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VOl
•.
XXXIX
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
.JULY
15,
EnS
No.
14
THE
NEW
COMMANDMENT
"_t
new
commandment
I
gi1:e
unto
VOt~,
Th4t
ye
101:c
onc
another;
as
I
have
loved
you,
that
ye
also
love
one
another."--J"ohn
13:
34.
The
New
Creation
is
not
left
without
a
law.
It
is
a
very
special
love
which
we
feel,
and
which
we
must
feel,
for
every
oft
repeated
commandment;
and
the
attainment
of
all
the
one
who
has
covenanted
to
lay
his
all
at
the
Lord's
feet.
Then·
various
things
to
which
it
is
invited
rests
upon
thc
keeping
of
are
some
who
apparently
feel
very
free
to
call
upon
the
Lord's
it:
"If
yc
keep
my
commandments,
ye
shall
abide
in
my
love;
name,
but
who
do
not
have
the
spirit
of
consecration.
..
!\ot
..
v
en
as
I
have
kept
my
Father's
commandments,
and
abide
in
everyone
that
saith
unto
me,
Lonl,
Lord,
shall
enter
into
tIl<'
his
love.
This
is
my
commandment,
that
ye
love
one
another
king-uom
of
heaven:
but
he
that
doeth
the
will
of
lily
Fathp)'
as
I
have
loved
you."
(.John
Hi:
10,
12)
This
new
command-
which
is
in
heaven."-lI-ratthew
7
:21.
ment
of
the
Lord
made
a
great
impression
upon
the
mind
of
But
if
'VI'
find
one
who
is
a.
true
believer
in
the
Lonl
an,l
the
loving
Apostle
,John.
III'
mentions
the
injunction
11
num-
who
has
ac<~eptcd
him
as
his
Savior
and
Redeemer
and
who
i-;
her
of
time~:
"This
commandment
have
we
from
him,
That
trying
to
live
an
inoffensive
life.
we
are
to
count
him
as
a
he
who
loveth
God
love
his
brother
also."
(1
John
4:21)
brother,
enn
though
he
may
not
have
seen
the
privileges
of
"For
this
is
the
commandment
[marginal
reading]
that
ye
the
priesthood
which
are
ours.
Such
brethren
were
very
dear
heard
from
the
beginning,
that
we
should
love
one
another."
to
the
AposUe
Paul;
and
it
was
among
them
that
he
sought
"And
this
is
his
commandment,
that
we
should
believe
on
the
for
those
who
shall
be
worthy
of
being
counted
brethren
on
name
of
his
Son
.J
csus
Christ.
and
love
one
another,
as
he
the
higher
plane.
Thus
he
said:
"I
beseech
you
therefore,
gave
Uil
eommandm<,nt."-l
,John
:1:II,
23.
brethren,
by
the
mcrcil's
of
God
[tentatively
justified],
that
ye
A
great
deal
that
passes
for
love
will
not
stand
the
test.
prespnt
your
bodies
a
living
sa~rifice.
holy,
acceptable
unto
"'!any
people
have
had
largl'
numuers
of
friends
while
their
God"-that
thus
you
may
become
~etually
justified.
(Romans
conditions
were
prosperous,
and
have
been
greatly
surprised
12:
1)
Those
who
have
taken
neIther
of
these
steps
are
not
in
the
hOllr
of
reversal
to
find
that
they
could
count
their
our
brethren
as
yet,
but
are
"by
nature
the
children
of
wrath,
true
fril'nds
llpon
the
finger"
of
one
hand
and
have
fingprs
to
even
as
ot?e.rs."-Ephe~ians
2:
3.
.
.
.
spare,
The
Lord
dol'S
not
wish
hi"
pcople,
however,
to
culti-
The
prJvllege
of
belllg
sons
of
the
<hvlne
famIly
and
of
vate
an
outward
love
for
the
fellow-members
of
the
~ew
being
recognized
as
sueh
by
other
members
of
the
family
and
Creat:-:)ll
but
a
heart
love;
nor
would
he
have
them
as
new
of
enjoying
the
blessings
of
such
fellowship
is
limited.
It
did
creature~
love
each
other
coldly
and
indifferently,
but
fer-
not
exist
before
our
Lord's
day;
it
was
limited
then
to
one
vently:
"Seeing
ye
have
purified
your
souls
in
obeying
the
nation
an.d.
to
t~e
few
in
that
na~i~n
who
eO~lld
and
did
meet
truth
through
the
spirit
unto
unfeigned
love
of
the
brethren,
th~
con~ltlOns
I~~sed.
