the praises of Him who hath called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. The Throne of Grace NOT the Romish Confessional We are Protestants because we pro test against the Romish Confessional as a wicked substitution for the Throne of Grace. The Roman Church teaches that the priest in the Confessional Box takes
the place of Christ Himself in the mat ter of hearing confessions and granting absolution for sins confessed. In fact, it is taught that there is no admission to heaven but by the priests. This is set forth in the Catechism of the Council of Trent, under the caption—“ They Who Are Guilty of Capital Sins Cannot Re cover Salvation Without Confession,” where we read, “ as no one can gain admittance into any place without the aid of him to whom the keys have been committed, so do we understand that no one is admitted into heaven, unless its gates be opened by the priests, to whose fidelity the Lord had confided its keys.” (Chap. 5; Pt. 2; Ques. 43.) Imagine men and women confessing all their sins to a priest who is a fellow- sinner! Dealing with the question of the priest needing to know what the sins are before he can grant absolution, the same Catechism of the Council of Trent, says: “Hence arises the necessity of the peni tents making known to the priest, through confession, each and every sin.” We are Protestants, not only because of the horrible result of priests of flesh and blood having all the sins of a com munity poured into their ears; but be cause, in the confessional, the priest usurps the right and prerogative of our Great High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ. We are Protestants because we bear witness to the truth that there is no Priest but Christ, that no earthly priest has the right to come between the human soul and God; and we testify to the deciding word of the Scripture record, that “there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” One God and one Mediator. We are Protestants because we bear witness to the fact, that when every so-called Father Confessor is ruled out of court, the Word of God rings forth the clarion note, “ If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” And so, as true witnesses, we herald forth the glad tidings, “ Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” We have an Advocate! We have an Advocate!—Jesus Christ the Righteous. We need no other priest than our High Priest above: “ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16). “ Earn-Your-Way-Plan” A wonderful plan to work your way without loss of time. . « while learn ing to serve Christ better. Free literature tells how you can study for B.A. degree in Applied Religion by this plan and describes the advantages of Rockmont, "on the Rock in the Rockies.” W. Randall Skillen, Jr., D. D., President ROCKMONTCOLLEGE DEPT. KE DENVER 5, COLORADO ASK ABOUT U N IQ U E
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dared: “My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour” (Luke 1:46,47). We, as Protestants, might well ask ourselves the question, Do our lives magnify the Lord? It is of supreme importance that our lives show forth
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