The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-07-21

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uEA2lglk4kAl22ElkyI standing as never
before. Pastor
Russell's text today was. ''See that ye
refuse not Him that speaketh
from Heaven. 1928.
The Pastor introduced his discourse
with comment upon the opening
verses Of the Epistle to the Hebrews
There the Apostle is contrasting the
Message which God sent through the
Lord Jesus Christ with those messages
sent previously through His servants
Moses and the Prophets OF Israel
The Apostle elsewhere tells us that
God speaks peace unto us through His
Son. This statement suggests that
previously there had been war Away
back In the days of Eden, when la
Their Adam and Mother Eve were on
trial. Mother Eve was misled by Sa-
tan's suggestion and disobeyed Gods
command. Then Father Adam, lean
ing to his own understanding, sinned
wilfully, that he might have fellow
ship with his wife-rat Their than with
God Thus the entire race were brought
into rebellion against the Creator and
We're condemned to death in Adam.
Then the Pastor went on to trace
the history of the rebellious race of
man. Cut off from fellowship with
God. falling deeper and deeper into
sin, degradation and death conditions.
none were fit to be called children of
God. About twenty-five centuries aft
er the fall, the Almighty gave the Is
raelites opportunity to come into har.
mony with Him. There He spoke to
them especially. through Moses and
the Law Covenant, directing that who
ever would hear Moses and obey might
come closer to their Creator. So we
read. They have Moses and the
Prophets; let them hear them" God
had not spoken to mankind in general;
only to the little nation of Israel had
He given Message. To them He had
not spoken in any other way than
through the Law and the Prophets
The Apostle tells us that those who
disobeyed Moses Law died without
mercy Moses was Gods mouthpiece;
and therefore whoever disobeyed him
came under the penalty Of death.
The Apostles argument, the Pastor
declared, is this: Now, brethren. re-
view the history of Israel. and see
how from time to time they neglected
the messages which God sent them at
the mouth of angels and of Moses, and
note how disasters came on them be-
cause Of that negligence. If, then.
there was such penalty inflicted for
negligence respecting the words Of
Moses, what should be the result Of
refusing to hear Him who speaks from
Heaven itself? If those who rejected
Moses Law died without mercy, how
much severer punishment should they
receive who would count the blood OF
the Covenant wherewith they were
sanctified common thing. and who
would do despite to Gods spirit of IA
vor7 Surely we may expect that there
would be nothing further for those
who reject Gods arrangement for
mans salvation!
Three Glasses In the Church.
The Pastor next showed that the
consecrated people of God will finally
be found in one of three classes The
Little Flock, to whom our Lord de
clared it is the Fathers good pleasure
to give the Kingdom, Is a limited
number-so far as We can judge prob
ably $4,000. Then comes the Great
Company, whose number no man
knows"-God not having revealed tt
class unworthy Of place in the
Little Flock, but yet loyal in heart to
God and the principles of righteous
ness Last of all, is the class that go
into the Second Death. the class that
do despite to the Covenant of Grace.
Formerly the Pastor was inclined to
think that this class would be very
small. but of late he realizes that ac
cording to the experiences Of the typi-
cal people the number will be much
larger than he once had thought: for
many Israelites fell in the wilderness
on account of having rejected the tes-
timony of the Lord. and their death
was typical.
No one Is on trial for life, the Pas
tor declared, except those who have
gotten free from the sentence of
death. No one has standing
with God except those who have turn
ed from sin and have presented their
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.
after our Lord has ac-
cepted them, He counts them as His
flesh: and then the Father also ac-
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
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. ALTHOUGH
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Christ have been coming to Him; and
the flesh of the Church. the consecrat-
ed ones, has been counted as the flesh
If Jesus This flesh has been suffering
Tor nearly nineteen hundred years
Christ suffering in the flesh.
Thus we see the fulfilment of the
Scripture which declares that the
Church is filing up that which remains
# the affections of Christ "If we suf-
Ter with Him, we shall also reign with
Him" And 1.-THE sufferings of the pres
mt time are not worthy to be COM
Jared with the glory which shall be re- !
yealed" In the Church which is the
Body OF Christ The Prophets of old, |
ays st. Peter, spoke of the sufferings |
Il The Christ and of the glory that
hall follow All who share the suffer
ngs viii also share the coming bless !
ngs-glory. honor and Immortality.
The Three Bodies of Christ.
Then the Pastor pointed out that /
hose who are received of the Lord are
q spirit all one as New Creatures.
there is one Body of Christ in the flesh
I the Church. Then there is the other!