Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-12

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ing the name of Christ hypocritically,
merely as a garment to deceive, that
they may the better gain their ends
Thus we find the nominal Church to
consist Of
d) Hypocrites; C2) Moralists; (3) In
differents; (4) Seekers after godliness;
(5) The true Church, the sanctifed in
Christ Jesus q Corinthians, |, D.
"members Of the Body of Christ
prospective members of the Church
Triumphant.
Fiahtines Without and Within.
Every member of ''the Church of the
first-born" was called ito suffer with
Christ" that he may be also later glori-
fed with him in the Mfllennial 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 a!so reign with him; if
we deny him. he also will deny us"
QI Timothy ii, II, 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 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, if the world hate
you, ye know that it hated me before
1t hated you. If We were Of the world,
the world would love his own; but be-
cause ye 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 nstigated his crucidXion. 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, reproyed them and
excited their animosity. Human ma
ture is the same today Notwithstand-
ing the fact that heretic-roasting has
become unpopular and lntolerable to
the world, there are methods of pri-
vately aud symbolically roasting
slashing, wounding and killing prac-
tised by those esranged 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
two-fold reason why Jesus and all
of his followers are required to suffer
for righteousness sake
O 1t is requisite to their own char
acknowledgements 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, undehled," he was proved
perfect In his loyalty 10y 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 Emmanuels associ-
ates In the MillenniNl Kingdom, They
must suffer with him II they would
reign with him. They must walk in
his steps Galatians V, II; vi, u; II
Thessalonlans !, .; II Timothy |, II;
II, o, II; III, l9
(2l These experiences are designed
OF God TO qualify us TO be judges of
the world during the Nlillennial Age
that the Christ Head ana Body, may
be merciful and faithful towards the
people OF earth, Likewise II is proper
that the world should know that its
judges have thus been tempted and
tried, and are able TO sympathlze with
them In their Weaknesses and In their
ondeavors for rigmeousness-and more
willing 20 help them up, up. up TO hui
man perfection than TO conslgn them
TO the Second Death.
Although this conflict has lasted for
more than eighteen centuries II has
not been long for any single individ-
ual with the Master himself the trial