The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-20
SACRIFICES NOT
REQUIRED BY GOD
Continued From Page Two.

LA9 DlVl1e plan TOR the world lE che
reverse Of the plan for the Church.
Christ and the Church sacrificed the
human nature In their loyal devotion
to God. Their great reward Is the
Heavenly nature and the Kingdom.
The world will have no opportunity
for sacrificing the flesh, but every op
portunity for perfecting their flesh.
"Precent Your 5odIes."
The Apostles words, II beseech you,
brethren. by the mercies Of God, that
ye present your bodies a living sacrt-
fce," do not mean that God urges us to
sacrifice, but that the Apostle, discern
ing the opportunity to become follow
ers of Jesus and thus to become Joint
heirs with Him In His Kingdom. urges
fellow-disciples to appreciate the won
derful privilege Of self-sacrif1ce in
Gods service.
Other Scriptures show us that our
acceptance as sacrificers is not on our
W account, but through the merit
Of the Captain Of our salvation. In
the Ransom-price for the sin Of the
whole world, the sins Of the Church
were necessarily included; for they are
by nature q part of the world. But
instead Of receiving their share Of
Christ's merit in Restitution with the
remainder OF the world during the MIL
lennium. a special dispensation oper-
ates on their behalf. permitting their
share Of the coming blessings to be i'm
puted to them instead Of being actually
given them.
This imputatton Is made only to such
as profess q desire to walk in the foot
steps Of Jesus and to sacrifice earthly
interests, and life itself. for the Heav-
emily. The imputation covers all their
deficiencies. and permits them to be
accepted as members Of the Body Of
counted in as members Of the New
Creation. the spiritual Body Of Christ.
And for such as faithfully live up to
their Covenant Of Sacrifice. the Divine
provision Is glory. honor. immortality
and joint-helrship with the Redeemer
| HImselr. whose werK Will De the upifft
of humanity from sin and death, and
the destruction Of the incorrigible.
Some Sacrifices Are Unacceptable.
Few seem to realize that sacrificing
Is a privilege. We have see that the
sacrifices possible to the best of hu.
mainly would be unacceptable, because
all are s~inners-to q lesser or q greater
degree. Hence all who desire now to
come unto the Heavenly Father, by the
narrow way Of sacrifice, must first be
justified through the merit Of the great
High Priest Of u profession. Now
we notice that some whose sacrifices
presented by u great High Priest
which have been accepted by God,
eventually are rejected
Indeed, this class Is described in the
Bible as a great multitude, In compare
son to the faithful and acceptable
sacrifices, who are styled the Little
Flock. There Is a reason for the re-
lection Of such sacrifices; for there is
no partially with God. The reason Is
that only those who have the spirit,
the zeal, Of the Master, the High
Priest, are acceptable to God.
The sacrificing Of Jesus was done
| with delight-as we read, 81 delight to
do Thy will, O Godr' A half-hearted
sacrifice, OF sacrificing grudgingly done
would not be pleasing to God. The
cold unbefiever is more pleasing In the
Lords sight than the lukewarm believ'
er. AS we read, II would that thou
vert cold or hot. So then, because
thou art lukewarm, / will spew thee
out Of My mouth" Revelation 3:15
16.) This principle holds in respect tt
all who make a conservation Of them
selves to God. If they are consumed
with loving zeal in the Lords service
then the "fat" offering rises as a swee
odor to the Lord. But a half-hearted
service brings neither Joy to the sacri
fcer nor pleasure to the Lord.
Nevertheless, in much mercy tn,
Lord recognizes that these, rel while
failing to live up to their ~consecratiol
VOW, are not His enemies. They in
deed love righteousness and hate In
iquity, but not with a suficiency o
zeal to warrant their being accepted ii
members Of the Bride class.
This does not signify eternal torment
or any other terrible future, for thes'
brethren Of insufficient zeal. It doe
mean; according to the Bible, a rejec
ton from being members Of the Bird
class. The Lord even has a good.
portion for such, IL they still love Him
still love the Truth. even though the.
be bounden by the fear of dying, ant
thus are held back from full p~resenta
ton Of their bodies daily as holy, ltv
ing sacrifices In the Masters service.
Before the Throne Instead of In II.
Under different pictures the LORI
shows us what will be the fate Of thos
who have made the conservation vow
who claim loyalty to Him, and who We
cling to the world and to Babylon. In
stead of getting the crown of glory
these are represented as getting
palm Of victory. Instead Of beini
counted worthy to escape certain trou
bles In the end Of this Age, these vii
be obliged to pass through these trou
bles, and to suffer destruction Of thet
flesh, which they failed to soorsfees~
Revelation 7:14-17.
Again, as the overcomers, the Littl
Flock, are symbolically styled tn
Bride, the Lambs Wife, 80 those no
found worthy of membership In tn
Bride class viii, through great tribuls
tons, be made worthy to be brides
maids, described as virgins" th
Brides companions. who will folloy