The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-19

church. Matthew xvi is.
We 1uti hays net line, interesting thongh
and discussion that center around this
verse. The theories have been number
less. BY one system complete and alb
solute power is claimed for itself. Peter
Is made the center and the keys came
down from him. Yet IT is doubtful II
Peter was ever In Rome; certainly he
was never bishop there for five and
twenty years.
We, somehow are persuaded that the
and that they were given common sense
enough to understand IL, And that the
simpler meanings, and not the most com
pick should be taken. The common pco.,
pie heard Jesus gladly and were loyal
to Him until their priests were per-
suading them that He was an enemy TO
Peter has just made a confession 1t
Is the Messiahship OF Jesus. Thou art
the Son of the Living God" Upon that
gotten of the Father" Jesus says. II
Will build my church..
The word church, comes from the
The church Is the called out or sep
arated.' the expressions used by Jesus.
John. Paul and Peter a large number OF
times. Called out from what? The Bible
represents man as lost. sold under sin,
In bondage to satan, There is a sharp
distinction made between the natura!
Gborn from above5. THAT which is
flesh is flesh that which is spirit Is
This in Scripture is known as what we
term regeneration. The church are
those ,,aII sailed out by the Holy Spirit; by
new creation in. Christ Jesus. 1t Isl
composed thus of a separated from the
world and from sin people: II Is a spir..
of the spiritual world. The simplest
reading Of the New Testament. especially
the words of Jesus, will readily cause
4, ~
this world-neither Is His Kingdom.
To this regenerated organism Jesus
gave the leadership, Of the Parachte or
Disciples and the Church in Jesus S
stead The leadership then in the church
was to be Distinctly spiritual naaL and IN n9
looked to no counsel but claimed the
Setting apart by the spirit" The church
thus ''called out by the Holy Spirit
to na bs ea sa snd gpdnd gpraS by nesn ns
Christ OF God. AS 1t goes thus CON
sssng the Jesus through cSrdb the HOY
ye therefore. with all the world, ye are
my witnesses preach We my Gospel and
10, | am with you. unto the end OF the |
age" These are the Masters orders to |
His church.
Not Natural, but Spiritual
The church Is thus not Of the natural
order, but of the spiritual It is not
man made; neither Is 1t to be man
guided.
Called out by the Holy Spirit and
that the increase shall be by spiritual
power YER, and n,cus not by , any external means
Jesus did gather about Himself the
Twelve apostles, and these were taught
hat they might become teachers: this !
limitation; the test was ito have
been an eve witness OF the life and min
stry Of the Lord Jesus" We hear OF
apostles In our day the bunch OF the
twelve In our own state none of whom
las ever seen the Lord Jesus ''in the
'lesh.' and II Is doubtful II any OF
hem have ever seen Him In the spirit;
Tesus left the message that the spirit
guided the early disciples to write. They
we're exceedingly anxious 10 know only
he message that Jesus gave Any other
rom beneath and not from above. Jesus
,ave the gospel once for all unto the
world: all witnessing by the church must
gree with that; the witness by the word
md the spirit-must agree.
1t is interesting TO note as bearing
,pon this whole question of any organi-
ation or authority that Paul Is insfstent
lpon perfect liberty and does not even
,esltate TO rebuke Peter for inconslst-
ncy. Also that when money and gifts
we're coming to the early church. the
o look ''after these things" which they
ave themselves TO the word and TO
,rayer."
The study even In the most simple way
plll readily show one the utter simplicity
# life in the early church and the utter
efusal TO exercise authority after the
manner OF the nations There were to
e no great ones" greatness was to
onsist Of service. So far as the govern
nents were concerned. Caesar had his
lace and function, God had also place
nd a worship. The one was OF this
,orld the other was OF the world ABOVE
nd for man the world OF the human soul,
There are certain well-defined relation
hips set before US there In the New Tes-
ament rega riding the church. To every
1an IL IS individual, the voice OF God