The Assembly of God. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. IIIMackintosh, Charles Henry
Religion
The Assembly of God. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. III
Mackintosh, Charles Henry
Theology
Having thus, so far as our limits would permit, treated of the questions
of the Sabbath, the Law, and the Christian Ministry; having shown that
we honor and observe the Lord's day, that we give the Law its divinely
appointed place, and finally, that we hold the sacred and precious
institution of the Christian Ministry, we might close this paper, did we
not feel called upon to present a few other points. In our general
teaching and preaching we seek to set forth the fundamental truths of
the gospel, such as the doctrine of the Trinity; the eternal Sonship;
the personality of the Holy Ghost; the plenary inspiration of Holy
Scripture; the eternal counsels of God in reference to His elect; the
fullest and freest presentation of His love to a lost world; the solemn
responsibility of every one who hears the glad tidings of salvation to
accept the same; man's total ruin by nature and by practice; his
inability to help himself in thought, word, or deed; the utter
corruption of his will; Christ's incarnation, death, and resurrection;
His absolute deity and perfect humanity in one person; the perfect
efficacy of His blood to cleanse from all sin; perfect justification and
sanctification by faith in Christ, through the operation of God the Holy
Ghost; the eternal security of all true believers; the entire separation
of the Church in calling, standing and hope from this present world.
Then, again, we hold, in common with many of our brethren in the
denominations, that the hope of the believer is set forth in these words
of Christ: "I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I
am, there ye may be also" (John xiv.3). We believe that the early
Christians were converted to "that blessed hope"--that it was the common
hope of Christians in apostolic times. To adduce proofs would swell this
paper into a volume.
Furthermore, we believe that all disciples should meet on the first day
of the week to break bread (Acts xx. 7); and when so met, they should
look to the Head of the Church to furnish the needed gifts, and to the
Holy Ghost to guide in the due administration of these gifts.
As to the Scriptural ordinance of baptism, we look upon it as a
beautiful exhibition of the truth of the believer's identification with
Christ in death. (See Matt. xxviii. 19; Mark xvi. 16; Acts ii. 38, 41;
viii. 38; x. 47, 48; xvi. 33; Rom. vi. 3, 4.)
As regards the precious institution of the Lord's Supper, we believe
that Christians should celebrate it on every Lord's day, and that in so
doing they commemorate the Lord's death until He come. We believe that
as baptism sets forth our death with Christ, so the Lord's Supper sets
forth Christ's death for us. We do not see any authority in the word of
God for regarding the Lord's Supper as "a sacrifice," "a sacrament," or
"a covenant." The word is, "This do in remembrance of Me." (See Matt.
xxvi. 26-28; Mark xiv. 22-24; Luke xxii. 19, 20; I Cor. xi. 23-26.)
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