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R750 : page 2the race. When I first read your paper, however, and afterwards"Food for Thinking Christians," I became greatly encouraged andhad reason to believe that I might yet have a chance of reaching theclass of them enjoying perfect human nature. This is the point,therefore, that I am not clear about from reading in the TOWER.What I wish to ask is, Does "Food for Thinking Christians" teachthat persons in my condition have yet an opportunity of beingbrought back into closer fellowship with the Lord, and finallypartake of the divine nature and become spiritual new creatures? Ifso, when will that change take place? And how shall one knowwhether he belongs to this class [the spiritual] or will only be ableto attain to the "perfect human nature"? You will confer a greatfavor upon me by answering these questions.Yours truly,__________.IN REPLY.DEAR BROTHER: We are glad to know that the truth in yourcase has been doing its quickening work. In answer to yourquestion I would say that I judge you to be eligible to the highcalling--"the divine nature"; but you can very soon decide thatmatter for yourself. If you ever gave yourself entirely andunreservedly to the Lord, you may be sure on the strength of thepromise, "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out"--youwere accepted of him. And those new desires after and appreciationof heavenly things are an evidence of your adoption and sealing.Though you became discouraged, and therefore grew cold in yourlove and service, because of your ignorance of our Lord's bountyand kind consideration for our frailties since covered with ourRedeemer's righteousness, He has now sent you such a thrillingmessage of his wondrous grace as to quicken you into new life, andto remind you of your covenant and of the necessity of fulfilling it,and thus making your calling and election sure.If you never so consecrated, of course it is your privilege to rise tohuman perfection; but I think from what you say, the former is yourcase.I should add, that while it is possible for those who haveconsecrated, to so run as to obtain the great prize; it is of coursepossible to come short of it, "Let us therefore fear," and so run withcare.Nebraska, April 8th, 1885.EDITOR.DEAR BRO. RUSSELL: I come to you a new reader of theTOWER. I am not of those who have come out of "Babylon" ashave not been "defiled" in that way. The Lord took me out from theworld as "a brand from the burning," and has been training me in