Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-02-23

ditor Tro Weekly News:

The class seems dwindling. Not
desiring to monopolize time and space
! have waited for proof from the Bible
that the decalogue, or law Of God, has
been repealed or changed. Person
ally, / am convinced from years oil
study, that proof from that or any other
reasonable source were and are lack
ing; and your readers have no doubt
come to the same conclusion. Space
will not permit the taking up in de-
tail all the open statements and yelled
references regarding my personal be-
liel, and the means OF salvation upon
which l depend. It is true l am
ready always to give an answer to
every man that asketh me reason for
the hope that is in me, with meek
ness and fear" Peter 3-15, but the
writer's have never asked me, and have
no statement from me, so it is mere
gratituous assumption on their part
and does not count for much. If my
nameless friend believes himself to
have some instruction to give on the
two covenants, am willing to listen,
If Brother Smith depends upon the
law for salvation, as he stated in his
article, that is his privilege; but if he
does and is saved he is the first indi-
vidual up to date saved that way.
How anyone with an open Bible before
him can expect TO be saved by the law
is not clear to me, especially with the
expressed views regarding the law
fresh on record. have thrown things
overheard in both the Pacific and the
Atlantic, and it has been siezed by the
denizens of the deep with as much
alacrity and avidity as was my state
ment, we are saved by grace" but
have not thrown the law overheard i,
nor do l intend to do so.
desire to reiterate that statement,
Eph. 2-8; Rom. 1874; and that there
is no other name given among men
whereby we must be saved, but the
name Of Jesus Christ" Acts 8, 1912;
See also Matt. 1.21. Note, He shall
save his people from their sins or trans
gressions OF the law, ! job. 3-4, not IN
their transgressions and sins. There
is no salvation or pardon in the law, or
any law. If the law is broken the law
breaker must suffer the penalty, or the
law would be worse than useless. The
wages of sin or the transgression of the
law Of God is death, Rom. 6-23; the
penalty Of crime or transgression of the
civil law is & uged according to the
crime C mn ited. The divine law is
perfect, Ps. 1877, in its making, inter
pretatic n, and execution; the human
law may be, and often is, faulty in
these things, but no man of ordinary
intelligence will take the position that
either should be abolished, though a
faulty law may need amending.
The Lord says regarding man in lisa
43 7; I have created him for nv
glory" but all have sinned and come
short Of the glory Of Cod" Rom. 1923;
so that man stands as lawbreaker and
God says in Job. 1873: "Gird I'D now
thy loins like man, for I will demand
OF thee and answer thou me-" in lisa.
l, 1920, come now and let US reason
together" and in Hosea 14-2, take
with you words and turn to the Lord
and say unto him: take away all the
iniquity and receive US graciously."
For by grace are you saved. Here is
the procedure, the arraignment, the
defense if you can frame one; and the
plea OF guilty and solicitation for mercy
and pardon. 1t is not necessary to
draw the comparison between the pro-
ceedure here outlined and that fol-
lowed in civil courts, as you see at
once the similarity, yet this study can
be proftably carried much further.
Some times before civil tribunals il is
necessary that an attorney be engaged
to present one case, for which he usu-
ally exacts liberal remuneration, but in
the heavenly court we have the priviK
lege OF an advocate" I job. d, who
has given himself for our sins and who
is willing to plead our case without
money or without price if we will but
entrust it to him, and who is better
qualified Tor that work than any other
advocate before any other tribunal
having taken our nature and b;..
tempted in al things like as we are
The only escape from the penalty Of
the law IS through pardon. If you an
peal to the law you can not get par
don but condemnation If YOU aDolv
Tor pardon to the executive Of civil law
you may get it if your case possesses
merit II you apply 70 God for pardon
In the name and merit of Christ # shall