River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-07-02

seeing wherein Israel failed, and by
realizing that had we been in their
place we would have failed for the
same reason.
By and by, through the Prophets.
God promised to give Israel another
Covenant, at some future day. This
New Covenant will he more favora-
bic to theul. The difference between
the Old Law Covenant and the New
Law Covenant will not be in regard
to Gods Law, for His Law is perfect.
The Scriptures declare that the differ
ence will be in regard to the Mediator.
Although Moses was faithful in all his
House. yet he was a member of the
fallen race of Adam, and therefore inn
perfect. He could not give the people
life; for he had no real life-rightS to
give any more than had any one else.
AS a typical mediator he offered typ
ical sacrifices. which could not really
take away sin. But the Mediator of
the New Covenant will be empowered
to lift the curse of death and to re-
store. not only Israel. but all mankind.
to the image and likeness of God. from
which they fell.
The Purpose of Jesus Death.
The Pastor next discussed the work
of the Gospel Age. About two thou
sand years after the Covenant made
with Abraham, the LOgos was made
flesh, in order to become the Seed of
Abraham and bless all the families of
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a most important work has been car
ried out. The New Law Covenant
cannot be inaugurated until there is a
Mediator of that Covenant. This Me-
diator, the speaker showed, is to be
Christ the Head, and the Church His
Body.
In the typical ceremony. Moses could
not institute the Law Covenant until
first he had sacrificed bulls and goats.
In the a%ntitype, the great antitypical
Moses must first offer the better sac
r~ifices.'' Jesus first of all sacrificed
Himself; now He must sacrifice the
Church. This work requires all of the
Gospel Age. At Jordan, when He Of
fered Himself in conservation, He kill
ed the a%ntitypical bullock; and later.
He was lied like a lamb to the slaugh-
ter" At Pentecost our Lord began to
deal with the antitypical-goat class
the Church. When the offering of the
members of the Church which is
Christ's Body is ended. then the Body
of the antitypical Moses will be COM
plete. AS st. Peter declares, For
Moses truly said unto the fathers. A
Prophet shall the Lord your God raise
up unto you of your brethren, like unto
me; Him shall We hear in all things
whatsoever He shall say unto you
The time for the New Covenant. the
Pastor believes, is near at hand. When
the antitypical Moses brings in this
Covenant, He will remove the curse
Of death. According to the Scriptures,
it will take Him exactly n thousand
years to accomplish this work, to over
come sin, to dissolve the hard hearts
of humanity, and to give instead the
warm, tender. gentle, sympathetic heart
that was lost in Eden six thousand
years ago.
Alive In Christ.
The Church, the Pastor declared,
were dead in trespasses and sins, like
the rest of the world. But God has
quickened them-made them alive
through the imputation Of the merit of
Christ, in advance of the world. Gods
purpose in so doing is that He wishes
now to select q special class from
amongst mankind. But not every
body has been invited to be of this
class. Millions in heather lands have
never heard of Jesus Christ; and all
over the civilized world, there are peO-
pie who have heard with their ears.
but not with their minds. They do
not comprehend that they are sinners.
that God has provided a Savior and
that He is now inviting some to come
into covenant relationship with Him
self. Prejudice, superstition, false
teaching and false theories prevent
many from receiving the Truth.
The Pastor holds that all of the
creeds of Christendom contain false
doctrines. The Bible, he maintains,
says that the Devil put these erroneous
doctrines into the creeds. Should any
one ask why 1t is That the Devil cOulu
have part in the making of our creeds,
the Pastor replies that the Adversary
misled our forefathers through his
wiles; for he is deceitful. Whenever
they thought to do something very
zealously for God, Satan would lead
them past the right mark, into some,
thing very much to Gods discredit a
to their w deception.
Looking over the pages of history,
the speaker can see that the Devil has
beer working hard with all who have
ever tried to get out of darkness into
light. Therefore it behooves the PEG
pie of God to watch continually. The
only safe course is to try to walk very
neal to the Lord. in humility Of mind,
in full confidence in His Power, trust
ing only in His Word If anything
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