Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-29


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 ile more favOra-
lie to them. The difference between
the Old law Covenant aud the New
Law Covenant will not he In regard
tO Gods Law, fur His Law Is perfect,
The Scriptures declare that the differ
ence will bc In regard 10 the Mediator.
Although Moses WAS faithful In all his
House. yet he was member of the
fallen race of Adam, and therefore lm-
perfect, lie could not give the people
life; for he had no real lifp-rights to
give amy more than had any one else.
As u typical mediator he offered typ
icHl 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 nnly Israel. but all mankind,
To the image aud 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 l.OgOs was made
Gcsh. IN order to become the Seed Of
Abraham and bless all the families Of
the earth. Throughout the Gospel Age
II most important work has been car
ried out. The New Law Covenant
cannot he inauguruted until there is IL
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 antityplcal
Moses must first offer the "hetter sac
rifces." Jesus first Of all sacrificed
Himself: now lie must sacrifice the
Church. This work requires all OF the
Gospel Age. At Jordan. when He Of
fered Himself in conservation, He kill
cd the antitypical bullock; and later.
He was led like lamb to the slaugh-
ter" At rentecOst our Lord began to
deal with the antityplcal-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 he 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 thlnes
whatsoever He shall say unto you"
The time for the New Covenant, the
Pastor believes, is near Mt hand. When
the nntityplcal Moses brings in thi,
Covenant; lie will remove the curse
of death. According to the Scriptures,
1t 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
yshrs ago.
Alive In Christ.
The, Church, the Pastor declared,
were dead in trespasses and sins, like
the rest of the world. But tod has
qulCkened them-made them alive
through the lmputatiOn 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 lie 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 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 could
have part In the making OF our creeds
the Pastor replies that the Adversary
misled our fOrefnthers through hi;
wies; for he is deceltfu Whenever
they thought to do something very
zealously for God, Satm would lead
them past the right mark, into some
thing very much to Gods discredlt ant
to their own deception.
Looking over the pages of history
the speaker can see that the Devil ha!
been working hard with all who have
ever tried to get out Of darkness int
light Therefore ii beho0ves the peo
pie of God to watch continually. Th,
only safe course is to try to walk yer!
near to the Lord, in humility of mind
in full confidence In His Power, trust
ing only in His Word If anything
seem to lead off into guessing for our
selves. the only thing to do would b,
to say. II have the Word of God;
will stand by what is written"
"Our Light Affections"
In conclusion, the Pastor reminded
his henrers TINT the Rihle nrgns Gnd'