Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26

! makes the terms and conditions Of
| their salvation extremely difficult. AS
a consequence we read, Many are
| called, but few chosen"-under this
| high calling Of God in Christ Jesus"
Terms Of Salvation Differ.
or course. these different s~alvations
imply different terms or conditions
| Gods requirement Of Adam. that he
everlastingiy enjoy Divine favor. his
Eden Home. etc. was obedience to
| reasonable. just requirements. II was
his violation of the Divine Law that
brought upon him the sentence Of
death-"Dying thou shalt die"-wltb
all that this has implied to him and
| his posterity OF mental. moral and
| physical decline. weakness. death. The
requirement Of Cod for the world OF
mankind during the Millennial Age
will similarly be-obedience TO Gods
Just. reasonable regulations. laws.
Whoever then will render obedience
may with proportionate rapidity go
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| perfection at Its end. Whoever re-
fuses obedience to the extent Of his
ability will fail to make progress and
ultimately die the Second Death. from
which there will be no redemption
and no resurrection.
Such obedience as will be required
Of mankind In the great Mediator's
Kingdom will include their co-opera
ton in the resistance of their own fall
en- weaknesses. 1t will include the
exercise Of patience and kindness TO
wards their fellow-creatures, fellow
sufferers. The Divine Law of love to
God with all the heart. mind. soul.
strength and for the neighbor as for
ones self they must learn fully. AS
they will realize their own blemishes
and strive to overcome them and ask.
not the Father, but the Mediator for
forgiveness. they will be obliged to
follow the Divine rule of exercising
towards others similar mercy and for
~giveness to that which they desire for
themselves. But they will not be re
quired to enter into the covenant of
self-sacri6ce, self-denial. etc. All the
blessings of God on the earthly plane
will be for them fully and freely to
use and enjoy, in harmony with the
Divine regulation.
The conditions governing the saliva
ton of the Church are wholly differ
| ent from those which will appertain
| to the world. The Church is called out
| Of the world under a Divine invitation
to suffer with Christ In the present
life and during this Gospel Age and
!, then to reign with Christ during the
| M~illennial Age. participating In his
| Mediatorial Kingdom for the blessing
| uplifting. salvation of the world. Ii
is not in vain. therefore. that our Lord
and the apostles. in setting forth the
call Of the Church during this Age,
| specified particularly and frequently
| the necessity for all who would share
| in this salvation to participate with
! the Redeemer in his sacrificing, In This
| DEATH" and consequently participate in
his resurrection" and in his reign OF
| glory. Hark 10 the words, BE thou
| faithful unto death and will give thee
a crown of life;;'' ITO him that over
| cometh will ] grant TO sit with me In
| my Throne;;'' "And whatsoever doth not
bear his cross. and come after me.
cannot be my disciple" duke xiv. 81.
Let us remember our Lords words to
| the disciples James and John, respect
| ing a place in his Millennial Throne.
A.! He intimated that the getting to the
| Throne at all, in any place, would I'm
ply great humility and self-sacriice.
| He asked the disciples. Are We able
(willing) to drink of the cup that !
! shall drink Of and to be baptized with
the baptism Unto DEATH that | am
baptized with?' Mark X. 49, Heark-
en- again: This cup of which be tells
US we must drink, If we would sit In
his Throne. is his communion cup. III
B. is offered. not to the world, but to
! his consecrated followers. 1t is not
another cup. but MY Cup" The in
| vitation was. This is my blood of the
| New Testament, which is shed for
many for the remission of sins. Drink
We all Of ii" (Matthew XVI. %, 90. 1t
must all be drunk before the many.
the world. can get their share Of the
intended blessing through the New
Covenant, which this blood seals. And
only the disciples of Christ, only those
who desire to walk in his steps, are In
vited to drink of that cup. All OF
them are so invited and they will
drink all Of it. None of it will be left
for the world during the Millennial
Age to drink. 1t is a special privilege
to drink of this cup. With the drink
ing Of it goes the special blessing OF
the special salvation Of this Gospel
Age. Except we eat of his flesh zap
propriate the merit of his sacrifcel.
and unless we drink his blood Ooin in
sacrifice with HIM. we have no lie
in us-inherent life. Immortality.
So far as our hearts and minds are
concerned at the time of our c%onsecra-
ton they must be fully given up to the
Lord ere he will accept them. We
could be no more fully consecrated II
we had absolutely perfect bodies and