Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-19

News: | was somewhat surprised to
see my friend had to study so long to
get up his little, puny answer to my
questions, and then have the audacity
to say | tried to kick up dust to hide
behind. No, l did not. He is the
one. l have the scriptures to hide be-
hind ! want no dust, nor controversy
either, but he jumps ON me- / did
not ask him for his Campbellite ban-
tism, but now | will, if the editor will
allow me some space, show him few
passages that when he gets over them
his theory is failure.
In the eighth chapter of Hebrews,
the apostle treats on the new covenant.
jeremiah tlErty-first says: For this
is the covenant that / will make with
the house of Israel after those davs
saith the Lord. | will put my laws in
to their minds, and write them in
their hearts. will be to them God
and they shall be to me people, and
| they shall not teach every man his
neighbor and every man his brother,
saying know the Lord, for all shall
know me from the least to the greatest
| for | will be merciful to their unright-
eousness, and their sins and iniquities
will | remember no more"
Now, Israel was name given to the
people of God by the Lord himself for
he told him his name should no more
be called Jacob but Israel, so we learn
! from this that the descendants of this
man we're called Israelites, the children
of Israel. Gods covenant was estab-
lished with his people and without
conditions too, for they did nothing to
make themselves his people, God ap-
peared to Abraham in the idolatrous
land of the Chaldeans and said to him,
''Get thee out of thy country and from
thy kindred and from thy father
house unto land that | will show
you. He did not say the preacher
would baptize him into it, but said II
will show you" Nor did he say to
any of Abrahams brothers that they
could go along with Abraham if they
chose TO go. No, it was only Abra-
ham. Preacher, do you call this cleo
tion, or choice or what is it anyway2
He just showed Abraham the stars and
said that so should his seed be and of
his seed all the nations of the earth
were to be blessed Now, was their
will in this. No, it was not. Then
you had better be careful or you will
let it run into election and predestina-
tion and that kills your water saliva
tion so you had better try to shun this
as you did lot of the others | gave
you So | want you to remember that
the covenant nor their will had moth
ing to do with their being made the
children of God Now, see Rom. IA
and Gal 1897. The Apostle states in
Rom. 6:17-16, that they were the ser
wants of sin bnt when made free from
sin they became the servants of God
unto righteousness. While they were
servants of sin they were not servants
of God, nor could they be- They be-
came servants of God when made free
from sin. Jesus said you could not
serve two masters. Gal. 1929. We see
all are under sin until faith comes.
Verse %. Then they are under a
schoolmaster, the law, and were serv-
ants of sin, Rom. 6:17. They were
free from righteousness: their fruits
were sin and iniquity unto iniquity
and the end death. Verses 10 to 23
show to be an nnbelieyer. John 1886
shows to be dead in sin. Eph. 2:1
compares to bad tree whose fruit is
also bad Matt 1913, to corrupt
fountain Of bitter water. Jas. 3:11 to
an evil man with an evil treasure of
heart bringing forth evil things Luke
6:43-45 to men whose mind is carnal
and cannot please God. Rom. ST. is
natural and receiveth not the spirit of
God l. Cor. 2:14 is not of Cod there
fore heareth not the words Of God
John S:47, neither heareth the true
minister Of God, l John 4:6. From
these scriptures it is plain that such a
man as described does not and cannot
please God in what he does or can do,
for ne that is unrighteous in heart and
, mind cannot do a righteous deed.
Men 90 not gather grapes Off thorns
nor figs off thistles, - says Jesus, Then
if it be said that we are made free
from sin in, by, or through water bap-
tism, as the gentleman would try to
prove to you by Rom. 6:3 and 1S, Gal.
3:2I., SO from the above | have shown
: you the man after he is put under wa
: ter by the preacher had to have a new
heart or else he is still servant OF
sin, is still in gall of bitterness and
bond of iniquity Yea, even baptism
itself, for this doctrine says it only
brings unto the blood Of Christ, which
frees us from all sin-not baptism but
the blood of Christ that frees from sir
and makes us servants of God. There
|, fore it cannot he true that the baptism
! Rom G:3, Gal. 1921, is baptism il
: literal water; neither are we made
free from sin in literal baptism, fol
Jesus said, Repent and believe the
gospel Mark 1:l5. If thou shall
u confess with thy mouth the Lord jesus
and shalt believe in thine heart thai
! God hath raised him from the dead
. thou shalt be saved Rom. 1879
; He that believeth on the son of Cos
hath everlasting life " John 1876. l.
not condemned. Verse Is. Shalt not
come into condemnation, but is passed
I, from Geath unto life. John 5:24. H,
that COnfesseth me before men him viii
| confess before my father and th'
holy angels Matt 1882, Luke 1878,
4 John l:9 The just shall live b!
I faith in Christ Jesus Gal 3:26.
) Is evident from these scriptures tina
: those having repented of their sins
, who have faith in Christ and hav,
. confessed the Lord Jesus with tbei
mouths are children of God, and no
:, alien sinners, and as every good an'
= perfect gift is from God. James 11:7
a man can receive nothing except j
n We're given him from above, John B:
:. %, 80 IL must be then that repentance
a faith and confession Of Christ are gift