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CHRISTIANITY AND THE LAW.
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the ~Prophets, but TO fulfill them
While the Law was spoken of as
Moses Law, it was really the Divine
Law given to Israel as a basis for the
Divine Covenant with that nation.
and Moses merely stood as mediator
Of that Law Covenant-that agree
ment by which Israel was obligated
To keep the Law. and God was obi
gated If they did so to grant them
everlasting life. Divine favor and the
glorious privilege of being His instru-
ments for the blessing of all nations,
under Messiah's Kingdom
The failure of even the most sim
eere Israelites to gain the promised
Everlasting life proved. not that Gods
Law was an unjust one. but that
Israel, like the remainder of the
world, shared by inheritance Adamie
Weaknesses, which SO impaired their
mora quality that they could not
keep Gods perfect Law. which our
Lord defined TO be whole hearted love
for God a4f Golden Rule love for
the neighbor.
Jesus Sacrifice Provides For Church
and World.
The Gospel Of Jesus snagnifles the
Jewish Law by admitting it's
Righteousness. The proposition Of
Jesus in respect to His followers is
this: He, being perfect. was able to
keen the Mosaic Law perfectly, and
had a right. therefore. to everlasting
life. and needed not to have died; but
instead Of retaining His life lie laid
il down SCIENTIFICALLY, as a part of the
great Divine Plan for human re.
IdemptioH. This sacrifice provides
for the world the blessed opportunity
for eternal life which, it has been
/ promised. Messiahs Kingdom will
bring. But meantime the Redeemer,
/ carrying out Jehoyah's pfans offers
an imputation of His merit 10 any who
have His spirit of full conservation to
do the Fathers will by laying down
the present life Specifically, 10 gain
with the Redeemer a heavenly, spirit
life. glory. honor, immortality, the di-
vine nature. as Messiah's joint heirs
| in His Kingdom. All who thus do
will be counted as a part of the
H spiritual Seed of Abraham through
II whom all the families of the earth
II will eventually receive their blessing.
III This offer was made To the Jew
first; but, after gathering all the WILL
/ ing and obedient of that nation. the
call was extended to the willing and
obedieht having ears to hear and
hearts to obey regardless of all ma
tional lines. To all these the terms
of discipleship were made clear
terms of self sacrifice unto death: IF
any man will be My disciple let him
deny himself and take up his cross
and follow Me: and where | am
there shall Ny disciple be-"
Long Promised Blessings to Jews
Delayed Until Church Is Developed.
These disciples or followers of
Jesus sacrifice their earthly interests
and rights and thus become reekoned-
1 ~ dead to earthly things. God ac-
leepts their sacrifices and begets them
of the Holy Spirit. Thus they be-
come New Creatures in Christ.
II But how could God accept a blem-
1 ished Offering? and are not these
New Creatures held responsible for
the conduct of their flesh, so long as
lthey live-until their sacrifice is COM
Ipleteds
The Scriptures answer. The great
High Priest. who presents these offer
lings as part of His own sacrifice. COW
ers their imperfections and blemishes
/ by an imputation of the merit of His
own Sacrifice. which is already in the
hands of Justice waiting for applica-
ton on behalf of the sins of the
world. When this High Priest thus
presents us TO God, covered with His
Town merit as robe. we are assured
that the sacrifices are holy and ac-
lceptables unto God.n-Rom. xii, l.
AS for subsequent weaknesses of
1.-THE flesh, the New Creature is indeed
held responsible for it's mortal body.
but since our High Priest tasted
death for every man and for all sins
lof heredity, therefore these New
Creatures in Christ are assured that
! Ian their trespasses, whether of ig-
lnarance or weakness, may be forgiv-
en-. and that the Redeemer, their Head
land Representative in glory, will
lupon application impute His merit
flor the cancellation of such imperfec
ltions that they may thus be main
|ltained in their standing With the
Father. without spot or wrinkle or
lany such thing
The Law and the Prophets point
lout the necessity of a Priestly class
under the High priest-of a sacrifice
ing class WHICH WBulu btNpiilN a
| Royal Priesthood. These prophecies
lare in process of fulfilment; neither
1.-THE Law nor the Prophets are being
Ignored Soon this feature of the
Divine Plan will be accomplished the
Church viii he glorified with her
Lord, and then those features of the
Law and the Prophets which dazzle
the eyes of Israel will begin TO be full
lflled. and win bring them blessing.
/ land through them blessing TO the
world. far beyond their highest con-
lceptions.
The Pharisees' Standard Lower.
The Pharisees prided themselves on
their zeal for the Law and found fault
with Jesus disciples and with Him,
Iself for healing the sick on the Sab
hath. Instead of admitting their
Iclaims Jesus showed them to be fall
llacious. They We're particular re-
lspeeting the little requirements of
the Law. but were careless respecting
Its spirit of love. This Jesus termed
hypocrisy: He declared that unless