Milford chronicle., 1885-11-27
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assembly OF congregation Of people, either
saints or sinners. TO us it has come to
mean a gathering Of Christians, or the house
in which tley are gathered together. IN a
scripture sense it is composed exclusively OF
the Saints ofGod on earth. The word As
senibly, or Assembly of the Saints more cor
rectiv expresses it now. This Assembly or
Church Of God, is spoken OF in scripture I'M
der two aspects: first, as the body Of Christ;
second, as the House Of God. "And God
hath put all things under His Christi feet,
and gave him to be head over all things to
tile church Tor assembly, which is his body.
Ephe. I-5s. "For his bodys sake which
is the church" Col. I-24. See also the
whole Of the 18th chapter Of Ist Cor which
treats specially Of this one body.
This body is composed Of all tae
christians, all who have been begolten Of
God. born of God and who are thus made
the children Of God; united together by tie
HOLY Ghost, and united to Christ the head
in heaven. BY the same bond. It IS thus
the body is formed. "All members Of his
body, Of his flesh and of his bones" Eph. s
o. ssWe being many are one body in Christ
and every oMa members one Of another
Rom. I2-5. All one body, composed Of
many members and one head; all joined to-
oetlier and animated by one spirit and that
the Spirit Of the Living Cod God dwelling
by His spirit in every member and all IN full
subiection and submission of hoat AID life
to that spirit! All full Of love to God ard to
each other. because God Is loye, and He
dwelling in them fills them full Of Himself
That's God's assembly or church, according
to his mind or will, and it is there we see it
in the beginning when the faith was frst
delivered to the saints (See Acts 2-4I and
A-s1 ct sea- 'And the multitude Of them
that believed were of one heart and one soul,
a aud great grace was upon them all.
The body had its beginning at Penteeost
when the diciples were all with one accord
in one place" (Aots end "and they were all
filed with the Holy Ghost and began to
sneak with other tongues as the Spirit gave
them ntterance." Thus was the Assembly
or Church of Cod constituted at the begin
ing by the descent of the Holy Ghost. filing
every member, uniting them together as one
body. and TO Christ the head i'll heaven.
"And the Lord added to the assembly daily
such as should be saved" Acts 2-47.
Thus viewed it will be seen that it is per
/ feet Il is ;he Assembly or Church Of God
as He would have it here on earth; after His
own mind and thought and as lie would
have it when il is completed to be presented
to Christ and displayed before the world as
His Bride the purchase Of His blood ard
tile delight Of His heart I:ph SIS and
Col. "a. see Rev 10 7, PIG and the Song
of Solomon.
As the house of Cod it is spoken Of i'll
gpbcsians and as composed of those called
out ones, fsom both the Jews and Gentiles,
saved ones, newly created ones, the work
mansliip Of God, created unto good works
them hath He reconciled to God and to each
other, in one body by the cross and builded
them together for a habitatiOn Of Cod
through the Spirit; an holy temple in the
Lord. (See the scripture each for himself
Peter also speaks pf it as built of living
stones, a spiritual house. (Ses Ist Peter rs.
In Paurs first letter to Timothy 3-I5 Il il
spoken Of also as the Assembly or Church
of the living God, the pillar and ground o.
the truth, 'Ye are Gods building" Isl
Cor. 20. IN this aspect it is the work ot
the same master hand, and as in the former
so in this it is a perfect and complete unity
Gods House." Gods building" "rhC
Household of God, ''The body of Christ y
Where is such thing seen on earth to
day? Why is not such a thing to be seen OF
earth to day? Ah!the answer to these ques
tons will show the ruin that has beer
wrought by the wilfulness Of man. "Al
seek their own, not the things of Jesu:
/ Christ Phil 2-2I.
What is the will Of God for all His own ii
this dav, will d. W be the subject of my
next letter. Yours for the TRUTH
Nov 10th, 1885. j. S. PRErrYMAN.