The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-02-18


dltfercnts; a. Seekers after godllness;
(J) The true Church. THE Sanctitied in
Christ Jesus" Il Corinthians, |, q
members of the Body of Christ
prospective members OF the Church
Triumphant.
Fishtinss Without and Within.
Every member OF the Church of the
first born" was called Ito suffer with
Christ that he may be also later glori-
fled with him in the Millcnnial King
dom. Only those who will stand the
test of faithfulness under sufferings.
trials, crosses. sclf-sacrifccs, have the
promise OF sharing with Christ the
glorics of the Church Triumphant.
IF we be dead with him, we shall
also live with him. If we suffer with
him, we shall also reign with him; if
we deny him, he also will deny u.s.
Oh Timothy ii, H. l2).
But why should the Church fight
Is she not commended to live peace
ably with all? Are not Christians ex-
horted to war not with carnal weapons
and to be smitten on both cheeks,
rather than to return evil for evil?
Where then, comes in the fight? Who
are the foes? Surely none would as
sail NONRESIDENT.
| We reply that the facts do not bear
out that suggestion. Our Lord and his
apostles were peaceable and non-re-
| tor Oh IN 1T, L.,
and yet they suffered violent deaths,
as well as stripes and Imprisonment.
| They had their names cast out as evil
And those who prosecuted and ma
ligned them verify thought that they
! did God service. All who follow In
the Lords footsteps must expect SINH
lar treatment, because, as Jesus said,
THE servant is not greater than his
Lord" Marvel not. If the world hate
| you, ye know that 1t hated me before
it hated you. II We were of the world.
| the world would love his own: but be-
cause ye are not of the world, but
have chosen you out of the world.
therefore the world hateth you" John
xviii, IS, 19). The Master said, "The
| plains why the chief religionists OF
his time, being of wrong condition of
| heart, inStigated his crucifiXion. They
were of the darkness. living outwardly
holy, while in heart they were far
| from consecrated to God. The very
holding up of the torch Of Truth was
| painful to them, reproved them and
excited their animosity. Human ma
ture is the same today. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that heretic-roasting has
| become Unpopular and intolerabe to
the world, there are methods Of pri-
vately and symbolcally roasting,
slashing, wounding and killing prac-
tised by those estranged from God,
though sometimes highly esteemed of
men and wearing vestments only
slightly less glorious than those worn
by Caiaphas and PLATE.
"Who Scourseth Every Son.
The Scriptures explain that there is
two-fold reason why Jesus and all
of his followers are required to suffer
for righteousness sake.
a. 1t is requisite to their own char
acknowledgment that they should not
only profess absolute loyalty to God
and to Truth, but that this loyalty
should be put to the test. Thus we
read Of our Lord that though holy
harmless. undefled." he was proved
perfect in his loyalty by the things
which he endured-by his obedience
even unto death, even the ignOminious
death of the cross. The same princi.
| pie, the Scriptures assure us, operates
in connection with all whom God Is
now calling to be Emmanuel's associ
ates in the Millennial Kingdom They
must suffer with him If they would
reign with him. They must walk III
his steps Galatians V, IL; vi, II; ii
Thessalonians i, 3; II Timothy l. ~
, ii, 0, -; iii, 12).
| C) These experiences are designed
OF God to qualify us to be judges OF
the world during the Millennial Age
that the Christ, Head and Body, may
be merciful and faithful towards the
people Of earth. Likewise it is proper
that the world should know that its
judges have thus been tempted and
tried, and are able to sympathize with
them in their weaknesses and in their
endeavors for righteousness-and more
willing to help them up. up. up to hu
man perfection than to cOnslgn then
to the Second Death
Although this conflict has lasted fol-
more than eighteen centuries it has
not been long for any single individ
ual. With the Master himself the tria
period was only three and hall
years. On the whole. as compared
with eternity, the entire Gospel Age of
Sacrifice, as the Master said, is but
"a little while" And as for the af
tilctions and testings themselves, st
Paul gives the proper thought. saying
that ut most they are light Affections
but for moment and not worthy tC
be compared with the glory that shall
be revealed in u.s." the overcomers
(ROmanS viii, 49,,
The Church Triumphant.
The Church in glory and in power
will contain no hypocrites and NJ
merely nominal Christians-only the