Evening star., 1924-05-15

corded in Exodus, 20:3.l7. is desig-
mated the moral law the Law of God,
and was spoken in thunder tones from
Mt. Sinai" declared Evangelist Bern
stein in his lecture last night at the
Capital Memorial Seventh-day Advent.
ist Church, Fifth and F Streets NV,
on 'The Law of God Binding on All
Christians"
1T is that part of the Holy Scrip
tures which God himself wrote with
His own fingers on imperishable stone.
Ex., 31:l8. David declared this law to
be perfect Ps., 19:O, and the Apostle
John, supported by the teaching of
both Old and New Testaments, says
that TO transgress it is sin. | John, 3:4.
in the very nature of the case, COM
ing from God, this law must be spirit
ual, holy, just and good. ROM, 1872.
As to the enduring nature of the Ten
Commandment Law, the Scripture says:
All his commandments are sure. They
stand fast for ever and ever. and are
done in truth and uprightness.' Ps.,
1ll:.-8.
Jesus position on the perpetuity of
the law is that it is easier for heaven
of letter. of the law to fall Again
He says: Think not that l have come
to destroy the law Matt, 5:I7.
This law was known by Adam, and
after the fall continued to be a perfect
rule of righteousness: as such was de-
]ivered by Cod upon Mt. Sinai and
written on two tables of stone-the
first four commandments containing
our duty to Cod and the six other our
duty to man.
1T is interesting here to note tha,
the Evangelist Stephen in Acts, 1888,
says that ancient Israel received the
lively oracles to give unto U.s. 1t must,
therefore, be conceded that the Ten
Commandment Law was ordained by
the Supreme Lawgiver as the infallible
rule of life to all men in every age of
the world, in all places, under all cir.
cumstances in every nation and gener.
alton of men on the earth.
"Whoever by word or deed does
Rught to weaken the authority of the
Jaw over the conscience strikes a blow
both Mt religion and at the very
foundation of society. The prOtesta n
Christian world accepts the Ten Com
1nandments ns the law which Chris
vians ought to observe. This is shown
ny the following testimony from
Protestant authorities. The Baptist
Church officially teaches:
1--WE believe that the Scriptures
Teach that the law of God is the eter-
nal and unchangeable rule of His
moral government; that it is holy
just and good. and that the inability
which the Scriptures ascrfbe to faIler
man to fulfill its preccpts arises en-
firely from their love of sin, to de.
liver them from which and to restore
through n mediator, to unfeignet
obedience to the Holy Law is ont
l.. great end of the gospel.'-ArticIe XII
Baptist Church-Manual.
s-The Methodist Church teaches tha,
sno Christian whatsoever is free from
the obedience of the commandment
which are called mOraL'-M. II. Dis.
eipline, Article @.
.'The Presbyterian Church says
SThe moral law doth forever bind al
as well justified persons ms others t,
the obedience thereof. Neithe
doth Christ in the Gospel any wa!
dissolve, but much strengthen thi
igation-.-Confession of Faith OF
the Law of God, Article 5.
'Martin Luther, speaking for hi
great church denominati ton, AID. 1541
wrote as follows: He who pulls dow
the law pulls down at the same tim
the whole framework of humal
notify and society. If the law b
shrust out of the church. there viii
mo longer be anything recognized a
sin in the world. since the Gospel de
fines and Furnishes sin only by re
rurrine, to the law. 1 never reject tn
Iaw.'-Life of Luther. p. "a.
s0The Protestant Episcopal Churc
teaches; NO Christian man whatso
ever is free from the obedience O
the commandments which are Gale
moraL'-Art. q Episcopalian, Article
sf Religion.
.Icrom the foregoing it is evfden
that Professionalism indOrses the TIE
1;ommandments rs the church's Euid,
and surely it is equally plain that th
scriptures themselves enjoin obedi
rpce to these commandments as tn
on> great aim of the Gospel.
IsWhy, then, do we substitute in til
Fourth Commandment some Oths
day than the one we are commando
fo keep holyf The seventh day
che sabbath OF the Lord thy God
MD 1t ever occur to you that til
Chrfptian world in keeping Sunday
she first day of the WEEKS goin
contrary to the plain teaching Of tn
Eibkefs The Sabbath question wi
he discussed by MIR. Bernstein
three sermons under fhP fOllOyvtn
tontc heads; Tonight's subject; "Whic
nav Is the Christian Standardization
5ay. the Seventh Day, or Sunday, til
IYrst DayYo Friday night, subjec1
HSunday in the New Testamento-n<
. comm anded-acknOwlcdg by all d.
nominations.
saturday night, subject; ~Wh
Changed the Sabbath Did Christ
Did the ApoStleSY Who Dfdf Whenl
kupplfed to all who apply At II