Publication date
7/15/14
Volume
35
Number
14
The WatchTower
Our Hope--An Anchor to the Soul
The Watchtower Magazines
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VOL. 
XXXV 
BROOKLYN, 
KY., 
JULY 
15, 
1914 
No. 
14 
OUR 
HOPE-"AN 
ANCHOR 
TO 
THE 
SOUL" 
"Let 
us 
hold 
fast 
the 
profession 
of 
our 
faith 
without 
wavering; 
for 
he 
is 
faithful 
that 
promised.' 
'-Hebrews 
10 
:23. 
N 
early 
all 
that 
God 
has 
given 
us 
as 
new 
creatures 
is 
by 
faith 
or 
hope. 
When 
we 
become 
followers 
of 
Jesus 
and 
take 
up 
our 
cross 
to 
follow 
him, 
a 
sacrifice 
is 
involved, 
if 
the 
step 
be 
taken 
intelligently-along 
the 
lines 
of 
divine 
instruc­ 
tion 
and 
invitation. 
No 
one 
would 
voluntarily 
undertake 
to 
sacrifice 
unless 
he 
had 
a 
hope 
or 
a 
conviction 
of 
some 
blessing 
that 
would 
result 
or 
of 
some 
reward 
that 
would 
come 
to 
him 
as 
the 
outcome 
of 
that 
sacrifice. 
In 
every 
proper 
action 
there 
must 
be 
a 
motive 
or 
object. 
The 
fact 
that 
the 
church 
has 
been 
invited 
to 
follow 
Jesus 
indicates 
that 
there 
was 
some­ 
thing 
in 
his 
course 
which 
brought 
the 
blessing 
and 
favor 
of 
God-some 
special 
reward; 
and 
that 
if 
we 
will 
follow 
him, 
we 
shall 
share 
that 
same 
blessing 
and 
reward-glory, 
honor 
and 
immortality. 
So 
when 
we 
take 
up 
our 
cross 
to 
walk 
in 
our 
Master's 
footsteps, 
it 
implies 
that 
we 
are 
inspired 
with 
the 
hope 
of 
thus 
sharing 
in 
the 
glory 
and 
honor 
conferred 
upon 
him. 
The 
character 
of 
our 
God 
assures 
us 
that 
any 
offer 
coming 
to 
us 
from 
him 
with 
rigid 
conditions 
attached, 
must 
be 
infinitely 
worthy 
of 
our 
acceptance; 
and 
the 
"exceeding 
great 
and 
precious 
promises" 
accompanying 
this 
offer 
assure 
us 
of 
his 
assistance 
and 
sustaining 
power. 
So 
by 
availing 
ourselves 
of 
his 
strength 
and 
of 
his 
aid, 
we 
shall 
be 
able 
to 
meet 
all 
the 
conditions 
and 
to 
attain 
the 
glorious 
reward 
set 
before 
us. 
Hence 
our 
faith 
has 
a 
strong 
a1](l 
sure 
founilation 
upon 
which 
to 
rest; 
"fnith 
can 
surely 
trust 
him. 
come 
wh'lt 
may." 
INWARD 
FAITH-OUTWARD 
CONFESSION 
'Ve 
exercise 
faith 
in 
the 
heart 
hefore 
we 
make 
an 
outward 
profession-before 
we 
confess 
the 
Lord 
with 
our 
mouth. 
And 
we 
have 
no 
right 
to 
confess 
him 
with 
our 
mouth 
until 
we 
have 
helieved 
"unto 
righteousness"; 
for 
"'Yith 
the 
heart 
man 
be­ 
lieveth 
unto 
righteousness, 
and 
with 
the 
mouth 
confession 
is 
maile 
unto 
salvation." 
(Romans 
10 
:10) 
So 
we 
have 
the 
declaration 
of 
the 
Lord 
that 
he 
will 
not 
consider 
that 
we 
have 
a 
proper 
faith 
or 
hope 
unless 
we 
confess 
it. 
He 
has 
declared 
that 
if 
we 
refuse 
or 
fail 
to 
confess 
him 
before 
men, 
he 
will 
ac­ 
count 
us 
unworthy 
to 
he 
confeS'Scd 
before 
the 
Father 
and 
the 
holy 
angC'ls. 
