Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-03-11
L. D. s. Sermon

Jesus is going to build his
church, for he, speaking to the
Apostle Peter said, Upon this
rock (jesus) will build my
church" We have such good
instruction in his sacred word
about the arrangement of his
church that it is a great help to
the one that is seeking fellow
ship or heirship with the Mas
ter. He had the good of all
the race in view when he spoke
to Peter there, looking down
into unborn time as we'll as to
the past.
He is the one that came with
a message from God; be came
to build a place of refuge
where sinful man might be re-
deemed from sin and death,
and get back into favor with
God. He presented himself to
John and asked to be Baptized
this brought Jesus into prom
nance before the people.
Jesus entered into the work
that he came to do, ard when
all necessary arrangements
were completed for his enter
ing into his ministry, from that
time Jesus began to preach
and to say, Repent for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand,
Matt. Alt. He came as our
great example in all the ar
rangements of his church, and
left nothing undone but com
pleted his work in every par
ticular, left nothing unfinished
And as we now look upon his
work, our admiration increases
when we comprehend the great
wisdom that he manifested IN
bringing about his church.
Now the question will arise in
our minds what will he call his
church-and as Paul the Apos-
tie to the Corinthians comes tt
our rescue in the 1928, relat
ing some of the things thai
will be found in the church
that Jesus built-it will be for
our profit and learning to look
into the arrangement of his
church.
Peter tells US in Acts 4:12,
that there is none other name
under heaven given among men
whereby they must be saved.
Peter tells US again in Acts
Eat, and the Lord added to
the church daily such as should
be saved. Paul in Eph. lilo
tells us that in the dispensatlon
of the fullness of times, hs
might gather together in one
all things in Christ both which
are in heaven, ana which are
on earth even in Him. And in
Eph. 3:l4-15, for this cause !
bow my knees unto the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ of
whom the whole family in hea.
ven and earth is named.
We are brought to the fact,
that the church of Jesus Christ
as Paul in Heb. 11:23-to the
general assembly and church
of the first born Jesus being
the first that was born into the
kingom, Matt. 3:l6 We re
ceive greater evidence in the
statement Of Jesus in John 3::5,
when He answered Verify,
verify, say unto thee: except
a man be BORN OF matter and
of the spirit he cannot enter
into the kingdom" With all
this array of evidence it is
clear to all that the church in
ancient times was called the
Church of Jesus Christ and we
are Informed in Malachi 3::6,
"For | am God, | change NOT,
and they were called the
church of first born which was
the Church of Jesus Christ
composed of former dav saints;
and the prophet, Malachi, says:
"Ciod does not change, then it
would be reasonably expected
the Chu rch of Jesus Christ in
1915, in our day, would be call
ed the Church of Jesus Christ
And living in the later day
as we are, and the people of
God were called saints in all
age, and no less than $50 times
they are called saints in the
Bible-so | conclude, and justly
so too, that the Church of Jesus
now is called the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ and is
composed of latter day saints.
Elder j. 5. Mcdonald.
Government Experts
uE;,;cl<x,,,