Various articles by Manly Breaker - to go to my website

lnion. " Dr.terlBo, 8ay8 :re word b*oadrertto ttrielight on thehess vcrses. "iirdetioitclyr in the Newlhrt thc ordireruer, ll krersoo "loen,I'r tbe bep-.r1cr, .Acts 3 :irog lo a cel.much tttaler;ument f'romfmm the reriul,ia cdn:e in which rccured, fur!so! psrticu-I among lhcio a Cbrie-.o aubject"-is one rboo of persont io the New, rdmioietcr.rD of fsithitlisciplas inTepentanu,lecost, ActsCoriothiroeitized, ActglDg requ[c8lizes bas oo.iod death to(tbst iofgntvho aro bedBoproperoga at lesstosao or ln.out io ihercea whiohbention of6 that speskntlon ot lnnof iofoo!r rrouod onfor it. Ag/c of iofontifat all. asfrota tho; and ineirtrg wero ln-.. Of euohooly fico;33i18:Si; aDd theyto bo oota-0cc8 0f tb6'ise, bouserotho gonvouldbaYoofsntg 'sross Bry boDy commstulmhous6-m8 ns boptbstshotslatr(s. geoI 18:8;1itr 1S ; l4),Ngrio8t h€rlor'lofaottity of therroio QoYe.r he8,o0m0,thir.sob.ijttlor"- p,.rtoo'to iut io; ;;;"i-.';;"i..:"*"1;la^to tako s prrde rD too great etraini,qrsficr aod ebow ol' iodepeodeoce ol' tbeo]Aod uotably rc, porhaps. io the very oarterol thc.lusttoo uow undor oooeidera.tloD. J/et N-Dot staDd up rc strcigbt Nto leao o9€r tbe other wav.Nor, ar to the relerenc'e to thc order iothc creBtioo of Adsm god -Flve, erc.. iteecms- plain enough that tho apostle de.blgned ro show thst the pmhibitior wsnot ptrrricular but general, not lioited toPgul s trmo but e.rreoded to ell riro aodplams. Tbe reason why tbe Lord oads tbsrrjunctioo.may not, however, bo perfeotlyuodcrebod. lYe might indulse rn questionsand ruggesrioos ofdi6ouliioe oo thielioe to l grcrt ertont snd yet to lirrlo orno profii. Speoulrtive aod menphysioaldisscnetione iovolving tbo "rhya aodwberelbrec" beck ol tbe sDortle'r Dmhi.bition will Doi Bsridfy, Wo-B€e teo'riEke,at l€ast, tb€rs Ooe is tho daoger of becooiogtoo rsrioDaliatio io tbe -roterpretation and application of Scripttrro; theother, ef never beiog satieficd sftcr sll ourearoest rearch for rbo unfoldiug ol' mysteriee. Wo would oot ssy lt id "impertioeot to ask wby women sr€ not allosed toeocak iu oixed publio assoobliee." Burooce seeing that I'rul m sn irepirul writersotauaht wsdonot,ees thct ouoh is tobo guood by trying to erplain nby theLcrd eo directed. It would doubtlese civous Dlessuro tn know, but oveo ifwe oaoootor dould not kpow, tbe duty of oompliancowith the prohibition is not rffeocod. Letit be r malum prohibitiou or oot, aod kitua sce or noi Bee tho reasoo lbr thc eristeoce of it, yot if it is rbere, duty is plain,Lct it be (to ure toros amploy€d by BirhoplJutler io his Aralogy) e "moral precpt,"r. e., & proceDt "tho reasoos ol' wbioh wesco." or l DfecoDi "tho reeeons of rphiobwo do not iee, "-strll if tho preoept, ir theroso muct render it willing obedioooe.In ottrer words, go aocording to theLord's word. tbough we. tnsy o(, rDsy notbe able to tcll why it wrs ao oopmended.Duty is uoquestioqsbls whethsr it beviewsd ae s "moral duty, arieing out ol'tho nsture of thc om iteolf, prior to externdcoooand;" or os r "poeitivodoty." orisiog purcly "from oxternal oommodd,"Wo cln sympathize sith any ono