There 
is, 
then, 
no 
salvation 
without 
a 
confession 
of 
the 
Lord; 
the 
two 
are 
inseparable. 
It 
is 
in 
vain 
that 
any 
entertain 
a 
hope 
of 
being 
accepteil 
of 
the 
Lord 
ana 
of 
,vinning 
his 
final 
approval 
who 
hides 
his 
light 
under 
a 
bushel 
and 
shrinks 
from 
the 
reproach 
of 
the 
cross. 
' 
, 
No 
cross, 
no 
crown," 
is 
the 
Lord's 
inflexible 
decision. 
A 
II 
who 
have 
rrceived 
the 
truth 
in 
the 
love 
of 
it 
will 
be 
glad 
to 
let 
their 
light 
shine 
to 
the 
glory 
of 
God 
and 
the 
blessing 
of 
othrrs. 
If 
the 
glorious 
message 
of 
the 
Lord 
has 
filled 
our 
own 
hearts 
and 
hlesseil 
our 
lives.· 
we 
shall 
rejoice 
to 
Carry 
the 
living 
water 
to 
other 
thirsty 
sOlds. 
If 
the 
gooil 
seeil 
lws 
founc1 
our 
hE'arts 
fruitful 
soil. 
it 
will 
surely 
germinate 
and 
hring 
forth 
fruitage 
to 
the 
glory 
of 
our 
Go,l. 
In 
h:umony 
with 
the 
terms 
of 
our 
consecration. 
we 
confess 
to 
men 
that 
we 
haw 
a 
faith 
th:1t 
renchps 
beyonil 
the 
present 
life. 
a 
hope 
thnt 
"l'ntereth 
into 
thnt 
within 
the 
veil." 
whither 
Christ. 
onr 
Forernnner, 
has 
entere,l 
for 
us. 
We 
confess 
our 
hOj)e 
that 
we 
shall 
have 
a 
part 
in 
his 
resurrection; 
that" 
we 
shall 
he 
changed 
in 
a 
moment, 
in 
the 
twinkling 
of 
an 
eye." 
and 
likr 
him 
he 
spirit 
heini!'S. 
see 
him 
:'IS 
he 
is 
and 
share 
his 
glory 
ou 
the 
divine 
pIanr. 
We 
confess 
that 
we 
hope 
with 
him 
to 
he 
instruments 
in 
the 
Father's 
hands, 
bringing 
life 
and 
joy 
and 
blessing 
to 
all 
the 
world 
of 
mankind, 
the 
living 
and 
the 
ilead; 
that 
we 
hope 
to 
uplift 
them 
from 
death, 
to 
raise 
them 
from 
all 
the 
sin 
and 
blight 
and 
sorrow 
and 
tears 
that 
have 
op­ 
pres!:'elt 
them 
for 
these 
six 
thousand 
years. 
Truly 
ours 
is 
a 
Iyonilerful 
hope! 
Who 
would 
not 
rejoice 
to 
trll 
it! 
If, 
then. 
we 
have 
this 
faith, 
this 
hope, 
and 
are 
prop('rly 
confessing 
it 
before 
men, 
let 
us 
"holil 
fast." 
Tests 
of 
our 
loyalty 
will 
continually 
come. 
The 
flesh 
will 
be 
inclined 
to 
rebel 
strongly 
at 
times. 
The 
questions 
will 
present 
themselves: 
Are 
you 
willing 
to 
confess 
Christ 
~ 
Are 
you 
ashamed 
to 
own 
his 
name 
before 
the 
world, 
or 
do 
you 
esteem 
this 
your 
chiefe~t 
honor1 
There 
will 
be 
temptations 
to 
become 
discouraged. 
Our 
weaknesses 
will 
rise 
up 
before 
us, 
and 
the 
adversary 
will 
take 
:>dvantage 
of 
these 
circumstances 
to 
further 
dishearten 
us. 
And 
not 
only 
will 
there 
come 
these 
temptations 
along 
the 
line 
of 
our 
faith 
and 
hope, 
but 
there 
will 
come 
certain 
reproaches 
and 
persecutions, 
permitted 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
proving 
our 
loyalty. 
Ours 
is 
a 
marvelous 
calling, 
and 
only 
heroic 
souls 
are 
wanted 
to 
fill 
the 
places 
in 
this 
elect 
class-only 
those 
who 
have 
the 
spirit 
of 
the 
Master. 
