The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-10-30

the Church it might be well for us
TO state what is the church and what
class of persons constitute the
church. The worl church means a
called out class from among the
people of the wOrld-1St Peter 2:9.
The Church is called out for the
purpose of being drilled, polished
and qualified for judges dnling the
Millennium of Judgment Day-1st
Cor. G:2-3.
Before any one can become a
member of this church or called out
class be must be Baptized into
Christ's death; that is to say, one
must surrender to the Lord his will
and all his earthly hopes, things and
ambitions; yes, even life itself if he
expects TO live with the Lord-Ro-
mans 6:3-5-S.
A mistaken idea has losg prevailed
concerning the mission of, the
Church. 1T is believed by many
that the Church should engage in all
social, moral, religious and political
reform movements, but such an idea
is absolutely wrong and contrary to
scripture. The Church is class
called out for the purpose of being
fitted and qualified for Judges and
teachers during the MiIcnnium
While the church should and does
greatly sympathize with the poorI
world in its efforts to reform its con
oluohS' She is 10 spend an OF her
time in preparing and making her
self ready for this all-porlant po-
he ohIo tn ro,,,o,o1ii,, MI, rocn,,,,, 3t % %thn
world. To illustrate tbe ihoupht
suppose a certain person was select
ed and called ont to be trained as a
teacher of a very high position.
You can readily see that while such
persons would be in sympathy with
any Rood move IN the way OF help-
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Now these man made systems of
Churches REGARDLESS TO the name;
5v which they are called The
peoDle of the world have been
taught by thousands of false preach
crs that any band of pcrsonsC who
ucel toeethcr. eingina and prayina.
collect money. nav Drpacher and
briId church housed. is a church
but such thought il absolutely
wrong for the reason that no one
cen become a member of the
Church that God recognizes unless
Ia fully consecrates himself and a.
,,pps to do the will of God oven
INTO death The masses of The
DcoDlp have moi only heen mis-
iaught rs to what constitutes the
Church but they have also been
viSled rs to what is the Chhrch'S
mission during this GosDcl Age. If
has been Sounder from tbe bouse-
toDs hiring the LATTER nart of this
Cnspel Age. bv thousands of min
headed. ignorant and unfaithful
PREACHERS. that the nrincipal miss
ion of the church 10 20 Summing
fer sinners. Joining social. moral.
religious and political societies and
seek to reform the world along
those lines. The people are also
made ia understand that no one
could be a genuine Christian unless
he was Interested in some resnct
with some of these reform move
ments. But such is n false idea of
the Church's mission. While the
Church admires in MANY respects
and sympathizes with tho.e en-
gagged in reform work. she, the
Church realizes that ali the en-
deavors of man TO reform the world
will end in absolute failure and
that whatever good is accomplished
is but Temporary at be t. The
Church fully understands that the
world will never be truly reformed
until all her members have finished
their testings here below and passed