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

of the Holy Spirit, they do not really
hear Him who speaks from Heaven.
Those who are begotten of the Holy
Spirit get new understanding, new
hearing, new ears as it were, and new
eyes. AS New Creatures they see, hear
and understand differently from what
they formerly did. AS St Paul says.
1.-The natural man receiyeth not tho
things of the Spirit Of God; for they
are fooishness 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 little bless
ing. But if. when he has progressed
to the place where he sees consecra,
ton clearly. he should turn back, it is
a 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. If 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 purifica-
ton of the flesh. and then had halted.
he could not have seen the beauties of
the Tabernacle. Even If he had come
up to the very door of the Tabernacle,
If he should then stop, all his previous
progress would count for nothing.
So, If one should seek to put away
the filth of the fiesh--to live as moral
n life as possible, to become cleaner
and cleaner in his daily conduct-un
less he present himself in conservation
to God, his morality is of no avail in
the matter of bringing him into cove
nant-relationship with God Only by
faith in the blood of Christ can he ap
broach the Mercy Seat. There is none
other name given under heaven
amongst men whereby we must be
saved"
Any one who gets glimpse into the
future-when the Millennial Reign of
Christ and His Church shall have be
gun-and who hears of the goodness Of
God, but is not melted by his own i'm
projections and his need Of a Savior,
will, the Pastor believes, be much dis
advantaged. Whoever hears the voice
Of God speaking peace through the
Lord Jesus Christ should press on to
know the Lord. If even little glimpse
Of the coming Restitution, when the
whole earth will become like the Gar
den of Eden and when all men will
have the privilege of coming to perfec-
ton, does not appeal to one, that one
is not In very favorable condition of
mind Whoever does not love the God
who has made so loving provision for
mankind is not in a favorable condi-
ton for further knowledge
The Pastor clearly pointed out that
those who have never heard of the
goodness of God have very little re-
sponsibility in proportion to those who
do hear. The heather millions who
have not heard of God could not pre-
sent their bodies in sacrifice. Our Lord
declared that those who knew not
would be beaten with few stripes IN
comparison with those who did know
Whoever therefore has heard, and who
knows the will of God and the differ
ence between right and wrong has a
responsibility, and will receive stripes
for disobedience, even if he does not
now come into full test or trial for
life eternal
1.-THE Cup of Salvation"
The proper attitude of heart, the Pas
tor declared, is that of appreciation of
Gods mercies. AS the Psalmist has
said, What shall / render unto the
Lord for all His benefits toward me?
| will take the cup of salvation and
call upon the name of the Lord" Who
ever hears of Gods loving provision
for the salvation of mankind should
feel like removing from his heart ev-
erything that would hinder the love
Of God from flowing In freely and
bringing forth the fruitage of love. de-
votion and appreciation. To those who
especially love God and desire to know
His will He has offered a cup, which
represents His providences for that
special class. Jesus Himself drank
that cup, and set us an example
The Pastor then discussed the sub
ject of conservation, and showed how
reasonable 1t is for one who has come
to knowledge of the goodness of
God to offer himself to the Lord. He
declared that whoever carefully con
sidered the matter would realize that
all one has to offer is far too small
But God says to such. know that YOU
have practically nothing to give; but
you must give all that you have-be
it much or little. In comparison with
what Jesus gave, you have nothing
for what you have is imperfect and
sinful. whereas His offering was holy
and indebted But He viii impute His
merit to your offering, and thus make
it acceptable.
In the typical Tabernacle and its
sacrifices, the Pastor declared. this
matter of conservation is represented
by the offering of the two goats on the
Day of Atonement. The goat repre-
sents the flesh of the one offering him.
self in conservation. Conservation Is
the tying of the goat at the door OF
the antitypical Tabernacle. Then the
High Priest kills the antitypical Lords
goat. Henceforth the New Creature
begotten of the Holy Spirit Mt the mo.
ment when the sacrifice was accepted
is represented in the Body of the High
Priest
Then, as members of the Body OF
the antityplcal High Priest, the con
secrated and spirit-begotten ones are
privileged to enter the antitypical Tab
ernacle, the spirit-begotten condition.
There they may have fellowship with
God as they partake of the antitypical
Bread Of Presence, and as they walk
by the light of the antitypicaI Golden
Candlestick, which gives them light re.
specting the deep things of the Word
Of God. The things in the typical
Tabernacle We're hidden from the sun
they were dark as respects outside
light, but they had the interior light.
Those in the antitypical Tabernacle
condition have also blessed association
with the Incense Altar; not that They
have anything, perhaps, TO do with of
fering the Incense. for that which was
offered by the great High Priest Of
their Order was sufficient for all the
members of His Body and makes them
q onoy,%a hla N, tho Most IIalv