Show ii 1 I II I It Is hi true truo they thoy had I I their teaching 1 f I K I i tho ho JOBU Josu for tor forIn torI i i I old them Search tho life In III them M y think yo have I im aro they which of ot mo 1110 mon bey 11 I I n much M s to 10 tell the people p that while I I their faith to 10 tho dead i III I I of ot the tho ancient word wor that very vory I I I word letter Spoke poke of or Him who ho tho thoI j I t word wor who was IB tho way W tho thoI I I I I truth the lite lito Tho Church in III that tho Iho day ILlY aU not have to 10 upon j written word for tur thoy tho had unions by the tho Jesus t tI I men Jn n of or nod JOd who I I t i i who eave them tho vamo alUllO authority that I As rather Bent mu mo even Ho ha hn my i I I I 80 fond I Ho t to them t I I thus thull authorized declared lt to tho J i men i tho word of ot the Lord for tor them hem I I II not tho word was given hundreds I of ot years yen I bu bUl th tho r I I word or of or the tho Lord to 10 thorn them tho I j I i i ts hh which they needed tho circum tho JI that were cro under I I f placed tho thoI el In III which they were 1 I word of or the Lord to Kuldo ul o thomi no not I I that thai which Noah Nonh or Moss Moses or orI I tj I any IIII of or the old Prophets a 0 lew teW of whoso It works we 0 hero In Itt tho i i word of OI I I had the tho II i f I II Thor They alfo hud had tho spirit In III their I i n the tho Apostles Aio tle had for tor we wo read I I when the Apostles Apo tt th I r Gospel thoy told the tho people that If they I I j I believe bellee and obey oboy it thoy should the as nA luil hlll I I I t j tho Holy Ghost which till the mini I i I and will nf of the tho Spirit of I which Into nil All truth which i i of ot tho things o ot the tho I n ther and of the theBon thel i I II ii Bon HOll and shows them unto mon men which l i brings things past t to our I 1 shown to como That Holy I I 1 Spirit was l by y tho Savior to nil all who would It In word 1 I The Thc Apostles Apo tlc wont out In III Ills 1111 name ns liS J I He Jill commanded them and preached this f I i to the Ihl world Hero tho word I I t that they proclaimed to the people who i I were nA on Oil great gront day of ot t when till the gift of Iho tho Holy IJ I was IM i out upon tho Apu i I I t I ties tics they with tongues Inso Insomuch j I I much that the people from nil all nations i I i I round about heard In own tongue I of ot the tho work of Rod nod 1 I th y heard the word that pro tiro claimed testifying that whom i 1 t tho od was WM tho Bon of ot God grilled out Mon Men broth breth brethren rOil ren what l wo do 1101 Thoy ed 1 to tho nation u that hart had tho They had put to 10 death tho Christ flaw Thoy had thrust out of ot the world that bright light that Clod had kindled hero horo to mankind In tho way to eternal glory thoy pricked In their hearts and out Men liMen breth brethren ten ren what wo do I will you OU tho words that used upon that occasion Then Peter Poter said unto them lio III baptized 1 overy over ono of at you In III tho name of ot Christ for tor tho ro 10 mission of or sins yo shall receive tho tholet gift let of tho Holy for I the tho promise Is unto you to your children to nil that aro afar ort off oven as tA many ao nil tho Lord our shall a t 33 38 M 3 Hero was wn tho word that those Apos I tlell proclaimed wherever thoy tho wont Take up IP Iho book of ot the Acts of ot tho Apostles and read It Wherever thoy went they all nl proclaimed tho same Gos JM Gospel pel Thero was no difference between Paul laUl who preached particularly to 10 tho and who WIIO preached 1110 specially to tho JOWH Jow Thoy had tho same MillO Gospel They Tho welo Inspired by tho samo endowed with similar authority Thoy rh y not go o out to declare their own notions but tho word that nod Oot to thorn them tho Iho promise that till they made mUllo to III ovary every ono Jno bo baptized In tho namo of lit Christ for tor tho of or sins yo shall elvo tho ot tho Iho Holy o lid flIT Til