The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-09

when we say tDat GOO Is uOW seieSt-
ing a special class to be joint-heirs
with Christ and that he has deter
mined that this special class shall con-
sist exclusively Of the sanctified. let us
not be misunderstood to mean by this
that in the next age God will accept to
his favor the unsanctified. the wicked.
The conditions during the Millennial
Age will be much easier for mankind
than are present conditions of the
Church. the elect. the saints. Now we
must walk by faith; then we will walk
by sight. because Satan and sin and
the light of Truth will food and cover
the whole earth. so that. as the prophet
says, 'They shall teach no more every
man his neighbor saying. know the
Lord: for they shall all know me, from
the least of them unto the greatest OF
them. saith the Lord Jeremiah XXI.
34). The rewards for obedience to the
Divine requirements in the Millennium
will be the earthly rewards, eternal
life or the earthly restitution plane.
The reward proffered to those who
now walk the narrow way by self-sac-
rifice is a spiritual one, glory, honor
and immortality on the spirit plane.
like unto the holy angels-and higher
than this; like unto our Lord Jesus in
his glorified state; as seen by the Apos-
tie. "Shining above the brightness of
the sun at MONDAY (Acts XVI. 49,.
We must guard also against the
thought that the total number of Gods
elect would be as small number as
the calendar of the saints recognized
by some of our Christian friends might
imply. We hold that none is able TO
judge definitely on this subject. except
the Master. He has given us general
intimations of the lines of his decision,
but he has not permitted us to deter
mine the matter. saying. Judge moth
ing before the time" We are to con-
tent ourselves. therefore, with the
thought that 1.-The Lord knoweth them
that are his" and that be will accept
no one who in any degree is disloyal
in heart, and that be will overlook and
neglect no one who is of the proper at
titude of heart. We understand, too
that our Lord is no respector of de-
nominationa lines. but that, In every
sect. he who loves God. and who ac
cepts the merit of Christ By faith. and
who presents his body living sacri-
fee daily unto death in the Lords
service-all such are his disciples and.
as stated in our text. HE will not be
asha med to call them brethren But
all of this, be it noted. is based. not
upon their earthly Church relationship.
but upon their sanctification of heart.
their relationship TO their Redeemer
oe found by the Lord in various de-
nominations. but of various ages. OF
various colors, of various nationalities.
of either sex. and on various levels.
One may be washerwoman. another
a farmer another exercising his tai
ents in business directions. another
giving his time as Pastor. priest or
ueacner or spiritual things. The Lord
knoweth them that are his" Oil limo
thy II. 19l
How to Become Sanctified.
Seeing that the sanctihed are COM
paratively few. and that evidently few
can properly direct the way toward a
condition which they have not them
selves attained, it behooves us to look
carefully to the instructions given us
by our Lord Jesus directly and through
his apostles st. Paul. who wrote. This
is the will of God. even your sanctihca-
tion," also wrote, I'VE are bound to
give thanks Away to God for you.
brethren, beloved of the Lord. because
God hath from the beginning chosen
you to salvation through sanctification
of the spirit and belief Of the Truth;
whereunto he called you by our Cos
pei. to the obtaining of the glory OF our
Lord Jesus Christ" I'll Thessalonians
ii. -. 14). Note from these words that
the call of the Church is the special
feature of this present Gospel Age and
its message. Note also that our call
is not to sectarianism. but to heart
relationship with the Lord through
belief of the Truth and a proportion
ate getting rid of error. And this en-
Iightenment through the Truth pro-
crosses in proportion to our sanctihca-
ton of spirit-of thought. Of word, OF
deed.
Note again the same Apostles expla-
nation of the matter He says that he
addresses them that are sanctified In
Christ Jesus (who wereI called to be
saints. and he explains that while they
had been sinners. children of wrath.
even as Others" they had been cleans
ed by faith through acceptance of the
finished work of Christ on our behalf.
I'VE are washed. We are sanctiied. ye
are justified in the name of the Lord
Jesus. and by the Spirit of our God q
Corinthians vi. III. The same st. Paul,
addressing the Ephesian brethren. says.
81 commend you to God. and to the
Word of his grace. which is able to
build you up. and to give you an in
heritance among all them that are
sanctitied" (Acts Xxx. 32l. Note here
that it is only the sanctified of the
present age that are to get the Inherit
ance that is now offered-the heavenly
inheritance with our Lord Jesus.
share with him in his heavenly King
dom. Note also how the Apostle here
again lays emphasis upon the Scrip
lures as containing the power which
not only leads us to conservation and
setting apart to the Lords service. but
which will strengthen us In thought
and word and deed to do bis good
pleasure, to maintain our sanctified
relationship with him through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
Elected Through Sanctification.
st. Peter Il Peter /, p explains to US
that Gods election of the members of
the Church from amongst the world
during the present age is along the line
of sanctification. He elects that all
those who shall accept his favor to the
extent of sanctification In the trying
conditions of the present time shall be
Joint heirs with our Lord and Redeem
er in his Millennial Kingdom. The
Apostles words are. Elect according
to the foreknowledge Of God the Fa-
Their. through sanctitication of the Spir-
it. unto obedience and sprinkling Of
the blood of Jesus Christ Il Peter /.
q. Here we have the matter succinct-
ly stated-faith in the blood Of Jesus
is essential as the first step in the way
to God. No man cometh unto the Fa-
Their but by me-" said our Lord. Then
our way must be through sanctitication
of the Spirit. of the will. the setting
apart of our hearts from earthly am
billions and pleasures to heavenly ones
-deadness to the world and a liveness
toward God. This work of grace must
progress day by day.
Our sanctitication is not merely for
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