DANGER 
OF 
WITHHOLDING 
THE 
LIG1il'Jl 
If 
any 
are 
disloyal 
or 
weak, 
and 
fail 
to 
take 
a 
firm 
stand 
for 
the 
Lord 
and 
the 
truth, 
for 
fear 
that 
they 
will 
be 
dis- 
esteemed 
amongst 
thrir 
frllow-men, 
or 
for 
any 
other 
reason, 
it 
will 
prove 
that 
they 
are 
not 
Y.'orthy 
to 
share 
with 
Christ 
the 
.rlories 
of 
his 
throm' 
as 
mrmbrrs 
of 
his 
body. 
All 
who 
hope 
to 
bo 
of 
this 
number 
have 
professed 
his 
name; 
and 
they 
must 
be 
steildfast, 
must 
hold 
fast 
their 
confidence 
and 
the 
profession 
of 
their 
faith 
even 
unto 
the 
end. 
The 
flesh 
needs 
to 
he 
dealt 
'Yith 
rigorously, 
and 
be 
hrought 
into 
suhjection 
and 
hc>ld 
there. 
According 
to 
the 
inclinations 
of 
the 
fksh. 
thr 
Lonl's 
children 
would 
wi~.h 
to 
refrain 
from 
what 
would 
hring 
contumely 
and 
advrrse 
criticism. 
The 
flrsh 
would 
prefer 
to 
keep 
quirt, 
where 
the 
speaking 
forth 
of 
the 
truth 
might 
hring 
reproach 
or 
persecution 
or 
ostracism. 
But 
the 
new 
creature 
would 
feel 
"a 
burning 
fire 
shut 
up 
in 
his 
hones}' 
if 
he 
were 
to 
withhold 
the 
message 
of 
truth 
when 
a 
suitable 
opportunity 
was 
granted, 
and 
he 
wonld 
find 
that 
he 
must 
be 
faithful 
and 
let 
his 
light 
shine. 
Otherwise, 
the 
light 
would 
grow 
feeble 
and 
would 
finally 
die 
out 
altogether, 
nnil 
he 
would 
be 
in 
utter 
darkness. 
And" 
if 
the 
light 
that 
is 
in 
thee 
hecome 
ilarkness, 
how 
great 
is 
that 
darkness!" 
Let 
us 
not 
grieve 
the 
holy 
Spirit 
of 
God 
which 
is 
within 
us. 
The 
Loril 
gives 
us 
a 
solid 
bnsis 
for 
our 
hope, 
for 
our 
faith. 
It 
is 
a 
hOfe 
which 
he 
has 
himself 
inspired. 
This 
hope 
is 
backed 
by 
all 
his 
sure 
promises 
and 
by 
his 
oath; 
and 
he 
re­ 
minds 
ns 
that 
"he 
is 
faithful 
that 
jlromised." 
(Hebrews 
] 
0: 
23) 
It 
is 
as 
yrt 
a 
promise 
only; 
it 
is 
all 
of 
faith. 
We 
havp 
now 
tnt 
the 
hrgptting 
of 
the 
holy 
Spirit 
to 
this 
new 
na­ 
ture. 
:md 
the 
sraling 
of 
the 
same 
Spirit, 
"the 
earnest 
of 
our 
inhrritance." 
(Ephesians 
1 
:13, 
14) 
But 
we 
have 
learned 
to 
know 
our 
God 
and 
to 
trust 
his 
faithfnl 
Word. 
We 
have 
proven 
his 
gracious 
promises 
in 
many 
a 
time 
of 
stress 
and 
danger. 
and 
we 
know 
that 
he 
will 
not 
fail 
us. 
And" 
he 
that 
hath 
this 
hO\le 
in 
him 
nurifieth 
himself, 
even 
as 
he 
is 
pure." 
OUR 
ANCHOR 
SURE 
AND 
STEADFAST 
If 
we 
were 
to 
let 
go 
this 
hope, 
this 
anchor 
to 
our 
souls, 
we 
should 
he 
adrift 
upon 
a 
shoreless 
sea, 
whose 
mighty 
hillows 
would 
sweep 
us 
down 
to 
eternal 
death. 
