The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-01

the 18th verse makes plain the fac
that IL liz that law which says: 'Thot
shalt not commit adultery" showing
that the law and the prophets should
be preached, as well as the Kingdom
81 God
rster. the disciple of Christ in II
Peter 22-4. Tells us 10 he Mindful oil
the words which were spoken before
by the holy prophets And one oi
those prophets. inspired by the spirit
OF Christ which was In them, says OF
the Lord I'm lisa. ~ 81 He viii mag
snify the law and make IL honorable.
And yet this writer. expressing
thoughts on this subject, says; IF this
law was needed TO bring sinners ia
Christ why did not Christ say preach
the law
LeI us answer this question of the
writer on thoughts by referring 90
Christ's own words. and these Bible
facts will show that Christ not only
says preach the law. but warns US
against those who are teaching that
any one Of those commandments can
be broken.
Go with me for n moment to Matt
Is: 1920. Here we find our Saviour $
command. after dying for our trans
ercssiop OF that law. which Paul says
is holy, just and good" ard having
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having returned to this earth again.
says 10 his disciples: 60 We therefore
and teach all nations, teaching
them TO observe all things whatsoever
I have commanded you: and 10. I am
with you Away, even unto the end OF
the world"
Had Christ commanded his disciples
to say that law, which. II kept, shows
our love to God and neighors Il John
5 40, should be discharged at his
death. or does he plead with them to
keep that law. in the very bosom OF
which is the command to "Remem Der
the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy?
Let us have Christs own words when
he was describing to them the destruc-
ton OF Jerusalem, which was foretold
thousands of years before, and at their
request he Was giving them signs that
they might know when to fee, when
that destruction came about forty
years aftorward.
Turning to Matt. "a 90 we read.
Pray ye that your flight be not In the
winter, neither on the Sabbath day
These words of our Lord show to us
that the law containing that Sabbath
command was to be kept nearly forty
wears afterward at the destruction OF
Jerusalem.
When the Scribes and Pharisees OF
Christs day thought he had come to
destroy the law. because he did that
which is lawful to do on the
sabbath day" and they held coun-
ell against him, how they might de-
stroy him" Matt. 10: SID, Christ tells
them plainly that his mission is not
10 destroy or discharge that law, but
10 put the righteousness of that law In
the heart
Let as read Christ's own words and
have Bible facts as against the
thoughts of the writer signed A. r. c.
who so strenuously and persistently
teaches that law to be law of bond
age and is urging people to break one
Of those preeepts.
Ia Matt. 5:17-q, Jesus Christ, the
son OF God. says: Think not / am
come TO destroy the law, or the pro
phets | am not come to destroy, but
to fulfl" And the Bible definition fol-
fulfil" as given In Col. / Is (margin)
is Fully To preach, or, as Webster
says TO complete by performance.
/ And as Christ was to magnify the
law and make it honourable" lisa
40. 20 or preach the law" and de
light in fulfilling 1t, instead Of calling
ii a law OF bondage" we should have
/ his spirit, through his servant, tell us
! whether his mission would be TO dis
charge" that law and preach that it 1:
( q law of bondage or that that law
! was the will" of his Father. And II
turning to rs. 40; ITO, David as tbs
Spirit of Christ spake by him, says o
( Christ: "Lo, | come: In the volume o
the hook It is written of me. l deligh
to do thy will O my God yea, thy Law
il within my heart. | have preached