The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-20

ing this gospel age, God has been ac-
cepting the sanity ones who come
unto the Father through the Savior.
They have not seen that the suffering
of these was necessary for their test
ing and proving, and for their in%struc-
ton in righteousness, that they might
be fully qualified for glory, honor and
immortality and joint heirship with
Christ their reedeemer.
ST. Paul speaks of the church as a
mystery class. It is a mystery to the
word: First, it is the selecting of a
class the world would never think of
choosing-a humble, meek class; sec
ond, neither the Jew nor the world
realize that this class constitutes the
spiritual seed of Abraham, to bless all
the families of the earth.
Nevertheless Gods great plan goes
on, whether they kno or do not know.
Ultimately it will work out a glorious
result. The natural Israel and all
nations will know. Then the church,
the elect, the seed, the bride, the lambs
wife, will be joined to Him in bonds
of perpetual love, zeal and f~aithfulness.
Then will begin the very blessing God
so long declared, saying to Abra-
ham, In thee and in thy seed shall
all the families of the earth be
blessed.-Gen, 1913; 1918; 22:1S; 26:4.
Abraham's Spiritual Seed.
GOO has not changed His purposes.
(Malachi 800. He created man an
earthly being. He permitted him to
fall. He purposed his redemption
through Jesus He purposed the call
ing of the church of Christ, to be His
associates in the kingdom. He pur-
posed that this kingdom should be a
spiritual one: Flesh and blood can
not inherit the kingdom of God" Ct
Corinthians 15:50). He purposed hat
this spiritual kingdom should bless the
world with restitution blessings
bringing back to perfection all the will
ing and obedient of Adams race.
This is the program still. We mere
ly got a wrong impression when we
thought tina Gods purpose was the
bringing of all mankind to heavenly
conditions of nature. No, no! that
blessed experience is only for the
church class. God still purposes res
t%itution for the world of mankind. In
seed all the families of the
earth will be blessed.
If We see signs of these great bless
beginning now, it is a sure indi-
cation that the elect must be almost
complete. And if that is true, all of
us who have vowed conservation to
the Lore and His service should ge
thoroughly awake to our blessings and
privileges, and to the fact that the
of most crucial testing is even
our calling md our election sure, we
must lose no opportunity for demon
that we are loyal to God and
His word, and to the brethren. Along
these very lines we must expect tests,
too. How else could we be proved?
Moreover, now is the time to expect
light on the divine word and plan;
We are getting it. We are seeing
difference between human nature
divine nature, between the earth
y blessing that is to come to mankind
the high calling which is the
portion of the elect. God declares that
mystery hidden from the past
lges and d~ispensations, which he kept
secret from the beginning of the
world, is to cease to be a mystery,
The mystery becomes daily, yea, hour
y, less pronounced, as we come into
condition of mind into which God
will reveal to us His arrangements.
Truly ours is a glorious time! Let
Is avail ourselves of the present
opportunities for Bible study
md growth in knowledge. grace and
owe. Let US walk worthy Of the light;