The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-15

thrN are laying up treasure IN HN0N-
en--a future reward.
Christsau stew srdship ssd Cisissushtp
This does not signify that they
must live from hand to mouth. nor
that. N they have possessions, they
others on tho contrary. they ara To
seek IN all things 10 have the mind OF
the Lord.--,o do Uod's will. Gods
mind 10 sound mind and these
CHRISTIANS In seeking 10 DO Gods
will. are said to have "th~ spirit OF
sound MIND This dictates that they
should live wisely. economically IN
ali ufes affairs
Everything that comes 90 these
I Christians. or that they posses. BY
nature. ~ considered a thing % God.
because In becoming Christs follow
ers they made q fun conservation Of
their wiiis--their ati--to God. H~nce
from that moment forward they are
stewards ~ their time, their talent.
their influence. their property. their
all According TO their use % this
slewa rdship VIII he the Masters com,
mcndation Of them. as represented In
tho parable Whether many talents
are possessed or few. tho commen6s
tton IL 70 thos. VINO have been faith
fui In their use. not for seit-aggrsn-
dixcment or show or worldly sc-
cumuiatiOus OF treasure. but for as.
sisting others and themselves 20
know and 10 do the Divine Will
Christians ar. 70 lend. hoping for
nothing In return" and not. az the
world. merely be willing 20 do good
and lend TO thos. who would DO a.
much or more In return. Christians
are thus TO Illustrate tho fact that
they have been begotten OF God. that
they have His Holy spirit and dispo-
sl,ion. ana that IL 10 shining out more
and moro in word and conduct as
they grow In character likeness TO
the Lord Jesus
Christians are not TO go 10 war
Their Tight 10 not with carnsi wsa-
pons. but with the sword % the
spirit. which IL the Word % God" --
the most powerful weapon known.
This does not signify that they may
not put bolts upon their doors 20 pre-
vent robbery. nor that they may not
call for police protection. for THIS
they pay Tor In taxation. and are en-
titled 10. according 20 the laws Of
the world. They may not claim Of
their own nation anything more than
an alien might claim Indeed. Chris
tiauH are styled aliens. strangers. 40
far IA the present government OF the
world 10 concerned. tn air citizen
ship. according TO III. Bible. 10 the
Heavenly one. into which they will
fully enter when they shall have
shared the Chief Resurrection.
No Chust,ss >ssio.s
Tn. Billie knows nothing % Chris
tisn nations or OF Christian world.
The Bibis puts IN. Christian as sep
arate AMI distinct from IN. world
and from all nations. Christians are
= people BY themselves. In the same
sense that the Jews are. We are
a Royal Priesthood. a holy nation. n
80 L. nj. fg.r m
pose ~ Peter 80 The term
Christian nations comes from n
serious doctrinal error which crept
into the Church ab0hf 500 4. H. At
that tins pope Leo III. began 10 rec.
oxntze as Christian nations ali ~
lions witch recognized his POntifl-
cate. THE custom IL stiii In vogue
amongst both Prot.stants and Cath
olics: but Is wholly wrong
A Christian conscripted 20 the
army or the navy would be sub i~ct
to the powers that be" and. obeytng
the Masters words. would go. a. "a
Matthew s.st: whatsoever sins n com
) pei thee. go" The Christian compelled
10 enter the army or the navy might
properly request service as non
combatant In the gusrtermaster's
Department or In the Hospital De-
partment. but ~ required 20 XIII. hs
IL 10 obey God rather tbBu man. and
not Kill He may comply with hts
orders 70 the extent Of going into
the trenches and being shot At. but
no furthe~.
Il ~ urged that such = view Of
Christianity would wreck our pres
ent civilization We repiy that moth
ing In the Bible implies that our
civilization is Christian or that tho
Lord ever expected II TO be Christian.
Gods time for saving the world from
SIN and weakness has not Yet come
The present IL merely the time for
calling, finding, testing and deliver
Ing the Elect These. when glorified.
Will constitute Messiah's Kingdom
and with Him will be empowered
fully with spiritual control for the
government OF the entire world. Then
will come the time for the sniighten-
msut. uplift and blessing OF the
whole world Of mankind--the non
elect.
What ar. today styled Christian
nations" are IN the Bible STYLED
Kingdoms Of this world" and their
complete disintegration is scrip
tursily outlined as incidental 10 the
estab lishment Of Gods glorious
Kingdom under Messiah. for which
We pray, Thy Kingdom come"
Some may wonder how IL ever
came to pass that ali the people OF
civilized lands are enumerated az
Christia Jews and pro-
fessed infidels. Statistics tell US
that all the Inhabitants Of Italy are
Christians; that more than ninety
nine per cent OF the population Of
Great Britain. France, Germany.
Belgium. etc, are Christians aud
that the total number OF Christians
thus reckoned Ia nearly five hundred
millions. Surely IL IL time that in
tellissnt people realized that some
great mistake has been made ana
that more than ninety-nine per cent
Of these Christians make no pretense
Of being followers OF Jesus
Here and there. obscurod 10 the
world. haze been true followers Of
the Lord Jesus Christ IN every de-
nomination. They have been out OF
accord generally with ths great lead
ers. The world does not yet appre-
ciste that the Church Of Christ H..
composed exclusively OF those who
have made - covenant with the Lord
through faith In the precious blood,
who have been beRotten OF the Holy
Spirit and who are seeklng 10 walk
iu the footsteps Of Jesus
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