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prove
all
its
utterances
b~'
the
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\"ord
to
which
referl',we
is
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nllulp
to
faellitate
SUl'l1
testing.
TO
US
THE
SCRIPTURES
CLEARLY
TEACH
il'hat
the
church
is
"the
temple
of
the
living
God",
pl'culiarly
"his
workmanship";
that
its
,'on,ll'udion
has
been
in
pro/(res>l
throu,;hout
the
gospel
age--ever
since
Christ
became
the
\\
o"ld's
Hedl'l'lller
and
the
Chlpf
Cornel'
~tonl'
of
his
temple,
throu/(h
which,
whl'n
finished,
God's
blessinl\'
shall
eome
"to
all
people",
and
the~'
find
aN'ess
to
him.-1
Corinthians
:l:
1(;,
17;
Bphesians
2:
2(),22
;
Genesis
28:
14;
Galatians
;):
211.
t'hat
meantime
the
chisl'!ing,
,haping,
an(l
polishing'
of
eonseerated
helie"ers
in
Christ's
atonement
for
sin,
progrpsses;
and
when
thl'
la.'"I.t
of
these
"lh'ing
stolle~",
"elect
and
prpC'iOl1foi,"
folhall
havp
bp{"n
made
fpnd".
ill£>
grf'ut
l\lastel'
'Vorkman
will
hrin;.r
all
tOJ.{C'thpl·
in
the
first
resurrection:
and
the
temple
shall
be
fille(l
with
his
glory,
alHl
hl'
till'
mpeting
plaee
he
tween
(,od
:In(\
men
throu/(hollt
the
lIIillennium,-Revelation
Hi:
5-S.
lI.'hat
the
baRls
of
hope,
for
the
chur('h
and
thl'
worlel,
Iil'R
in
thp
fact
that
".JeSl'"
Chri,t,
h~'
the
grace
of
God.
tast"<1
(\"ath
for
Nfl
Y
man,"
"n
ran~otn
for
all,"
nnd
will
11('
"the
1nw
Jig-Itt
whit-h
ljghteth
el
et'Y
man
that
('01llelll
into
the
1forld".
Hin
due
tiIne",-
Hebrews
2:
0;
.lohn
1:
H;
1
Timothy:!:
fi,
H.
That
the
hope
of
thp
C'lllIreh
h-
that
~hf'
lIlay
hf'-
likp
h('f
Lor<.1,
"SPfJ
him
as
he
1~."
hf'
"pal'takpfs
of
the
divine
nature','
alHl
:-ohare
his
~t()I'Y
llS
his
joint-hell".--l
.John
:~::!:
.John
17::!-l:
Romans
~:
17;
~
Pptc~r
1
:
4.
That
the
present
mission
of
1hl'
dltlr('h
is
the
!,l'I'fl'eting
of
the
saints
for
the
fntnr"
work
of
sl'rv\(of':
to
<ll'velop
in
lwrself
en'n'
gra('p;
to
he
God's
WitIW:--:-'
to
the"
orld
;
allli
to
prepare
to
be
kIngs
and
priests
)Jl
the
next
age.-Ephe."'lians
4:
12;
~Jatthew
2·1':
]
.:
Ul',"clution
1:
H;
:.!O:
n.
That
thp
hopl'
for
the
world
lips
in
the
hlpss;n!'s
of
knowh',I~l'
ami
opportunity
to
hI'
brought
to
(Ill
h~'
Christ's
:lIillennial
kin".dom,
the
rp'litntlOn
of
:Ill
that
was
I",t
in
Adam.
to
1111
till'
w,lline;
and
obedient,
Ilt
the
hands
of
their
Hedeemer
and
his
glorltiL'(l
('hu1'('h,
whptl
all
till"
Wilfully
wi('kt:'d
\\
ill
lJe
dl'~t"O!ll'd.--.\eb
:~:
In-:!:~;
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Y1,
"Thr
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week
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new
c,reatlon
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the
personnel,
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rites,
ceremonIes.
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llnd
hopes
llppertaininl-:
to
those
eu
I1l'l!
and
a;eepted
as
memhpr>:
or
the
body
of
Christ:
7:W
page,.
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also
in
Dano';',or
wegian,
Finnish,
Gf'rman,
and
:-:'wptli...,h.
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size.
