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justified, or like the Apostle begotten to the divine nature. Theearthly and the heavenly when complete and perfect will be all onefamily, as there is one God and Father of all.Then as though anticipating an objection from these brethren, thatthey were unworthy to be sacrifices since all sacrifices must be pureand holy else they could not be acceptable to God, the Apostleanswers this objection by reminding them of their justification andreckoned purity on account of Jesus' sacrifice, and assures them thatbeing thus justified their sacrifices would be "holy" and "acceptableto God" as well as a "reasonable service" for them.This "service" of "sacrifice" after having been justified from sin anddeath by Jesus' ransom alone, is the condition upon which any shallbe "accounted worthy" of the heavenly prize, the great salvation.Only upon the condition of sacrificing WITH the Master, sharing inand filling up that sacrifice for the world, are any promised a part inthat "little flock" which shall share Jesus' resurrection [the samesort] because they share his sacrifice.This is the salvation which can only be obtained by sacrifice--by"working out YOUR own salvation" and the dissimilarity of this,from the salvation which no man can work out for himself, butwhich was purchased by the precious blood of Jesus, and whichmust be accepted by all as the free gift of God through Jesus Christour Lord, should be apparent to all critical readers. And when thisdistinction is recognized all those Scriptures which before seemedcontradictory on the subject of salvation by faith and salvation byworks, become beautifully harmonious and clear.But, some may inquire: Do you then claim and teach that those whogain heaven and become members of the little flock and share indivine nature and honors will gain them by their own workssimply? that they will merit such high honors? Ah no! Do notmisunderstand us thus.Grace first contrived the wayTo save rebellious man,In every step 'tis still displayedThroughout God's wondrous plan."The recovery of man from sin and death was God's favor throughthe sacrifice of his Son. Restitution to his "former estate" was notmerited, hence was the manifestation of God's grace or favor. Sothe offering to some of the redeemed race of the infinite "prize" inexchange for the human rights and privileges which he himself hadjust presented to us freely through Jesus, is but a furthermanifestation of the grace of God. We do not by any works orsacrifices merit an exaltation to the divine nature and glory--"farabove angels and principalities and powers" as joint heirs withJesus. And not only so, but we never could have dreamed of suchan offer being made us! It is simply astounding to us; to many this"EXCEEDING
R742 : page 4RICHES OF HIS grace in his loving kindness toward us INCHRIST JESUS," is wholly inconceivable, and unbelieved. Butthose who believe the offer and give their little all, [justified-- savedthrough Christ] in exchange for a prize so great, can only say:--God moves in a mysterious wayHis wonders to perform.* * *Deep in unfathomable minesOf never failing skill,He treasures up his bright designs,And works His sovereign will."This "great salvation" is to be to all eternity the great monument ofGod's grace by which all his creatures angelic as well as human,shall have indubitable proof that God's grace is boundless, and hislove and wisdom and power by which he is able to cause all thingsto work together for good to those who love and serve him areunfathomable.====================R742 : page 4THE FAVOR OF GOD.Let the conditions of the present Gospel Age, the besetments ofSatan now permitted, the obstacles which now hinder faith, and thesacrifices which are now demanded of all who would now beovercomers as shown in the article-- "Think it not strange" (See lastissue) be CONTRASTED with the favorable opportunities of theincoming Millennium, when the obstacles to faith shall be quiteremoved, when all shall know the Lord, from the least to thegreatest; when Satan's power shall be restrained, and when therequirements of God will be no longer the sacrifice of things rightand lawful, but merely the rejection of evil, with full liberty to useand enjoy every blessing and privilege, then freely supplied to all.In view of the contrast some would exclaim: "How favorable a timethe Millennial Age will be! How I wish that I could have lived theninstead of now! Why will that age be so much more gracious orfavorable than the Gospel Age, if God is no respecter of personsand loves us, as much as them?"Well, such is a very natural mistake. The fact is, however, that theGospel Age is the one of special FAVOR. The greatest andgrandest favor that ever has or ever will be offered to any of God'screatures is held forth during this Gospel Age, and closes with itsclose. While the advantages and opportunities of the next age aremost favorable, the prize then obtainable is proportionately lessvaluable, though the prize offered for obedience during theMillennial Age will be great and grand also: It will be glorious
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yourselves with the whole armor of
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number of your paper; also for the
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We have to report that the totaldon
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He was Lord when He gavehimself a r
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editor, we should suppose that they
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"name above every name"--Lord ofall
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depravity--a liability to sin--an i
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the kingdom of God is in the midst
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of man.The setting of the abominati
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he will not be a man limited to pla
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Unabridged Dictionary Explanatoryan
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central thought is the Ransom. It h
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sign of summer nigh, so likewise, w
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lessings to the spiritual. To every
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trial coming upon earth (Rev. 3:10)
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quite common.That the movement is o
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Isa. 26:9.This text has very freque
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Jesus, "the Anointed one, did not g
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then may those have, who have fled
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the Father and Son are two, and not
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"my Father is greater thanall" (Joh
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no interest except as matters of je
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the rule in interpreting types and
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so formed as to have naturally both
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consummation--to the great jubilee
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shows the blessedness of that resto
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every one for his gain. Isaiah 56:1
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We further add to this the testimon
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...and have need of nothing" (i.e.,
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the world per year, which would, we
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harmony with the sense of thepassag
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gave for the life of the world. If
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true, it simply proves that the pub
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"A WISE man ought to hope for thebe
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postage stamps, as we can make no u
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their present Prince has ever provi
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Tower," "Food for Thinking Christia
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entirely unaware of it (Prov. 5:21)
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"shall shine as the brightness of t
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which God considers necessary to a
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they were redeemed by his precious
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Secondly, Satan so far as we are in
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Paul says that God--In the ages to
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the New Testament repeatedly. Hence
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to-day think of it--as "the angel G
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ecome joint-heirs with Him. Like Je
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had intimacy with a spirit to inqui
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Now for another view. Election is t
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wait in the unconsciousness of deat
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consequently, not many are now able
