Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-30

through the prophets, l Peter, !. l0-1
Christ, speaking by that spirit through
David, His great ancestor, said of
Himself, at His first advent: "Lo, I
come; in the volume of the book it Is
written Of Me, delight to do Thy will
10 My God yea Thy law Is within My
heart" Psalms, 40, rs. Compare with
Hebrew. 10, Ito, where this scripture
is applied to Christ.
| 9 Christ's teaching and example.
! 1st, Christ by his own mouth de-
clared again and again that He came,
not to give new Law, but to teach
IGod's will, or law. Note the following
Iamong many:
II do nothing Of Myself: but as My
Father has taught Me, speak the
things" John, s, %.
II have not spoken OF Myself, but
the Father, which sent Me. He gave
Me commandment, what I should
say, and what shall speak," John ~,
40. End. AS the prophet declared, He
magnifed Gods holy law, and thus
showed the honor which belonged to
it," Hear what He says: Think not
that I have come to destroy the law,
or the prophets; I am not come to de-
stroy, but to fulfill. For verify say
unto YOU till heaven and earth pass,
one jot or one little shall in no wise
pass from the law, until all be fulfilled.
Whosoevep therefore shall break one
of these least commandments ana
| shall teach men so, he shall be called
the least in the kingdom Of heaven.
| but whosover shall do and teach them,
the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven Matt. 5, 1913.
It is difficult to see how language
could be stronger. The Son OF GOD
came not to destroy the law, but to
fulfill. To fulfill law is to do It, See
! Gal g. He even goes farther than
this; He declares in the clearest pos
sible language that He did not come to
change 1t, even to the extent of jot,
the smallest letter in the Hebrew al
phabet, or title, a little point, which
serves to distinguish one letter from
the other. Certainly the fourth COM
mandment, which declares that the
seventh day is the Sabbath of the
Lord thy God, and gives the reason
therefor, could not be changed 10
read, THE first day Is the Sabbath,
with the requisite reason, without
change Of many 1ots and TITLES. ,,,
Christ therefore declares that. iii
heaven and earth pass no such change
should take place" In Luke, l6. II. ne
thus states the impossibility OF
changing that law; His command
ments are an expression Of His right
eous character (Psalnns 119-172) and
His righteousness shall not be abolish
ed. lisa. 81, g. In fact, the first day
Of the week, in the very nature or the
casefi could not be the rest day Of Goa.
for the Creator never rested on tnat
day. God shows how far reaching IS
His law. It's righteousness extends not
alone to the outward act. but to the
yery heart motives which prompt the
act, so that cherished hatred Is
transgression Of the Sixth command
ment and cherished lust Of the sew
enth. Matt. S, 1922, 81, 49, Truly ne
magnified the law, and made 1t non
orable He came to do Gods will;
Gods law was in His heart. Did He
Keep the law? I have kept My Faith
er's commandments, and abide in His
love. John, Is, 10.
When reproved by the Phar1sees
for breaking the Sabbath in healing
the sick, He defended himself by an
appeal to their own practice, and con-
Guided by saying, "Wherefor it is
a full to do we'll on the Sabbath days.
Lawful means according to law. His
work was therefore according to the
law Of the Sabbath, the fourth COM
mandment, and Is positive PROOF
That He observed It according to the
law Some say they were not allowed
was part of Moses law. The fourth
commandment Of the Decalocue says,
nothing about kindling q fire. That
was a part Of their civil law, just as
we now have our civil laws, but they
have nothing to do with Gods moral
law.
The apostle James bears the follow
ing testimony to the obligation, the
oneness, and the perpetuity OF the
law Of the ten commandments OF
which the fourth commandment Is
part.
If We fulfill the royal law accord
ing to the scriptures. Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well;
but If We have respect to persons, ye
commit sin, and are convinced OF tne
law as transgressors. For whosoeYer
shall keep the whole law, and yet Of
fend in one point. he is guilty of al.
For he that said, Do not commit adult
cry, said ALSO Do not kill. Now II thou
commit no adultery, yet II thou XII,
thou art become transgressor OF the
az what the prophets said Chrlst's at
that shall be Judged by the law OF no-
erty" James, 2, 8-12.
From the above (and much more
testimony might be given) 1t Is clearly
evident that neither Christ nor his
apostles abrogated. repealed or chang
ed Gods law, or any part or IL. Ihey
taught it's absolute integrity and per,
| petuity. Christ and our great and
only example, kept It, and we arec ON.
rnanded to follow Him (John, Fl. 20;
to walk as He walked. John, 2, 81
Who wrought the change?
AS far as five centuries before
Christ, the prophet points out the one
who should think to lay his hand upon
the law Of Jehovah. should wrench
| from thence the commandment which
expressly points out the Jurisdiction
and power Of the great Lawgtver, and
should substitute in its place, law
which would turn men from the Wor-
ship Of the true God; and we also have
the confession Of the parties them
selves that have done that very thing.
Note the evidence:
The Apostle Paul said to the Church
of Christ: For know this, that after
my departure shall grievous wolves
enter in among you. not sparing the
flock. Also Of your own selves shall
| mon arise, speaking perverse things,
to draw men away after them. ACTS
20, 1870.
| "Let no man deceive you by any
means, for that day shall not come
. except there come a falling away
+; first, and that man Of sin be revealed.
the son Of perditton, who opposeth and
exalteth himself above all that Is call
ed God, or that Is worshipped; SO that
he as God stitch in the temple or
church, see Cor. 3. 10: Eph. 2, 2o-22)
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