The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-09-18

Gods method OF
se,ecliny the Church of Christ. us out
lined In Scripture. For nenrly nine
teen centuries God has been gathering
little flock" out of all nations ana
denominations. With the close Of this
Age these faithful ones shall be made
like their Lord on the spirit plane. and
with Him shall be given great power
for the purpose of bringing mankind
back to human perfection. Not by
pushing. not by thunderings or impre-
cations. but by the magnet OF dis
Word. passing throughout the world.
God has drawn TO Himself the class
He seeks These not only make COW
enant with Him. but keep 1t. If they
have fieshly weaknesses which they
cannot overcome. He makes provision
for these. He is looking ut the heart.
tile New Creature.
Eating the Flesh Of the Son of Man.
The Pastor explained in detail our
Lords words. Except We eat the flesh
Of the Son OF Man and drink His blood.
We have no life in you" John G:6SJ
Father Adams life was forfeited be-
cause of his disobedience: and all bis
children thus lost their RICH: to life.
Our Lord gave His flesh. His human
nuture. for Adam and all of his fam
ily. He laid down His flesh In order
that the Adam;c race might have the
right to earthly existence. Jesus new
life is not earthly. not fieshly; He has
spirit body now. Il Peter 3:1S.i
Therefore He has His fieshly life to
give to the world. Never having for
feifed His human life. lie still has the
spirit plane. He will give the merit Of
His human life to Adam and his race
at the end Of the Gospel Age.
There IL difference between laying
life down and giving 1t. Our Lord has
undertaken to give His human nature
for Adams human nature. He laid
down His life az Calvary. but did not
then give IT, One might lay down a
parcel In store. intending to get 1t
Inter and give 1t to one of the clerks.
So eighteen hundred years ago Jesus
laid down His life. He still has the
right to 1t. but will soon give It up for
ever. as the Offset for Father Adam.
Then Divine Justice will turn over
Adam and all His race to our Lord.
who will take His great power and
reign. He will have the right to bless
the world for whom He laid down His
life at Calvary when He gave that
life to Jehovah.
AT the beginning Of the Messianic
Age all accounts on the books of Jus
tice against Adam and his race will
blessing mankind will begin During
that time Jesus will give then His
flesh to eat. the merits of His sacri-
flee. that they may take on all those
perfect human qualities which He laid
down. Throughout the incoming Age
mankind will eat His fesb-appropri-
ate the human blessings which He sac
rificed for them. Those who build
character worthy of everlasting life
will receive that life ut the end Of the
Age. Those who fail to build charac-
ter In harmony with the Divine re-
quirements will he cut of In the Second
Decentralization as unworthy of
everlasting life.
Drinking the Blood of the Son of Man.
To the Church are now given by faith
the blessings which the world will re-
ceive actually by and by. The Church
accept the Divine invitation to leave
the world and become New Creatures
In Christ. begotten TO the spirit nature.
and finally to be born of the Spirit
made like our Lord. But before they
can do this. Jesus merit must be i'm
puted to them. That is. the human
perfection which mankind will actual
~ receive during the Millennium Is i'm
puted. counted. to the Church now by
faith. Thus the Church are by faith
eating the flesh of the Son of Man.
But the Church are to do more than
this. They are To drink His blood
give up their human life. drink Of His
sacrificial cup. participate in His suf-
ferings and His death In order 10 en-
Joy His glory. Whoever becomes a
joint-sacrificer with Jesus gives up all
his rights TO the earthly nature. AS
the Father gave our Lord the higher
life. so He has promised that whoever
win follow In Jesus steps will also re-
ceive the Heavenly life. The agree
ment to drink our lords blood-,o
share In His sufferings and death--is
the slRcial Covenant which brings us
into the family Of God This Is called
tue Covenant b. Sacrifice.