wishiocto hseo explaioed meDy tbiogs thsimIc be olaseeil ss the "uoknoroble."Wd oould ask oumerous queatiooa eboutPoul's rsosou iu Timothy tbr the prohibitionas lbuoded oo Ood's order in oreatiou.Oae might, even ioquire wby Adam, cndnot lieo. wsg ffrst fbroscl ?Whdu so old woman we8 lslod whstthe world rested oo ebs scid"What tbon dosg ths rock rost oa."mcy sllor tha deeiru to Loov mors thetse,-do end'crn tnor ibont' eomo tbiDrE toiuisrferenith orji obedisoe rrtd ruboir'sioa ir tlD'tbings thrt, re do htor. lYhooad undsrstand'God's ninrl rod purpmein, tte ordor of ometini bro'hnd womsoiito;roltowiog, .io"" ;;L;;?";:-$.f *ifst, 'It we uoderhko t4 erry Oct suchstrict eiews, thoy.will bs fouod tl oooflictmfn lnc wor_E wbtch 8oEe wooon afo almoatev€ryrh€re doing m- lsmhers ofEale [tole cleaeeq oa prct-etson itr @.€duoetlog oollegcq rod mmotioee m mis.sionary worken in foreign fields.' I eballDot^D0F lDqurrc. hory l*r thes6, pr&otims0ooulo-t prth _lno apostle's prohibitiou.Fut if-any of rhou db tnur oo'o0ict. tleoinet€ad of hiDg relied.ou u preoedeot toset.srds tbo spoorlo's suthority, tbeyougbt tb6n8ol?€8 to bo ourtriled eod cor_teoted. "Now. in oonolugiou (if it has beenreaobed yot), sllos tbie writer to eavthst no otro rill feel uore deoply tbao hLdoes tho luoompleteoess ol his hooblonork in tho lioo of his uodentoodioc.And yet bo doa fsel ooofideot sod mti;-o1oo tbe msio questiob under dobstr.9-".dttn rUdrt mry b0 Bubjeot to tho chsmo ofbeiog oot "oompleta" and Dot "Boieniifio"be.caoee it s€o@r to Bome to "end sitb noRyDtbesis of previous tndtsos aod exolsnatioDei" yet. if rbe prinoiplo of o$dieoce to thc divioe sord io overy psrtioulario wbich thgt sord is Loowalbo mrodupoo. ths writor eeoe no diffioultv iu thewgy of gpplyiog Peul's regobioi to rbswork of God io our obumbos. .Ws hoooshst we have srid rill bo rcoeivd in thserme einoerity rod honuty in which it bosboe n given, aodmey tbe Eoly Spirit blessrl tO au who tre coDoemaal.-+rorTbo B&puri Court6r.ITEAT PAUT. SOBII'D8.r!D FrI.nY uaNl,y J. rlRE-{,KEnt D.D.I havo beeo oush ioterestad io ths dis.ehers meu alo Drcsoot (rud hs tbiola ofno ohnmhes whine lhey qro ohsnt). IIeprohibito rc6.an frpn prrybg, .op6etiug,toroDrD8r rEItoS qu08uoD8, asd requlr€abcr almys sdgrertrh€il to bc qoist radia etbjeotioil. It i5 no! olirr thethcraheDrysisS Eith hor lurbead ; but sg thirprivilere is;Dot horq tsr\d€d het't rndre it, rre dstisd her iu thc eyqrmrni. tbeprdrdptiotri plrinly i! lttr-et lt-ir' norgrot d h8rby thoiFolalo. Thur in coburoh..of lb|q!.tts Ap*tle Pedl rrlroays to tho you!8 .D6oplo rhe dbaiaion of I spoksn eirhlb t-wenty-Sur b6"n .f S.olt | 9lg$irlT'dJrqi'ii,;hrii[h.}]J"#11i3#lrli,i:..,ffi:#i"{il,iHlr,'**;!""iil'.:Hi"i"tu***'*.$1'ffipoly{gtDy sod Blavery, bo gives llt""ttr},H;,*,"""1*dt;filireotioosTi.