Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-03-19


>-------------------- Il. Ana VIII
give thee the keys Of the Kingdom
For some understandable rcas0n Tie
Pastor began. Numerous Catholics
have gotten the Thought that am
their foe. just as I'reSliyterians. seth-
odists. Episc0paiiaus. Dapfists. &c.
have the impression that am their
foe am :; foe to no hnmrn being.
especially to 10 Christian He then
explained 1T length that he fully be
! lieveS in Free Grace. Election. Inner
sion. etc. and at the same time show
cd wherein he differs from the various
denominations on these important doc
trines. Similarly. he declared. he
holds the great Catholic doctrine that
there is only one true Church. found
ed by the Lord Jesus Christ. through
His Apostles. nineteen centuries ago.
The speaker declared that lie is
aware that several churches claim to
be Catholic. each rerrobating the 9th
ers as hereticS: that he holds that the
word catholic means general. and
when the word is limited by the use
Of the terms Greek. Anglican. Roman,
etc. TO that extent true Catholicism
is denied. In other words. he believes
that the one catholic. or universal. Or
general. Church ~ Christ i that men
toned in the Bible-"The Church Of
the F'irSt-bolns. who's. names are
written i'll Heaven" II this be admit
ted. his next proposition IS that the
Lord records rs members Of His true
Church all sanity persons in all de
nominations and ont OF an denomina-
tions-anG 10 others.
The spirit Of sectarianiSm. be de-
clared, began to manifest itself in st.
Paul'S day The Apostle in writing to
the Corinthian Church dcplored that
spirit of division which WIS creeping
INFO the Church. and showed that it
resulted from "a failure 10 recognize the
true Head Of the Church. His true rep
resentativeS ard His true members.
The trouble is the SAM today. The
entire foundation of divided Christian
ity would disappear ana the true
Church would be speedily manifest. if
truth Cathoicity were acknowledged.
The great obstacle to true Christian
unity. the speaker holds. i the erro-
neouS doctrine Of the eternal torture /
of all non-churciI members Many Of the !
theories that have come down from the /
Dark Ages were not taught by Jesus I
and the Apostles. The catholic Church.
the truc saints of God Of all denomina- /
lioES. should promptly move back to (
the foundation doctrines Dlvinely pro
vided in the Scriptures. The voice OF
God to the Church came through the (
twelve AInstleS of the Lamb Al 4
others 81 claiming are denounced 10y 4
Jesus Himself as false.-Rev %
The Church Founded Upon the Rock
From his context the Pastor show
ID that on one occasion St Peter had
made the first public declaration Of
Jesus MesSiahship. Jesus replied In
he words of the text In the Greek
Peter signifies small stone. while the
word rendered rock signifies fouBda-
ion stone. What Jesus evidently
meant was that ST. Peters statement
vas Reorganization OF the Master rs
he great Foundation OF the Divine (
'lan-the Messiah. Upou that founda- .
ion truth-that Jesus Is Christine
'hurch would be built. and ST. Peter
vas the first who by confession be-
anne Of the living stones i Peter 90
D build himself upon that Foundation.
L. Peter himself gives US this thought
that he and all other members of
be Church are living stones. being
uilded into holy Temple of God.
The entire Gospel Age has been de-
oted TO finding and building these
tones upon that great foundation
ruth-Rock. IS soon rs the Temple
completed. the New Dispensation
III be inaugurated. The gates of He'll
Hades. the tomb-shall not prevail
gainst the Church: for they shall
,me forth in the First Resurrection.
The Keys of the .<inedota.
The keys OF the Kingdom the speak
explained. are Scripiurally shown
be two in number and used in two
fferent opening works. 4 KEY is SYM
,lic of authority. st. Peter used his
st key OF privilege en- Pentecost.
hen he opened the door of the Church
Christ to fhe .Iews Three years
ID n half later he used the second
Y TO the Kingdom OF Heaven the
iurch. the embryo Kingdom prepar-
= for glory. At the home Of Cor
illus. ST Peter opened another d,or h
opportunity. through which have
en- admitted believing Gentilss-
Int the Gentiles might be fellcw. q
;,.. .-.s.f fho low. - III, p,.nr,fSa' q