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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLEGHENY,
PA.
the
church
when
quarrels
arise
it
will
generally
be
found
that
the
basis
of
the
quarrel
is
a
misunderstanding
or
selfishness,
covetousness,
a
desire
to
be
chief
and
greatest.
It
behooves
each
of
the
Lord's
people
under
such
circumstances
to
examine
well
his
own
heart,
and
to
see
that
his
own
eye
is
good
before
he
attempts
to
assist
his
brother
who
has
the
oppo
site
view.
Having
made
sure
of
his
own
generosity
of
heart,
and
intent
and
willingness
to
yield,
and
to
see
and
admire
and
approve
the
good
in
others,
he
will
then
be
prepared
to
reason
with
others
and
to
help
them
to
also
take
the
proper,
broad,
generous
view
of
the
situation.
,
I
Let
nothing
be
done
through
strife
or
vain
glory,"
urges
the
Apostle-neither
in
the
church
nor
in
the
home.
Love
is
the
only
motive
power
that
should
be
recognized
amongst
those
who
have
passed
from
death
unto
life,
who
are
new
creatures
in
Christ
Jesus.
There
is
generally
a
peaceful
way
of
settling
all
differences,
and
our
Lord
himself
has
set
it
forth,
and
we
have
presented
the
matter
in
detail
in
DAWN,
Vol.
VI,
chap.
vi.
But,
where
all
fails,
rather
than
allow
the
spirit
of
brotherhood
to
fail
and
enmity
or
anger
to
prevail,
it
were
far
better
that
those
who
find
themselves
totally
un
able
to
fellowship
in
love
together
should
seek
to
maintain
fellowship
in
spirit
by
a
separation,
as
in
the
case
of
Abraham
and
Lot.
Nevertheless
while
this
is
to
be
approved
as
a
final
resort
rather
than
to
have
internal
strife,
the
necessity
for
such
a
course
would
certainly
be
lamentable--it
would
cer
tainly
imply
that
some
if
not
all
of
the
company
were
very
immature
as
respects
the
new
nature,
very
deficient
as
respects
the
powers
of
a
peacemaker,
very
lacking
in
the
brotherly
love
which
can
hide
a
multitude
of
faults,
and
endure
much
with
long-suffering
and
patience,
gentleness,
kindness
and
love.
HOW
READEST
THOU?-CAREFULL
Y?
Dear
Brother
Russell:
I
am
perplexed
by
what
I
have
read
in
the
January
1
Issue
of
the
TOWER,
respecting
the
bullock
sacrificed
for
the
Levites
and
the
goat
for
the
other
tribes,-p.
11.
Am
I
right
in
understanding
you
to
teach
that
Jesus
redeemed
the
church
and
the
church
is
to
redeem
the
world'
If
so
how
could
this
be
harmonized
with
these
Scriptures:
(1)
/I
Jesus
Christ
...
tasted
death
for
every
man";
(2)
II
As
all
in
Adam
die,
even
so
all
in
Christ
shall
be
made
alive";
(3)
/I
He
is
the
propitiation
for
our
sins,
and
not
for
ours
only,
but
also
for
the
sins
of
the
whole
world";
(4)
and
that
"he
gave
himself
a
ransom
for
all."
*
*
*
We
reply:
No,
dear
brother,
you
have
misread
and
mis
understood
the
article,
considerably.
You
have
never
read
in
any
of
our
articles
or
books
or
sermons
the
statement
that
the
church
redeems
any
thing
or
any
body.
Quite
to
the
contrary:
we
have
often
been
accused
of
making
a
hobby
of
the
ransom
doctrine,-that
our
Lord
Jesus
"tasted
death
for
every
man,"
II
gave
himself
a
ransom
for
all."
Surely
no
other
writings
ever
more
zealously
upheld
the
ransom
as
the
very
center
of
Christian
faith.
The
trouble,
dear
brother,
is
that
you
have
read
into
our
artirle
things
which
are
not
in
it.
This
overbrilliancy
is
a
fault
common
to
many
of
us.
Do
we
not
see
it
illustrated
in
all
of
our
experiences
with
the
Word
of
God'
W
nich
of
us
has
not
had
his
principal
difficulty
along
this
line
of
reading
into
or
out
of
the
Word
of
God
enough
to
confuse
usf
We
cannot,
therefore,
chide
you
for
misreading
our
message.
