The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-02-12
FEDERATION VALUE
The Church MiEtants Surrender
to the Church Triumphant

ing the name of Christ hypocritIcally
merely as a garment to deceive, tina.
they may the better gain their ends
Thus we find the nominal Church t
consist off,
IL Hypocrites; Cl Moralists; ca liz
d%ifferents; a. Seekers after godliness
(l The true Church, 1.-The sanctifed in
Christ Jesus" Il Corinthians, /, D.
members of the Body Of Christ
prospective members OF the Church
Triumphant.
Fishtinss Without and Within.
Every member OF 1.-THE Church of the
irst-born" was called TO suffer with
Christ" that he may be also later glori-
fed with him Ia the Millennlal King
dom, Only these who will stand the
test of fa%ithfulness under sufferlngs,
trials, crosses, s~elf-sacrihces, 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 us"
Gil Timothy ii, II, ~.
But why should the Church fight?
Is she not commended to live peace
ably with all2 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 nOn-resistant!
We reply that the facts do not bear
out that suggestion. Our Lord and 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, II the world hate
you, We know that it hated me before
1t hated you. If We were Of the world.
the world would love his own: but be.
cause We are not of the world, but |
have chosen you out Of the world,
therefore the world hateth you" John
xviii, Is. 19. 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 c%rucifxion. They
were of the darkness, living outwardly
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. Human ma
ture is the same today. Notwithstand-
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
men and wearing vestments only
slightly less glorious than those worn
by Caiaphas and PLATE.
WHO Seourgeth Every Son."
The Scriptures explain that there is
a 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, undefled," 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 Emmanuers 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, IL; vi, II; II
~Thessalonians /, 8; II Timothy 1, 12;
II, o. -; III. 12j.
90 These experiences are designed
of God 70 qualify us to be Judges of
the world during the MiIlennial Age
that the Christ. Head and Body. NAV
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 and In their
.endeavors fer rlghaeousness-and more
willing to help taem up. up. up to hu-
man perfection than to consign them
to the Second Death.
Although this conflict has lasted for
more than eighteen centuries It has
not been Ia5.g for my siHeie Individ-
nal. With the Master biarelf the trial
period was OILS three ard a bali
yearg. On the wae1e. as compared
with eternity. TIE esfsr H.spei Age n
Sacrifice. AZ the Mares said. Is bnt
"a little while Ard ~ Tor the al.
fictiSls md fsf ~p,nseives. st.
Paul gives fie If cr tb uoht. saying,
the at most ti,es are "light Affections
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