JO J OF Wo rend ren that tho people In Inmany many places received their testimony mony they thO of ot their sins hl thoy the that lesus of ot Nazareth whom tho crucified was CUI really tho Men Me the tho Bon of at and so o thoy wro baptized in III tho of Jesus Christ what for tOI Tor Por tho remission of ot Not as na an outward vl sign slun of ot nn Inward spiritual grace Krae ns taught In modern times but for tho re remission mission of ot sins It was it very vory 1110 io hilt but very VOl beautiful ordinance that tho Apostles administered to those Ilea peo I John tho administered It to Jesus Christ Himself Jesus com commanded others other to bo baptized and out Ills Apostles to them Od yo 0 therefore and touch nil Implying them In urn name of at tho and of ot tho Hon and Ind of ot tho Holy Ghost teaching them to 10 nil thin whatsoever I have coin corr you Just mark that for or that 1111 their 11 waa not to go out nUll preach their views and opinions In 11 repaid to matters tho of ut nations political the Ideas lI lIot of ot tho times In which they thoy lived Ie tho dr of ot art 1 nIl th the like No It was wAil Go 00 yo therefore and tench nil all nations Tench T To 10 observe nil all things whatsoever r 1 have commanded you Thoy did not go IN out to ventilate their opinions they wont out with a n They went tnt foith n OR ambassadors of ot tho Iho of ot Ponce tho Lord of ot glory on 11 they taught all nations that would listen to 10 them Whenever th Ih people received word thoy baptized them In tho name Mme of ot tho t 10 Father 1111 of or the tho Hon on of ot tho Holy Ghost How did dl thy thuy baptize them DIll Did thoy tho make tho ho of ot tho cross upon their foreheads Dill Did thoy pour n 1 little water Ill tor up upon on their heads 1 Dill Did UIA ii little water In the Iho of ot children 1 Oh no thoy Imp them In tho way that was baptized Head tho third chapter of ot Matthew It Then Jesus from rom Galileo to Jordan unto John to 10 ho baptized ot or him It I III Hut John forbad Him I have no noell d to be bo baptized of or Thee IU to mo And Jesus answering said Mid unto him Suffer It to ba HO 10 now for tor thus It ho bo cometh us to fulfill nil JUI Them rhon ho suffered Him And when whon ho was wall baptized went up liP straightway out ani of o the water and lo 10 tho Iho wore ure opened him ho saw nw the tho Spirit of ut God Joll des descending lIke n 11 dove and lighting upon him And lo 10 a voice from heaven saying This Is my 11 belover Son Rou In whom I urn pm well 1317 1 My r friends remember ber bel that Christ t left us nn example that we should follow tollow In tn His slops Ills baptized In the tho name Home way Head tha thu chapter of at the tho Acts of tM Apostles how Philip baptized a II con convert convert vert ns nil ho wan WOl on a II Journey And Ana ns M they tho wont on 01 their way thoy came unto ii i certain water and eunuch said Hoc hero Is 18 water what doth datil hinder mo to bo baptized 1 And Philip said If It thou with all 1111 thine heart thou And AmI no 10 said I believe that Jo Joans ans Christ la III tho Bon BOil of ot Jed Joll And ho commanded tho Iho chariot to Bland still they th wint down both Into tho both Philip and tho eunuch ho baptized him And when thoy Vera como up out of ot tho dIU water tho of or the Lord Lor caught away Philip Verses This Is III what tho Apo to in Ills his to tho whore where he bays J Therefore wo rue burled with him by baptism unto death that Ilk I Christ was wn raised up III from tho dead by bytho bytho tho glory of till tho Father 1 even so SP wo 0 nl 01 so should walk In newness of ot Ire Horn M They wore HUntEn with him In tn bap baptism Thero In hI no tf sign of ot a II In sprinkling no of ot n IL burial In III pour pouring ing no 10 sign of ot n II burial In making a amark 1 mark on tho forehead t with Jut but when the repentant Is taken down Into tho water as Christ l 11 as 11 tho eunuch OH then ho Is III bur burled led In tho liquid he becomes dead dena