Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-05

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The B ID e is
most explicit in its declaration that
Jesus, as the antitypical High Priest.
offers but one sacrifice of Himself Tor
the sins of the world In our context
St Paul points to the typical sacr1hces.
which could never take away sin,
and then he tells US that the one sacri-
fee on the Antitypical Atonement Day.
by the antitypical High Priest. Is so
complete as to leave nothing further to
be done-"Christ dieth no more; death
hath no more dominion over Him."
Sacrifice of the Mass.
However. we behold two great Chris
tan communions holding a different
view-the High Church of England and
the Church of Rome. Both hold the
doctrine introduced into the Church
about the fourth century-the doctrine
of the Mass This doctrine holds that
the death of Christ cancels original sin
for believers: but 1t philosophers that
since sins committed after coming into
the family Of God need cancellation
Also and that since nothing except the
blood of Christ, the death of Christ,
can take away sin, and the merit OF
His death at Calvary having been
used to cancel our past sins, fresh
sacrifice Of Christ is necessary for the
more recent sins.
Applying this philosophy, these Chris
tian brethren perform a common, or
Low Mass, for general sins in a con-
grega uonal way, and High Mass for
special sins. The congregation assem-
bled. praise and prayer are chanted, and
then the officiating priest approaches
what they call the altar of sacrifice
On it are the bread and wine, which.
being blessed. are Instantly turned
into the actual flesh and actual blood
of Christ
Where Lies the Mistaken
With our convenient Bibles catholic
and ProtestanD we have much advan-
tage over our brethren of the fourth
century who invented the doctrine of
the Mass We now see that this doc
trine is unscriptural and that the bish-
ops erred--in other words, they were
not inspired: they were not successors
of the Twelve Whatsoever things they
bound earth were not hound in
heaven
Bible students see clearly that the
one sacrifice of Christ is sufficient for
/ the SINS OF Iue WnOle WOTlu-pdSl
present and to come. But God does
not propose in any manner to forgive
sins wflfully committed. They receive
stripes. or punishments. In proportion
to their wilfulness
Our need then is, not to attend
Low Mass or High Mass, but to go di
rectly to the Lord in the name and
merit of our Advocate Thus the
Apostle enjoins us saying. IF any
man Gin the Church, sin. we have an
! Advocate with the Father, Jesus
| Christ the Righteous" q John ii. L.
The thought that sin in every instance
requires atonement is quite Scriptural
and the thought that without the
| shedding of blood there is no remission
of sins" is Scriptural. (Hebrews tx
22) But the thought that Christ needs
to die more than once is antagonistic
to the Scriptures. we have seen
The Accumulation of DesoIation
Nearly nineteen centuries ago oul
Redeemer mentioned 1.-The Abomina
ton of Desola ton. spoken of by the
Prophet Daniel" Matthew xiv, Is
The Master declared that when this
Abomination should be seen those not
ing it should understand and nee.
For long centuries the Abominatior
was supposed to refer TO the carrying
of Roman banners within the holy
precincts OF the Temple at Jerusalem
1t did seem strange that so compare
lively insignificant a matter should b<
mentioned by Jehovah through DAME
the Prophet and should then be re
ferred to by Jesus Himself: but W.
saw no other Interpretation. OF late
there is another interpretati ton 1t re
fers our Lords prophecy specially tt
the end of this Age and the great time
OF trouble soon to come upon tbs
Church and upon Christendom.
In this view the Abomination OF
Desolation signifies a reprehensiblt
doctrine introduced into the Church
the true spiritual temple-into the
4 Holy Place This influence would con
tinue for long centuries before its de
filing character would be recognized
Then all so recognizing it should know
that the Time of Trouble and the New
Dispensation are near and should
make all haste to separate themselves
from everything associated with the
Abomination-they should forsake tho
error and fee to the mountain heights
Of Truth as Lot and his family fe6
from Sodom.