The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

NAHkH-- gravel Sudu NOT
l(RASI0R- RUSSELDJ prevail against
it And will
give thee the keys of the Kingdom"
For some unaccountable reason. the
Pastor began, numerous Catholics
have gotten the thought that | am
their foe. just as Presbyterians. Meth
odists. Episcopalians. Baptists. ETC..
have the impression that ! am their
foe. | am foe to no human being.
especially to no Christian. He then
explained at length that he fully be-
Iieves in Free Grace. Election. Inner
sion. etc. and at the same time show
ed wherein he differs from the various
denominations on these important doc
trines Similarly. he declared be
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 be Is
aware that several churches claim to
be Catholic. each reprobating 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 OF Christ is that men
toned in the Bible-''The Church of
the First-borns. whose names are
written in Heaven" If this be admit
ted, his next proposition is that the
Lord records as members of His true
Church all sanity persons in all de
nominations and out of all denomina-
tions-and no Others.
The spirit of sectarianism. he de-
clared. began 10 manifest itself in st
Pauls day. The Apostle. in writing TO
the Corinthian Church, deplored that
spirit of division which was creeping
into the Church. and showed that il
resulted from a failure TO recognize the
true Head of the Church. His true rep
resentatives and His true members.
The trouble is the same today. The
entire foundation OF divided Christian
ity would disappear and the true
Church would be speedily manifest. If
truth Catho,icity were acknowledged
The great obstacle TO true Christian
unity. the speaker holds. is the erro-
neous doctrine of the eternal torture
of all non-church members Many of the
theories that have come down from the
Dark Ages were not taught by Jesus
and the Apostles. The catholic Church,
the true saints of God of all denomina-
lions. should promptly move back TO
the foundation doctrines Divinely pro-
vided in the Scriptures. The voice of
God TO the Church came through the
twelve Apostles of the Lamb" All
others so claiming are denounced by
Jesus Himself as false.-Rev ID
The Church Founded Upon the Rock.
From his context the Pastor show
ed that on one occasion st Peter had
made the first public declaration OF
Jesus Messiahship. Jesus replied In
the words of the text In the Greek
Peter signifies small stone, while the
word rendered rock signifies a founda-
ton stone What Jesus evidently
meant was that St Peters statement
was a reorganization Of the Master as
the great Foundation of the Divine
Plau-the Messiah. Upon that founda-
ton truth-that Jesus is Christine
was the first who by confession be-
came OF the living stones Il Peter 30
TO build himself upon thar Foundation
St Peter himself gives us this though,
that he and all other members OF
the Church are living stones, being
builded into holy Temple of God
The entire Gospel Age has been de-
voted to finding and building these
stones upon that great foundation
As soon as the Temple
Is completed. the New Dispensation
will be inaugurated. The gates Of Hell
-Hades. the tomb-shall not prevail
against the Church; for they shall
come forth in the First Resurrection.
Tho keys Of the Kingdom.
The keys of the Kingdom. the speak
er explained. are Scripturally shown
TO be two In number and used In two 1
different opening works A key Is sym
bolic of authority. st Peter used his
first key of privilege on Pentecost
when he opened the door OF the Church
of Christ TO the Jews Three years
and half later he used the second
key to the Kingdom OF Heaven-the
Church. the embryo Kingdom prepar,
ing for glory. At the home of Cor
nelius. st. Peter opened another door
of opportunity. through which have
been admitted believing Gentiles-
that the Gentiles might be fellow.
heirs With the Jews &c the Promisa.-