The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-03-27

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tYASlOk KUSStlllj prevail against
it And will
give thee the keys Of the Kingdom"
For some unaccountable reason, the
PASTOR began, numerous Catholics
haze gotten the thought that | an
their foe. just as Presbyterians, Meth
cuists. Episcopalians. Baptists, etc.
have the impression that am theiI
Zoe. am foe to no human being
especially to no Christian. He then
explained at length that be fully be
litves 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 he is
DWARF chat several churches claim to
be Catholic. each reprobating the 9TH
err 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 ffrst-borns. whose names are
written IN Heaven" II this be admit
tesL bis next proposition Is that the
Lord records as members Of His true
charrh all sanity persons in all de-
nominations and out of all denomina-
tions--a NO others.
The spirit Of sectarianism. he de-
cIared. began to manifest itself In St
fuuis day The Apostle, in writing to
the Corintliinn Church. depIored that
spirit Of division which was creeping
iuto the Church. and showed that II
resulted from failure to recognize the
true Head Of the Church. His true req
rcsentatves 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. II
truth Cafholicity were acknowledged.
The great obstacle to true Christian
unity. the speaker holds. il the erro
ntpus doctrine Of the eternal torture
ofall nonchurch members Many of the
THEORIES that have come down from the
Dark Ages were not taught By Jesus
aud the Apostles. The catholic Church.
the true saints of tiod Of all denomina.
lions. should promptly move back to
the foundation doctrines Divinely pro-
vded In the Scriptures. The voice of
God to the Church came through '.tLe
twelve Apostles Of the Lamb All
others 50 claiming are denounced BY
Jesus Himself as false.-Rev. %.
The Church Founded Upon the Rock.
FROM his context the Pastor show.
ca 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 founda.
non stone What Jesus evidently |
meant wns that ST. Peters statement
was reorganization Of the Master as
the great Foundation of the Divine
Pian-the Messiah. Upon that foupda.
ton truth--that Jesus Is Christ-the
Church would be built. and ST. Peter
WIS the first who by confession be-
came OF the living stones Il Peter 2:5,
% build himself upon thar Foundation.
81 Peter himself gives us this thought
THAT he and all other members of
the Church are living stones. being
puiided into holy Temple Of God.
The entire Gospel Age has been do.
voted to finding and building these
stones upon that great foundation
iFutn-Rock. As soon as the Temple
= completed. the New Dispensation
VIII be inaugurated. The gates OF Hell
-Hades. the tomb-shall not prevail
against the Church: for they shall
come forth In the First Resurrection
The Keys Of the Kingdom.
The Keys OF the Kingdom. the sneak
sr explained. are Scripurally shown
% De two In number and used in two
Inherent opening works A key il sym- !.
ooIic OF authority. St Peter used his :
'rSt key of privilege on Pentecost :
when be opened the door Of the Church &
= Christ to the Jews Three years
md half later he used the second !
'ey 70 the Kingdom OF Heaven-the I
'hurch. the embryo Kingdom prepar Z
ng Tar glory. AT the home of Cor :
ellus. St Peter opened another door =
( opportunity. through which have .
cen admitted believing Gentiles-
that the Gentilee might be fellow
49, R3fh fhn Iows IN tho prou,ys.