The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
Comments NIT. SibIey

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 As a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I want to commend John W.
 Sibley's article on atonement, published in Tuesdays Age Herald.
 Mir. Sibley, speaking of Christ, says:
 ''Ie gave His life for the life of men.
 and because of His death all men, if
 they accept the offers of His mercy.
 may be saved" This statement is clear
 and at the point. and if 1t lacks any,
 thing in repIetlon it is the word resur- rection. Paul says: For I delivered
 unto you first of, all that which also received; that Christ died for our
 sins, according to the scriptures; and
 that He was buried; and that He hath
 been raised on the third day, according to the scriptures" l Cor. 15:3-4. There can be no question, since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. about the atonement being complete. And, as MT. Sibley very correctly says, All men, if they accept the offers of His mercy, may be saved"
 So we will let Jesus Christ, as tho
 risen Lord, state the terms upon which And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying. All authority hath been given unto me In heaven and on
 earth. Go ye therefore, and make dis ciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of
 the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Teach-
 ing them to observe all things whatso-
 ever I commanded you; and To. I am
 with you always, even unto the end
 of the world" Matt. 2S;tS-20.
 And He said unto them. Go ye into all the world. and preach the gospel to
 ( f. T.. |. T. and Is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned"
 Mark 16:15-16.
 Luke. speaking of this commission
 that was given by Jesus Christ after
 His resurrection from the dead, says: Until the day in which He was re- ceived up after that He had given commandment through the Holy Spirit
 unto the apostles whom He had
 chosen" Acts 1:2. So Peter, obeying this commandment on the first Pente- cost after tho resurrection of Christ. said: Let all the house of Israel, there fore. know assuredly, that God hath made Him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus. whom ye crucifled. Now. when they heard this, they were priclSed In their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles. Brethren. what shall we do9 And Peter said unto them, Repent ye. and be baptized every one or you, m tne name or Jesus CnrlSE unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit' Acts 2:36-3S. We read in verse 40: And with many other words He testified. and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked gen eration" Thus, after Peter had made known to them the terms upon which Jesus Christ offers pardon, he exhorted them to accept the offers of His mercy and be saved
 Now, the difference between the New Testament" and the new view is simply this: The teaching of this
 New Testament is easily stated in the
 language of Jesus Christ and His apos- tles but 1t is difficult to state the ! new view" because no one seems to
 know Just what 1t s
 My fellow travellers to eternity, let us believe in Jesus Christ, obey Ills
 commands and trust Him for His
 promises that after putting off this
 tabernacle of clay in which we now
 live, we may be clothed with immor- tality and pass through the gates of Npeace," and walk the streets of gold
 in "the city which hath the founda-
 tions, whose builder and maker is God" JOHN T. LEWIS.
 Birmingham, November 2, 1915.