The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-13

Coming down to the time after the
Law had been written upon the two
tables of stone by the Lord, the writer
continues to express thoughts on the
Sabbath law, in the following words;
time, till the seed should come" to
whom the promise applied, this was
Christ (see Gal 3: 1919" And the
writer adds: This law was our school
master TO bring us to Christ" says
Paul. after faith is come we are no
more under the scAool master
so Christ is the end Of the Law to all
In him because he fulfilled IT
Now, let us notice these thoughts OF
the writer, and get at the facts In the
case
seed should come to whom the prom
Use was made
Let us turn to Romans 4: IL, and see
what that promise is. Paul says: The
world. was not to Abraham, or to his
seed through the law, but through the
Righteousness of faith $" And Paul
adds in Gal. O. 30: TT we be Christs
according to the promise"
Now. as all Christ's true children
are TO be heirs with Abraham. and
Christ. when the Kingdoms OF this
Lord and of his Christ. and he shall
reign forever and ever" rev. IL: 15).
and Christ the seed has not Vet come to
claim those Kingdoms, 1t would seem
perfectly plain that the law is still In
force TO all transgressors.
The assertion of the writer In quoting
Romans 10: 4. stating Christ is the end
OF the Law to all who believe and say
ing lit ended In him" need receive but
a moments attention. Let us quote 1t
correctly and not leave out las the
preston explaining the object. aim, de-
sign and end of Christ's mission to this
earth.
Here are the words correctly quoted
For Christ is the end of the law for
Righteousness. to every one that be-
lieveth"
But what effect does belief or faith
have upon the law? Does IL cause the
to what Paul says (Rom 3: 2l). DO
we then make void the law through
faith God forbid, yea we establish
the law"
How. and where is this spiritual law
written, which says Thou shalt not
covet"" from. Z; 7-I4o
Turning 70 II Cor. g 3, Paul tell us
the spirit OF the living Cod. not in
tables OF stone. but in heshly tables
of the heart"
This establishes beyong the POSSIBLE
ity of doubt the fact that the law
of Ten Commandments written on two
tables of stone. and inthe bosom of
which is Gods holy Sabbath, is the new
covenant. for Christ says tHeb. s. lel /:
This In the covenant that I will
make with the house of Israel after
those days, saith the Lord; l will put
my laws into their mind, and write
them in their hearts; and | will be to
them a God. and they shah be to me
a people"
This new covenant brings true right
eousness to every child OF God. pre-
words OF the Lord, spoken for the last
days In lisa. 81: rs.
"Hearken unto me We that know
Righteousness, the people in whose
heart is my law, fear ye not the re-
their revilings."
Turing back to Rom. TO- 1, we can
now easily understand Paufs express
sion. Christ is the end of the law for
righteousness to every one that be-
lievefh,"
Israel. Gods chosen people. Follow
ed after the law of Righteousness. but
they did not attain to the true right
eousness they sought, Why?
Because they. like many others.
sought 1t not by faith in Jesus Christ.
which establishes the law. bringing
true Righteousness tsee Rom 8: 31-32l.
They. like many others. as Paul says
In Rom. 10: Ia. had . zeal OF God, but
not according to knowledge. for they.
being ignorant OF Gods righteousness.
and going about to establish their own
themselves unto the Righteousness Of
God"
Here We see how gIoriously Christ
can fulf'ii the law. and be the end OF
are trying in their own weakness to
work out their own righteousness. II
they will only submit to his righteous
ness.
Listen to the words OF Paul from.
s. 30: -, 1919 -. :. =
that, 1t was weak through the flesh,
~ HI IA a.
ness OF sinful flesh and for sin, con-
demned sin the flesh mot the lawl that
the righteousness of the law might be
fsilied IN vs. who me wa,x not ai.er the
And Christ gives US the result OF the
comp lete fulfilment of that law In us
az il is written on the heart In the new
In the following words tMatt. s.; II
49,: Think not 1 am come to destroy
the law. or the prophets: ! am not come
to destroy. but to fulnll.
heaven and earth pass, one lot or one
little shall In no wise pass from the
law till all be fulfilled.
one OF these least commandments. and
shall teach men so, he snail be called
the least TN the Kingdom of heaven; but
whatsoever shall do and teach them. the
same same shall be called great In the
Kingdom Of heaven"
And to show how We must know
the Righteousness. which his fulfilling
that law makes possible, He says in
verse 90: For say unto you that except
your Righteousness shall exceed the
Righteousness Of the Scrihes and Phari-
sees ye shall in no case enter into the
kingdom of heaven" Verses ~. ~. ~.
IS show how the new covenant--thAt
law written on the heart--makes Il pos
sible to keep thoughts Of sin from the
heart.
Now after God has plainly told W
IN Iaa ~. II that (.hrist wou1d .r.s ~
nifty the law and make II honorable;
After Christ tells US In Matt. ~: 1S-
TO- our eternal life" depends upon
our Keeping that law:
After Ne Are warned in James q: To-
~, We are to be Judged by that law,
and BY offending In one point I'VE are