Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-07-16


with God except those who have turn
ed from sin and have presented the,
bodies in full conservation to Him
Those who have taken these steps have
been accepted by the Lord Jesus. in
harmony with the Fathers great Plan
Immediately after our Lord has nc
cepted them. He counts them as His
flesh: and then the Father also &C.
cepts that flesh; for. as the Scriptures
point out, the flesh of Christ has been
in Offering throughout the Gospel Age.
Jesus first offered His own flesh. When
He had finished that work. He APP.
peared in the presence of God and
made satisfaction for the sins of the
Church. beginning with the Apostles
Then the Father indicated His accept
ance of their sacrifices by giving them
the Holy Spirit
Throughout the Gospel Age. the Pas
tor continued. all believers have re.
ceived the Holy Spirit just as soon as
they have been accepted Of the Father,
through the great Advocate. All through
the Age the members of the Body of
Christ have been coming to Him: and
the flesh of the Church. the consecrat-
ed ones. has been counted as the flesh
of Jesus This flesh has been suffering
for nearly nineteen hundred years
Christ suffering in the flesh
Thus we see the fulfilment of the
Scripture which declares that the
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of the Affections of Christ. If we suf-
fer with Him. we shall also reign with
Him." And 1.-The sufferings of the pres
ent time are not worthy to be COM
pared with the glory which shall be re-
vealed'- in the Church which is the
Body of Christ. The Prophets of old.
says st. Peter, spoke of the sufferings
of The Christ and of the glory that
shall follow All who share the suffer
ings will also share the coming bless
inss--glory. honor and Immortality.
The Three Bodies of Christ.
Then the Pastor pointed ont that
those who are received of the Lord are
in spirit all one as New Creatures.
There is one Body Of Christ in the flesh
of the Church. Then there is the other
Body of Christ. the New Creature
Body. composed of the new natures of
all who are be.otten Of the Holy Spirit
as New Creatures; and these New
Crea lures inhabit this flesh of Christ.
Here are two Bodies of Christ then
the Body of Christ in the flesh, and the
Body of Christ spiritually. which is
dwelling in these earthly tabernacles
and seeking to bring them to the sacri-
fetal point day by day in everything
He also showed that the final Body of
Christ beyond the veil will be COM
posed of the more than conquerors'
only-.Jesus, the Captain. and all who
voluntarily lay down their lives in
following Ills example
Thus there are three Bodies of Christ.
The final one is taken out of the other
two. Those who are left constitute
the Great Company and those who 90
into the Second Death But those who
constitute these Bodies are the only
ones with whom God is dealing-the
only ones whom He has yet received.
And even these We're not received until
they had come to the full! point Of con-
secration and We're begotten of the
Holy Spirit as New Creatures There
fore it is the New Creature that is on
trial. not the flesh Throughout the
entire Gospel Age. only the New Crea-
lures in Christ have been on trial for
life or death eternal
Who May Reject Christ.
The Pastor then explained that no
one can reject Christ in the full sense
of the word and go into the Second
Death unless he had fully come into
Christ and had become His disciple.
While many have heard of Christ and
have been drawn toward Him, vet I'M
til they offer themselves to God in
conservation and receive the begetting
of the Holy Spirit. they do not really
hear Him who speaks from Heaven.
Those who are besotten of the Holy
Spirit get Il new understanding, a new
hearing, new ears as it We're. and new
eyes. AS New Creatures they see. hear
and understand differently from what
they formerly did. AS st. Paul says.
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things of the Spirit of God; for they
are foolishness unto him: neither can
he know them. because they are spirit
ually discerned." No one can discern
spiritual things until he has been be
gotten of the Holy Spirit.
But there is such thing as rejecting
Christ after one has heard about Him
One may turn his back upon the world.
and turn his face toward God and start
in the right direction. Every step of
the way he will receive a little bless.
ing. But it, when he has progressed
to the place where he sees consecra,
ton clearly. he should turn back. it is
question whether his former prog
ress in the right direction has not done
him harm.
The Pastor Illustrated this point by
referring to the Tabernacle in the Will
derness II one going toward the
Tabernacle had entered the Court. had
recognized the sacrifice of atonement
upon the Brazen Altar. had progressed
to the LAYER. representing the puritica,