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THE CHRISTIANS REAL
BINDING OBLIGATION.
Pastor w. II. Adkins of Wilmington,
N. c., Defines Christian Duties in
Sermon on "Are Christians I'm
der Grace to Keep The Law?"

ITO say that because we are
under grace we are not under obli-
cation to keep Gods law, is to
say that we are at liberty to lie,
steal and murder under grace.
Such a monstrous doctrine hurlS'
blasphemy in the very face of the
living God" So said Pastor WI.
Adkins, of Wilmington, N. c., for
merly of Cambridge, in forceful
address at the Adventist Chapel
Sunday night.
The subject was, Are Chris
tians Under Grace to Keep The
Law?" There was an excellent at
tendance to hear this much discuss
ed question. Mr.. Adkins said, in
part:
'"The law of God is the great
Bible detective. 1t points out sin
in the life. 1t is the statement of
eternal, moral principles. The mo-.
ment we sin we come under the
condemnation of the law. Paul
brings in the law to show we are
all lost and ruined. The world is,
on trial. 1t stands guilty before
Him, for all have sinned and come
short of the glory of God, Rom.3 ).
%. The law is given to stop ev-i
cry mans mouth, not to save Them
+ hn lar rs
don through Christ, we would all;
have to pay the penalty for our
sins, which is death. But, thanks
God, the death cell has been opened
and we are pardoned.
Are we then free to violatez
Gods law, just as We please, be-,
cause we are under pardon, orr
'grace?' No. If a convict wereI
pardoned by Gov. Goldsborough,l |
could he steal horses, set fire toj
buildings, commit murder? No. If
he did such things, he would very
promptly come under the law
again.
"Are We at liberty to violate
Gods law? Which precept do YOU
feel free to break? Which COM
mandment has God exempted you
from? When you take away the
law, there is no transgression, for
where no law is, there is no
transgression,' Rom. 4, Is. III
there is no transgression, no sins,
then there is no need of the gospel
The gospel is a total wreck If yos*9!
take away the law.
I'VE can never be saved by keel
ifas tic law. % 4 Il L. ss &c
from now on, our past Life.
sins, would condemn us. II l..l
Christ's imputed righteousness to /
justify us from our past sins. This
exchange can be made. Christ,s
commandment keeping, His righte-
business, will cover our command-k
ment breaking, our sins. But how
can we obtain His righteousness for
our Sunday breaking? Christ new
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only righteousness He could offer
for our breaking the fourth COM
mandment, would be His Sabbath |
keeping, which was on the seventh |
day, and not the first day, of the
week.
1--WE are not to keep the COM
q Ir,,n mt in n uad /
1t is the natural result of saliva
tion from sin, which is the trans
gression of the law. We are under
grace that we may keep the law |
with Christ's help. We are freed |
from the condemnation of the
law and placed in a position to keep
it.
without pardon man is utterly,
hopelessly lost. He must be res
cued and freed from sin and the
death penalty. Think not that the
death of Jesus Christ will clear the
persistent, wilful, habitual sinner,
who uses Gods grace as cloak
for his sin.
1.-THE law of God is the divine
looking-glass which points out and
shows us our spots of sin. 1t re-
veals to man that he is a sinner, Sc
that he may be so sick of sin that
he will turn to Christ for healing
Nothing but the gospel can wash
our sins away. His grace frees a
man from sin. 1t stops a man
from violating Gods law
On Wednesday night Mr.. FrooM
will speak on What is The New
Coyenant?"