Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-11-01


Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even
as theY.-Acts 1911,
Fundamental doctrine must be
sound and true or the church will go
astray. A question had arisen at An
tioch which had to be answered au-
thoritatlvely, and once for all,
The early converts of the church
were naturally from among the
Jews, and they carried with them
into their ncw-found faith the tradi-
tions of their religion. Some of them
did net recognize that the salvation
they had in Christ was entirely by
grace, apart from arg works Of the
law. They not only felt that they
must observe the law. but insisted
that the Gentle believers must also
fulfill the Jewish rite of circumci-
sion This promptly raised the
question whether Christ alone could
save, or if men were saved by grace
plus works.
To settle this matter, Paul and
Barnabas went up Ia the church at
Jerusalem, and there a great coun-
Gil discussed il freely, and came
TO a decision which was then trans
mitted by letter and a committee,
That decision established an eter-
nal
I. Observation-Disclosures Are Free
from the Law tActs Is: 23b-29e.
The believers at Antioch were to
abstain from those things which
would hinder their spiritual prog
ress and harm their testimony That
was important and right, but it
must not be allowed to confuse them
regarding the basis of their saliva
ton. They were not saved by
works. not even though they were
most commendable,
Salvation is by grace. through
faith. mot Of works. lest any man
should boast" tEph. 2:8. 81. That
principle. which is absolutely foun-
dational in all Christian thinking,
was established then, and is valid
ana oiesseoiS true ior an tiihe' =,
~ IL NOT strange, uieil' una. an
.iiroush 'he enurch history uiele
has been a determined effort on
the part of some in the church to
add something to Gods redeeming
sia.e % sio',''u ioi saw N'ioi''
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'ea'"Nis Va eiioi in 'ei 90 o.
20 nv iiS''' iila''ei " 'iou''ie '''o
iiiisieau 'iie souis Vi 'iieil ~ i'iJee'
hs o"A WIZ iu'S W'suo4i' Vi oui
cph'io's' "iie" we sliouiu oe 'ea''''
ns ,'e u u'i' VI ooa "Uia
oa'Va''0,l ny si''e a'lu i'eeuoiii
. oiii 'ne ID" uoes NOV ,, pinis u'e oe,
eNei iii'o piaee "a incense, ou' Vi
anu my, v .o'i'' unea W
ne" ia''o' III HIS me we io'e
''n' ~
IL. fracuce-beheVers are Bound
~ Love 'GaL o'l3-lo)'
The one who turns to Christ by
faith is indwelt by the Holy Spirit
ana nnos mat, far from railing 10
Keep the nigh moral principles OF
Coos law ne is gwen grace 10 keep
mem more periecuy' lhls ne does
NOT IN order TO be saved but be-
cause ne Is saved
ne comes ou' OF bondage 10
aesansH' "hlch ne coulo not pear,
INTO ne" oonoage 10 u1e Ia" OF
love Whlch MS new nature IN christ
eenGnts 70 pear ana III "hleh IL
anns une Imminent OF It's hlghest
ana hohest oesires'
No'e 'hat this SHOWS itsen IN .he
en"fch ana N 'he "orio III loving
service 70 o'hefs III .ie absence Oh
slne' In Wofo' III 'he Practce Oh
INC aaiiioiii1oh' iiiou shan rove
my neislooi as 'hyseh w. ~ Lev
U.lo'.
NO one iaces uia' Aiie tespohS1oAl'
ny without ieai.~ins 'iia' ne Is eVi-
denly no' apie ior ~, LOU mas pro
vioeo lol lha' lleeo' ioi we ho'e
next lna' 'nefe
I'LL Power-Believers Are Led by
the Spirit tGaL o;lo-!8).
Being saved does not set US free
from the conflict with sin, for the
old nature declares itself at enmity
with the spirit. We find 1t often to
be in our hearts to do right, and in