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i a fji \X. 'X s^'-j "W, it & i^ z 2%' fe 1' V' ipe -ft f- fiy v .4 **Y-., i I- v iy, k r, •v U? Sh-{ is&'itjuv as» fr- 3*5.. »f1 ,yy *i'- I?. ,.'-v •Ooo» PEOPLE'S Children through the merit of the He *#eemcr. But even those who have be come children of God, by renouncing •in and exercising faith in Divine for giveness in the merit of Christ, have •till to acknowledge that by nnture they were "children of wrath even ns Others." Although they are saved by grace, only their minds, their hearts, their wills, have yet been saved or fully reconciled to God and harmo nized to the Divine will. Their flesh is •till imperfect, fallen. Hence, in the language of the Psalm ist. it Is appropriate that the Lord's People take knowledge of their own blemishes, imperfections, and that they •eek the Lord's assistance in fighting the good fight against those blemishes «T their flesh. Thank God, this battle 4tf the New Creature, the new mind, the new will, against the fallen flesh •nd its appetites will not last forever tb the faithful, death will be the close •f the conflict. The glorified Redeem er is watching over the interests of his people. He guarantees us in advance that all of our trials, our difficulties, •ball work together for our spiritual Welfare. He guarantees us that when he shall have sufficiently tested our tew minds, our new wills, by the oppo sition of the cravings of the flesh, he *111 forthwith declare our trial ended «declare us victors and heirs of glory, ftonor and immortality with himself, According to the exceeding great and precious promises of his Word. Th* Object of Our Tsating. Z v The question arises. Why should not {he Lord grant to us and to all man kind an easier trial than is ours .' Why ghould there be a fallen disposition to £ght against? Why should It not be gs easy, or more easy, to do right than go do wrong? Why should we not gave flesh which should have a good Craving merely, and not an evil crav ing? CoO Sermon by CHARLES T. RUSSELL, Putor Brooklyn T*bentwil mi* i.ii «ooo Brooklyn, Nor. 7.—Pastor Russell preached today at the Brooklyn Taber nacle from the text above. He said:- Our text prophetically reprt-seiits the ,'Httltudc of mind of God's true people. Those who are aliens and strangers from God would not thus pray. Even ft they were repentant their first pray •r should be In the nature of a con fession of sins and an acknowledg ment of their acceptance of God's ®ercy In the forgiveness of their sins •nd of his accepting them to be his And if we must have an evil Craving, why are we not at least rt fleved of the outward temptations Which excite these evil cravings V- femptatlons from the world about us. Ibcitlug to evil rather than to good lud, according to the Scriptures and Cnir experiences, temptations also from Satan himself, and from the fallen an gels, who continually endeavor to In trude upon us, to incite us to anger, ttallce, hatred, strife and the various Works of the flesh aud the dev 11V These questions are not unreason *£ble, and God acknowledges this when fee shows us that just such favorable .Conditions as these questions suggest Will be provided for the world of man kind daring the Millennium. Satan ftnd the evil angels under his captain cy will be restrained according to the Bible and not be permitted to molest Mankind in evil promptings and sug gestions. We read that Satan shall be bound for a thousand years that he ttiay deceive the people uo more until the thousand yeaas be finished (Rev datlons xx, 2). Relief is also promised from the Injurious conduct of others, lb that we are assured that during the Millennium nothing shall hurt or de stroy throughout God's holy Kingdom. Jto that blessed time every evil deed .Will be restrained that it may not ac complish Injury to another, while even the effort to commit sin will be promptly punished with "stripes:" not ttn immoderate, not an unjust tortur ing for centuries for finite Bins, but. 10 the Scriptures declare, a just recom pense of reward will be given both to the Just and to the unjust. The Scriptures assure us that prompt ness In the punishment for sin, and its ffeasonableness, its righteousness, will fee promptly recognized and quickly bear fruitage throughout the world in peace and order-righteousness. Thus We read, "When Thy judgments are In the earth, the Inhabitants of the world Will learn righteousness" (Isaiah xxvl. 8). The preaching of this reasonable. Itghteous judgment of the future sure ly bears much better fruitage than the preaching of the "dark ages," now for tiinately disappearing—that the wage •f a trifling sin might be either a cen tury of roasting or an eternity of tor gient The exaggeration of the error so great that the human mind in stinctively resists and rejects It. The next query we shall answer Is. 4»* God's ways unequal? And If not, Why should he provide at the present ttme for the trial and testing of the Church under conditions so much more •pvere than those which shall prevail fey and by, during the Millennium? Why must we battle against the Ad versary and his minions as well as •gainst our fallen flesh? Why must WW contend with sinful oppositions In IV neighborhoods and our homes? should not evil In every sense of fMWOri be restrained foe us as well & I v S PULPIT...! SECRET FAULTS—PRE SUMPTUOUS SINS. Who Can Understand His Errors "Cleanse Thou Mr From Secret Faults Keep Back hy Servant Also From Presumptuout Sins Then Shall I Be Upright, and I Shall Be Innocent From the Great Transgrestton (Psalm xix, 12, 13). OOQ« as for the world during the Millennium and our way be made smooth also? The Scriptures answer that Ux' Church class, which God Is now lectlng or electing from the world, & a very special class, for which he li is very glorious designs of joint-heirsliip with the Redeemer In his kingly ami priestly ofllces for the blessing of 1!