World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-02-08
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Cnf 1t t.itll o.. l. " john iuSC
mustdCcr&ase but Christ's Chur-
CHI must increase. And Christ
choose his twelve Apostles. and
not une of them had been Johns
disciples. And this is not all,
Peter>pake and said, phase read.
The word which God sent un'o the children
of Israel, preaching pcace by Jesus Christ. The
is Lord of AID
That word, | say, ye know, which was pub
lisshel taroushrns all Judea and began from
alice, after the baptism which John preached
Acts, lG--'i--a:-
Christ's mission and work
Peer says began in Ga'ilee after
the Baptism which John preach
ed. Bat this is not all, please
read again.
Holy Ghost since ,c believed: And they said
unto him. We have not so much as heard
whether there lie any Holy Chest
Ard h. said unto thcm Unto whnt then were
yt baptized: Aud they said Unto Johns hap
ti>n, Then said Paul, John verify baptized
with the baptism Of repentance, saying unto
the people, that they Should believe on him
nrt,, hi blf
Jesus When they heard this, they were
h,u.zetl IN the name of the Lord Jesus Acts.
1J-!to :.
Ercm this the reader will
plainly see that the claim mace
bv the Missionary Baptist, in
linking the Church of Christ 10
John. has link gone in the chain
1ronJohn the Bao tist. The success
sion of Cnrist's Church could on
lv'reach back to The day OF Pen1l.
cost. For the disciples OF Ephe'
sus had never herd so much
as there was Holy Ghost, they
then were baptized over, in the
Name of the Lord Jesus. This
proves that Johns Baptism was
not in the same manner. This
hevond any doubt does away
with the Apostolic succession as
claimed by the Missionary Bap-
fist. Aud Christ said to Peter;
Thou art Peter and upon TINS
rock | will build my Church.
Hence. it is Christ's Church.
AS the following will show.
For through him web,th have access by OUT
Spirit unto the Father
Now therefore We are no more strangers ant
foreigners. but fellow citizens with the SAINTS
and of the he, sehold Of God
Ana are bull, uron the feun1ati'n OF Ill
APOSTLES and prophets, Jesus CHRIST h'h'se'
being ,be chief corner stone?
In whom nj the building fifty framed g"'ne
rrpwc,h unto holy temple in the Lora'
In whom yeaso are h,lllod 'ogdhcr Tor
hani,nt,on of God through the Spirit Ephe
2-lst -.
Now we Lave the building.
And here is the Nlme OF Chrlst''
Church
For this cause l tow my knee
unto the Father OF our Lore
Jesus Christ. .-..
Qtuhom the whole fam lily i
heaven ana earth is named.
Ephe. 3-l4l5
Then reaG.
"Wherefo,e God also hat
highly exalted him, and give
him a name which is above ever
name.
That at the name Of Jesu
every knee should bow, of thing
in heaven, and things in eartl
and things under the earth;
And that every tongue shou]
confess that Jesus Christ
Lord, to the glory of God tt
Father Phil. 2.0,1O,1l.
tfnere is nota word in thosescrl
lures that will convey the ldt
of a name, Missionary Baptl
Church. Now friends and rea
ers of the CRESsET do net thin
that we are trying to teach tn
there is No christians in the Ba
fist church, for we are rot doll
this, we are showing you tn
there is no Apostolic successlo
This is only. a misieadl'
thought we do not say this
condemn the Baptist church
their religion, But TO teach t
people, what we believe by t
word that they are honest