The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-18

rection of the dead-the first resur-
rection.-I Cor. 1913, A; Rev. 20-6.
The tare class is represented as
being gathered out of the kingdom
(V. Al, in the sense that the church
at the present time is Gods kingdom
In embryo-in a state OF progressive
development OF preparation for the
glory and work of the future. All OF
the kingdom class are fully conse-
Grated to God and by Him begotten OF
the spirit with view TO their becom-
ing Divine. spirit beings In the resur-
rection. Others who are not thus
spirit-begotten have no right TO class
themselves with the wheat nor to
consider themselves heirs of the king
dom. Their presence in the Church
OF Christ is out of order. They have
been permitted TO commingle with the
wheat for centuries, but with the end
OF the age the dIspensational change
will come incidental to the Inaugural
ton of the Millennium.
| Ii would be a mistake TO suppose
| that there are to be thieves and muir
derers of the baser sort among these
offenders, but they include some
whom the Apostle describes as doing
: the works OF the flesh and the devil;
namely, anger, malice, hatred, envy.
strife However. many "tares" are
fine people of generous disposition,
but not New Creatures" In Christ
Jesus They are blame-worthy not
because of not being spirit-begotten.
but because they are in the nominal
church are posing as Christians. They
are offensive in this sense in the Mas
ter's sight. Nor are they entirely to
be blamed for thinking themselves
Christians. They have been enoour-
aged so to think and act by preachers
and teachers, many of whom, like
themselves, have 40 knowledge OF the
Kingdom nor, of the spirit-begetting
power which initiates into member
ship In 1t. The gathering OF these
into bundles Into lodges, societies,
churches, sects, parties-will especial
ly be an evidence OF the harvest"
work In progress. The true are ex-
horted to stand fast in the liberty
wherewith Christ has made them free.
and that they come not into bondage
TO sects and parties. They are to
avoid membership in bundles" but
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are Of the true wheat" class.
The casting OF these bundles into
the furnace will mean their destruc-
ton; but we are not to understand
the furnace to be a literal one, nor
the fire which will consume the tares
to be a literal fire. The fire with
which this age will end will be a
great time OF trouble" foretold in the
Scriptures as preceding and introduce
ing the Millennial Kingdom-"A time
OF trouble such as never was since
there was a nation" dan. 12:1) In
that time of trouble the decisions
which now make the tares think
themselves to be the true church"
will all be dissolved--they will all be
reduced to their proper plane-the
earthly plane-and recognize them
selves as merely of the earth. earthly
and not in any sense members Of the
c a | g dout, spirit-begotten, elect
church
Hearken now to the Masters words
respecting the contamination OF the
| Church's hope in the end of this age
He says. Then shall the righteous
shine forth as the sun In the kingdom
OF tfeir Father" "He that hath an
ear to hear, let him hear" Not every
one has the hearing ear. but this is the
Lords message to those who have the
proper attitude Of heart-to all who
have the ability to understand spirit
ual thugs. Let such understand that
With the close CT this age the Lords
sanity ones, irrespective Of the earth
| ly church systems. will be associated
with the Redeemer in the glory OF Hts
Millennial Kingdom and will shine
forth Sc the sun for the blessing and
enlightenment and uplifting Of the
human family.