The Washington herald., 1922-01-08

that sanctifed the day and made
it holy. None but God can make a
thing holy.
Americas also asserts that the
Sabbath was entirely unknown be-
fore the mama fell in the wilder
ness. and that it had not been
kept by anyone. In this the Scrip
lures clearly contradict his state
ment. for in Genesis 2:2 and We
find the record that the Sabbath
was made at the very foundation
of the world. and that it was made
for man. After God had rested on
the seventh day He sanctified ana
blessed il. which means that He
set il apart for a sacred and holy
use. and Christ tells us. Himself.
that He is Lord of the sabbath day,
and that lie made the day Uhe
Sabbath day for man. The only
man in existence at the time the
Sabbath day was made was Adam.
and we learn from Genesis 26:5
that God blessed Abraham and his
seed above all the nations of the
earth. because that Abraham
y
charge. Ny commandments. Ny
statutes and My laws" From this
we learn that Gods laws. COM
mandments ana statutes were in
existence and Were being observed
! by His faithful servants more than
$50 years before Sinai. or before
the mama fell in the wilderness.
Americas also claims that those
who teach the people to keep the
Ten Commandments are blind lead
ers Of the blind. but the Saviour ap-
piled this expression to those who
taught traditions and made void the
Commandments Of God. He said
tney were those who were blind
leaders of tie blind and would fall
into the ditch. Sunday observance
rests upon tradition and not divine
authority Anyone who tears down
the Ten Commandments tears down
the very foundations of civilization.
They are the liquidation of all law
and the man who attacks the di-
vine law of God and destroys re-
spect for it. cannot expect that he
will have much influence with the
people by trying to teach them re-
spect for human law. Before men
can be taught to respect human
law. they must be taught to respect
the Divine law. Much of the law
lessness that exists today can be
laid at the door of those who are
tearing down all respect for divine
law and authority.
Americas also fails TO draw g.
tincti0n b>:ween the ceremonial
law of types and shadows and the
moral law. The old things are
h.
Ten Commandments. but refers to
the former manner of life, which
has been crucified and mortified and
transplanted by the new life
through conversion.
under the new dispensation, a person
is justified in eating snakes and toads
and every unclean thing by quoting
First Timothy. 4: 4. 5: but he over
looks the fact that only such crea-
lures are good as are sanctified by
the Word. Gods word has set aside
! certain animals as clean and others
as unclean, and this recognition is
still made by Paul in the gospel of
clean and unclean animals.
Grace and faith do not supercede
the law but establish the law. A
| Christian does not keep the Ten
| Commandments to be saved thereby,
| but he keeps them because he is
saved and desires to do those things
| which are pleasing in the sight Of
God. II there was no law there would
be no sin. and where there is no sin.
there is no need OF the gospel to be
| presented. Who sbolishes the law
abolishes sin as well as the need of
the gospel The Christian faith rec
ognizes all three-the binding claims
of the law. the grace OF God and the
| gospel Of salvation.
| c. S. LoNGACRE.