savior.
Does not that directly require this an.
%swer2 But the commission teaches that
there Is a connection between. baptism
and remission, can never believe thht
says one. Il For my part VIII believe
III II I find It written. Forgiveness or sins
is an important part OF salvation. n
the record as given BY Mathew: 1t is also
connected with baptism "Go We, there
FORE and teach all nations, &c.":lEand 4
again1ln Luke the comma nd is to preach
repentance and remission OF sins, SO IN
tho ony;s place In the commissions IN
which asprnrnlsey Of AVIATION IL made II
is connected with baptism; another pas
sage Is found In the Language OF our.
Lord to Nicodemus, Except a man he
born OF water and tho spirit he can
not enter into the Kingdom OF Cod. r
birth and that this spiritual birth is &C.
companed by birth OF water In order
to entering into It. understand the
born OF water, to be equivalent to being
baptized and the doctrine taught to be-
that without baptism no man can enter
Kingdom. The address OF Annnias 20
saul ''And now why Earliest tholn; arise
and be baptized and wash away thy! sins,
calling on tho name OF the Lord admits
upon the same principles offa clear ana
satisfactp,'y solution, Some make y inc
After all the effectss not q tlguraiive
,ne for Paul's baptism actually washed
orf his previously fixed character IN tho
sight OF mcn, especially or the saints
and Identified him with q new character
OF disciple and brother Let us SUD-
DOSE that In the gospel economy romls-
sion Of sins Is connected with faith Cor
repentance) and baptism, then the adj
lress of Ananas Is easily understood,
,,Brother sanl,''I no would say. Jesus
who Appeared In the way, oestows re,
mission OF sins upon all wha believed and
obey him He has commanded believers
10 be baptized Arise and obey him and
YOU may enjoy the blessing"
/ call your attention to TIVE language o.,
Paul, NChrst gave himself Tor tho
church that he might sanctlfy and cleans,
II by the WASHING Of water py tn %, W rsst.
eousness which we have done, bu, by
God, our Savior. according to His mercy
by The washing OF regeneration and re-
newlng OF tho Holy Spirit Now ASK
what is meant by the washing OF water
and tho washing Of regener an : I ! y
they donot mean baptism, do not kHo"
10 what they refer. II they do
refer TO baptism. then the church
is oleansel and sanctihed By espusm
by tho word, and Christians are saved ey
baptism and the renewing OF the Holy
.orgiveness or sins In an unsanctihed and
mclean state, and arc persons IN me
senjoynent oi pardon md yer ansayedY
nd tho same purpose y that Ao "a i'hter
sdSehapter goth md ~ w es'ses Is this 9