Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-10

/ showl: neither shall We say, 10, here Ut Isl
nor To there an Isl. Tor IL shall be In th'
i midst OF vou''-everywhere present. but In
/ visible. Such teachings were too deep Tor tn'
Jews. except for the few who were deeply
| spiritual and accepted Lords teachings OF
the strength ~ His merits. Even these did
/ not understand His teachings until endued VIII
| divine blessing and enlightenment az fente
! cost. Then they remembered the Lords words
| and apprsciatetl them, as We may now do undel
] she same blessed guidance.
Instead OF Jesus. the Messiah taking the
! ulace- OF Caesar. as the emperor Of the world
and as king Of the Jewish nation for conquer
| ing the world at HIS first advent. He en-
/ dured the Cross for the worlds redemption
/ and at the same time began the work OF call
/ ing and sealing a company OF disciples, lot
lowers who. when begotten OF the Holy spirit,
l were accounted as members in particular OF
| the Body Of Christ" These members. gather
/ cd primarily from the Jews. and subsequently
| out OF every nation. people. kindred and
: tongue. and all required to have the chaTac-
teristics OF their Lord their Redeemer, their
i Teacher. Like Him. they must delight 10 DO
the Fathers will at any cost, at any sacrifice.
Like Him. they must suffer for righteousness
sake. and thus attest their faith and loyalty
/ 10 principle Like Him. they must bear wit
ness the truth under adverse conditions as
ambassadors for God. Like Him, they tnus'
I be servants. or messengers, Of the New (Law)
I Covenent proclaiming II to those who have an
/ ear to hear. and drinking OF Christs cup oi
| the New u-aw) Covenant partaklng OF
/ share in the sacrifice, whose blood viii even
tuaIIy seal that New OJaw) Covenant for Is
/ raei. and through Israel for the world.
SPIRITUAL ISRAEL ELECTED.
Here was the Mystery-that during nearly ~
centuries Gods plan. far as Israel and
/ the world were concerned. was deferred. while
Spiritual Israel. Of which they had no pre-
/ glous intimation. was called. tested and glo-
rfffed. To Israel Il would appear as though
( God had broken his Covenant with that ma
/ tion the natural seed Of Abraham; matter
which they could not consider possible IN view
OF the fact that the original Covenant was
| bounden by the Lords OATH
Yea how WONDERFUL. When we come to see
| into the matter properly, we perceive Una,
Israel and the world could not have obtained
their earthly blessings otherwise. IL was
I necessary that the Christ should suffer and
should enter into his glory on the heavenly
plane-the Head-and then His foreknown
members Thus the prophets nave tore ,,o,s
lasted for nearly 1900 years, and the glory tha'
should foIlow-the Millennial glory-u ret;
I:lD. Our Lord Jesus. holy. harmless, unde-
| fIled separate from sinners land yet through
| HIS mother a member OF our race, by HIS
obedience 20 the Divine law became heir 70
al things-all things which Father Adam hao
/ once possessed and had lost by His disobedi-
/ euce-earthlv life under perfect paradisia-
cal conditions everlasting hfe' the ruiershp
I Of earth. etc.
Z InEs 10 himself Messiah. in harmony with the
Fathers plan. sacrificed them, giving HIS
\ life and all that pertained 10 human nature
as a ransom sacrifice for Adam and his race;
had finished His sacrifice and ascended up
| on high. He applied the merit OF II TO ths
household Of faith. TO all who trusted anu
oheved Him What He gave TO believers was
the eerthi,- rights which were lost by Adam
INT which He had purchased But IN oruei
To become members OF His body these pc
/ lievers we're required TO sacrifice the earthiy
/ interests and rights which they had received
| bv Justification. This they have been doing
| for the past ~ centuries Of this Gospel age
/ soon the last member Of the predestined num-
/ ber having acquired the divine likeness, nav
ing consecrated all their earthly interests. and
having been accepted Of the Father, Will nave
/ finished His share in the sacrifice OF Christ
| the ''sufferings Of Christi Pet, l:lli Co..
lea
THE NEW O.Aw) COVENANT.
The Law. Covenant which God made viii
I Israel. OF which Moses was the mediator 81
Paul points out was an unsatisIactor! oue
fact NOT because the divine proposition o.