Reading
the
article
in
question
more
carefully
you
will
perceive
that
it
is
not
discussing
the
Redemption,
but
the
Sin-Offering,
which
is
a
different
view
of
the
great
trans
action.
Briefly
examining
the
texts
you
quote
we
find:
(1)
They
teaeh
that
the
death
of
Christ
is
the
fOWldatwn
upon
which
the
hope
of
every
man's
salvation
rests.
Whatever
blessing
ultimately
shall
come
to
every
man
must
result
from
the
death
of
JeSus,
however
others
may
subsequently
be
asso
ciated
with
him
in
the
work.
(2)
The
grand
truth
that
none
can
ever
have
eternal
life
except
by
relationship
with
Jesus
in
no
way
hinders
the
Lord
from
using
the
church
as
his
assistant
and
agent
in
bringing
the
world
into
that
blessed
state.
(3)
Truly
our
Lord
is
already
the
propitiation
for
the
church's
sins,
because
he
II
appeared
in
the
presence
of
God
f01'
us."
It
is
also
true
that
the
satisfaction
of
justice
which
he
effects
will
ultimately
be
extended
to
all
mankind
at
the
close
of
this
age
and
the
opening
of
the
Millennium;
but
this
does
not
hinder
our
Lord
from
accepting
the
church
as
'I
members
of
his
body"
and
sacrificing
them
as
such
during
this
antitypical
Atonement
Day.
(4)
Our
Lord
truly
gave
himself
II
a
ransom
for
all"
eighteen
centuries
ago,
but
evi
dently
he
has
not
yet
applied
the
benefits
to
any
except
"the
household
of
faith."
And
meantime
what
difference
does
it
make
to
the
world
if
by
the
Father's
plan
our
Re
deemer
reckons
to
adopt
the
church
as
/I
members
of
his
body"
and
allows
these
to
participate
in
the
sufferings
of
Christ
in
this
present
time
and
thus
also
to
share
coming
glories'
Summing
up
the
matter:
We,
believers,
have
no
per-
sonal
standing
before
God
nor
share
in
the
sacrifice
of
the
sin-offering.
It
is
only
those
who
are
II
beheaded,"
and
thus
cease
to
be
themselves
and
are
accepted
as
members
of
the
Anointed
One--the
Christ-only
these
share
the
sufferings
or
the
glory
of
Christ.
Jesus
the
Head
does
all
the
sacrificing.
All
of
the
under
priests
are
represented
in
the
High
Priest
as
his
members.
They
all
are
associated,
but
the
Head
is
the
recognized
representative
of
all.
VOL.
XXVIII
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
FEBRUARY
15,
1907
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.4
CURRENT
AFFAIRS
IN
GERMANY
According
to
the
advices
received
from
the
Society's
representative
in
Germany
there
is
a
great
religious
unrest
there
at
the
present
time.
Roman
Catholics
are
stoutly
re
sisting
the
movement
known
as
/I
Los
von
Rom
"--i.
e.,
'I
Away
from
Rome'
'-and
the
tendency
of
our
times
to
individual
thinking
on
the
part
of
its
supporters.
Its
party
in
the
German
parliament-the
Reichstag-is
now
very
necessary
to
the
government
in
connection
with
the
passage
of
government
measures,
because
the
Socialist
party
has
be
come
so
strong.
Under
the
patronage
of
the
Emperor,
Catholics
are
proclaiming
loudly
the
duty
of
loyalty
to
religion
and
the
government,
even
though
not
a
great
while
ago
they
were
quite
willing
to
inveigh
against
that
very
same
government.
The
('ry
now
IR
for
the
nceessity
of
all
religious
people
uniting
in
opposition
to
infidelity
and
revolutionary
parties.
Protestants,
under
similar
influences,
are
taking
somewhat
the
same
stand,
but
decline
to
be
brought
too
closely
into
union
with
the
Church
of
Rome.
Thus
the
ques
tion
of
the
hour
is
held
to
be
outward
formalistic
religion
and
patriotism
to
the
government.
Under
this
plea,
no
doubt,
Socialists
and
Revolutionists
will
be
more
and
more
opposed
year
by
year,
and
no
doubt
ourselves,
and
others
considered
out
of
line
with
the
majority
of
/I
Orthodoxy,"
will
be
similarly
brought
under
the
ban,
and
treated
as
though
we
were
in
some
war
associated
with
or
responsible
for
the
revolutionary
conditIOns
and
their
program.
