Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-07-02

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 be more favora
BILE to them. 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 member of the
fallen race of Adam. and therefore i'm
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 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
the earth. Throughout the Gospel Age
a most important work has been car
ried out The New Law Covenant
cannot be inaugurated until there is
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 antitype, the great antitypicai
Moses must first offer the better sac
rifices." 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 antitypical bullock; and later.
He was led like 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
Christs Body is ended, then the Body
of the antitypical Moses will be COM
Dlete. 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 one 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 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 d.
not comprehend that they are sinners
that God has provided Il Savior AM
that He is now inviting some to come
into covenant relationship with Him
self. Prejudice. superstition. false
teaching and false theories proven
many from receiving the Truth,
The Pastor holds that all Of th,
creeds of Christendom contain falls
doctrines The Bible. he maintains
says that the Devil put these erroneous
doctrines into the creeds. Should an.
one ask why it is that the Devil coult
have part in the making of our creeds
the Pastor replies that the Adversar
misled our forefathers through hi
wiles: for he is deceitful. Wheneve
they thought to do something yer
zealously for God. Satan would lea
them past the right mark. into some
thing very much to Gods discredit an
to their own deception
Looking over the pages of history
the speaker can see that the Devil ha
been working hard with all who hav
ever tried to get out of darkness int
light Therefore it behooves the PEI
pie of God to watch continually. Th
only safe course is to try to walk yer
near to the Lord. in humility of mine
in full confidence in His Power. trus
ing only in His Word If anythin
, seem to lead off into guessing for on
, selves. the only thing to do would /
: to say. 81 have the Word of God;
will stand by what is written
"our Light Affections"
In conclusion thp Pastor reminde