Evening journal., 1905-10-30
THE G0SPELOF
THE KINGDOM
Continued from Page Four)

CONCLUSION makes our LOfuS VIRUS
Thou art Peter to mean nothing ana
to have no connection with what fol-
lows. Indeed, il seems very clear that
If we had our Lords words in the Ian
guage IN which He spoke them we
should find no difference between the
word translated Peter and the wofu
rendered rock This at least is the
view maintained by many OF the pri-
Ivate translators Of the New Testament
DR. Young's Bible Translation makes
the disputed passage read, 'Ihou ART
rock. and upon this rock 1 will build
MY assembly" Wakefield reads it,
Thou. art truly named Peter, and upon
this very stone will build MY church.
George Campbell renders il, Thou art
named Rock. and on this rock / viii
build NV church. Taylor's New Tes-
taemnt has the word Rock in brackets,
reading thus. Thou art Peter (Rock),
and upon this rock / viii build My
church. The Emphatic Diaglott reads,
Thou art a Rock and on this Rock /
will build NY church. Samuel Sharpe
also employs the brackets. read
ing. Thou art Peter Cor rock),
and on this rock I will build My church.
Andrews Norton shares the same view.
for his translation reads, You are, as I
have named you. Rock, and on this
rock will ! build My church, Charles
Thmoson Is very emphatic, rendering
these words. Thou art named Peter Ca
rocl), and upon this very rock 1 WI build
My church And the Twentieth Century
New Testament reading is, Your name is
"Peter'-a Rock. and on this rock l will
build My church. This translation is
doubtless the true one and we must
agree with those who argue that Peter
IS the one signihed by the words, this
rock I'm our chapter And this conclu-
sion does not at all affect the former one
that Christ is the great Foundation OF
the church In Epheslans 2:20, the church
is represented as being built upon the
foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Christ Jesus Himself being the chief
Cornerstone. In the description of the
bride. the Lambs wife, in Rev p, it IS
written that the city wall has twelve
foundations and on them twelve names
of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Now
Peter was the first Of the Apostles Of the
Lamb who was gathered as a living stone
unto Christ the great Living Stone. The
building began, after Christ Himself, with
Peter He was the first stone to be laid
upon the great underlying Foundation,
which is Jesus Christ. Therefore, Jesus
would say to Peter, as He did say. Upon
this rock l will build My church. Even
to this daV whenever an important build
ing IS TO be erected, the first thing 10
s be done. after the foundation Is complet-
5 ed Is to Jay what we call the corner
stone. This Is not the kind of corner
4 stone the New Testament uses as figure
. Of Christ for the cornerstone in thai
! case supports the whole building. But
4 the Importance attached to the moderr
Q cornerstone consists in the fact that it Il
3 the first stone to be laid upon the founda
3 tion Otherwise It is no more importan
than the stones at the other corners, bu
1 because Il IS the very first stone in tn
l6 superstructre, we lay IL with publ
s ceremonies and give it q place of honol
In a sense. the whole building is bull
3 upon It. for the building begins with J.
Now this is what Peter Is in the churci
10 lie Is not and he never was Il pope. an
Q Rome He is a brother in a commo
Rome Ne was a brother in a commo
brotherhood, though he was the first
II enter that brotherhood. The Roman Catl
. Ollie premise does not lead to the Roma
Catholic conclusion. Peter himself, b
10 the Holy Spirit, has once and for eve
. disposed of all the pretenslons OF tb
papal hierarchy. falsely made IN his nam
IS Hear him as he speaks in ]. Pet 5.l-4
The elders therefore among you ] e.
hort who am "a feliow-elder, and wi
? ness Of the sufferings Of Christ who a
also partaler Of the glory that shall
7 revealed. Tend the flock of God which
II among you exercising the oversight, n
Of constraint. but willingly according
the viii of Cod nor yet for filthy lucI
II but of a ready mind; neither as lordil
it over the charge allotted to you, b
making yourselves ensamples to the foc
- And when the Chief Shepherd shall
b manifested ye shall receive the oro'
J. of glory that fadeth not away
= "Fourth-As to Peters successors,
IA has none. There is not the slight,
3 3 ground for the doctrine Of apostolic ST
s. cession in the Scriptures. Christ has
5 vicegerent on the earth and needs no.
for He Himself Is present with I
church-He never leaves her nor forsal
D. her AS for the priesthood In the chur
there can be no separate order Of prizes
for the church is a kingdom of priest
& every believer in priest having fun
2 cess into the Holy of Holes where {
i- dweus. (See Heb 10:19-25).
l- "Fifth-The act of Christ in deliver
o. the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven {
3 Peters hands, with authority to bind
e ! loose. will become equally clear If we
careful 10 search for its meaning only
we. the Scriptures themselves. 1t is only wi
Ma we turn aside from this well of llv
,a- water 20 the hewn cisterns of hun
s. G teaching and tradition. that we
is- Brought to confusion. The Lord Je
iO- was about 70 leave the earth so far
~ His bodily presence was concerned,
He was to be absent for a long time. L
,i-lO ing His absence. the Kingdom OF Hea
1-l6 would be here in mystery FORM as
70 saw from chapter IS. Il was needful I
s7-16 the King before His departure. she
il-i4 make 1t known who could enter the III
dom and upon what conditions. He I
selects Peter. His first convert. TO sp
'een for Him in this regard. II is plain
lew only Peter is meant, for the pronouns
-, ployed are not plural but singular ;
If we carefully trace Peters movem
after His Lords departure, we shall
linz that II is he and he alone who opens
Sew doors OF the Kingdom Of Heaven III
east We're three Of these keys received
rect Peter from the Lord Jesus hands.