Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-03-08
DOCTRINE OF SUBSTITUTION.
An Interesting Discussion of the Subject
by Rev. Dr.. J. B. Mack.

| Within the past few weeks a
great deal of interest. has been
aroused among the preachers aud
Bible students of Charlotte over
a discussion that has been going
ON in the pulpits and papers of
that city with reference to the doc.
trine of Substitution" or the
Advancement" Innerest in the dis
cusston is no longer confined to
Charlotte but is rapidly spreading
to all sections of the country where
the Charlotte papers are read by
any considerable number of peo-
pie.
Some of the preachers have
gone SO far as to practically deny
the doctrine of "Substitution," !"
or the ''Atonemeot." Of course
this writer has no notion Of taking
any part whatever in this dis
cussion. But he gladly gives space
Just here to an al lticle on the sub
ject by DR.. j. b. Mack. which ap-
peared in the Charlotte Observer
of last Monday and which strikes
the writer as being about the near
est orthodox of anything that has
been said or written since the dis.
cussion began. DIR. Mack's article
follows:
The doctrine of "Substitution"
is divine truth. It is wisdom, and
not an absurdity On it is the seal
OF heaven, and not brand of human
folly 1t has been the teaching of
the New Testament for nearly two
thousand years. 1t has been the
teaching of Masonry for three
thousand years. IL has been the
teaching of the Old Testament
for nearly six thousand years. No
intelligent Mason can doubt it.
and no Christian whose eyes have
been opened by the Holy Ghost
will set it aside.
Ask any intelligent Mason how
poor blind candidate gains ad-
mittance into the lodge. The man
is too poor to pay the pride; but
another takes his place and pays it
for him-he has not the pass, but
n friend stands in his stead and
pledges it in his behalf. This is a
living and exact picture of Christ
paying the ransom money of tine
sinners salvation of Christ stand
ing in the sinners stead. and
speaking the word that opens for
him the door of the kingdom of
heaven.
Ask the writer's of the New Tes.
lament how can a sinner be saved.
John answers: "The good shep-
herd giveth His life for the Sheep
Paul replies: Christ has redeemed
us from the curse of the law, being
made curse for u.s." Peter testi-
fies: "Who his own self bore our
sins in His own body on the tree"
Truly these three do agree that
Christ was our substitute, and suf-
fered in our stead.
Ask the intelligent Hebrew how
can n sinner be accepted of God
He points to the priest daily lead
ing lamb into the court Of the
) tabernacle-to him standing be-
fore the alter, lifting up his hands
towards heaven, confessing his
; sins and desert of death-to him
laying his hands on the head oi
that lamb, transferring his sins
and desert of death to the animal
to the lamb, as his substitute
being then slain upon that altar
Does not the voice of all the sacri
fees of the Old Testament utter
one -"Substitution? Was
not Abel accepted because he
brought first born lamb to die in
his stead? Was rot Cain rejected
because he refused to do likewise
Deny substitution, and you walk
Gin the way Of Cain" Bring Other
teaching into Gods house, and you
must stand before Jehovah with
strange fire" in your cencers, and
you must perish in the gainsay
ing of Korah." j. B. MACK,