denato to tho world and he la I raised up III from that grave In h the likeness of ot the tho of ot Christi Christ and henceforth he la IA lato IAto to bo a n now new creature cl In Christ Jesus having brim beun regenerated or to use tho words ot or Jesus born of the tho water told lol ns as we WC lead In the chapter of ot John verses Verily orlly say unto except n It bo born of ot water and of ot thu spir spirit it he cannot enter Into tho kingdom of or God GodIt It Is Iho tho of ot adoption It ItIs ItIs Is tho rule rulo of or regeneration it itIs ItIs Is tho thu way by br which men Initiated Into Christs Church Aliens AllelA before by tho new birth they atc aro made citi zens t na of ot Goda kingdom This Is III Iho 1110 lun lIt of at their regeneration nn of ot their adoption into tho th family of ot Christ speaking tho sign of lit their naturalization 11 Tho dill did thin by br commandment n ent of ot the Lord and ro roo wore born of ot tho water wore baptized in tho immo of ot thu Lord ruined up 1111 to newness of or life II c cOn GIlT On T OP rUB THU HOLY What followed baptism Wo rend that lifter after tho people wore Were baptized In Inthis this way the tho laid their hands upon them and nn they received Iel tho Holy Ghost Uh tho Spirit that Will In tho Apostles tho th same by which tho prophets and spoke They ro re Comforter which Is l to guide Into all nl truth which fa an nn abiding the testimony ot Jonus the spirit of ot prophecy That Christianity In itA early po ported That tho that the tho preached 11 and practised Tho ThoN New N w Testament abounds with It AU All AUthe the relate to It Tho rho Auta of ot tho Apo describe It Thoro Willi jio IO other form of baptism for ns 1111 tho Iho Paul might to the tho Corinthians and II I For by ono Spirit aro wo all 1111 bap baptised Into ottO ono hotly body whether wo we bo be JOWH or whether wo bo bond bondor or free have hlo been hoon all mollo to Into onu spirit l Cor COI 1213 12 13 I There la 19 one body and ono OM Spirit even een aa lit yo YU uro called In ono of at your calling Ono Lord Lorel ona faith ono one baptism I 4 16 I 6 TIle Tho people that received this word I nIl all entered into Inlo the samo covenant they thoy were baptized with the tho same ban ball they nil 11 received tho Iho t and therefore they were united When they thoy caino together In their meetings tin III wo read r In tho to tho Corinthians ono had a tongue an nn another other u prophecy a 0 adream dream given Ilven by power lower a I vision viRion some had tho Iho discerning ot of spirits tome som had the tho gift of ot healing some lomo had one onu gift and some had an un another other but bul aa all ho says It all al by tho same MillO Spirit find tho body bOlly knitted compactly together Tho rho Paul laul likened tho Church as It then existed to tha tho hu human man body bOh Thoro In III not anything moro mora than tho human form torm divine In Its and tho A lik likened ened Church to this thill Christ im tin th and nil all tho Iho rest ns II members of or tho body Ho UI l Now yo y arc body of Christ and In III particular And hath not jot In hI tho church first secondarily prophets third teachers t after that then ot healing ta divot of ot tongues S I Corinthians 12 27 29 U OP Ol THU Ho goon gOM on to show aho that tho body could not lIot do 10 without any of lit Its It parts and that oven ovon tho tha part and that which was tho moat un uncomely comely Just ns M necessary as 08 tho other parts The rhe eyo cannot say lIay unto the tho hand I J havo no 10 need of ot nor again the th head hond to o tho feat I Mv no need of ot you ou They Thoy all nary when they thay nil all In theIr place then tho Church so 80 far an 1 Itu It Ii Ins concerned was VII perfect Though h the tho comprising ing III it It was wasn n I perfect body bC I ao it cam traIn from a perfect ct Doing That is 18 tho kind of ot n church thoy 1110 had in the tin of ot tho All through thu Now New Tes fos Testament you OU can read