Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-03
designed for social ana moral bene-

counteracting sinful influences: still
others, bitter at heart, sinful and
selfish, having no faith whatever in
Jesus and no care whatever for NOR
atty and using the name of Christ
to deceive, that they may the better
nominal Church to consist of
"a Hypocrites; f2) Moralists;
(3) Indifferents; (4) Seekers after
Egodliness; 90 The true Church, 1.-THE
sanctified in Christ Jesus" { l Cor
Einthians, j., 2)-"members of the
Body of Christ" -prospective mem
bers of the Body of Christ pros
pective members of the Church
Triumphant.
Fightings Without and Within.
Every member of ''tAe Church of
the firs-tborn'' was called ito suffer
with Christi that he may be also
later glorified with him in the Mil
lennial Kingdom. 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 deny him, she also will deny us"
Gil 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 weap-
ons and to be smitten on both cheeks,
rather than to return evil for evil?
~ &nh+ D.
Who are the foes? Surely none would
Eassail a nonresident!
We reply that the facts do not
bear out that suggestion. Our Lord
and his apostles were peaceable mad
non-resistant, obedient to kings and
laws, and yet they suffered violent
deaths, as well as stripes and impris-
onment. They had their names cast
out as evil. And those who persecut-
ed and maligned them Yerily thought
that they did God service. All who
follow in. the Lords footsteps must
expect similar treatment, because, as
Jesus said,a ''The servant is not great
er than his Lord" Marvel not, if
the world hate you, We know that it
hated me before it hated you. If We
were of the world, the world would
love his own] but BECAUSE We are not
of the world, but l have chosen you
out of the world, therefore the world
hateth you" (John xviii, IS, 1917
The Master said, "The darkness hat
eth the light" which explains why
the chief religionists of his time,
being of wrong condition of heart, in
stigated his crucifixion. They were
of the darkness, living outwardly
holy, while in the heart they were
very holding up of the torch of Truth
was painful to them, reprved them
and excited thei ranimosity. Human
nature is the same today. Notwith-
standing the fact that heretic-roast-
ing has become unpopular and intol-
cradle to the world, there are meth
DDS of privately and symbolically
roasting, slashing, wounding and kill
ing practised by those estranged from
God, though sometimes highly es-
teemed Of men and wearing vest
ments only slightly less glorious than
those worn by Caiaphas and Plate.
''WhO ScOurgeth 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.
CD 1t is requisite to their own
character development that they
should not only profess absolute 10y
atty to God and to Truth, but that
this loyalty shuoe Cmind bldHRSUU
this loyalty should be put to the test.
Thus we read of our Lord that
though 'holy, harmless, undefiled,"
he was proved perfect in his loyalty
by the things which he endured-by
his obedience even unto DEATH, even
the ighominious death of the cross.
The same principle, the Scriptures as
all whom God Is now calling to be
Emmanueps associates in the Mil
lennial Kingdom. They must suffer
with him if they would reign with
him. They must walk in his steps
| Galatians v, IL; vi, IL; II Thessa-
| lonians i, s.; II Timothy i, II; ii, 8,
112; iii, 12).
(2) These experiences are de-
signed of God to qualify us to be
judges. of the world during the Mil
lennial Age-that the Christ, Head
and Body, may be mercifu1 and faith
| full towards the people of earth. Like
wise it is proper that the world
should know that its judges have
thus been tempted and tried, anu are
able to sympathize with them in their
weaknesses and in their endeavors
for righteousness-and more. will
ing to help them up, up, up to human
perfection than to censign them to
the Second Death.
Although this conflict has lasted
for more than eighteen centuries it
has not been long for any single in
IdiuiAnal With the Master himself