1889 Watch Tower - A2Z.org

====================R1115 : page 3"TILL HE COME."Some who have read DAWN VOL. II. attentively, are inquiringwhether the Apostle's statement concerning the Lord's Supper,that it shows forth the Lord's death till he come (1 Cor. 11:26),should not be understood to limit its observance and to make itno longer proper. We answer, No; it will be proper to celebrateour Lord's death and our consecration, to be dead with him,down to the time when we shall complete our sacrifice byactually dying, and until we partake of the new wine (joys) ofthe kingdom with our Lord.The expression "till he come," does not indicate thediscontinuance of the observance after the Lord's arrival, untilhe shall have fully gathered his jewels. A similar expression isfound in James 5:7 --"Be patient, brethren, unto the coming ofthe Lord." No one certainly wouldpage 3understand the apostle to mean that the brethren should losetheir patience at the time of the Lord's coming. Rather they willneed still more patience, as they will the more appreciate theMemorial Supper, in the parousia [presence] of the Son of man,until the course of the church is finished.====================R1115 : page 3BLAMELESS, NOT FAULTLESS.No Christian is or can be faultless before the Lord. Blameless,all may and ought to be. The child that does its needleworkfaithfully is commended, though not a stitch is perfect. The childR1115 : page 4is blameless, but the work is not faultless. The Christian wholives up to his light and ability is blameless, but in God's sightfaulty. He is not always conscious of his defects, his eyes are notas sharp as God's; his best efforts are like the needlework of thelittle girl, well done for her, but so defective in fact that everystitch must be removed and done again by a more skillful andexperienced hand. Saints sometimes judge themselves perfectbecause they are not conscious of sin. They may be innocent,but surely not perfect. With more light and culture they woulddiscern defects. Others of more experience observe them now,but they see them not, because not sufficiently educated oradvanced in wisdom. Jesus keeps his trusting sheep blameless,and step by step leads them up to higher culture, richer wisdom,