Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-24

giveness to that which they desire
for themselves. But they will not be
required to enter into the covenant
of seIf-sacrifice, self-denial, etc. Al
! the blessings of God on the earthly
/ plane will be. for them fully and free
I ly to use and enjoy, in harmony with
the Divine regulation. &
i The conditions governing the sal
vation Of the Church are wholly diff
| ferent from those which will apper-
vine invitation to suffer with Christ
| tain to- the world. The Church is
called out of the world under Di-
| in the present life and during this
Gospel Age and then to reign with
Christ during the Millennial Age,
participating in his Mediatorial King
| dom for. the blessing, uplifting, sal
walton of the world. 1t Is not In vain
therefore, that our Lord and the Apos
ties, in setting forth the call Of the
Church during this Age, specified
Rotterdam have handed in notice
particularly and. frequently the neces-
sity for all who would share In this
salvation to participate with the Re-
deemer in his sacrificing, in This
DEATH and consequently participate
in This resurrection" and in his reign
Of glory. Hark to the words, BE
thou faithful unto death and will
give theela crown offlife." ITO him
that oyereomath will grant to sit
with me in my Throne;'' sand who
soeYer doth not bear his cross, and
come after me, cannot be my disci-
pie" Luke XIV 27). Let US remem-
Der ouEs Lords words to the disciples
james and John, respecting a place
in his Millennial Throne. He init
mated that, the getting to the Throne
at all, in any place, would imply
great humility and self-sacrifice. He
asked the disciples, Are ye able
| (willing@ to drink of the cup that l
shall drink Of and to be baptized
with the baptism (into death) that
ann baptized WITH" mark K, 38).
Hearken again: This cup Of which he
tells US we must drink, If we should
sit in his throne, Is his communion
cup. It is offered not to the world,
] but to his consecrated followers. ut
| is not another cup, but my Cup
The iH 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, 28-27). 1t must all be drunk
before the many, the world, can get
their share: Of the intended ble$sin 6
through the New Covenant, which
this blood seals. And only the disci-
J pies of Christ, only those who desire
to walk in his steps, are invited to
drink of that cup All of them are
so invited and they will drink all of
it. None of it will be left for the
world during the Millenial Age to
drink, 1t is a special privilege to
drink Of this cup. With the drinking
of it goes the special blessing of the
special invitation OF this Gospel Age.
Except we eat of his flesh (appropri-
ate the merit of his sacrifice), and
unless we drink his blood (join in
sacrifice with him), we have no life
us-inherit life, immortality.
So far as our hearts and minds are
concerned at the time Of our consecra
ton they must be fully given up to
the Lord ere he will accept them
We could be no more fully consecra-
ted If We had absolutely perfect bod
les and were absolutely free from all
the entailment of Adams condemna-
tion.r But Gods requirement Is that
70 sacrifice may come upon his altar.
except such as is without spot or