The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-02-26

win similarly b~e-obedience to Gods
Just. reasonable regulations. laws
Whoever then will render obedience
may With pronortionate rapidity go
up on the highway Of holiness toward
perfection at its end. Whoever re-
fuses obedience to the extent Of his
ability will fail to make progress and
ultimately die the Second Death. from
which there will be no redemption
and no resurrection.
Such obedience as will be required
OF mankind In the great Mediators
Kingdom will include their co-opera
ton In the resistance Of their own fall
en- weaknesses. 1t will include the
exercise of patience and kindness TO
wards their fellow-creatures. fellow
sufferers. The Divine Law Of love TO
God with all the heart. mind. soul.
strength and for the neighbor as for
ones self they must learn fully. As
they will realize their own blemishes
and strive to overcome them and ask.
not the Father, but the Mediator for
forgiveness. they will be obliged to
follow the Divine rule of exercising
towards others similar mercy and for
giveness to that which they desire foI
themselves But they will not be re
quired TO enter into the covenant Of
self-sacriice, self-denial. etc All the
blessings Of God on the earthly plane
will be for them fully and freely to
use and enjoy. in harmony with the
Divine regulation.
The conditions governing the saliva
ton Of the Church are wholly differ
ent from those which will appertain
to the world The Church Is called out
Of the world under a Divine invitation
to suffer with Christ In the present
life and during this Gospel Age and
then to reign with Christ during the
Millennial Age, participating in his
Medlatorial Kingdom for the blessing.
uplifting. salvation Of the world. 1t
is not in vain. therefore, that Lord
and the apostles. In setting forth the
call Of the Church during this Age.
specified particularly and frequently
the necessity for all who would share
In this salvation to participate with
the Redeemer In his sacrificing. In his
death" and consequently participate In
his resurrection" and In his reign Of
glory. Hark to the words. BE thou
faithful unto death and l win give thee
a crown Of llfe;' ITO him that over
cometh will | grant to sit with me in
my Throne;" "And whatsoever doth not
bear his cross, and come after me.
cannot be my disciple duke xiv. 81.
Let us remember our Lords words to
the disciples James and John, respect
ing a place In his Millennial Throne.
He intlmated that the getting to the
Throne at all, in any place. would I'm
ply great humility and self-sacrihce.
He asked the disciples. Are We able
willing to drink Of the cup that |
shall drink Of and to be baptized with
the baptism Onto DEATH that | am
baptized withY Mark Z, 49, Heark-
en- again: This cup Of which he tells
us we must drink, II we would sit in
his Throne, is his communion cup. 1t
Is offered. not to the world, but to
his consecrated followers. 1t is not
another cup. but MY Cup" The in
vitation was. ''This is my blood Of the
New Testament, which Is shed for
many for the remission Of sins. Drink
ye all Of it, Matthew XVI, %, 27I. Ii
must all be drunk before the many,
the world, can get their share of the
intended blessing through the New
Covenant, which this blood seals. And
only the disciples Of Christ, only those
who desire to walk in his steps. are In
vited to drink Of that cup. All OF
them are so invited and they viii
drink all Of 1t. None of 1t will be left
for the world during the Millennial
Age to drink. 1t is a special privilege
to drink Of this cup. With the drink
Ing of 1t goes the special blessing Of
the special salvation Of this Gospel
Age. Except we eat Of his flesh zap
propriate the merit Of his sacrihce),
and unless we drink his blood Ooin in
sacrifice with himl. we have no life
In us-lnherent life, immortality.
So far as our hearts and minds are
concerned A the time Of u consecra-
ton they be fully given up to the
Lord ere he will accept them. We
could be no more fully c~onsecrated II
we had absolutely perfect bodies and
were absolutely free from all the en-
tailment of Adams condemnation. But
Gods requirement is that no sacrifice
may come upon his altar. except such
as is without spot or blemish. Hence
he could not accept our offering. our
conservation, even though it were as
completely and fully made as was our
dear Redeemer's. Hence his first pro-
vision was that the righteousness OF
Christ should be imputed to us on ac-
count of our faith and obedience, In
order to permit us to offer sacrifices
holy and acceptable to God Malachi
III. 3; Romans XII. u.
This view Of our participation In the
Redeemer's merit separately and apart
from the worlds participation In IL