|;"#";l!"iI l.oten _l:1,:l$,:.p"1+:i$fttll",f#ij""*'i{ll-it**lry::""ililr.,*li,:i:l$;1:';l:"J,1:ffir*ilr'ifli: ever.. Likowiso with thia ;l"*',f;l* quesrioo. [ilr*xri'.i;r1"]"1'Jl$ii:i:Hfli;i1l:iiJ.ig" ldmtood ffi, you iould knodthar h" l::lll8yt. hold ot -Bod oEpbesizm ttro great I Clve poror,io r,bo $€dk, sod before be I lJ-llruru .tnat tiod Eesut n)ro oDd Dot Fomar | $ee8. lt 4wsy- he mut ;bsve * wealliar to I l^',lito rulo rbe rorld snd - the ohurch, aud I Srvo lt to, . .t! rs too srored a depoaii to I illlitbetelore therefore- b0 b.o streouou8ly streououdy otjecrs ohjucu io'thme co rhoe I lgive $ve to rDybody aoybody rbBt tbat ia iE Etrour, *rous, -iTld;; Il rhsrs I ly.tj ill'jactr.Fbroh in-hir ofle wero comoooly re- | lgrs.you rre,weok, you ere tbo meo ooet lfflt.gsrded 0s iolringiog ^thetrighr and duty I lttoty to .-qgt r tho largo$ ehom of Ood's I i_"1 iol.Eao ; but rr ts 0o do the 8p6clo gm€s I Pottor,"lU, thoe rb$ ABth Do Eipht. l ::alloJusuoo to lD8ist tb8t iho osnioulff Mht I bo rno|tn6t{. sttbDgtb.l' f*ou will fiod lv,"'"'t,i:ti: Hffiilo*, '1"*"1[ll,:rni IHqiffi j:i:"]r ;",] "i;li $ii I iilt[3",.I*Ti'" F"u'i.i*1j'*ii"jiii:l",fjl ::i'Tl"ffiJi fis!,.T1',lit.V:l lhili^;'6x?;"i,,r,r:ruffi hlo." I'bet€.i5, rherbforo, jiltu#ft no ossr.ironlaus'.pororooyboofGodrtdnorus.- lli.i$$:,:ffij,;;tt;*\{i,i;;:'' l:ti l.^iirulotodoteroloe rhEtpart smodsst. pi-l. I.hstDll{lersou thrtDight boallsgedll-1"!T,r,Hll''lili&'1X rf"in"'tiro"iititii,"ii,l** uu w uu nsrL "t1,,""'rlh.i,iT.lJ"i*"";T['3'ffJ l[',H l[iTl8r8o. (leDerslly, piety,}:al,.rH:"ted on modesty. rrshL rofins- | . It:6;ffii past. ljomo' o[ you hevo beon binerly I i,'j'iIlleotcani€deDooded0n todorlghL ll,"Atelttor p+t.yesrs thio weoh sryiog:li'j.'lrry:Hn f,fi'h"';ffi ff;'h'":H ltf*-:f;h-i'",x* iff*':[t#1'.1t; I IL:: h:+ l3go,.or tbsti beviog koowu t,hom, hedll-ii-^r.or rbG napurr ooT"" I ["s:Jthn fliil [Xih""ff,TiJ:I I hiiBBBBcca lIlD EBa Soll-[o.,I t!BY REv. p. aGnu,ur. n.n, lgl'iii;r'.vory ouqor, wbon you coi Dqrr Eid. I Li:_I yet, rq* .ii {t il'";;6 i.ffifi*f ;;i I fy_":Diil Jacob ,Iruilbi, tither? HerelD€ nolpcdr tpr bo-ssyr:.'I will r€storsl;i;;'lot ,Jl,j.iir.r,lill"loj\tJ,tr",*"m"*it bo-granted. thri leoso auppoaed ho | !f.o^_rgcu- t49t, lho .otokj-r eorn-has | [1i",1| lii"..lf**T,i,J:11flh.5?i ll'.r"i,r I lljlt'o (boh it riibtfully boloorod. Ir turnod I mr8n. sont j[tt. outaido tho oity qsll to l;i;;:out ihst ho roally diit this. - Jaoob totlow- | i9s old but ol i'nr,6l.# ;ii,*i,m EbrntJ nb0r0 s Imipoct€r wse I i;v;;It$:rl"i!ii.Li{li"..l;iisiil,.'."ir#:l:ni,*;.,i$.i''ff lf{"1t#*lr;x;:k"'*"1'.U1"f,.,,thr"i",,'r"J:'#l:hh#trd"l'i"f St,Tll-!Tr,\tlff iiItjf,ly1;#,hb:l;"i,"l.X??"i#,tf.lll-?.rT,l:f ffe"iii:iH.TFl&i,H&Tlit"t,lHm #. in,ffiff-f.$f:d'B*'$t |:ily'"xifftl'st"H ils rsf;5llx: | ;:TiS"fl.sqi.#iffi$H'''ir#,Hinl[r,#f r:i:[,]rml,'y*'#Siff lfi ff_ Aod still docs BDy otro Eayr "Isro werd.iii"ua-'' ilI Pil'opi6ria-f'*.ol6ii.i"iI lorG :-D{ h6;E0ant., toF Dtu !,hPc, th*ro: I'. l;;oad to tbisk thotono mnwm thd;omn-r I GlDootGodooo pcroon whenli wos not thet ponon.rNow, ma.rh-if, just st thst rioi norfeotsight hsd bcon givea him. shtt-roullIcgro have soca ? Ho vould tirce sosnjurt thie-Jenob etaodinc boforeihio. thehrlstituto of Eoau" tho vsnisou oroosredbul Qod ir ri{tioi to mrks yotr yet inro aveeeel. if aodlm-l'air ro thi on6 ha oric.ioally iutend{d, yet otr6 that mry yet doSood !€trico-r cod tloioforo tbs fsot oflooliug broliilo,dry niooa brckco sndroatle