A 
great 
time 
of 
trouble 
is 
now 
about 
to 
break 
upon 
the 
whole 
world, 
and 
any 
of 
the 
Lon1 
's 
neople 
whose 
faith 
nud 
hope 
are 
not 
firmly 
anchored 
to 
the 
nock 
of 
A 
goes. 
any 
,yho 
are 
fparful 
to 
trust 
his 
promises, 
will 
be 
oYCl'whplmed 
in 
the 
storm. 
Shall 
this 
be 
our 
experience~ 
"The 
time 
of 
trouhle 
nears, 
'it 
hastpth 
greatly,' 
E 
'en 
now 
its 
ripples 
span 
the 
world-wide 
sea; 
Oh. 
, 
.. 
hen 
its 
W:lyes 
are 
swoll 
'n 
to 
mountains 
stately, 
Will 
the 
resistless 
billows 
sweep 
0 
'er 
me 
~" 
Some 
of 
the 
Lord's 
renl 
childrrn 
will 
have 
their 
part 
in 
this 
great 
trouble-time; 
yet 
none 
who 
are 
faithful, 
who 
are 
ohc<1ient. 
will 
suffer 
thus. 
These 
will 
be 
kept 
in 
perfect 
safety 
to 
Ulr 
end 
of 
their 
course, 
and 
will, 
we 
believe, 
be 
gathered 
"within 
the 
veil" 
before 
the 
great 
storm 
brraks 
in 
its 
fury. 
Brcause 
of 
our 
faith 
in 
the 
Master, 
hecanse 
of 
our 
strong 
con­ 
fi<1ence 
in 
him. 
our 
knowledge 
that 
he 
has 
hren 
an 
ovprcomer, 
am] 
that 
the 
Father 
has 
rewarded 
him 
au<1 
that 
he 
is 
now 
0111' 
Ailvocate, 
our 
great 
High 
Priest, 
who 
"evrr 
liveth 
to 
make 
intercession 
for 
us," 
therefore 
our 
hrarts 
have 
good 
courage. 
We 
know 
that 
he 
will 
shortly" 
stand 
up" 
in 
power 
and 
great 
authority 
to 
estahlish 
his 
kingdom 
and 
to 
exalt 
all 
his 
faithful 
to 
reign 
with 
him 
in 
thnt 
kingdom; 
therefore 
our 
hope 
is 
firm; 
it 
is 
indeed 
an 
anchor 
to 
our 
souls. 
We 
are" 
strong 
in 
the 
Loril, 
and 
in 
the 
power 
of 
his 
might."-Ephesians 
6:10. 
We 
shall 
never 
lose 
our 
courage 
if 
we 
keep 
our 
eyes 
con­ 
tinually 
fixed 
on 
him, 
and 
our 
hanil 
closely 
claspe,] 
in 
his. 
God's 
eternal 
promises 
are 
the 
fonnilation 
npon 
whiCH 
all 
that 
we 
hope, 
eithpr 
of 
character, 
or 
of 
coming 
glory, 
is 
built. 
And 
what 
a 
strong 
foundation! 
Let 
us 
he 
faithful 
to 
him 
who 
hath 
called 
us. 
Let 
us 
hold 
the 
glorions 
truth 
not 
only 
in 
the 
letter, 
but 
also 
in 
the 
spirit. 
Let 
us 
hold 
it 
in 
the 
love 
of 
it 
becanse 
it 
is 
the 
truth, 
as 
well 
as 
because 
of 
its 
matchlps~ 
beauty 
and 
grandeur. 
Let 
us 
ever 
remember 
the 
importance 
of 
patient 
endurance, 
constancy, 
that 
we 
may 
drve!op 
the 
fruits 
of 
the 
holy 
Spirit, 
that 
we 
may 
take 
joyfully 
every 
trial, 
every 
pprsecution, 
every 
difficulty, 
which 
our 
God 
in 
his 
infinite 
wis,lom 
and 
love 
may 
permit 
to 
come 
upon 
us 
for 
our 
testing 
and 
the 
ripening 
of 
that 
character 
which 
is 
of 
paramount 
importance, 
and 
without 
which 
we 
can 
never 
hope 
to 
s('e 
our 
Father's 
face, 
nor 
partake 
of 
the 
glory 
to 
whieh 
we 
have 
been 
callpd 
with 
Christ. 
