Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1909-12-16

are not aware WnaI are It's teachings
its counsel-respecting Satan and the
temptations from the world, the flesh
and the devil, to which all must be
more or less exposed for their testing
and character development.
Some pray ito God to save them by
his Divine power and expect him to.
work miraculo uly in them. while they
are giving the best of their time and
talent and influence to business or to.
pleasure or I'd seIf-gratidcation. Such
need to learn the meaning Of our text.
Work out YOUR own salvation with
fear and trembling" They ned to.
earn the meaning of the Apostles
words. Keep yourselves in the love
Of Cod God absolutely refuses to
deal with US as machines. Nose than
this,, he refus es. to coerce, to push, to
aulls to- drive those whom he is now
22alling to solship tand joint-heirship
With Christ IN his Kingdom.
During the Millennium the world
ill 'reeeive all sorts Of pulling, push.
ng, driving, I.stripes, for their cor
rectfon in righteousness make
hem all eventually see, to ultimately
orce all to like their stand for right
Br for wrong, intelligentlys But now
t is different. Ged is SCALING"
drawing" a nd 4 accepting through
iaith in Christ and members OF the
3ody of Christ, only such as have al
Wiling mind only suen as can be-
moved to~enefgy and devotion by the
Nalightenment OF their minds through
N Truth nome others ARE wanted
-or fhis ELECT / class.
Those who rightly understand our
ext could never have SO misunder-
.4tood the SAY TORS words to the dying
HE, Thou shalt be with me in
PARADISE, as to suppose that he
meant t1qt tile penitcnt thief would
De MEMBER OF, the "elect church,
mis- joint heir in~ the Kingdom. IN
deed not! hTat thief had not worked
sut any s;.l} dtscn!, lie wlll indeed be
n-rat&tiise evs ntually ] Paradise will
Ne restored aid the whole earth be
come as the Garden Of Eden under
he MilIennIal{ reign of. Christ and his
members the Church. But he was
not "begotten of the holy Spirit" He
was not TRANSFORMED by the renewing
Of his mind,2 that he might prove the
gcd, acceptable and perfect will Of
God. He never added to his faith for
titude; and to fortitude knowledge;
and to knowledge temperance; and
to temperance patienee5~and to pa
tienoe Goodness; and to- Godlinessy
brotherly kindness; and to brotherly
kindness love,~ as the Word assures
us ali must ID who would make their
calling and ell ection sure Oh Peter i,
10, ~. We will not, however, dis
cuss the thief further. as We did so on
"a previous occasion and that sermon
is in print. i will be pleased to mail
it free on post card request.
The spirit begotten children OF
God must work out their salvation as
New Creatures in Christ by growth in
grace. And growth in grace means
growth in knowledge general
knowledge, but the, special knowledge
provided by the Lord in his Word. 1t.
is III full accord with what we every
where observe of the widespread ig-
nqrance of the Word Of God, eve1
amongst Christians, that the Scrip
lures declare, MY people perish for
lack of knowledge" (Hosea iv, 81.
Development in heart, in character,
is necessary to fit US for the future
service as members of The Chirst,-
associated in his glorious Kingdom
work. Our call is to be kings and
priests that vie may serve the world
Of mankind. To prepare. US for that
service IS the object of our present
call and the trials of faith and pa
thence that bStall these character-hke--
ness. of Christ might be developed in
US. If we do these things we shall
never fail and an entrance will be
granted us into the. everlasting King
dom of our Lord and Savior. If we
10 these things heartily. they will
prove that we are copies of the, Lord
Jesus and it Il the Divine predestina-
ion that only such as are copies Of
Gods dear SON shall be his joint-heirs
il the, Kingdom (Romans vii, 10.
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