Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

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ing the name of Christ hypocritically,
merely as garment to deceive, that
they may the better gain their ends.
Thus we find the nominal Church to
consist Of
% Hypocrites; O. Moralists; CD In-
differents; a. Seekers after goodness;
90 The true Church, 1.-The sanctified in
Christ Jesus" q Corinthians, i, D.
members of the Body of Christ
prospective members of the Church
Triumphant.
Fightings Without and Within.
Every r5ember of "the Church of the
frst-born" was called ITO suffer with
Christ" that he may be also later glori-
fled with him in the Millennial King
dom. Only those who will stand the
test of faithfulness under sufferings.
trials, crosses, self-sacrifices, have the
promise Of sharing with Christ the
glories 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.
Gil Timothy ii, IL. 12).
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 a NONRESIDENT.
We reply that the facts do not bear
out that suggestion Our Lord ana his
apostles were peaceable and non-re-
sistant, obedient to kings and laws,
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, We know that it hated me before
it hated you. If We were of the world,
the world would love his own: but be-
cause We are not of the world, but l
have chosen you out of the world,
therefore the world hateth you" John
xviii IS, 19l. The Master said, THE
darkness hateth the light" which ex-
plains why the chief religionists Of
his time, being of wrong condition Of
heart, instigated his crucifxion. They
were of the darkness. living youtwardly
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. EIuman ma
ture is the same today. Nocwithstand-
ing the fact that heretic-roasting has
become unpopular and intolerable to
the world, there are methods of pri-
vately and symbolically roasting,
slashing, wounding and killing prac-
tised by those estranged from God
though sometimes highly esteemed of
AACa anu hCdIl NtSlilCIlS Onty
slightly less glorious than those worn
by Caiaphas and PLATE.
"Who Scourgeth 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.
% 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, undefiled," 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 Emmanuefs associ-
ates in the Millennial Kingdom. They
must suffer with him if they would
reign with him. They must walk in
his steps Galatians V, II; vi, u; ii
Thessalonians i, 5; III Timothy i, u;
ii, 8, u; iii, 12).
(2) 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 aud in their
endeavors for righteousness-and more
willing to help them up, up, up to hui
man perfection than to consign them
to the Second Death.
Although this conflict has lasted for
more than eighteen centuries it has
not been long for any single individ-
ual With the Master himself the trial
period was only three and a half
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-
flictions and testings themselves. ST
Paul gives the proper thought, saying,
that at most they are light Affections
but for moment and not worthy TO
be compared with the glory that shall
be revealed in u.s. the overcomers
(Romans viii. Isl.
The Church Triumphant.
The Chui ia in glory and in power
will contain no hypocrites and no
merely nomina, Christians-only the