1885 Watch Tower - A2Z.org
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one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the Man ChristJesus, who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in duetime." (1 Tim. 2:3-6.) And when "the little flock" shall have beenglorified, that due time shall have arrived, and not till then.This salvation is universal, and "GodR779 : page 5will have" it, no matter who may oppose; for "He works all thingsafter the counsels of his own will.""But we see Jesus who was made a little lower than the angels forthe suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by thegrace of God should taste death for every man." Heb. 2:9. Tastedeath for what? That man might not die? No! That was God'sinexorable arrangement--the condemnation was just andunalterable. Man, therefore, must die; but thank God! a Ransomwas prepared to take him out of this death. "As by Adam all die,even so by Christ shall all be made alive!""Forasmuch, then, as the children are partakers of flesh and blood,he also himself took part of the same; that through death he mightdestroy him that had power of death, that is, the devil." Heb. 2:14."For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust."1 Pet. 3:18. "Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin ofthe world." John 1:29. That is, Jesus as the sacrifice for the sin ofthe world, released all from that condemnation and opened the wayfor restoring all to perfection--thus removing sin and its penalty--death.With these and other Scriptures of like import, which I cannot quotehere, it is unchangeably fixed and unalterably true, that all menshall be restored to the Adamic life through the Ransom. And as allsinned and died in or by Adam, so God being just, after the ransomwas paid, the Redeemer controls all and may restore all to Adamiclife and perfection; and then put them upon trial for themselves, notAdam for them; they will live for, or in, their own obedience; or diefor their own sins.2. To accomplish this, He is the Saviour of a very few--a "littleflock.""Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to giveyou the kingdom." If to "the little flock" he gives the kingdom,makes them rulers with him in the kingdom, and "partakers of theDivine nature," this is a special salvation he does not give to all."Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way that leadeth tolife, and few there be that find it." Matt. 7:14. This life isimmortality, and the relationship corresponds. They were living--justified before, but the strait gate and narrow way led to another--adifferent life. This salvation is only for "the little flock.""For many be called, but few chosen." Matt. 20:16. This does notmake God partial. He was under no kind of obligation to make any
of the race immortal rulers. But this is a striking glory conferredupon the "little flock"; those that "suffer with Christ that they mayreign with him." It is an election by grace for kingship andpriesthood in the kingdom. This salvation is only for "the littleflock," for the Bride of Christ, for members of his Body; and herethere can be only so many. Christ's Body is not to be a monstrosity,but perfect and complete. And though "many" may run for thishonor, it is only the "few," the approved, who shall be crowned.Paul therefore urges these "to so run," that ye may receive thecrown, lest, if we do not so run, others shall receive our crown!Now in this day many have lost sight of this great truth. We are notgenerally taught that if we do not die to the world, consecrate, be "apeculiar people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, zealous of goodworks," we shall lose the crown, or be excluded from "the marriagesupper of the Lamb."Now it is popular, honorable, and leads to wealth and fame tobelong to some so-called orthodox church, but in Paul's day, itmeant the loss of caste, of riches and honor, and even life itself tobe a member of the true Church. Pure Christianity is unchanged;now, as then, "they that live godly in Christ Jesus shall sufferpersecution." And, if we are not partakers of this persecution, ofthis dishonor, we "are bastards and not sons." That is, many claimto be children of God, to belong to "the little flock," to theconsecrating ones, whereas they only have "a name to live whilethey are dead" to this life of toil and labor and entire obedience toGod!Now, as in Paul's day, true believers must continue to "fill up thatwhich is behind of the afflictions of Christ in their "flesh for hisbody's sake, which is the Church." The Head consecrated, sufferedand died for the great honor of being King and Priest; and so mustall the members of his Body partake of the sufferings in order to bepartakers of his glory. Every vestige of sin and uncleanness must becovered by the blood of the mercy-seat, the Christian "reckoned"holy by the atonement, or there can be no such acceptablesacrificing, and without the sacrifice no reign with Christ.They must be "killed all the day long, and accounted as sheep forthe slaughter"--"must endure all things for the elect's sake, that theymay obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternalglory."As yet the world is not fully ready for restitution to Adamic life andperfection, as the Body of Christ is not yet complete. But so soon asthe last member shall have finished his sacrifice, so soon shall thefull work of restitution begin.3. And, in the work of this salvation, he is the Saviour of a greatcrowd. It could not be otherwise. If the gospel call to the "many" isnot compulsory to an entire consecration, then many who start andare honest will not obtain the prize; and these, though losing thecrown, may be "saved in the day of Christ."
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of the race immortal rulers. But this is a striking glory conferredupon the "little flock"; those that "suffer with Christ that they mayreign with him." It is an election by grace for kingship andpriesthood in the kingdom. This salvation is only for "the littleflock," for the Bride of Christ, for members of his Body; and herethere can be only so many. Christ's Body is not to be a monstrosity,but perfect and complete. And though "many" may run for thishonor, it is only the "few," the approved, who shall be crowned.Paul therefore urges these "to so run," that ye may receive thecrown, lest, if we do not so run, others shall receive our crown!Now in this day many have lost sight of this great truth. We are notgenerally taught that if we do not die to the world, consecrate, be "apeculiar people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, zealous of goodworks," we shall lose the crown, or be excluded from "the marriagesupper of the Lamb."Now it is popular, honorable, and leads to wealth and fame tobelong to some so-called orthodox church, but in Paul's day, itmeant the loss of caste, of riches and honor, and even life itself tobe a member of the true Church. Pure Christianity is unchanged;now, as then, "they that live godly in Christ Jesus shall sufferpersecution." And, if we are not partakers of this persecution, ofthis dishonor, we "are bastards and not sons." That is, many claimto be children of God, to belong to "the little flock," to theconsecrating ones, whereas they only have "a name to live whilethey are dead" to this life of toil and labor and entire obedience toGod!Now, as in Paul's day, true believers must continue to "fill up thatwhich is behind of the afflictions of Christ in their "flesh for hisbody's sake, which is the Church." The Head consecrated, sufferedand died for the great honor of being King and Priest; and so mustall the members of his Body partake of the sufferings in order to bepartakers of his glory. Every vestige of sin and uncleanness must becovered by the blood of the mercy-seat, the Christian "reckoned"holy by the atonement, or there can be no such acceptablesacrificing, and without the sacrifice no reign with Christ.They must be "killed all the day long, and accounted as sheep forthe slaughter"--"must endure all things for the elect's sake, that theymay obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternalglory."As yet the world is not fully ready for restitution to Adamic life andperfection, as the Body of Christ is not yet complete. But so soon asthe last member shall have finished his sacrifice, so soon shall thefull work of restitution begin.3. And, in the work of this salvation, he is the Saviour of a greatcrowd. It could not be otherwise. If the gospel call to the "many" isnot compulsory to an entire consecration, then many who start andare honest will not obtain the prize; and these, though losing thecrown, may be "saved in the day of Christ."
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