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Israel's battles anciently without
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narrow is the way." You remember he
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Yours in the Lord.__________.Spring
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equally subserved. But shall we who
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his commandments are not grievous"
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this light how forcible his argumen
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divine glory)--is it a marvel that
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the prolonged and bitter fight of f
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The great work of Christ during thi
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Jesus ransomed no one from the seco
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flourish and "evil doers shall be c
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the world's children, is to violate
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systems contain members of the true
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came upon the entire race through A
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then I endeavored to find a set of
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The year of Jubilee is come;Return,
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-"the door" to the "Holy" and "the
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work of sacrifice (the Priests) had
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The wilderness journey represents t
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typical of qualities and powers of
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The Breastplate of Judgment was pla
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oil" has run down "even to the skir
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wafer was mingled with honey, and r
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nations and languages; "Lord of all
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saints. The robe of linen was an ea
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Priests and Levites), and the goat,
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a willing sacrifice, like that of t
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instrumental in bringing the troubl
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obtaining of the glory of our Lord
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have seen, represented the world. I
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propitiate. This was the "judgment.
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proper place for such, as we have a
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unto us who through consecration ha
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presence that we may live beyond th
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that said: The wages of sin is deat
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All these start on the same narrow
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measure of the afflictions of Chris
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May it not be with you as it has be
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This paper will be sent free to any
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apacious and grasping who exalted t
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message to every faithful member th
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DEAR SIR AND BROTHER IN CHRIST. --I
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ut I find it hard to convince them.
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life and rights of Adam Rom. 5:17-1
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appropriate little nutriment from t
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of a woman partook of the woman's n
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Has this condition already been rea
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will be "the Saviour of all" from t
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of the race immortal rulers. But th
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sun over a restored earth. The rest
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though "the smoke" or remembrance o
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y an arrow from Death's quiver; her
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informed --furnished unto every goo
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subsist as the pillar and ground of
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"I walked," but I do emphasize deci
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of the destroyer, and all the more
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sake we are killed all the day long
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we would give the truth. "Ho, every
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much fruit from our own individual
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gladly bearing reproach, and dishon
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have been the smallest; and during
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alarmed and are holding meetings to
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ONE MEDIATOR.There is "one mediator
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itterness and wrath and anger... be
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How clearly the Scriptures guard us
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cancel the penalty of the violated
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lood," by "better sacrifices" than
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Virgin Mary, say they, would not ta
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eceive the message of redemption an
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since heard and accepted have had t
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As our Redeemer he bought us. His s
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truly while all were under "the cur
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the re-engrafting of the original b
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would have been the same (i.e. perf
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Christ our Lord. (2 Cor. 4:6.) Pulp
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"Who would write a bulky treatise a
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Scripture, which from their astound
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It is small, but it is empty,And th
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Christ? It implies first that our W
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the blind and impotent in Judea, an
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manner. The earnestness of the serv
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therefore never consciously rejecte
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distinctly states that men who have
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will be estimated both by God and m
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to give a "Gospel address" on Sunda
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denunciation is uttered in Matt. 21
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under favor, yet it is our privileg
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held that the wicked would be cut o
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me to think of restoring, and in do
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the wrongs done. In your case you m
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Jesus fulfilled its requirements an
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unto God," workmen needing not to b
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He saw that he could no longer spri
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has had to be done by letter so far
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How then doth David in spirit [i.e.
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sit thou, etc." It is well that we
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annihilated --as to need another Fa
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according to his own purpose and gr
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unto them, is found only in one sec
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to death. Abraham, the recipient of
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unite with Catholics, or try to, it
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never be built in to the glorious s
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that Jesus declared, Few there be t
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and war, and blood-shed, and tumult
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destructive trouble is represented
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dilemma of painful doubt and indeci
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y the ransom. This liberty will be
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