Let 
us 
in­ 
derd 
"hold 
fast 
the 
profession 
of 
ol1r 
faith 
without 
waver­ 
ing; 
for 
he 
is 
faithful 
'1'ho 
hath 
promised." 
Let 
us 
"hold 
fast 
the 
confidence 
and 
the 
rejoicing 
of 
the 
hopr, 
firm 
unto 
the 
end." 
Yea," 
we 
desire 
that 
evrry 
one 
of 
you 
do 
show 
the 
same 
diligence 
to 
the 
full 
assurance 
of 
hope" 
unto 
death.­ 
Hebrews 
3:6; 
10:23; 
6:11. 
[5497] 
Vout. XXXV BROOKLYN, N. Y., JULY 15, 1914 OUR HOPE—“AN ANCHOR TO THE SOUL” ‘‘Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised.’’—-Hebrews 10:23. Nearly all that God has given us as new creatures is by faith or hope. When we become followers of Jesus and take up our cross to follow him, a sacrifice is involved, if the step be taken intelligently—along the lines of divine instruction and invitation. No one would voluntarily undertake to sacrifice unless he had a hope or a conviction of some blessing that would result or of some reward that would come to him as the outcome of that sacrifice. In every proper action there must be a motive or object. The fact that the church has been invited to follow Jesus indicates that there was something in his course which brought the blessing and favor of God—some special reward; and that if we will follow him, we shall share that same blessing and reward—glory, honor and immortality. So when we take up our cross to walk in our Master’s footsteps, it implies that we are inspired with the hope of thus sharing in the glory and honor conferred upon him. The character of our God assures us that any offer coming to us from him with rigid conditions attached, must be infinitely worthy of our acceptance; and the ‘‘exceeding great and precious promises’’ accompanying this offer assure us of his assistance and sustaining power. So by availing ourselves of his strength and of his aid, we shall be able to meet all the conditions and to attain the glorious reward set before us. Hence our faith has a strong and sure foundation upon which to rest; ‘‘faith can surely trust him. come what may.’? INWARD FAITH—OUTWARD CONFESSION We exercise faith in the heart hefore we make an outward profession—before we confess the Lord with our mouth. And we have no right to confess him with our mouth until we have believed ‘‘unto rightcousness’’; for ‘‘with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.’’ (Romans 10:10) So we have the declaration of the Lord that he will not consider that we have a proper faith or hope unless we confess it. He has declared that if we refuse or fail to confess him before men, he will account us unworthy to be confessed before the Father and the holy angels. There is, then, no salvation without a confession of the Lord; the two are inseparable. It is in vain that any entertain a hope of being accepted of the Lord and of winning his final approval who hides his light under a bushel and shrinks from the reproach of the cross. ‘‘No cross, no crown,’’ is the Lord’s inflexible decision. All who have received the truth in the love of it will be glad to let their light shine to the glory of God and the blessing of others. If the glorious message of the Lord has filled our own hearts and blessed our lives. we shall rejoice to carry the living water to other thirsty souls. If the good seed has found our hearts fruitful soil. it will surely germinate and bring forth fruitage to the glory of our God. In harmony with the terms of our consecration, we confess to men that we have a faith that reaches beyond the present life, a hope that ‘‘entereth into that within the veil.’’ whither Christ, our Forerunner, has entered for us. We confess our hope that we shall have a part in his resurrection; that ‘‘we shall be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.’’ and like him he spirit heings. see him as he is and share his glory on the divine plane. We confess that we hope with him to be instruments in the Father’s hands, bringing life and joy and blessing to all the world of mankind, the living and the dead; that we hope to uplift them from death, to raise them from all the sin and blight and sorrow and tears that have oppressed them for these six thousand years. Truly ours is a wonderful hope! Who would not rejoice to tell it! If, then, we have this faith, this hope, and are properly confessing it before men, let us ‘‘hold fast.’’