The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-10-16

perfectly. and IL he ,Ould keep Ii onl
because he was not a member O
Adams ia e directly. and if ouIy b
keeping the Divine Law perfectly Jt
Sus could be accounted worthy to b
u s1trJiccr and be received to heaven
ly glory, how could any of the fallei
race be acceptable: We read that II.
was holy, harmless aud indebted. sen
arate from sinners" OF him again W.
read that. in order to be thus holy. h
required Il specially miraculous birth
fhese things being true. how would /
be possible for even a little flock I,
be found who would be acceptable +,
God as juint-sacrifeers with Jesus
How could ever Il little flock be fount
who would be of the same spirit a.
Jesus, Il copy of him in character?
The Scriptural answer is that some
could indeed be found possessed of the
character likeness of Jesus in the sense
that they would desire to do perfectly
but none could be found able to do per
fectly, because all are sharers In in.
herited sin. This is a part Of the
mystery" which gradually unfoIds to
those who have the hearing ear and
the understanding heart and the eve
of faith. The Lords explanation of
the matter is this; when Jesus had
sacrificed his earthly rights and had
been received to spirit nature. and had
the earthly rights at his command to
give away, 'he assembled up on high
there to appear in the presence of God
for us" He appeared for. on behalf
of, all who believe in him and accept
forgiveness of sins and make a nse
Grafton of their all to Gods service.
But Jesus did not accept as disciples
those who merely believed and we're
Justified by faith, He attached anoth-
er condition, namely, that they must
sacrifice all their earthly rights and
privileges as he did; otherwise they
could not be his disciples. Unless
they walked in his footsteps Of self
sacrifice they could not be counted in
as his followers. members of his Body,
sharers Of his coming glory and work.
His words were, IF any man would
be my disciple let him take up his
cross and follow me. and where | am
there shall my disciple be-" Except
a man forsake all that he hath he can
not be my disciple" Unless a man
love less father, mother, children and
all else be cannot be my disciple" "He
that loseth his life for my sake shall
find It,"
In other words the Lords proposi-
ton TO the Church Is that all the earth
~ rights of Adam Qost through disobe-
dience and redeemed by our Lord at
Calvary and now at his disposab are
imputed to those who, during this
Gospel Age, turn from sin, accent
Christ as their Redeemer. and then by
conservation sacrifice all earthly rights.
In a word u Lord Jesus has a right
to give the earthly rights, the earth
ly life and honor, to any one person
or to any number of persons of Adams
race as something to sacrifice. When
they do mentally sacrifice earthly
rights they receive the begetting of the
holy Spirit to the heavenly nature.
But that heavenly nature itself they
will not receive until they shall have
finished the sacrifice agreed upon.
Thus as Jesus by keeping the Law
had "a right to earthly perfection and
sacrificed It. so those keeping the Law
in the spirit of their minds and &C.
cepting the merit of Christ as Justify
ing them 10 restitution right and glory
sacrifice these, use them In Gods serv-
ice that they may share Jesus new
nature and glory. The merit at the end
of the Gospel Age viii be the same
merit OF Jesus. and will be ut his
disposal. because, although passed
through the Church. it win not have
been kept by any member of the
Church and will. therefore, be at our
Lords disposal at the close of this Age.
the dawning of the Millennial Day.
lsrael's New Covenant.
What viii be done with the merit of
Christ's sacrifice at the end Of the
Gospel Age when 1t shall have passed
through the Church? We answer that
it viii be used again. 1t win be given
to the Jews and through them to the
whole world, 1t is the blood or merit
which will seal the New Covenant
promised to Israel long ago, but not
fulfilled. 1t is n thing TO promise a
Covenant; another thing to draw up
the terms of a Covenant; a third thing
to sign and seal the Covenant. The
New Covenant has not yet been sealed.
The blood that will seal It is now being
used in the interest of the elect spirit
ual Israel. that the little flock may
have something TO sacrifice, and there
by be granted a share with Christ in
his spirit, nature and glory. This IL
the cup referred TO by our Lord in the
memorial supper when he &lid Thls
IS my blood Of the New Covenant she'd
for many for. the remission of sins.
Drink ~ all n H. The privilege of
drinking with our Lord in this cup Of
sacrifice belongs 10 this age only. None
will be left for the future.
But the blessing will not remain
with those who drink Of the cnp-
their restitution RIGHTS and privileges
viii be sacrificed and thus passed on.