The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-08-29

DAsslXsl felt the contrast between such love and
faith gorying in Affections, and my saower thoughts
of the present blessedness of being child of God of
the coming delights of heaven. So | betook myself
to Gods Word itself to what is Christ's Inherit
ance OF which we are jointheirs to what the
stress OF Importance often fell that which we
must resign that which we shall gain.
JoINT-HEIRs "HEATHEN' AND THE UTTER
PARTS OF THE EARTH"
And 10! in Psalm H. the in striking simplici-
ty To His Son Jehovah says: ask of Me and 1
shall give the heather thine Inheritance and the
uttermost parts of the earth Thy possession Thou
shalt break them with rod of iron; Thou shalt dash
them in pieces like potter's vessel
That there may be absolutely doubt in minds
that this is also Inheritance hear its echo Rev
H. 26 and 81: "And he that overcometh and keepeth
My works unto the end, to him will give power over
the nations and he shall rule them with rod of iron
as the vessels of potter shall they be broken to
pieces eUen as 1 received of My Father"
That "even L" recalls the "as Thou hast sent me
into the world have also sent them into the
world of our Saviours last prayer for His fellow
heirs, and is reinforced by Rev. iii 81, "To him that
overcometh will grant to sit with Me in My throne
even as L also overcame and am set down with My
Father in His throne
The inheritance then that 'heirs of God Joint
heirs with Christ enter into is throne, a king
dom; they become partners in the rule of the utter
most parts of the EARTH for Chrst's kingdom shall
be from sea to sea- "o the very ends of the EARTH"
divide the new territory among the vassals that had
helped to win the triumph; loyalty to their liege
lord, the belief that his side right, and lordship
with him and under him, each over as much as he
could take and then rule, the three motives i'm
pelling warriors to follow their chosen chief to death
vctory-often but motive, the last, sent them
forth on fierce enterprises
Our King is the lawful heir of the kingdom of the
earth, for this the express inheritance offered
Him by His Father, the Owner and Creator of the
universe; His sway will bring righteousness, peace
and Joy wherever it extends, therefore cannot
doubt His is right; belong to Him by every
tie OF gratitude, of loyalty and He actually
requests to share with Him His Thrones were ever
such high reasons urged on before?
EXAMPLES JoINT-HEIRs CHRIST.
Until the Growing Day has and the Lord
will have divided His dominion among the saints"
who 'to reign with Him upon the earth it may
be impossible for heart to conceive the glory of
'the Inheritance reserved in heaven" for 'the heirs
of SALVATION, for the fulness of that salvation will
not be "ready to be revealed" until sin the last
time" therefore need not discuss "the twelve
thrones in which the twelve apostles will sit Judging
the twelve tribes of Israeli" any of the other
like remarkable prophecies which parts pre-mil
lenialist dispute they put upon them meapnorical
liberal interpretations. Not what will be in the
future, but what "joint-heirs" have already in
hered of the heather, of the utermost parts of the
earth" any learn by the study of history and
of missions. A noteworthy modern example is the
late Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mis-
sion When he perceived the utter darkness of in
terror China into which there not at
tempt to penetrate with the light of the Gospel, he
took God at His word and asked for Inland China
the portion of his Inheritance, having first heard
Christ say to him. Finland China is part of My in
heritance, purchased by My death, if you wish 1
will let you go with Me to claim it, and you through
Me, or | through you, will take possession" Val
iantly whole heartedy, he gave himself to the high
empire, and when he died he could say: "The Lord
has enabled me to bring to the knowledge of Christ
by means of the China Inland Mission $4,000 Chinese
who had never heard the of Jesus, my King"