that are bruised,

and he began to say unto

them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." (Luke 4: 18.)

Christ's Power from God.

"The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the

:

Father do for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise."

(John 5: 19.)

"All things are delivered to me of my Father."

(Luke 10: 22, and Matt. 11: 27.)

'For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
which speaketh in you."
(Matt. 10: 20.)

God in the Apostles.

The Worship of Christ.

"And when he was gone forth into the way, there came
one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him,
Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit
eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest
thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God."
(Matt. 19: 17; Mark 10: 18; and Luke 18: 19.)

"And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain
woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said
unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and
the paps which thou has sucked. But he said, Yea
rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and
keep it."
(Luke 11: 27.)
"That all men should honour the Son, even as they
honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son
honoureth not the Father which hath sent him,"

The Children of God.

(John 5: 23.)

"But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that
world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither
marry, nor are given in marriage: neither can they
die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and
are the children of God, being the children of the resur-
rection."
(Luke 20: 36.)

CHAPTER IV.

The Doctrinal Teachings of the Apostles.

A SLIGHT perusal of the doctrinal teaching of Christ, as set out in the foregoing chapter, will satisfy the reader that the doctrines of modern orthodox Christianity receive but very little countenance from Christ himself. It will be seen from the following more voluminous teachings of the Apostles that the latter are the chief foundation of modern dogma.

General Doctrines of Christ.

"Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ,
let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the
foundation of repentance from dead works, and of
faith toward God. Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of
laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and
of eternal judgment."
(Heb. 6: 2.)

The Atonement.

Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of
the world." (Per John the Baptist-John 1:29.)
If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation
for our sins and not for ours only, but also for the
sins of the whole world."
(1 John 2: 2.)
"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the for-
giveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace."
(Eph. 1: 7.)

"Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall
be saved from wrath through him." (Rom. 5:9.)
"And not only so, but we also joy in God through our
Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the
atonement."
(Rom. 5: 11.)

"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with
corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain.
conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb with-
out blemish and without spot. (1 Peter 1: 19.)
"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express
image of his person, and upholding all things by the
word of his power, when he had by himself purged our
sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on
high."
(Heb. 1: 3.)
"Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and
hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son :
in whom we have redemption through his blood, even
the forgiveness of sins."
(Colos. I: 14.)
"For as by one man's disobedience many were made
sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made
righteous."
(Rom. 5: 19.)
"For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of
an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the
purifying of the flesh: how much more shall the
blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered
himself without spot to God, purge your conscience
from dead works to serve the living God? And for this
cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that
by means of death, for the redemption of the trans-
gressions that were under the first testament, they
which are called might receive the promise of eternal
inheritance."
(Heb. 9: 13.)
"And almost all things are by the law purged with blood;
and without shedding of blood is no remission.” *
(Heb. 9: 22.)

"Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He
taketh away the first that he may establish the second.
By the which will we are sanctified through the offer-
ing of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. For by
one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are
sanctified."
(Heb. 10: 14.)

Salvation by Faith and Belief.

"If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and

*This is one of those texts which seem to justify the most repulsive of the doctrines of modern Christianity. It implies that Christ's death was of more consequence than his life and teachings, and that repentance and a new life do not ensure forgiveness.

For who

Ishalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. soever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Rom. 10: 9, 13.) "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”

*

(1 John 4: 15.)
Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said,
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
saved, and thy house."
(Acts 16: 31.)
"And by him all that believe are justified from all things,
from which we could not be justified by the law of
Moses."
(Acts 13: 39.)
"To him give all the prophets witness, that through his
name, whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission
of sins."
(Acts 10: 43.)

"And this is his commandment, That we should believe on
the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another,
as he gave us commandment." (1 John 3: 23.)
"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost
that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to
(Heb. 7: 25.)

make intercession for them."

No Salvation but through Christ.

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

(Acts 4: 12.)

"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the
Son of God hath not life."
(1 John 5: 12.)

The Divinity of Christ.

"Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."

(1 John 4: 15.)

"And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son." (1 John 5: 11.)

"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the

* These two texts are such obvious contradictions to what Christ required from those who seek salvation, that it is unnecessary to do more than point to them as a sufficient justification for rejecting isolated texts as of little value, excepting in the light of other passages of Scripture. Compare them with Matt. 7:21, and Luke 6: 43. (Ante p. 39.)

sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me : for he was before me." (John 1: 29.) "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the Church.” (Colos. I: 15.)

Worship of Christ.

"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things
in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the
earth."
(Philip 2: 10.)

Jesus a Man Approved of God.

"Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know." (Acts 2: 22.)

Believers are Sons of God.

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of
bondage again to fear; but ye have received the
Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that
we are the children of God: and if children, then
heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so
be that we suffer with him, that we may be also
glorified together."
(Rom. 8: 15.)

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"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his
name."
(John the Baptist-John 1: 12.)
'Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed
upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:
therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew
him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and
it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know
that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for
we shall see him as he is."
(1 John 3: 1.)

"And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and
daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." (2 Cor. 6: 18.)