Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-04
A Baptist Sermon

Jesus says: ''rhou art Peter and
upon this rock | will build my church
and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against her." and as the scripture is
a thorough furnisller to the man of
God. and God says not to add any
thing to them nor take anything from
them the Primitive Baptist church
is the church of Christ and they want
the good old Bible to he their guide
and they don't want one word chang
ed or left out. The Bible is true and
Paul says: There are many low
heres and low there's but go not af-
ter them" have been asked forsome
scripture which set forth the Church
of Christ ''.jolln come to make
ready people prepared for the Lord"
John was a minister sent of God:
Matthew speaks of John the Baptist
preaching. John was sent of God To
make ready a people prepared of the
Lord. God named him John. Luke
called him John the Baptist: ''For
say unto you, Among those that ire
born of women. there is not a greater
prophet than John the Baptist. ;"
Herod called him John the Baptist.
SO he was known as John the Baptist
because he was the first minister sent
OF God to baptiZe. He was a Baptist
and he baptized Jesus. so Jesus was a
Baptist. He came~to John. demand
ing baptism. and John took him into
the river and baptized him: God was
we'll pleased and commanded that he
should be heard in all things
1t is right to call Jesuss a Baptist.
for if any one comes to the Baptist
church and is baptized all know him
as = Baptist. If one comes to the
Methodist church and is baptized he
i, Jailed a Methodist.
The church is built upon the found
alton of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ being the chief corner
stone. The Church OF Jesus Christ
has no salaried ministry. nor has the
Primitive Baptist church This is
according To Pet. v. =, which says,
feed the flock of God which is
among YOU. taking the oversight
thereof. not 10y constraint. but will
ingly: not for the filthy lucre. but OF
ready mind Titus calls those
who love filthy lucre. vain takers
and deceivers. :. whose mouths
must be stopped: whose subvert
whole houses, teaching things which
they ought not, for filthy lucre's
sake.
Paul said that he suffered all
things and endured all things that
he might preach the gospel without
charge. The scriptures set forth the
right way for Gods ministers, and
let us all take them for our guide, do.
ing our duty TO our ministers without
fixing "a salary. The scriptures do
not show that the church had any
auxiliaries, and tile Primitive Bap-
fists have none: such as Sunday
Schools, Christian Endeavors. Young
Peoples societies, Ladies' Aids. etc.
Neither do we have colleges for the
purpose of giving our preachers a
Theological education. Paul did not.
learn it of men. neither was he taught
il by man. but by revelation of God.
BY such witnesses are the corners
established for the Primitive Baptist
church, identifying it with the apos-
tolic church.
] have been asked to show scrip
lures for voting members i'm or out of
the church. / John iii. I says, Lit
tie children, let no man deceive you.
'Beloved, believe not every spirit,
but try the spirits, whether they be
of God: because many false prophets
have gone out in the world. Hereby
know We the spirit OF God: Every
spirit THAT confessetl that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:
and every spirit that confeSseth moi,
! that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.
is not of God" Then we are further
instructe amy come and bring
not this doctrine. not to invite him
into our house of worship. OF to bid
| linn God speed: and ii we do invite
them and bid them God speed we are
partakefs in their errors. So we have
| Il right. and are commanded. to try
| the spirits To see whether they are of
God
In2 Thess. iii. we are told how
we are to treat disorder: Nov we
command YOU. bretheren. in the
name OF our Lord Jesus Christ that
| ye withdraw yourselves from every
brother that walketh disorderly.'
BE We not unequally yoked together
with unbelievers. So none but be-
levers should be let in, and the dis
orderly are not TO be allowed to re-
main i'm. Now have written unto
you not to keep company. if any man
That is called a brother be a forni-
Gator, or covetous, or an idolater. or Il
railer. or drunkard. or an extortion-
er: with such AN one no not to eat
For what have to do to judge them
also that are without? DO not ye
Judge them that are within? But
them that are without God judgeth
Therefore put away from among your.
selves that wicked person.
| Now from these scriptures it is
plain that The church should pass on
such matters. and Primitive Baptists
do let the church decide. Matters
are not left To one or two. but to The
whole body. the Church of Christ.
| w. NJ. Jones.