Graham guardian., 1915-03-26

ltASlQR RQ22tll) preVail against
it And will
give thee the keys Of the Kingdom"
For some unnccountable reason, the
Pastor began. numerous Catholics
nave gotten the thought that ana
their foe just as Presbyterians, Meth.
OdiStS, EpiScopHlians, Baptists. etc.
have the impression that ] am their
foe am foe to no human being
rSp2 tally to no Christian. He then
explained nj length thnt 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 doe.
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 he Is
aware that several churches claim to
be Catholic, each reprobating the 9th
elrS aS herctics; 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" II 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-
r!"Trd. began to manifest itself In St
Pauls day. The Apostle. in writing to
the COrintAinn Church. deplored that
spirit Of division which was creeping
into the Church. and showed that II
resulted from failure to recognize the
true Head OF the Church. His true rep
rcSrntutiveS 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 Catholicity were acknowledged.
The great obstacle to true Christian
unity. the speaker holds, Is the erro-
nCous 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 tc
the foundation doctrines Divinely pro
vilC$l in the Scriptures. The voice oil
ricd to the Church came through ''ths
twelvp Apostles of the Lamb" AL
others so claiming are denounced by
Jesus Himself MS faIse-Rev. %.
The Church Founded Upon the Rock.
From his context the Pastor show
rI that on one occasion St Peter hat
made the first public declaration o.
IpSuS' MeSSiahship Jesus Seplied II
The words OF the text. In the Greel
Peter si"niiiGS n small stone. while tn,
word rendered rock signifies founda
, ti0n stone What Jesus evidentl!
m"Hm was that st Peters statemen
, WAS a reorganization Of the Master q
he great Foundation Of the Divin,
2mn- the Messiah. Upon that founda
ti0a truth that Jesus Is Christ-th
Church would be built. and St. Pete
WIS the first who by confession be
1nlc Of the living stones Il Peter 2:5
, tn build himself upon that Foundation
It Peter himself gives us this though
that he and all other members o
The Church are living stones, beini
hulded into n holy Temple Of God.
The entire Gospel Age has been dc
r voted to finding and building thes
stones upon that great foundation
Truth RO;k AS soon as the Tempt
: Is completed. the New Dispensatiol
win he nnugurated. The gates Of He
IIadrs the tomb-shan not prevail
t-0inst the Church; for they shaI
= ONE forth In the First Resurrection.
The Keys Of the Kingdom.
} The KEYS Of the Kingdom, the speak
fI tNpIIlHfu' HIe cSIlpluFuil1 sho"I
. "a be two In number and used in tw
different opening works. A key is syn
5 GOl.r nf authority. St Peter used hi
, nrSt key Of privilege on Pentecost
when he opened the door Of the Churc
nf Christ to the Jews. Three year
and n half later he used the secon
Ecy to the Kingdom Of Heaven-th
Church. the embryo Kingdom prepaI
ing for glory. At the home of Coz
f nPlius st Peter opened another doc
Of opportunity. through which hav
been admitted believing GentiIes-
that the GemtilPs might be fellow
z LnIrr u.ith thn InMS Tn the prnmisa -