«• world during the Millennium. Th greatness of the dignity to which th faithful will be exalted makes it rca sonnble that the terms and condition* should be exceedingly difficult in this way. Hence we read that the gate is difficult and the way a narrow one, so that few may find It. These few are the "elect," whose character-superior ity will be fully evidenced to God, to angels and to men to be such ns fully justifies the Lord in granting to them the high reward promised. Were their honors no greater than those the world shall experience, how could God's ways be just and equal in granting them the heavenly nature and Divine glory, while awarding the world of mankind restitution blessing and a worldwide Eden home corresponding to what was lost by Adam and redeemed for the willing and obedient by the sacrifice of the man Christ Jesus? Who Understands His Errors? If now we have clearly before our minds that it is the Church class who are addressed in our text, lot us exam ine the various steps it suggests. Dur ing the Millennium the errors and se cret faults and presumptuous sins of the world will all be made manifest and all be openly rebuked and pun ished. But not so now. Those who are now called to be of the elect Church are expected to be so zealous for God, so desirous to know ond to do his will, so opposed to sin, that they will voluntarily search for their own errors, their own secret faults, and strive against presumptuous sins. When we remember that God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven the slna of the Church, the question may arise. What then are these faults or errors? if all of our sins are forgiven freely for Christ's sake, what sins then re main to be forgiven? The answer is that through faith in Christ's blood we were fully forgiven "the sins that are past, through the forbearance of God" (Romans lii, 25). We shall never more be held responsible for sins great or small which were ours before we came to the Lord and accepted his grace, his forgiveness, aud became his followers through our consecration of our little all to him. What remains of sin with us is the imperfection of the flesh and Its inherited weaknesses, and these blemishes may be with us to our dying day in considerable measure. It is against those that we must fight—fight the good light and endure hardness as valiant soldiers of righteousness. But some one may Inquire, is not the merit*of Christ sufficient, not only for the sins that are past, but for all of our unwilling blemishes of the past aud of the future? In other words. Does not our Lord's satisfaction of Justice include our Imperfections pres ent and future, which are the result of Adam's sin and our inheritance of the fallen condition, as wei' as atone for our sins of the past prior to our acceptance of the Divine mercy? We answer. Yes, this Is quite true never theless the Lord requires of us that, after coming Into the family of God. we shall take note of our imperfec tions nnd apply to him for specific for giveness of all transgressions. Doubt less this is Intended to assist us in keeping humble-to assist us In keep ing in remembrance "the horrible pit" of sin from which we were lifted by the gracious merit of the Redeemer by which we were justified. All of these experiences will doubtless be helpful to us by drawing us the more frequent ly to the "throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, aud find grace (merit) to help in time of need" (lie brews Iv, 16). The Blood of Christ Cleanseth. The expression, "The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth, us from all sin," refers not merely to the sins that are past and the cleansing which was ours at the moment we first accepted the Lord's favor, but rather, especially, it refers to the cleansing which Is con tinually necessary to the maintenance of our relationship with the Lord. The forgiveness, the cleansing. Is freely, promptly given, but conditionally, it must be applied for. This is the Lord's method of Instructing us in the way of righteousness aud of assisting us to overcome the oppositions and tempta tions of the world and to become at heart "overcomers." He knows our weaknesses better than we do and he wishes us to learu of them, not with a view to discouraging us, but that we may fight a good fight against them, conquer them and, In so doing, develop the characteristics which he approves aud has promised to reward with joiut heirship with the Uedeemer in his Kingdom. Hence, instead of openly rebuking his people, the Lord leaves as ours the work of searching for secret faults and putting them away. In proportion as we love him. we will be desirous of doing those things which please him, thus living In his smile, under his ap- ELECTROPODES NEW ELECTRIC TREATMENf V ft ff'i V\vv 30 DAY TRIAL Win -II ir. Willi liH Kl MATISM u.