The
~Ivllle
sonsh~p
could
no~
be
see
that
ye
love
one
another
with
a
pnre
heart
fervently."-l
reestablished
untIl
}o
ather
~dam
s
ransom
prIce
was
prOVIded.
Peter
I:
22.
The
terms
of
the
heavenly
salvation
are
not
stated
in
the
Old
A
first
consideration
to
the
keeping
of
the
new
command-
Testament;
and
until
Pentecost
not
one
Jew
could
be
trans
ment
is
that
the
one
we
are
invited
to
love
as
a
new
creature
fer
red
from
the
house
of
servants
to
the
house
of
sons.
At
should
be
one
who,
like
ourselves,
is
a
partaker
of
God's
holy
Pentecost,
howeve,r,
the.
new
family
relationship
began;
and
Spirit;
for
"if
any
man
have
not
the
Spirit
of
Christ,
he
is
"as
many
as
receIved
hIm,
to
them
gal'':
he
powe~
to
bec~:ne
none
of
his."
(Romans
S:!J)
This
love
for
those
who
have
our
the
sons
of
God,
even
to
them
that
belIeve
on
hIS
name.
-
Father's
likeness
is
as
superior
to
any
earthly
love
as
the
John
1:
12.
.
heavenly
relationships
are
superior
to
the
earthly
relation-
:Many
wh?
suppose
that
they
are
chIldren
of
God,
or
at
ships.
In
the
history
of
our
Lord's
life
is
an
incident
whieh
least
calculatIOn
ar~
:very
worthr
and
very
acceptable
servan~s,
brings
this
fact
forward
with
great
prominence.
While
he
was
do.
~ot
ha;ve
the
spmt
of
so~shlp
at
all,
but
have
an
opposIte
engaged
ill
seeking
those
who
should
ultimately
become
mem-
SpIrIt
derIved
from
an
opposIte
source,
and
for
that
reason
are
bel'S
of
the
heavenly
family
messengers
came
to
him
inform-
designated
the
children
of
the
devil:
"Ye
are
of
your
father
ing
him
that
his
mother
an:l
brethren
stood
without,
desiring
the
?evil,.and
the
hls~s
o~
your
father
ye
\~ill
do"
(John.
8:44).
to
speak
with
him.
It
is
probable
that
our
Lord
loved
his
ChrIst
saId
to
some
III
hIS
day.
From
thIS
we
can
plamly
see
mother
more
tllan
any
other
earthly
being.
There
wa.s
a
spe-
that
the
.expression,
"the.
fath~rh?od
of
God,"
when
applied
to
cial
bond
between
them
due
to
the
circumstances
of
hIS
birth,
all
men
m
the
present
tIme,
IS
llleorrect.
The
fatherhood
of
which
apparently
they
alone
could
fully
appreciate.
(Luke
God
~ow
is}imited
£0
those
w~o
have
recei.v~d
the
spirit,
of
2:19;
John
S:41.
42)
Ilut
although
Jesus
loved
his
mother
so
adoptIOn.
But
ye
have
receIved
the
SpIrIt
of
adoptton
dearly
that
his
last
thought
was
to
provide
for
her
a
home
whereby
we
cry,
Abba,
Father"----ilear
Father.
with
the
Apostle
whom
he
specially
IQved
(John
19:26,
27),
PRIVILEGE
OF
COMFORTING
THE
BRETHREN
yet
to
those
who
wished
him
to
leave
off
his
preaching
of
the
One
of
the
blesser!
privileges
which
we
enjoy
towards
the
Gospel
he
answered:
"Who
is
mr
mother
T
and
w:ho
.ar~
my
other
members
of
our
Father's
family
is
the
privilege
of
com-
brethrc??
and
he
stretched
forth
hIS
hands
toward
hIS
dISCiples,
forting
them
in
the
midst
of
the
sorrows
which
are
peculiarly
and
saId,
Behold
m?,
mother
and
my
b~eth~en
~
For
whoso-
the
lot
of
the
sacrificin~
priesthood.
~he
Apostle
Paul
ill
ever
shall
do
the
11'111
of
my
Father
whICh
IS
III
heaven,
the
writing
to
the
Thessalonlan
brethren
saId:
"Ye
know
how
same
is
my
brother,
and
sister,
and
mother,"
i.
e
..
'he
stands
we
exhorted
and
comforted
and
charged
everyone
of
you,
as
a
to
me
in
a
relationship
that
is
at
once
close
and
tender
and
father
doth
his
children."
