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mankind during the Millennlal Age
will similarly be-obcdlence to Gods
Just. reasonable regulations. laws
Whoever then will render obedience
may with propOrti0Date rapidily 20
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.
Such obedience as will be required
Of mankind IN the great Mediator's
Kingdom will include their co-opera.
tlon in ,he resistance Of their own fall
en- weaknesses. II 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 neighbor as for
ones self they must learn fully. "a
they will realize their own blemishes
and strive to overcome them and ask.
not the Father. bat the Mediator for
| forgiveness. they will be obliged to
follow the Divine rule Of exercising
towards others similar mercy and for
| glveness to that which they desire for
themselves. But they will not be re-
quired to enter into the covenant Of
self-sacriiice, seif-denial, etc. All the
blessings of God on the earthly plane
will be for them fully aud freely to
| use and enjoy. In harmony with the
Divine regulation.
The conditions governing the saliva
tion 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
Mlllennlal Age. participating in his
Medlatorial 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 "his
DEATH" and consequently participate in
his resurrection" and In his reign of
glory. H9rk to the words. "Be thou
faithful unto death and | will give thee
crown of life:' ITO him that over
cometh will grant to sit with me in
my Throne;;" "And whosoever doth not
bear his cross, and come after me.
cannot be my disciple" luke xiv. 2O.
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 ye able
(willing) to drink of the cup that
shall drink of and to be baptized with
the baptism Qnto death, that | am
baptized wlth?" Mark <, 49,, Heark-
en- again: This cup of which he tells
US we must drink. II we would sit in
his Throne. is his communion cup. 1t
is offered, not to the world. but to
his consecrated followers. 1t is not
another cup. but MY Cup" The In
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New Testament. which Is shed for
many for the remission of sins. Drink
ye all of 1t" (Matthew XVI. 2S, 21. 1t
must all tc 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 In 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
for the world during the Millennial
Age to drink. 1t Is n special privilege
to drink of this cup. With the drink
ing of 1t goes the special blessing of
the special salvation of this Gospel
Age. Except we eat of his flesh TAP
propriate the merit of his sacriticeI.
and unless we drink his blood Goin in
sacrifice with HIM. we have no life
In us-inherent life. immortality.
So far as our hearts and minds are
concerned at the time of our consecra-
tion they must be fully given up to the
Lord ere he will accept them We
could be no more fully consecrated If
we had absolutely perfect bodies and
were absolutely free from all the en-
tailment of Adam's condemnation. But
Gods requirement is that no sacrifice
may come upon his altar, except such
as is without spot or blemish. Hence
he could not accept our offering, our
conservation, even though it were as
completely and fully made as was our
dear Redeemers Hence his first pro.
vision was that the righteousness Of
Christ should be imputed to us on ac-
count of our faith and obedience, In
order to permit us TO offer sacrifices
holy and acceptable to God (Malachi
Ill, 3: Romans xii, II.
This view of our participation In the
Redeemer's merit separately and apart
from the worlds participation in it