The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-08

Hn kEPnesldns W ZO-ZJI
thenism and Churchianity. He prom
ises that Satan shall be bound for that
thousand years, that he may deceive
the nations no more. He promises
that then all the blinded eyes shall be
opened and all the deaf ears shall be
unstopped" isaiah xxxv, 5; II Corin-
thians iv. A..
Two Salvations-one Savior.
Both of these salvations. according
to the Bible. result from the death Of
Jesus our Redeemer. who died in obedi-
ence to the Divine will, Died. the
Just for the unjust, that he might
bring us to Cod q Peter iii, 49,. The
Scriptures clearly show not only the
two salvations. but also two parts Of
the Redeemer's work. distinctly sep
arating his work for the Church from
his work for the world In his death
there was Divine general provision
for the sins of the whole world and a
special provision for the sins Of the
quently brought out In the Scriptures
One text distinctly declares, "He is the
Precipitation [satisfactionl for our sins
1.-THE Church's sinsl. and not for ours
only, but also for the sins Of the whole
world" His death constituted the sat
isfaction price. The Redeemer ap-
piled that merit for the Church's sins,
for us" long ago, eighteen centuries
before we were born. Only when we
became believers and entered into a
Covenant of sacrifice did we obtain
our share in the merit of that great
sacrifice. The world has not yet re-
ceived its share of that promised
blessing, but the operation of the Di-
vine Plan is sure and will bring it to
them lin due time" as st. Paul de-
clares Il Timothy ii. 81.
The drawing and calling of the
Church has not been along the lines of
human perfection, for all are sinners
and none righteous or perfect. And
many of those drawn of the Lord were
by nature much more fallen and de
dence of the work Of grace in their
hearts. The Lords calling and draw
ing seem to be along the lines of JUS
tiee, love of righteousness, faith. hui
mility and obedience These quail
ties viii all belong to the perfect man.
But all have lost them in varying de-
grees. Such as respond to the Lord S
call now are accepted as being in the
right heart attitude which. If they had
perfect bodies. would constitute them
perfect men. In other words. they
have qualities of heart which, If
brought to a knowledge of the Truth.
would prove some of them to be pure
in heart and such as the Lord would
desire should have eternal life and all
of his favors But more are called and
drawn by Gods providences and the
preaching of his message than he de-
signs to save in the present salvation.
He is choosing very select class for
very special purpose and therefore
makes the terms and conditions Of
their salvation extremely difficult. AS
a consequence we read, MANY are
called, but few chosen"-under this
"high calling of God in Christ Jesus"
Terms of Salvation Differ.
OF course. these different salvations
imply different terms or conditions.
Gods requirement of Adam. that he
might continue to live forever and
everlastingly enjoy Divine favor, his
Eden Home. etc. was obedience to
reasonable. just requirements. 1t was
his violation Of the Divine Law that
brought upon him the sentence Of
death-"Dying thou shalt die"-with
all that this has implied to him and
his posterity of mental. moral and
physical decline. weakness. death. The
requirement Of God for the world of
mankind during the Millennial Age
will similarly be-obedience to Gods
Just. reasonable regulations. laws.
Whoever then will render obedience
may with proportionate 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.
of mankind III the great Mediator's
Kingdom will include their co-opera-
ton in the resistance of their own fall
Ell weaknesses. 1t will include the
exercise of patience and kindness to-
wards their fellow-creatures, fellow
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 bleHlishes
and strive to overcome them and ask,
not the Father, but the Mediator for
forgiveness. they viii be obliged to
follow the Divine rule Of exercising
towards others similar mercy and for
giveness to that which they desire for
themselves But they will not be re-
CURED to enter into the covenant Of
self-sacrif1ce. 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 Divine invitation
to suffer with Christ in the present
life and during this Gospel Age and
then to reign with Christ during the
Mlllennial Age participating in his
Mediatorial Kingdom for the blessing
uplifting, salvation of the world. 1t
is not in vain. therefore. that our 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 This
DEATH" and consequently participate in
his resurrection" and in his reign of
glory. Hank to the words. BE thou
faithful unto death and l will give thee
a crown of life;'' ITO him that over
cometh will l grant to sit with me in
my Throne" "And whosoever doth not
bear his cross. and come after me.
cannot be my disciple" duke xiv, 20.
Let US remember our Lords words to
the disciples James and John. respect
ing a place in his Millennial Throne.
He intimated that the getting to the
Throne at all. in any place, would i'm
ply great humility and self-sacrifce.
He asked the disciples. Are ye able
(willingl to drink Of the cup that l
shall drink of and to be baptized with
the baptism Unto deathl that l am