Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-23

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 rapidly go
, up OF the highway of holiness toward
| perfection at it's 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 Mediator's
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 neigh6or 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
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-
quired to enter into the covenant Of
self-sacrifice, 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
! MediatOrial Kingdom for the blessing
/ uplifting. salvation of the world. III
I is not iu vain. therefore that our Lord
and the apostles. in setting forth the
call of she Church during this Age.
specified particularly and frequently
( the necessity for all who would share
/ in this salvation to participate with
the Redpemer in his SacrifciHJ in his
/ death" and consequently participate in
his resurrection" and in his reign of
+ glory. Hark to the words BE thou
I faithful unto death and I Will Sire thee
a crown of life;' To him that over
/ cOmeth will ] grant to sit with rhe in
! my Throne" And whatsoever doth not
! bear his cross. and come after me,
! cannot be my disciple luke 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 sacrifice.
! He asked the disciples. Are We able
(willmg) to drink of the cup that
shall drink of and. to be baptized with
the baptism Unto death, that | am
baptized within mark 4. 49,, Heark-
en- again: This cup of which he tells
rs we must drink, if we would sit in
his Throne, is his cOnpfaunio9 cup. 1t
is offered. not to, the world, bat to
his consecrated followers. Et 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
We all of it, (Matthew XVI. %. "a. 1t
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 i'm his steps, are in
vited to drink of that cup. All of
them are so invited and they will
drink all of it. None of it will be left
i for the world during the Mfllennial
Age to drink. 1t is special privilege
to drink Of this cup. With the drink
ing of it goes the special blessing OF
the special salvation of this Gospe
Age Except we eat~of his flesh zap
propriate the merit of his sacritice)
and unless we drink his blood Goin il
sacrifice with HIM, We have no life
in us-inherent life. Immortality.
So far as our hearts and minds ar,
concerned at the time of our conseera
ton they must be fully given up to tn
Lord ere he will accept them. W
could be no. more fully consecrated
we had absolutely perfect bodies an
; were absolutely free from all the Ell
= tailment of Adams condemnation. Blu
Gods requirement is that no saerific
r may come upon his altar, except sue
: as is without spot or blemish Henc
! he could not accept our Offering. sou
/ conservation. even though it were q
i completely and fully made as was OF
/. dear Redeemer's. Hence his first pr
: vision was that the Righteousness
S Christ should be imputed to US onsa
e count of our faith and obedience.
d order to permit us, to offer sacrifice
~ holy and acceptable to God (Malac
y ill., 3; Romans xii. u.
II This view of our participation in Il
d. Redeemer's merit separately and ana
&c from the worlds participation in it
10 by faith and imputation of merit al
III not actually-the Bible declares to