The “Pacific Christian” Again.
That paper in its issue of June 27 says:— “The Signs of the Times insinuates that we are dishonest because we published a statement from that paper a few weeks ago in close proximity to a contradictory one taken from the Bible. It says, ‘Now the Pacific Christian knows that the Signs of the Times referred to the Decalogue.’ Well, so does the scripture which we quoted. That is why the Signs of the Times and the Bible do not exactly harmonize.” (1) We simply said that the Pacific Christian’s reasoning was bad logic, and asked, “or is it dishonesty?” It seems that our contemporary prefers the latter. (2) The scripture which the Pacific Christian quoted was: “For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.” It is found in Heb. 7:12. It refers to the law regulating the priesthood; but what is there in the Decalogue about the priesthood, either of Levi or of Melchizedek? Let the reader judge as to who harmonizes with the Bible. The Pacific Christian further says:— “By the way, would it not be well for the Signs of the Times to print a statement from the Bible somewhere to the effect that the Old Testament contained two laws—one of God and one of Moses? One statement to that effect, brother, would be better than all the arguments(?) you ever printed.” Whether our contemporary will receive the evidence or not, we give it for others:— “Only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.” 2 Kings 21:8. “Thou . . . spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments; . . . and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant.” Neh. 9:13, 14. It might be well to add that the Decalogue is called “a law,” and is complete in itself. Ex. 24:12; Deut. 5:22.