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Show M SAGKE FOB SINS FOREVER fiie Scriptural Testimony is, "Christ Oietii No Mora" - A Different View of tho Dootrin of th Mnae A Lono-Standing Mistake Pointed Oirt In Rospcct to It Ro- forrod to by Daniel tho Prophet as "tho Abomination That Mskoth Do- IftU." London, Sept 1 Bdown on the right for by one offering t j Hebrews x. 12-14. I v " The Bible is most explicit in Its declaration that lesu-j, as tbe antityplcal High Priest, offers but one sacrifice of Himself for ' the sins of the world In our context I St. Paul points to the typical sacrifices, "which could never taku away sin." nnfl then ho tells us that the one sacrl- ; flee on tho Antltyjiical Atonement Day, by the antltyplcol High Priest, 1h so J complete ns to leave nothing further to be done "Christ dlelh no mor; death hath no more dominion over Him." Sacrifice of tho Mn. However, we behold two great Chris- tlnn communions holding a different ' view the High Church of England and i tbe Cbuivh of Rome Both bold the ! doctrine Introduced 'Into tbe Church about the fourth centurythe doctrine of the Mas. This doctrine holds that , the death of Chrir.t cancels originnl sin ror believers; but it philosophizes that since s!n"i committed afler comlnz into the family of God uecil caiwellntton also, and that since nothing except the blood of Christ, the death of Christ. , can take nwny sin. and the merit of i nis death nt Calvary bcvlnc been ued to cancel our pnst sin, a fresh sacrifice of Christ Ik necessary for the more recent sins. Applying this philosophy, thep Christian Chris-tian brethren perform a common, or Low Mass. for general slits in a enn ' grcgntlonal wny, and High Mns: for special in. The congregation assembled, assem-bled, praise and prayer are chanted. ani i then the ofllcbiling priest anpronches what they call the altar of sacrifice On It are th bread and wine, which, belns blessed, are "instantly turned . Into the actual tlesb and actual blood of Christ" Where Lies tho Mistake? With our convenient Bibles (Cntholle and rrotcstantl we have much advac-tncejivor advac-tncejivor our brethren of the fourth cenhiry who luvcuted the doctrine of the' Mass. Wc now see that this doctrine doc-trine Is unscriptural and that the bishops bish-ops erred In other words, they were not Inspired: tbpy were not successors of the Twelve. Whatsoever things they bound on earth were not bound In heaven. Bible students sec clearly that the one sacrifice of Christ Is sufficient for the sins of the whole world past, present and to come. Rut God does not propose in any manner to forgive huis wilfnlly committed. They recoivc stripes, or punishments. In proportion to their wilfulness. Our need tlieu x. not to attend Low Mass or High Mass, but to go directly di-rectly lo the Lord In the name and merit of our Advocate. Thus the Apostle enjoins us saying. "If any man (In Iho Church I sin. we have nu Advocate with ' the Father, Jesus Christ the IMzhtonus." (1 John II. 1.) Tho thought that sin In every Instance requires atonement Is quite Scriptural and the thought that "without the sheddlns of blood there Is no remission af sins" Is Scriptural. (Hebrews li. 22.1 But the thought that Christ needs to die more than once is antagonistic to the Scriptures, as we have seen. Tho Abomination of Dssolation. Nearly nineteen centuries ago our Redeemer mentioned "The Abomination Abomina-tion of Desolation, apoken of by the Prophet Daniel." tNVtthew xxlv, IB.) The Master declareu that wheu this Abomlnntlon should be seen those noting not-ing It should understaud and flee. For long centuries the Abomination wns supposed to refer lo the carrying of IJoman banners within the holy preclnctR of Ihe Temple at Jerusalem, it did seem strange that so comparatively compara-tively insignificant a matter should be mentioned by Jehovah through Daniel the Prophet and should then be referred re-ferred tj by Jesus Himself; hut we saw no other Interpretation. Of late thore Is another Interpre'tatiou. It refers re-fers our Lord's prophecy specially to the end of this Age nod the great time of trouble soon to come upon the lUiuroh and upon Chrirttendom. In this view the Abomlnstlon of Desolation signifies a reprehensible doctrine Introduced Into the uhurch, the true spiritual temple into the Holy PIhcp. This influence would continue con-tinue for long centuries before its d-flling d-flling characler would be recognized. Then all fo recognizing it should know thnt the Tlmu of Trouble and the New Dispensation arc near and nljould make all hast to separate themselves from everything associated with the Abomination they should forsake the error and flee t the. mountain heights of Truth, as Lot and hid family lied from Sodom. |