of ot tho Apostles Apostle having the of Dt In III them at nt tho hond of tho and ond ondIt giving It tho word of ot tho Lord not mere merely ly Iy reading things out of ot an nl old book boo however good It might be bc but giving the word of ot tho Lord then tho Holy Hoty Spirit In tho hearts of at tho plo witness to tho truth ot or that which tho Apostles preached They welO nil nl bound together to othor by one Oil Spirit Thoy rhoy nil baptized Into Inlo ono olIO body y No matter how many branches of ot tho IhO I Church thero thore might bo In na nn tlona It was ono Church the Church of or t Christ WAH with It and Ills Hl Spirit wan Willi In It it was a I IIvo It was wn nil Joined together n a mans body when it Is III perfect t when the spirit that Is In It and vitalizes tho whole 80 So It was In that Church CONDITIONS IN nut hoV It la lu l OM out what Is IH U 1001 World Mo lira call C by anD Spirit Inlo I ono Lord Lor Ohe 0 d 1 and nud 1110 I hOllO ot their Where th lr A l il IB Where art their liW nM Ifo i UI 18 that spirit I united tell and i i in o ono ii the ol ot In tho early I I do not want to fO JA c tin 1111 oC at my m In others and UkI U uro wl I I Thoy aro or nil hit who X n V and Ull nM i many or OUr cn to tu do tho b II st Homo rail of the In In heathendom cr best heRt they thoy can with tho I foht nio In 2 Ih Ull IM lif their theil Father J have 1 u their heark find know Un H and what they uro h d these theBo nations and kingdoms in M nt L AM All AMand and oro ilia children nn Jn s hOI a II prepared In relation Hut l Is tho c to tu I Uny n 1111 It existed le in tho Vl I csT 1 Look at al the tho d o or tho contention tho and ho shod thero has hils Won i oven bloOd 2 a different lIt of ot i at nt tho diversity of ot ana m C on 1 Look 1001 at tho al 2 tho 01 that WOrl hy Iha ut the that 01 Spirit Into all truth and IllI hearts of ot men tho Why h rt Chi nations ngaC I o rach other othor out to war wal upon the th l IBM I and upon linn tho Iho lien sen other hip and thigh their I r h forth and sweeping their brothers sisters from the fa e of tho brothers ana su Sis ter If It you please Tho world Worl Is g In l 1 pretty ball bad state and to talk about In the of ot Gospel OO find our so light wo do not n nany any from tho Lord look y absurd to me mo It may not to you but Is 18 the way woy It to 10 tip a I nm taking tho liberty rl thin afforded me In this great 0 of Continued olit 1 on Pago n o Twelve ANEW A NEW DISPENSATION OF TilE THE GOSPEL r Continued d from rom jingo ten tenI I some Bomo things as IB I laying jf mid Mal 1 I I have with mo tin tho thoI them hem t to I I Ity of ot thoo arc thin mo con COli my tit i do nut nUll much i ment to sustain thoin 1 N l 01 1 I I think In III thin duo or ot tho j r i there thero la II so 80 louch prowess In I else wo 10 outfit ought to a n moro more I In Vo Wo ought to about our her from about 1 whom hom we hao como come our Lord Jena J Christ whom wu YU DM Ol our about I our relationship to thorn mid to ouch i something our punt bo boore JQ other othen l j ore mr spirits Into tabor uncles future tn to I which vo 10 nrc nil something il out the tho placa wo shall BO whon I wO o pass out of or the tho about 11 out the condition which vo wo hall oo 00 In worlds and 1011 and la lathere l now How much yot ot to 10 pome there thoro In ward to theo mutter lr 7 There Thoro ThoroIs is none i thoro bo any bo hn o thu of or man nowadays I I pin their faith to own con COli concerning i rv n lI book have hn VO noth I Ing ng cUc e they look for nothing duo olao olaof f I They do not upon ullon It them themselves J selves they do cia not It ana they do not nock ook for or the tho samo that tho prophets had It la III true truo thoy thuy I It talk ll out tha tho Holy but whon thoy do donot you Bound thorn to tho not In anything of that Kind 1 now for tor that is hi a n of or iw I Inton It li Iii tho by lIy which tho Father and tho SOil Bon to tomen toi i mOil men It 11 la Is Christ Howbeit |