River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-28
death In flesh. but quickened In spirit
made alive a spirit being.
Why Jesus Assembled on Hioh,

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Why Jesus Assembled on Hiah.
Our Lords ascension, the Pastor af-
irmed, was another step in the Divine
Plan for the salvation of the world.
1t was necessary, as st. Paul declared.
that Jesus should appear in the pres
ence of God and make presentation of
His blood, the merit of His sacrifice,
the value of His sacrifcial death. that
the Church might be justified through
His merit, and that the Father might
give the Church the benefit of the
cleansing which III Lord had accom-
plished for that class. Many have not
noticed that the Scriptures limit our
Lords work during the Gospel Age to
the Church class which is being select
ed. or elected, from amongst mankind.
By faith this class are r~econciled to
God through the blood of Christ. These
have an Advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the Righteous, and may
draw near to God with good courage,
having their hearts sprinkled from any
consciousness of evil.
The Pastor then showed that after
Jesus had assembled on High He was
the Spiritual Seed Of Abraham. who is
to bless all the families of the earth.
Primarily, He became the Seed of
Abraham at Jordan, when He received
the amounting and to a certain extent
began the work of blessing. But when
He had risen from the dead and had
assembled to the Father He was the
Perfected One, the complete Seed, so
far as He Himself was concerned.
The speaker went on to demonstrate
from Scripture, however, that from the
beginning God had purposed, not only
that Jesus should be the great Savior
and Blesser of the world, but that He
should have a company of associates,
who are to be sharers with Him in the
great work Of human uplift. These are
the Gospel Church, and are to be given
glory, honor and immortality in the
First Resurrection. Thus they also will
become members Of Abraham's Spirit
ual Seed and share with Christ in His
Millennial Kingdom. The speaker re-
peatedly quoted from Galatians 3,
which he claimed makes the matter
very clear.
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Primarily, the Seed Of Abraham, as
God meant it, was the Spiritual Seed
Christ and the Church on the Divine
plane. But there is another Seed of
Abraham, according to the fesh-the
Jews. These also will have a part in
the work of blessing. This fact, the
Pastor declared, is set forth in Genesis
22:16-1S, where God told Abraham that
his seed would be as the stars of heaven
and as the sand Of the Seashore.
The Pastor then explained how some
from both Jews and Gentiles have con
stituted this Spiritual Seed of Abra-
ham. He showed that Jesus, the per
feet Man, gave Himself a Sacrifice,
laying down His earthly rights; and
that God begot Him to a higher nature.
Being perfect, He needed no n to
make good for Him. But with the
Church it is different. Every member
must come to Him as the Sin-offering.
the One who would cover their blem-
ishes and imperfections, and represent
them as their Advocate. The early
Church were in the main Of Jewish
origin. These had found that they
could not get everlasting life by keep
ing the Law. Therefore, as st. Paul
declared, they must become dead to
It and accept Christ as their Sin-offer-
ing, and c%onsecrate themselves, that
through His merit they might become
members of the Amounted.
The Gentiles never were under the
Law Covenant, and therefore they
came into Christ merely by the sur
render of earthly things-presenting
themselves living sacrifices, as did the
Jews. In return for this complete con-
secration, those who thus present
themselves by faith-whether Jew or
Gentle are begOtten of the Holy
Spirit to Heavenly hopes, aims and am
billions. Those who continue faithful
to their covenant of sacrifice until
death will receive a place in that Body
of Christ, which is the Church in glory.
These walk by faith and not by sight.
They develop the spirit Of loyalty and
obedience-loyalty to God, to righteous
ness and the brethren, and obedience
to God and the Golden Rule. OF this
Christ company Jesus was the Head,
the Apostles were the first members
of the Body, and the faithful in Christ
Jesus throughout the Gospel Age are
members in particular.
The Natural Seed of Abraham.
The Pastor next discussed the de-
scendants Of Abraham through Isaac
the Jews. Briefly reviewing the his
tory of that remarkable people, the
speaker showed how God had blessed
them in the past. Their trying expert
ences in Egypt, their journey through
the wilderness en- route to Canaan, and
the signs and wonders which accom-
panied them, taught the people valu-
able lessons and strengthened their
faith. For centuries they dwelt in the
Promised Land under Gods special
care, sometimes chastised and some
times blessed. But they never got the