The Watchtower Society and John and Morton Edgar - A2Z.org

-4#itis to know that the world is to be judged-- by the meek and gentle Jesus! The .followers 01&~lirist are to be associated 64th Him in this gloriouswork, as we read : " Do ye not know that thesaints shall judge the world ?"-1 Corinthians VI.,2. ?'hat is the reason why the followers of Chri$tmust develop the graces of the$pirit.Those who claim. that faith without works issufficient, are shutting their eyes to the filain statementsof the Scriptures, that faith without worksis dead. In 1 Corinthians XIII., 1-8, it is solemnly "-declared that we may have all knowledge and suchgreai.f;litl~ that we could move mountains, and yet,if we have not love, it profits us nothing. Noone ndl be a joint-heir with Christ unless by thehelp of God he builds oil the foundahn of faithand knowledge the sup?rstructure of love. Before _.we call be entrusted with the work of judging theworld with Clrrist, we must prove that " love " is .the great motive power of all our words and actions.Not: that God expects of us perfection in the flesh,but me must grow in grace and in the knowledgeof our Lord Jesus Christ, " and become conformedto his image " to the best of our ability.If we do this, trusting in the blood of Christ, weshall be accepted, not because of our own merit,-butbecause of the merit of Christ. As Paul says : " weare accepted in the Beloved "- Ephe~ians I.,Those who are faithful unto death wlll hear theLord say to them : " We11 done, thou good andfaithful servant : thou hast been faithful over afew things, I will make thee ruler over manr tl~ings.Enter thou into -the joy bf thy Lord "-31atthewxxv 21.1~~"all know that 'very few take up their cross40