? Tests of our loyalty will continually come. The flesh will be inclined to rebel strongly at times. The questions will present themselves: Are you willing to confess Christ? Are you ashamed to own his name before the world, or do you esteem this your chiefest honor? There will be temptations to become discouraged. Our weaknesses will rise up before us, and the adversary will take advantage of these circumstances to further dishearten us. And not only will there come these temptations along the line of our faith and hope, but there will come certain reproaches and persecutions, permitted for the purpose of proving our loyalty. Ours is a marvelous calling, and only heroic souls are wanted to fill the places in this elect class—only those who have the spirit of the Master. DANGER OF WITHHOLDING THE LIGHT If any are disloyal or weak, and fail to. take a firm stand for the Lord and the truth, for fear that they will be dis [5497] esteemed amongst their fellow-men, or for any other reason, it will prove that they are not worthy to share with Christ the glories of his throne as members of his body. All who hope to he of this number have professed his name; and they must be steadfast, must hold fast their confidence and the profession of their faith even unto the end. The flesh needs to be dealt with rigorously, and be brought into subjection and held there. According to the inclinations of the flesh, the Lord’s children would wish to refrain from what would bring contumely and adverse criticism. The flesh would prefer to keep quict, where the speaking forth of the truth might bring reproach or persecution or ostracism. But the new creature would feel ‘‘a burning fire shut up in his bones’’ if he were to withhold the message of truth when a suitable opportunity was granted, and he wonld fiud that he must be faithful and let his light shine. Otherwise, the light would grow feeble and would finally dic out altogether, and he would be in utter darkness. And ‘‘if the light that is in thee heeome darkness, how great is that darkness! ’’ Let us not grieve the holy Spirit of God which is within us. The Lord gives us a solid basis for our hope, for our faith. It is a hope which he has himself inspired. This hope is backed by all his sure promises and by his oath; and he reminds us that ‘‘he is faithful that promised.’’ (Hebrews 10:23) It is as yet a promise only; it is all of faith. We have now but the begetting of the holy Spirit to this new nature, and the sealing of the same Spirit, ‘‘the earnest of our inheritanee.’’ (Ephesians 1:13, 14) But we have learned to know our God and to trust his faithful Word. We have proven his gracious promises in many a time of stress and danger, and we know that he will not fail us. And ‘‘he that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.’’ OUR ANCHOR SURE AND STEADFAST If we were to let go this hope, this anchor to our souls, we should he adrift upon a shoreless sea, whose mighty billows would sweep us down to eternal death. A great time of trouble is now about to break upon the whole world, and any of the Lord’s people whose faith and hope are not firmly anchored to the Rock of Ages, any who are fearful to trust his promises, will be overwhelmed in the storm. Shall this be our experience? ‘“The time of trouble nears, ‘it hastcth greatly,’ E’en now its ripples span the world-wide sea; Oh. when its waves are swoll’n to mountains stately, Will the resistless billows sweep o’er me?’’ Some of the Lord’s real children will have their part in this great trouble-time; yet none who are faithful, who are obedient. will suffer thus. These will be kept in perfect safety to the end of their course, and will, we believe, be gathered ‘within the veil’’ before the great storm breaks in its fury. Recause of our faith in the Master, hecause of our strong confidence in him. our knowledge that he has been an overcomer, and that the Father has rewarded him and that he is now our Advocate, our great High Priest, who ‘‘ever liveth to make intercession for us,’’ therefore our hearts have good courage. We know that he will shortly ‘‘stand up’’ in power and great authority to establish his kingdom and to exalt all his faithful to reign with him in that kingdom; therefore our hope is firm; it is indeed an anchor to our souls. We are ‘‘strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.’’—Ephesians 6:10. We shall never lose our courage if we keep our eyes continually fixed on him, and our hand closely clasped in his. God’s eternal promises are the foundation upon which all that we hope, either of character, or of coming glory, is built. And what a strong foundation! Let us be faithful to him who hath called us. Let us hold the glorious truth not only in the letter, but also in the spirit. Let us hold it in the love of it, because it is the truth, as well as because of its matchless beauty and grandeur. Let us ever remember the importance of patient endurance, constancy, that we may develop the fruits of the holy Spirit, that we may take joyfully cvery trial, every persecution, every difficulty, which our God in his infinite wisdom and love may permit to come upon us for our testing and the ripening of that character which is of paramount importance, and without which we can never hope to sce our Father’s face, nor partake of the glory to which we have been called with Christ. Let us indecd ‘‘hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful who hath promised.’’ Let us ‘‘hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope, firm unto the end.’’ Yea, ‘‘we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope’’ unto death.— Hebrews 3:6; 10:23; 6:11. (ar1-214)

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