I covenanA connec;ed with II was BAD. TOT II oi
| fered etfrna life 10 whoever would kee9 t h'
/ law The difficulty lay In the TACT tnat w
Jews IKE the remainder of the world. were
/ Imperfect fallen. and unable TO keep the cove
nant. unable 30 fulfill the requirements OF IN,
law Hence says ST. Paul BY the deeds o
the law shall no flesh be justified In God
sight" Rom. 3:n. -,
/ God. however. assured Israel that at som'
time In the future He would make NTH theh
i a New Uaw) Covenant. which would be more
/ satisfactory and yield the desired results Ter
sl:3n: that He would take away t tner s'U nn
! make them new creatures but give then
| .sbesrrs OF fesh''): that at that time He woul'
write the law In their hearts. IL Is ssAeu nov
the New LAW Covenant would differ from
! the old one and how IL could bless tnem, Wnel
4 the old Oaw) covenant merely brought upoi
/ them a sentence Of deathT The answer is gNei
| bT lie APOSTLE that the covenant will be prac
| tiraIIv the same-a covenant 10 give them eter
! raI life ON condition Of obedience TO the law
but a difference viii consist IN me Isct tn rtr
| be more capable. than was the mediator OF IN
old rnv) covenant. Not that Moses was un
faithful nor that he did not do his best 20 as
| christ having ''died. the Just for the unjust,
! has A residue Of merit at His disposal SUIT
| Gent 10 make good 10 justice for the unwilling
! defects OF Adam and sill his race. In this wal
/ tie new Oawl covenant will be much NOR
/ effective 70 Israel than the old one Was
/ Noses the mediator OF the law covenant
+, was 4 tyne OF the Christ. Head and Body, tn
i Mediator of the new 0aw) covenant Our Lor'
Jesus. in His own person, came into me Wos sn
| a mediate this covenant. As the prophet De
/ elares He Is the Messenger of the covenant
/ Nal. s:1l The merit Of His sacrifice symbol
| cally styled "His blood is the blood whlcl
| seals the new Qawl covenant. Nevertheiess
| lie has not yet applied II in this manner, bu
has applied Il merely to the household OF fait
for the justification OF those now invited 20 oe
covenant made with Abraham $50 years befor
| the law covenant. -
| 81. Paul SAYS that the law covenant VINO
| was $50 wears after the original Ahrabam mi
| covenant could not disannul IL. (GaL S:1I
| Tv,s church IL being selected not under the oil
4 law covenant with Israel nor under the new
| 0aO) covenant which will be made with Israe
| AZ the opening OF the millennium, but unde
| the original Abraharbic covenant, which wa
| barren M to the time when our Lord beeam
: The heir OF all things the Christ. the spiritua
1 seed ~ Abraham. II is that original covenant
1 under which our Lord was accepted TO tn
| priesthood on the spirit plane, that Is now hell
! omen 10 spiritual Israel As ST. Paul declares
/ ssIf We be Christ's then are re Abraham's see
| ara heirs according 10 the promise" Gal. S:2s
-NwHr al a n
1 Suirftual Seed OF Ahraham-Jesus the RedeemeT
Il the Lord. the head, and the Church Of hi
j faithful spirit-beEotten followers. members o
ats body To these Body members the hea
/ masses on the cup Of selfsacrifice. self-denial
| sufferfnR These. little flock" are partak
| ers now OF the sufferings Of Christ that the.
| nav be shnrers in due time Of His glory. Thes
Il present their bodies as living sacrifices. hOl
L and acceptable to God. and their reasonable sery
/ ice Rom. i2iD And accepted OF Christ. the
| are thenceforth not their own. but members o
1 Him members OF the Mediator OF the NeV
/ Uavl Covenant between God and Israel
/ SEALING THE NEW OAw) COVENANT.
A. Soon as the last member Of the Mediate
/ class shall have passed bis sufferings and test
ings and been glorffied: as soon as the Roya
/ Priesthood shall have been completed then tn
hlOol OF the New (Law) Covenant viii be an
plied on behalf ot Israel. sealing their Covenan
ana hlotting out their sin. and forthwith tn
great Millenial work will have begun. All nu
lions viii be privileged TO share in the bless
ings Of that New (Law) Covenant by 1oinin
themselves 20 Israelbv becoming children d
SAhraham by faith In God. Thus shall all tn
families Of the earth be blessed with the glOr
Gus opportunity " return 70 Divine favor an
eternal life. The willful intentional rejectio