The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

WE BELIEVE IN THE SAME
ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTED
IN THE PRIMIVE CHURCH. VIZ.
APOSTLES. PROPHETS. PASTORS,
TEACHERS, EVANGELISTS. ETC.
IArticles of Faith, No. g..
Most people who profess belief in
Christianity accept as scriptural
fact the establishment of the Church
Of Jesus Christ, through the Lords
personal ministry. in the early years
of what We call the Christian Era.
the period that has been expressively
designated THE MERIDIAN OF
TINE. During the many centuries
between the days of Moses and the
advent of Christ in the flesh. Israel
had lived under the LAW. between
which and the GOSPEL, a clear dis
tinction is drawn in Scripture. Paul's
explicit segregst ton of the two is
ccgent, and ample for illustration:
But BEFORE FAITH CAME,
WE WERE KEPT UNDER THE
LAW. SHUT UP UNTO THE FAITH
WHICH SHOULD AFTERWARDS
BE REVEALED. WHEREFORE
THE LAW WAS OUR SCHOOL
MASTER TO BRING US UNTO
CHRIST, THAT WE MIGHT BE
JUSTIFIED BY FAITH. BUT
AFTER THAT FAITH Is COME,
WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER A
SCHOOLMAsTER. FOR YE ARE
ALL THE CHILDREN OF GOD BY
FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS" CGaI
S:2S-26).
The Law Of Moses, the schoolmas'
ter's administration which was con-
stituted for the discipline of a peO'
pie unprepared to receive the higheI
tutoring OF the Gospel, was fulfilled
and therefore abrogated as a forma
and obligatory system through IN,
earthly ministry of the Lord jesus
! Christ. While this fulilIment is evi
denced by the whole tenor Of New
! Testament Scripture, a most direc
and concise declaration may b,
quoted with profit from the Nephit,
Scriptures. recorded by holy mel
! who officiated under Divine commits
sion on the American cOntinen
! throughout a nriod Of approximately
/ six centuries before and four cen
| turies after the birth Of Christ. Tn,
| prophet Ncphi who was living at thu
time of our Lords death. rcsurrec
tion, and ascension, incorporates il
his record the words of the Resur
rected Savior as follows:
| BEHOLD l SAY UNTO YOU
THAT THE LAW Is. FULFILLEL
THAT WAS GIVEN UNTO MOSES
BEHOLD, L AN HE THAT GAVE
THE LAW. AND l AM HE WHO
COVENANTED WITH MY PEOPLE
ISRAEL: THEREFORE,. THE Law
I'm ME Is FULFILLED. FOR
HAVE COME TO FULFILL TIKI
LAW; THEREFORE 1T HATH An
| END. BEHOLD, | DO NOT DE
sTRoY THE Prophets, FOR Al
! MANY AS HAVE NOT BEEN FUL
FILLED IN NE, VERIFY 1 SAY
| UNTO YOU, SHALL ALL BE FUL
FILLED. AND BECAUSE I SAIL
UNTO YOU, THAT OLD THING,
HATH PASSED AWAY, I DO MOI
DESTROY THAT WHICH HAITI
! BEEN SPOKEN CONCERNING
| THINGS WHICH ARE TO COME
FOR BEHOLD. THE COVENANT
WHICH l HAVE MADE WITH NJ
PEOPLE is NOT ALL FULFILL
ED; BUT THE LAW WHICH WA
GIVEN UNTO MOSES. HATH Al
END IN ME" CBook OF Mormon.
Nephi 15:4-S.
4 A studious reading OF the fou
Gospels demonstrates that while ou
Lord recognized the Jewish hiersr
as administrators OF an existing sys
TEN of government. and compile
with all lawful requirements thereo
as such applied to Himself, He pro
d claimed the Gospel of the kingdor
in place Of the Mosaic Law. and OF
dained men TO a higher Priesthoo
than that Of Aaron under which TN
priests of the Jews claimed to OF
crate. He commissioned the Twelv
Apostles Matt. lOs1: Mark 3:li: Lux
GID, and afterward the sevent
U,uke l6:D. Unto the clever Apos
ties who had remained faithlGl III
Lord gave the parting instruction