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

law are just before God, but the doors
of the law shall be justified" tRom
S2:13). For what the law could not
do, in that it was weak through the
flesh. God sending his own son In the
likeness of sinful flesh. and for sin.
condemned sin (not the law in the
flesh: That the righteousness of the
law might be fulfilled in us, who walk
not after the flesh but after the Spirit"
(Rom S: SIS; lisa 81. -.
And to show US that he did not con-
slider that royal law of liberty by
which all are to be Judged at the last
day r. claw of bondage" as the writer
signing A. r. C. asserts. Paul SAYS
tRom. Z 25l; 80 then with the mind
myself serve the law of God"
Paul tells US that law is a spiritual"
law (Rom. 7;14). Sc we see how
when by the grace Of God Pauls heart
was brought into harmony with the
principles of that law. so that by the
new covenant 1t was written. not
with ink but with the Spirit of the
living God. not in tables of stone. but
in fieshIy tables of the heart I'll Cor.
3, 81 that he with his mind" coAld
serve that holy, Just and good
law In "newness of spirit. and not in
the oldness of the letter (Rom, z; s.
13).
And knowing that not only in his
day there were those who had Zeal
Of God, but not according to know =
ledge" tRom 10: 10, but uutl the
great controversy between Christ and
Satan shall he finished there would be
those who would "peryert the gospel
Of Christ he says: Put though We,
or an angel from heaven. preach any
other gospel unto you than that which
we have preached unto YOU, let him be
accursed' fGal /; 1-9l.
Not wishing to take space to answer
all the arguments that the writer sign
ing A. Il. G. brings forward to intiu-
ence people 10 believe Gods holy law
Is a "law of bondage" and should not
be kept ! viii coufne my reply to one
more assertion Of the writer a, Il. G.,
where that writer continues as fol-
lows:
MIR. walker tells Us our eternal life
depends on our keeping the law. and
refers to the young man who asked
what he must do to inherit eternal
life"
Then that MLItsr claims Lafter Christ
told that young man plainly that his
eternal life depended upon keeping that
royal lazy written upon two tables Of
stone, even mentioning the most Of
those commandments ON the last table,
pointing out our duty to our neiahborl
4 thAt the young man kept thsAt IA w. anu
adds. Though hlameiess as touching
the law of ten commandments, etc"
that this did not make hita "An inheri-
tor of eternal life If tAia assertion is
true. that the young man did keep ali
OF those commandments contained in
the law. aud yet would not be AN
inheritor Of eternal llfe.' X places
our Saviour in very unenviable posi-
ton as Il teacher of truth.
Let us see II the young man did keep
all Of the commandments contained
in the law. and then We can choose be-
tw cen the thoughts OF tha writer. A. II.
c., ard the plain assertion ~ our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ
Christ said when the young asked
him what he must do 10 inherit eternal
life: N thou witt enter into life keep
! the commandments.
( In those commandments FIX, 2os1-J7>
we read: Thou shalt not covet," etc.
Turning 10 Matt. 19-is-24 we find
while this Young man. thought ne had
kept all the commandments yet he
had tonendcd in one point'-Jas 2;l0).
The young man had great poss sss-
4 ions" Jesus said Sell that thou hast
and give to the poor tthis Is love 10
nelghbor), and thou shalt have treas