(I
Thessalonians
2:
11)
In
writing-
vital.'-Matthew
12
:48-50.
to
the
Corinthian
brethren,
his
great
heart
of
love
was
allowed
Undoubtedly
the
reason
for
the
Apostle
Paul's
advice
to
to
overflow
with
the
following
wonderful
pass@ge
of
con
sola
unmarried
consecrated
ones
to
the
effect
that
they
would
tion
and
comfort
to
his
brothers
and
sisters
of
the
divine
probably
do
better
to
remain
so,
was
not
because
there
is
any-
family
who
for
the
time
made
their
home
in
the
city
of
thing
displeasing
to
the
heavenly
Father
in
this
nearest
and
Corinth:
"May
grace
and
peace
be
granted
to
you
from
God
dearest
of
all
human
relationships,
which
he
himself
insti·
our
Father
and
the
Lord
,Jesus
Christ.
I
thank
my
God
con
tuted
and
for
which
the
creatures
of
his
handiwork
are
by
tinually
on
your
behalf
for
the
grace
of
God
bestowed
on
you
nature
adapted,
but
because
many,
new
creatures
are
not
in
Christ
Jesus--that
you
have
been
so
richly
blessed
in
him,
strong
enough
in
character
to
make
sure
always
that
the
with
readiness
of
speech
and
fulness
of
knowledge.
Thus
my
Lord
OP.cupies
the
first
place
in
their
hearts,
and
the
earthly
testimony
as
to
the
Christ
has
been
confirmed
in
your
experi
companion
the
second
place.
Every
marriage
in
which
this
enee,
BO
that
there
is
no
gift
of
God
in
which
y~u
consciously
balance
is
never
lost
sight
of
is
beautiful,
lovely
and
acceptable
come
short
while
patiently
waiting
for
the
reappearing
of
our
in
the
Father's
sight.
But
it
requires
great
strength
of
char·
Lord
Jesus
Christ."-l
Corinthians
1
:3·7,
Weym.
aeter
to
keep
the
Lord
always
upon
the
throne
of
our
affec·
It
is
a
mistake
for
new
creatures
to
withhold
from
one
tions.
Hence
the
sad
condition
arises
that
if
a
new
creature
another
the
words
of
comfort
which
mean
so
much
in
the
becomes
soul-sick
and
withdraws
from
the
altar
of
sacrifice,
midst
of
storm.
If
we
do
withhold
these
words
of
comfort,
it
his
or
her
companion
is
very
frequently
drawn
away,
too.
shows
that
we
are
deficient
in
the
holy
Spirit;
for
the
holy
TWO
OLASSES
'tllAT
PROFESS
DIl!ICIPLBSHIP
Spirit
was
given
to
us,
not
only
to
be
.a
comfort
to
our
own
The
fact
that
one
professes
to
be
the
Lord's
follower
~oeB
hearts,
but
~
a!d
1!s
in
our
efforts
to
be
a
co~:tfort
t;<>
other~.
not
necessarily
mean
that
we
should
bestow
upon
hIm
theThe
holy
Splnt
IS
like
the
truth-the
more
of
It
we
gIve
away
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212)
IN RE LITERATURE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES Hereafter no literature in a foreign language will be issued from this office, The names of all subseribers to the foreign Towers wil] be transferred to the English Warcu Tower list for the remainder of the term of subscription, unless the sub Vou. XXXIX BROOKLYN, N. Y., JULY 15, 1918 seribers shall notify us to the contrary. Should any subseriber to a foreign TowER prefer to have his money refunded for the unexpired term of subscription, this will be done upon his written request to this office. No. 14 THE NEW COMMANDMENT “1 new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”—John 13:34. The New Creation is not left without a law. It is a very oft repeated commandment; and the attainment of all the various things to which it is invited rests upon the keeping of it: “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in hig love. This is my commandment, that ye love one another as J have loved you.” (John 15:10, 12) This new commandment of the Lord made a great impression upon the mind of the loving Apostle John. He mentions the injunction a number of times: “This commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.” (1 John 4:21) “For this is the commandment [marginal reading] that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” “And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us eommandment,.”—1 John 3:11, 23. A great deal that passes for love will not stand the test. Many people have had Jarge numbers of friends while their conditions were prosperous, and have been greatly surprised in the hour of reversal to find that they could count their true friends upon the fingers of one hand and have fingers to spare. The Lord does not wish his people, however, to cultivate an outward love for the fellow-members of the New Creation, but a heart love; nor would he have them as new creatures love each other coldly and indifferently, but fervently: “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren. see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.”—l1 Peter 1:22. A first consideration to the keeping of the new commandment is that the one we are invited to love as a new creature should be one who, like ourselves, is a partaker of God’s holy Spirit; for “if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” (Romans 8:9) This love for those who have our Father’s likeness is as superior to any earthly love as the heavenly relationships are superior to the earthly relationships. In the history of our Lord’s life is an incident which brings this fact forward with great prominence. While he was engaged in seeking those who should ultimately become members of the heavenly family, messengers came to him informing him that his mother and brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. It is probable that our Lord loved his mother more than any other earthly being. There was a special bond between them due to the circumstances of his birth, which apparently they alone could fully appreciate, (Luke 2:19; John 8:41. 