Arizona republican., 1911-08-21
Text Declares Power OF The
Gospel
THEME OF MORNING SERMON
Spaulding breaches To Con
gregation of First Presby-
terian Church Courage
Lacking In People Who
Are Ashamed to Confess.

Clarence Spaulding preached yes
terday morning in the Presbyter-
ian church from the text For
am not ashamed of the gospel OF
Christ, for it is the power of God unto
salvation To every one that beiieveth. >
the sixteenth verse of the first chapter
of Romans.
He said:
These are the-words of a man who
10 use the words of the writer 10
the Hebrews, out of weakness was
made strong, waXed valiant in fight.
turned TO flight armies of aliens" Ii
was this same man who. face 10
race with death, in a Roman prison,
wrote TO Timothy. For | am already
being offered, and the time of my
departure is at hand. [ have fought
a good fight, / have finished the
course, L have kept the faith: hence
forth there is laid up for me the
| crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge. shall give
to me at that day, and not only
to me; but, also, to all them that
nave loved his appearing" 1t is this
same man who wrote to the Gala
tians, Il have been crucified with
Christ; yet | live and yet no longer
|, but Christ liveth in me-" Here
his words are. II am not ashamed
of the Gospel Of Christ, for it is
the Power of God unto salvation to
everyone that believeth." Paurs tes-
timony to the Roman church in al
most the beginning of this, his great
doctrinial epistle as to the uplifting
forth.
The founding of the Roman church
IS shrouded in mystery. 1t is ira
dition, and tradition only, that coup
les ST. Peters name with the Roman
church, as the founder. There is alb
solutely no record of such a fact that
VIII bear critical and impartial in
specton or investigation, and more
over. the testimony OF the Ep,stle
itself, is ample proof that Paul has
not even heard of Peter as the found
er of the Roman church as Catholic
tradition asserts. Listen to the words
In chapter XIV, Sth verse. For / will
not dare to speak of any things, save
those which Christ wrought thru me
for the obedience of the Gentiles by
word and deed, in the power of signs
and wonders. in the power of the
Holy Ghost-So that from Jerusalem
and roundabout, even unto Illyricium.
/ have fully preached the Gospel of
Christ, making ii my aim so to
preach the Gospel, not where Christ
was already named, that / might not
build upon another mans foundation"
And further there is no mention of
Peters name in the salutation at the
end of the epistle. Pauls knowledge
of the Roman church came from Ag-
uila and Priscilla with whom he
had been associated in Corinth dur
ing his second missionary journey.
as a tentmaker and missionary. And
it is these two names we find as
heading the list of those to be sa-
luted at the end of the epistle
Paul, himself is row on his way
to Jerusalem, at the end of his third
missionary journey. with the contrib
ution of the Mission churches for
the poor of Palestine. but his brain
is afire with imperial plans. From
Jerusalem to Spain he tells them. is
his line of march. but first to you
and"I know that when I come unto
YOU, I shall come into the fulness of
the blessing of Christ" and little
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