Unable
to
secure
legislation
desired
by
him
Emperor
William
recently
dissolved
the
German
Reichstag
(Congress)
and
ordered
a
fresh
election
at
which
a
stout
contest
was
made
by
the
three
leading
parties,
one
of
which,
the
Social
Democrat,
had
been
too
powerful
for
the
Emperor's
purposes.
It
is
claimed
that
the
Emperor
appealed
to
the
Pope
to
influ
ence
the
Catholic
vote
away
from
the
Socialist
party
be
cause
they
were
a
menace
to
both
church
and
state.
The
election
certainly
reflects
this,
for
in
it
the
Socialists
lost
34
members
of
the
Reichstag.
The
event
was
celebrated
at
Berlin,
where
noisy
crowds
saluted
the
Emperor
and
subse
quently
the
Crown
Prince.
The
effect
will
be
to
more
than
ever
separate
the
religious
from
the
Socialists
and
drive
the
irreligious
to
them.
Thus
we
see
the
cleavage
coming
along
the
very
lines
laid
down
in
prophecy-on
the
one
side
II
the
beast
and
his
image
and
the
kings
of
the
earth
and
their
armies"
or
sup
porters,
and
on
the
other
side
the
army
of
anarchy,
which
unwittingly
will
as
II
the
Lord's
great
army"
overthrow
all
present
institutionR
preparatory
to
the
Millennial
reign
of
peace
and
righteousness.
But
let
us
never
lose
sight
of
the
fact
that
the
"saints,"
the
"elect,"
have
nothing
to
do
with
supporting
or
assisting
either
side
in
that
awful
con
flict.
It
is
the
Father
that
shall
put
all
things
under
the
control
of
the
Christ.
It
will
be
accomplished
by
the
let
ting
go
of
natural
laws,
II
the
loosing
of
the
winds,"
which
will
allow
human
selfishness
on
both
sides
to
wreck
the
pres-
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(47-51) the church when quarrels arise it will generally be found that the basis of the quarrel is a misunderstanding or selfishness, covetousness, a desire to be chief and greatest. It behooves each of the Lord’s people under such circumstances to examine well his own heart, and to see that his own eye is good before he attempts to assist his brother who has the opposite view. Having made sure of his own generosity of heart, and intent and willingness to yield, and to see and admire and approve the good in others, he will then be prepared to reason with others and to help them to also take the proper, broad, generous view of the situation. ‘‘Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory,’’ urges the Apostle—neither in the church nor in the home. Love is the only motive power that should be recognized amongst those who have passed from death unto life, who are new creatures in Christ Jesus. There is generally a peaceful way ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa. of settling all differences, and our Lord himself has set it forth, and we have presented the matter in detail in Dawn, Vol. vi, chap. vi. But, where all fails, rather than allow the spirit of brotherhood to fail and enmity or anger to prevail, it were far better that those who find themselves totally unable to fellowship in love together should seek to maintain fellowship in spirit by a separation, as in the case of Abraham and Lot. Nevertheless while this is to be approved as a final resort rather than to have internal strife, the necessity for such a course would certainly be lamentable—it would certainly imply that some if not all of the company were very immature as respects the new nature, very deficient as respects the powers of a peacemaker, very lacking in the brotherly love which can hide a multitude of faults, and endure much with long-suffering and patience, gentleness, kindness and love. HOW READEST THOU?—CAREFULLY ? Dear Brother Russell: I am perplexed by what I have read in the January 1 issue of the Tower, respecting the bullock sacrificed for the Levites and the goat for the other tribes—p. 11. Am I right in understanding you to teach that Jesus redeemed the church and the church is to redeem the world? If so how could this be harmonized with these Scriptures: (1) ‘‘Jesus Christ ... tasted death for every man’’; (2) ‘‘As all in Adam die, even so all in Christ shall be made alive’’; (3) ‘‘He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world’’; (4) and that ‘‘he gave himself a ransom for all.’’ * * * We reply: No, dear brother, you have misread and misunderstood the article, considerably. You have never read in any of our articles or books or sermons the statement that the church redeems any thing or any body. Quite to the contrary: we have often been aceused of making a hobby of the ransom doctrine,—that our Lord Jesus ‘‘tasted death for every man,’’ ‘‘gave himself a ransom for all.’’ Surely no other writings ever more zealously upheld the ransom as the very center of Christian faith. The trouble, dear brother, is that you have read into our article things which are not in it. This overbrilliancy is a fault common to many of us. Do we not see it illustrated in all of our experiences with the Word of God? Which of us has not had his principal difficulty along this line of reading into or out of the Word of God enough to confuse us? We cannot, therefore, chide you for misreading our message. Reading the article in question more carefully you will perceive that it is not discussing the Redemption, but the Sin-Offering, which is a different view of the great transaction. Briefly examining the texts you quote we find: (1) Vout. XXVIII ALLEGHENY, PA., FEBRUARY 15, 1907 They teach that the death of Christ is the fowndation upon which the hope of every man’s salvation rests. Whatever blessing ultimately shall come to every man must result from the death of Jesus, however others may subsequently be associated with him in the work. (2) The grand truth that none can ever have eternal life except by relationship with Jesus in no way hinders the Lord from using the church as his assistant and agent in bringing the world into that blessed state. (3) Truly our Lord is already the propitiation for the church’s sins, because he ‘‘appeared in the presence of God for us.’’ It is also true that the satisfaction of justice which he effects will ultimately be extended to all mankind at the close of this age and the opening of the Millennium; but this does not hinder our Lord from accepting the church as ‘‘members of his body’’ and sacrificing them as such during this antitypical Atonement Day. (4) Our Lord truly gave himself ‘‘a ransom for all’’ eighteen centuries ago, but evidently he has not yet applied the benefits to any except ‘the household of faith.’? And meantime what difference does it make to the world if by the Father’s plan our Redeemer reckons to adopt the church as ‘‘members of his body’’ and allows these to participate in the sufferings of Christ in this present time and thus also to share coming glories? Summing up the matter: We, believers, have no _personal standing before God nor share in the sacrifice of the sin-offering. It is only those who are ‘‘beheaded,’’ and thus cease to be themselves and are accepted as members of the Anointed One—the Christ—only these share the sufferings or the glory of Christ. Jesus the Head docs all the sacrificing. All of the under priests are represented in the High Priest as his members. They all are associated, but the Head is the recognized representative of all. No. 4 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER CURRENT AFFAIRS IN GERMANY According to the advices received from the Society’s representative in Germany there is a great religious unrest there at the present time. Roman Catholics are stoutly resisting the movement known as ‘‘Los von Rom’’—1. ¢., ‘Away from Rome’’—and the tendency of our times to individual thinking on the part of its supporters, Its party in the German parliament—the Reichstag—is now very necessary to the government in connection with the passage of government measures, because the Socialist party has become so strong. Under the patronage of the Emperor, Catholies are proclaiming loudly the duty of loyalty to religion and the government, even though not a great while ago they were quite willing to inveigh against that very same government. The cry now 1s for the necessity of all religious people uniting in opposition to infidelity and revolutionary parties. Protestants, under similar influences, are taking somewhat the same stand, but decline to be brought too closely into union with the Church of Rome. Thus the question of the hour is held to be outward formalistic religion and patriotism to the government. Under this plea, no doubt, Socialists and Revolutionists will be more and more opposed year by year, and no doubt ourselves, and others considered out of line with the majority of ‘‘Orthodoxy,’’ will be similarly brought under the ban, and treated as though we were in some way associated with or responsible for the revolutionary conditions and their program. Unable to seeure legislation desired by him Emperor William recently dissolved the German Reichstag (Congress) and ordered a fresh election at which a stout contest was made by the three leading parties, one of which, the SocialDemocrat, had been too powerful for the Emperor’s purposes. It is claimed that the Emperor appealed to the Pope to infiuence the Catholic vote away from the Socialist party because they were a menace to both church and state. The election certainly reflects this, for in it the Socialists lost 34 members of the Reichstag. The event was celebrated at Berlin, where noisy crowds saluted the Emperor and subsequently the Crown Prince. The effect will be to more than ever separate the religious from the Socialists and drive the irreligious to them. Thus we see the cleavage coming along the very lines laid down in prophecy—on the one side ‘‘the beast and his image and the kings of the earth and their armies’’ or supporters, and on the other side the army of anarchy, which unwittingly will as ‘‘the Lord’s great army’’ overthrow all present institutions preparatory to the Millennial reign of peace and righteousness. But Jet us never lose sight of the fact that the ‘‘saints,’’ the ‘‘elect,’’ have nothing to do with supporting or assisting either side in that awful conflict. It is the Father that shall put all things under the control of the Christ. It will be accomplished by the letting go of natural laws, ‘‘the loosing of the winds,’’ which will allow human selfishness on both sides to wreck the pres [3940]
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