-rv.n- a.tacl circulation and coin feet, when a fl.UU Treatment w: provai. it is quit" sulUcient that the light of the Lord's countenance, his smile, should be withdrawn from those who do not walk the narrow way with zeal—who do not seek for their own faults and endeavor to correct them and to thus make character. As those now being called grow In love for the Lord, every hindrance to his favor will be quickly noted. It is this class that in our text is represented as seeking llvlne assistance in the searching out of their secret faults. Some of these faults may be known to ourselves and to the Lord, but un known to fellowmen. The heart that Is truly converted to the Lord and to harmony with all the principles of righteousness which he represents must more and more desire full per fection—full victory over the weak nesses of the flesh, and must strive for this condition. Other secret faults may be secret from us but well-known to the Lord nnd possibly quite plainly manifest to our brethren and neigh bors. How earnestly all who are truly the Lord's people should seek to see themselves as others see them, and to correct those faults which hitherto have been secret to themselves. Assuredly the Lord's assistance Is necessary in this work but. In praying to him. In the language of our text, we should remember that his method of answering our petitions is to show us the facts of our case, and then to en courage us by his promises to fight a good fight against the weaknesses thus brought to our attention. The Bible is the Lord's lamp. The Spirit of its won derful teachings, like a two-edged sword, is sharp and penetrating. It can discern or discriminate between the very thoughts and intents of the heart which deceive so many Into thinking a wrong course justifiable. The Christian who makes continual and good use of this "sword" will soon find that with Its assistance he is able to analyze hi* aim motives lying behind his words nnd his acts will sometimes find himself secretiug them, aud some times masquerading them as graces nnd virtues. The diliiculty with the majority of Christian people seems to be that they have never undertaken a close scrutiny of the motives lying behind their words or their deeds—yea, the motive or In tention lyiug hidden iu their own minds. The reason for this laxity, the reason for their failure to follow up with the searchlight and to "bring every thought into captivity to the will of God in Christ" is that they have not yet attained to a sufficiency of love for righteousness and a sufficiency of a hatred for iniquity. The reason for this condition of things may be that they are "babes In Christ" who have In the past fed merely ui»on the milk of the Word and not upon the strong meat and are, therefore, weak In the faith and weak every way along the lines of Christian character develop ment. What they need is more love for the Lord and a greater apprecia tion of his Word, which will lead to more earnest study of the same. "The entrance of thy words giveth light" (l'salm cxlx, 130). As the Word of the Lord dwells richly and abounds. It educates us respecting God's will and its standards and. if we are obedi ent to his will and his gracious pur poses, we will endure his tests and ultimately stand approved as our Lord's Jolnt-helrs In his Kingdom. Keep From Presumptuous Sins. One of the great character testa im posed upon the Church Is humility. It Is not sufficient that we love right and hate wrong and search for even our secret faults. Even after attaining perfection we might lie presumptuous and, if ao, be Titit for the proposed ex altation. Safru, when a holy angel called Lucifer, the Morning Star, was perfect but the sin of presumption crept into his heart and blighted every thing. So Satan strove to tempt our Lord, who was perfect, to commit a presumptuous siu, through which he would have made shipwreck of bis ca reer. lie wished him to presume upon God's goodness and abundant care, not by starting a rival empire, a? Satau himself had attempted to do, but to presume, nevertheless, upon Divine goodness to the extent of jeopardizing his life by leaping from the pinnacle of the Temple and trusting that God would suspend the laws of nature and work a miracle for his protection, when no such miracle was necessary, because no aucti hazard bad been de manded, Applying this matter of presumptu ous sin to the Church of our day we find some who nicietir to be the Lord's NOCure MOPAT Akikle I*?? PER. 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Some times we see presumptuous condurt amongst elders and others in the Body of Christ, much after the manner of Moses' transgression, when presump tuously he suiote the rock, while God had merely bidden him to speak to i the rock. For pastors and elders of the Church to assume and to exercise an unscriptural lordship over the Church would appear to us to be a presumptuous sin—a presuming to take place and authority not bestowed by the Lord. On the contrary, sometimes a congregation of the Lord's people may be presumptuous In neglecting the Scriptural direction to take heed to those who have the rule over them and watch for their souls, as those who must give an account. In how many ways might we be presumptuous and ignore the Lord, his supervision over the Church, and his message to us In his Word! 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