World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-14

accused, especially Stephen, and
their accusers had to bring in
false witnesses as testimony
iagalnst thel., that they had and
did preach or speak against the
| holy pace, and against the law
| Of Moses. land against God.
This is plain evidence that the
law and Customs were taught by
| the twelve. apostles. (See Acts,
9th, ch., II, T., 18th. vs.) From
this the reader. will plainly see
that if the apostles would have
said anything against God, Mos.
cs and the la =. it would not have
been necessary that they should
(, have haG suborned men to swear
falsely against them, that they
/ did teach against IL, Hence, we
see from this, that they did not
change the ordinances of the law
in am shape or form whatever
The only thing was that redemp-
ton came by Jesus Christ in
obedience to the law. And from
this source, sprang up many
false teachers. from the fact that
they did ros fully comprehend
abe deep meaning of the apostle
lie doctrine.
And these are they that Paul
and Barnabas withstood at An
tioch; for these false teachers
tried hard to make itappeal' that
|, all saving power was in obeyipg
the ordinances of the law to be
|circum cised. was their motto
|; and that too, regardless of Christ
and the saving power ir him. In
,, short, thoy were substituting cir
cumcision in the place OF Christ,
and trying to persuade men to ac-
cept that way of being saved.
And this ls what Paul fought a.
galnst the ordinances of the law:
this TO the Jews he admitted as
right for them.
And now we deem it proper to
say, that It was an easy matter for
men OF corrupt minds, under the
teachings of the gospel Of circumci
sionstaaght by the twelve apostles,
to go in to them under colour, and
then for self elevation, 90 out
among the Gentiles and claim to
them that they too must be cir
cumcised. and il was for this cause
that the apostles spake, saying.
Forasmuch as we have heard. that
certain which went out from us have
trouble you with words snbverting your
souls saying Ye must BIZ circumcised
and keep the law, TO whom we gaye nc
s1ch CONN. endment Acts Is "A
! Now this consolation was given
after Paul and Barnabas had with.
stood those false teachers, and still
after they had been sent up to
Jerusalem to see about the matter,
And even when they were there
and after the churca authorities
had assembled together, they
found men believing 10 the saving
power OF the gospel Of cireumci
SION, and contending that it was
right to circumcise the Gentiles
as much so, as it was the Jews
This was the doctrine that these
men preached, and argued that
was the way to be saved; and
whenever question of doctrine
arose, and could not be satlsfactor.
lily answered IN the church, then
,he apostles and elders were called
together to weigh the matter
! And even among them, there were
sometimes, much disputing upon
snch topics, which goes to show
that this false doctrine was held u,
bay by those under the gospel oil
circumcision. And from this stage
of strife and contention, it beh oov-
ed Peter to rise up ana say,
/ Men and brethren. 10 know how
that a good while ago God made choice
among us. that the Genlilcs by my mouth
should hear the word Of the gospel aud
believe
/ And God, which knoweili TIE hearts,
bare them. witness giving them the
Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us.
| And put no difference between us and
them purifying their hearts BY faith.