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Publication date

12/1/21

Volume

42

Number

23

Publication page

354

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T

ms

journal

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ODe

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factors

or

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in

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instruction,

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in

all

parts

ot

the

clvillzed

world

by

ilie

WATCH

ToWER

BIBLE

&

TRACT

SOCIETY,

cllartered

A.

D.

11',84,

"For

the

Pro

Illotion

of

Christian

Knowledge".

It

not

only

serves

as

11.

class

room

where

Bible

students

may

meet

in

ilie

study

of

'Jw

dlnne

Word

but

also

as

a

channel

of

communication

through

whh:h

they

IDAy

be

reached

WIth

annonneements

at

the

Society's

coln'entions

and

of

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coming

of

its

tl'aveIlnl'

representatives,

sQ'led

"PIlgrims",

and

refreshed

wIth

reports

of

Its

conventions.

Our

"Berean

Lessons"

are

topical

rehearsals

or

reviews

of

our

SOCIety's

published

B'rUDIES

most

entertainingly

uranged,

and

very

helpful

to

ail

who

would

merit

the

only

honorary

degree

whim

the

SOCIety

accords,

viz..

Verbi

Dei

MinIster

(V.

D.

M.),

WhICh

translated

Into

EngU,h

is

.Minister

0/

Goa's

Wora.

Our

treatment

of

the

lJIte:rnationai

Sunday

t!lchool

Lessons

is

specially

for

the

older

BiWe

Ituilents

and

teaclIers.

By

some

this

feature

is

coIIBidered

1nd1spcnsable.

ThIS

journal

stands

:firmly

for

the

defense

of

the

only

true

foundation

of

the

Christian's

bope

now

being

so

generally

repudiated

-redemptIOn

through

the

precious

blood

of

"the

man

Christ

Jesus,

who

gave

Wmself

a

r

....

8Gm

[a

rorrespondlng

price,

a

substitute]

for

all".

(1

Peter

.1

~

111.

1

Timothy

2:

6)

:Bu1lding

up

on

thIS

sure

foundation

the

gold,

Eilver

and

precious

stonM

(1

Corinthians

3:

11

15;

2

Peter

1

~

6-:11.)

of

the

Word

of

God.

its

further

mission

is

to

"make

aU

see

what

1B

the

fellowship

of

the

mystery

which

•••

has

been

hid

in

God,

•••

to

the

intent

that

now

mIght

be

made

known

by

the

church

the

manifold

wisdom

of

God"-"which

iR

other

ages

was

not

made

.known

unto

the

BOns

of

men

as

it

Is

now

revesled".-Bpheslans

3:

1)-9,

10.

lt

stands

free

from

all

parties,

sects

and

creeds

of

men,

whIle

it

IlOOkJI

more

and

more

to

bring

ItB

eVllrT

utterece

Into

fullesll

Bubjectlon

to

the

wlll

of

God

In

Chnst,

as

expressed

in

the

holy

Scriptures.

It

is

thus

free

to

declare

boldly

whatBoe"er

the

Lord

hath

spoken-acco.-dlng

to

the

diVIDe

wisdom

l;ranted

unto

us

to

understanil

his

utteranees.

Its

attItude

is

not

dogmatic,

but

eonfident;

for

we

know

wbereof

we

affirm,

treading

with

implicit

faith

upon

the

sure

promises

of

God.

It

Is

held

liS

a

trust,

to

be

used

only

in

hlB

service;

.hence

our

declsloI16

relatlve

to

what.may

and

what

may

not

appear

In

Its

columns

must

be

according

to

our

:ludgment

of

hilt

good

pleasure,

the

teaching

of

his

Word,

for

the

upbuild<I1g

of

his

people

In

grace

and

knowledge

And

we

not

oBly

invhe

but

url;e

our

readers

to

prove

all

its

utterances

by

the

infallible

Word

to

which

reference

Is

ronstantly

made

to

facIlitate

Buch

tll8tiq.

TO

US

THE

SCRIPTURES

CLEARLY

TEACH

That

the

church

is

"the

temple

of

the

living

GOd",

peculiarly

"his

workmanship";

that

Jts

construction

hal

beeD

in

progrQ&B

tIlronghont

the

gospel

age--ever

since

Christ

became

the

world's

Redeemer

and

the

ChIef

Corner

Stone

of

hlB

temple,

through

which,

when

finished,

God's

blessing

shall

come

"to

all

people",

and

they

find

access

to

1I1m.-l

CorlIlthians

11:

16,

],7;

Ephesians

2

~

20-22;

Genesis

28:

14;

Galatians

3:

29.

That

meantime

the

chiseling,

shaping,

and

polishing

of

consecrated

believers

in

Christ'B

atonemeJ:It

fez

sill,

jlrollresses;

and

when

the

last

of

these

"livIDg

stones",

"eject

and

preeJous,"

shall

'have

been

.maW!

reauy.

the

g.-eat

Master

Workman

WIll

brin,!;

all

together

in

the

first

resurrectlon,

and

the

temple

shall

be

tilled

with

his

glory,

and

be

the

meetin&'

place

betwee.a

God

and

men

Ulroughou!l

the

lIfillennium.-RevelatIou

15:

5-8.

That

the

ba".

of

hope,

for

the

church

and

the

world,

lies

In

the

fact

that

"Jesus

Christ,

by

the

~race

-af

God,

tasted

cleatll

for

ever"

man,"

.'"

ram,otl1

for

aU,"

and

WIn

be

"tte

U

ue

lIght

whlch

hgbteth

eve.",

man

that

cometh

into

the

1Oo,.ld".

''111

due

time",

Hebrews

2:

9

,;

John

1:

9;

1

Tlmothy

2:

5,

a.

That

the

nope

.of

the

church

is

that

she

may

be

llke

her

Lord,

"see

him

as

he

Is,"

be

"partakers

of

tlIe

divi.Jl.e

nat:ll'e','

&Xld

Bhare

h1I

glory

as

his

jmnt-hetr.-1

John

3.2;

John

17.24;

ROlDans

8:

11;

2

Peter

1:

4.

'That

the

present

mIssion

of

the

church

Is

the

perfectmg

of

the

samte

for

the

future

work

,of

lIernc~

to

develep

b1

hel'llGlf

evert

gJ

ace;

to

be

Gou's

witness

to

the

world;

and

to

prepare

to

,be

kings

and

prles"tS

In

the

nert

age.-.Jliphes1ans

o{:

12;

Matthew

24

=

14;

RevelatIOn

1:

6;

20:

6.

That

the

hope

for

tbe

w.orld

lies

In

the

bless1Dgs

of

Knowledge

and

opportunit,

to

be

broudat

to

-on

bl~st's

.MJllU1lial

~l'dQIll.,

the

restitutIOD

of

all

that

was

lost

in

Adam,

to

all

the

wllhDg

and

obedient,

at

the

hands

et

their

er

and

his

S1orl1led

churcb

..

when

all

the

wilfully

wicked

will

be

d..,troJ/ea.-ActB

3~

19-23;

Isaiah

36.

~6

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