New Britain herald., 1924-04-18

and earth pass, one iot or one little
 shall in no wise pass from the law.
 till all be fulfilled Wbosoever there
 fore shall break one of these least
 commandments. and shall teach men
 so, he shall be called the least in in"
 kingdom Of heaven: but whosoeVer
 shall do and teach them. the same
 shall be called great in the kingdom
 of heaven" Matt. 5:17-19.
 He lived up to his own teaching during the years that he lived and
 labored among the Judoan hills and
 cities for just before his death he , declared:
 "If ye keep ny commandments. ye
 shall abide in Thy love: even as I
 have kept my Fathers command
 ments. and abide in his love" John 15:10
 Tn his life Christ fulfilled the re- duirements of that hoi, law that man
 thru the weakness of the flesh had broken. thus showing the justice of the law and the sinfulntss of sin. For what the law could not do. in
 that it was weak through the flesh. God sending his own Son in the like ness Of sinful flesh. and for sin. con demncd sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might he fulfilled in us. who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit" Rom. S:3.4
 He came to make and ratify new covenant with us. even the covenant of grace and peace. Bnt as the basis Of the old covenant was obedience 10 Gods law. so with the new covenant, the law Of God is written on the tab lets of the heart.
 For this is the covenant that will make with the house of Israel after those days. saith the Lord will put my laws into their mind and write them in their hearts: and will he 10 them q God. and they shall be to me a people" Heb, S:1o.
 Tha New Testament therefore teaches throughout that both in the life practice and public teaching Of Jesus and the mon who followed him the law of Jehovah was exalted higher than if had ever been before. Tn the place Of his ignoring the law or break ing any one of its prccepis. he gave ii a breadth of meaning and application such as had never been conceived ar before. However, with theslaw he mingled the mercy of God. But fin no sense docs this make way open 10 glory without full obedience. II makes possible the forgiveness of sins when pardon is asked.
 Seeing then his attitude toward Gods law. what was his attitude to- ward thc Sabbath as an institution and command Of I'll. Father? With the Sabbath as with other religious requirements he sought to take away l. the man made restrictions which ihe 1, Eahbls heaped upon them. He de- clared, "Tn vain do they worship mo. ! teaching for doctrines and command ! ments Of men" And even as they had set human commands up in tho place of divine prccepts so thny made the commandments Of God Of none ef- feet by their traditions"
 The Jewish leaders had especially bound about tho joys of the Sabbath with restrictions until if was a great burden to the common people. There was the restriction of the Sabbath days journey. IL vas accounted sin 10 carry needle on the Sabbath day. or to rnb out the wheat in the hands. as that would he thrashinE All these burdens and traditions which 'he priests and rabbis had made. Christ utterly repudiated. He healed Inc sick on the Sabbath day. and said 10 the healed one take up thy he'd md walk" He took his disciples for ong walks out among the beauties of nature. and they rubbed out the wheat ind ate as they jonrreyed along. His were Tt is well to do good on the Sabbath day" and 'the Sab path vas made for man and not man Tor the Sabbath" He hroadened and oeautiied the Sabbath as an instiiu- ion. and taught that man was ,he rreatest of Gods creation, and even Inc Sabbath was made for his beneflt md enjoyment when rightly under tood and observed.
 Because he lihcraiized the Sabbath ihove the Rahbinical practices many oday make the fatil mistake of be- ieying that he did away entirely with he Sabbath. and that it is no longer 1ecessary that we keep that day. Such is not the teaching Of the New Testament ti