42) But although Jesus loved his mother so dearly that his last thought was to provide for her a home with the Apostle whom he specially loved (John 19:26, 27), yet to those who wished him to leave off his preaching of the Gospel he answered: “Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? and he stretched forth his hands toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother,” i. e., ‘he stands to me in a relationship that is at once close and tender and vital,’—Matthew 12:48-50. Undoubtedly the reason for the Apostle Paul’s advice to unmarried consecrated ones to the effect that they would probably do better to remain so, was not because there is anything displeasing to the heavenly Father in this nearest and dearest of all human relationships, which he himself instituted and for which the creatures of his handiwork are by nature adapted, but because many,new creatures are not strong enough in character to make sure always that the Lord oecupies the first place in their hearts, and the earthly companion the second place. Every marriage in which this balance is never lost sight of is beautiful, lovely and acceptable in the Father’s sight. But it requires great strength of character to keep the Lord always upon the throne of our affections. Hence the sad condition arises that if a new creature becomes soul-sick and withdraws from the altar of sacrifice, his or her companion is very frequently drawn away, too. TWO CLASSES THAT PEOFESS DISCIPLESHIP The fact that one professes to be the Lord’s follower does special love which we feel, and which we must feel, for every one who has covenanted to lay his all at the Lord’s feet. There are some who apparently feel very free to call upon the Lord's name, but who do not have the spirit of consecration. ‘Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which igs in heaven.”—Matthew 7:21. But if we find one who is a true believer in the Lord and who has accepted him as his Savior and Redeemer and who is trying to live an inoffensive life, we are to count him as a brother, even though he may not have seen the privileges of the priesthood which are ours. Such brethren were very dear to the Apostle Paul; and it was among them that he sought for those who shall be worthy of being counted brethren on the higher plane. Thus he said: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God [tentatively justified], that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God”—that thus you may become actually justified. (Romans 12:1) Those who have taken neither of these steps are not our brethren as yet, but are “by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”—Ephesians 2:3. The privilege of being sons of the divine family and of being recognized as such by other members of the family and of enjoying the blessings of such fellowship is limited. 1t did not exist before our Lord’s day; it was limited then to one nation and to the few in that nation who could and did meet the conditions imposed. The divine sonship could not be reéstablished until Father Adam’s ransom price was provided. The terms of the heavenly salvation are not stated in the Old Testament; and until Pentecost not one Jew could be transferred from the house of servants to the house of sons, At Pentecost, however, the new family relationship began; and “as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”— John 1:12. Many who suppose that they are children of God, or at least ealculation are very worthy and very acceptable servants, do not have the spirit of sonship at all, but have an opposite spirit derived from an opposite source, and for that reason are designated the children of the devil: “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do” (John 8:44). Christ said to some in his day. From this we can plainly see that the expression, “the fatherhood of God,” when applied to all men in the present time, is incorrect. The fatherhood of God now is limited fo those who have received the spirit of adoption. “But ye have received the spirit of adoption whereby we ery, Abba, Father”’—dear Father. PRIVILEGE OF COMFORTING THE BRETHREN One of the blessed privileges which we enjoy towards the other members of our Father’s family is the privilege of comforting them in the midst of the sorrows which are peculiarly the lot of the sacrificing priesthood. The Apostle Paul in writing to the Thessalonian brethren said: “Ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children.” (1 Thessalonians 2:11) In writing to the Corinthian brethren, his great heart of love was allowed to overflow with the following wonderful passege of consolation and comfort to his brothers and sisters of the divine family who for the time made their home in the city of Corinth: “May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God continually on your behalf for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus—that you have been so richly blessed in him, with readiness of speech and fulness of knowledge. Thus my teatimony as to the Christ has been confirmed in your experience, 80 that there is no gift of God in which you consciously come short while patiently waiting for the reappearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.”—1 Corinthians 1:3-7, Weym. It is a mistake for new creaturea to withhold from one another the words of comfort which mean so much in the midst of storm. If we do withhold these words of comfort, it shows that we are deficient in the holy Spirit; for the holy Spirit was given to us, not only to be a comfort to our own hearts, but to aid us in our efforts to be a comfort to others. not necessarily mean that we should bestow upon him theThe holy Spirit is like the truth—the more of it we give away [6289] (211 212)
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