The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-13

Importance of the clergy being educated as to
the law of God" Now, sure that these
lack OF education on the part OF the clergy or
judiciary but in spite of their being the best
educated classes Of men in community.
THAT declaration, / sure, will not be aues-
toned by any OF your readers The writer of
ms ms article Is not clergyman nor Judge, Com
race Boisseau does not seen to recognize the
TACT that the clergy and the judiciary are
TWO entirely different professions; that the one
pertains to the preaching OF the gospel of sal
Vatlon, and the other to that honorable class
who are chosen from among the legal profess
sion as being the best qualified to look to the
proper execution of the States laws.
Brother Boisseau (himseif educated for a
which he refers, are criminals because of their
having violated the laws Of the State Of viz
ginia; that those criminals were tried found
guilty, and were sentenced under the laws OF
Virginia. Then what has the clergy TO do with
lit? l am very firm believer in the Bible, and
In the immutable laws of the immutabie
creign OF heaven and earth, and whose laws
should give tone and character to all laws
nearly as possible to the spirit and teachings
OF the Bible. My old friend, like many others
laws of the Bible % the , Ten come
mandments or Decaogue, present a code of
moral laws. which are followed by the levtical
code OF common or general laws; both codes
eminate from the same great lawgiver God,
through Moses, The code of common laws
intended TO regulate the intercourse OF the peo-
pie among themselves and others. Among these
laws are certain ordinances and ceremonial
passed away or were fuifiied in Christ See
Ephesians, 3, Nv, Having abolished in this flesh
the enn,ity, even the law of commandments
contained in ordinances: and, Colossians, 2,
xiv "Biott,ng out the handwriting of ordi-
nances that were against us, which was con-
trary to us, and took them out of the way, nail
ing them to His cross" Now circumcision
was superseded by the gospel, Acts. 18th chap
blood Cor VIE The ievtica p priesthood
was fulfilled In Christ Christ himself becoming
our great high priest. In Galatians 3. xxiv,
Wherefore, the law was our schoolmaster TO
bring us to Christ. that we might be justified by
After the resurrection Of Christi he appeared 10.
hts disciples-"And he said unto them these
the words which spake unto you. that all
things must be fulfilled which were written in
the Psalms. concerning me-" Luke "a, xiv. The
moral laws as contained in the Ten Command
ments have never been abolished and they will
stand to the end Of time: for where there is
gresson of the law" Romans 3, XXI. DO we
then make void the law through faith" God
forbid; yea. we establish the law" Romans
10, Nv, For Christ is the end of the law to
saved by obedience to the law, hut by repent
ance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. John
5. xvi, For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that whatsoever be-
leveth in Him should not perish. but have ever
lasting life
Gods laws very emphatic in their pro-
hibitions Thou shall not" EXODUS 60 Vii.
Thou shall not take the name OF thy God in
vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltlcss
that taketh His name in vain" The penalty in
that case staining to death. capital pun
ishra ent Ievttieus a4,-xxi, xxiti.. Is the pro-
flaming of Gods name by cursing and swearing
any less sinful in our day then II was then
Surely not 1t is more so; because we have
more light. l should add, Brother Boisseau is
on the right side in reference to this command. |
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