Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-25
A4EAEEiI7H
KSa j
WS'IUDIES

1t is raised In corruption: IL is sown In
dishonor; it is raised in glory: IL IL
sown an animal (earthlyy body; 1t isl
raised a spiritual Heavenly body"
This is the resurrection of the dead
the first resurrection.--I Cor. Is 49, A;
Rev. 20:6.
The tare class is represented as being
gathered out of the kingdom tV. Az. in
the sense that the church at the pres
ent time is Gods kingdom in embryo
in a state of progressive development
or preparation for the glory and work
of the future. All of the kingdom class
are fully consecrated to God and by
him begOtten of the spirit with view
of their becoming Divine. spirit beings
lin the resurrection. Others who are
not. thus spirit begotten have no right
to class themselves with the wheat
nor to consider themselves heirs of the
kingdom. 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.
1t would be 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, out
not New Creatures" in Christ Jesus.
They are blame worthy not because or
not being spirit begotten. but because
they are in the nominal church and
posing AS Christians. They are oHen-
siye in this sense in the Masters slSht.
Nor are they entirely to be blamed LOT
thinking themselves Christians. Ihey
have been encouraged so to think and
act bv preachers and teachers, many
of whom. like themselves. have no
knowledge of the Kingdom nor OF the
snrit -begetting power which initiated
into membership in it. The gathering
of these into "bundles'-into lodges.
societies. churches. sects, partles-wlil
especially be an evidence OF the mar
vest work in progress. The true eH-
horted to stand fast in the ipertE
whrrevith Christ has MADE them lree'
and that they come not into poTudse
to sects and parties. They are [? aVoio
membership in bundles, but stand IN
the full fellowship of all who are OF the
true wheat" class.
The casting of these bundles into inc
furnace will mean their destruction;
but we are not to understand the lur-
mace to be a literal one. nor the fire
which will consume the tares TO De
literal fire. The fire with which this
10
trouble" foretold in the Scriptures as
preceding and introducing the Mllien-
NAL kingdom-"A time OF trouble such
as never was since there was I'D
ton" dan. 12:1) In that time OF
trouble the decisions which now make
the tares think themselves to De the
true 'church'' will all be dissolved
they will all be reduced 50 their proper
plane--the earthly plane-and recog-
nize themselves as merely OF the earth,
earthly, and not in any sense members
of the called out, spirit-begotten. elect
church.
Hearken now to the Masters words,
respecting the contamination of the
Churchs hope in the end of this age
He saws, Then shall the righteous
shine forth as the sun in the kingdom
of their Father" He that hath an
ear to hear, let him hear" Not every
one has the hearing ear hut this is the
Lords message to those who have the
proper attitude of heart-to all who
have the ability to understand spiritual
things Let such understand that with
the close of this age the Lords sanity
ones, irrespective of the earthly church
systems. will be associated with the
Redeemer in tn glory of his Millnnial
Kingdom and will shine forth as the
sun for the blessing and enlightenment
and uplifting of the human family.