Data publicării
01.10.1916
Volumul
37
Numărul
19
Turnul de veghe
Baptism for the Remission of Sins for Jews Only
Revistele originale Turnul de veghe în limba engleză
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THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y. 
enjoy. 
I 
receive 
sueh 
a 
blessing 
(Iaily 
with 
the 
]\IOR~I:'iG 
MA:'i:'iA, 
the 
Vow 
amI 
TIlE 
MORNING 
RESOLVE! 
Also, 
'ARE 
YF, 
ABLE 
TO 
DIU:\'K 
OF 
:My 
Cup?" 
Oh. 
the 
blessed 
truth! 
It 
satisfies 
mv 
longings 
as 
nothing 
else 
can 
do. 
And, 
dear 
Pastor, 
THE 
\V 
ATCH 
TOWER 
is 
such 
a 
wonderful 
chnnnel 
of 
blessing. 
too! 
We 
praise 
God 
on 
your 
behalf 
as 
we 
see 
how 
he 
has 
kept 
you 
all 
these 
years; 
it 
gives 
us 
courage. 
The 
feast 
is 
now 
spread 
surely 
in 
the 
midst 
of 
our 
enemies! 
The 
Lord 
grant 
we 
may 
be 
enlarged 
daily 
and 
thus 
have 
the 
spirit­ 
ual 
eapaeity 
for 
the 
SEVENTH 
VOLUME 
of 
which 
you 
also 
spoke. 
Our 
dear 
Pastor, 
I 
would 
just 
make 
one 
request 
of 
y~lU, 
if 
I 
may. 
It 
is 
that 
you 
would 
pray 
for 
me; 
that, 
havmg 
run 
wPlI 
thus 
far, 
I 
might 
continue 
faithful 
even 
unto 
death. 
Three 
months 
ago 
J 
hael 
two 
operations 
in 
one. 
After 
seven 
wpeks 
I 
came 
home 
to 
take 
up 
my 
family 
obligations 
onee 
again-px('ept 
swepping, 
washing 
and 
ironing'. 
It 
taxed 
my 
~tr('ngth 
s() 
mueh 
that 
I 
thought 
it 
only 
right 
as 
a 
new 
crea­ 
turp 
in 
Chl'i~t 
to 
speak 
to 
my 
husband. 
I 
told 
him 
how 
I 
felt. 
He 
could 
not 
und('r~tand, 
neithpr 
could 
his 
mother, 
how 
it 
was 
that 
I 
did 
n()t 
feel 
able 
to 
do 
the 
work. 
Well, 
this 
proved 
quite 
a 
trial 
to 
mp. 
But 
as 
no 
deliverance 
came 
from 
thpse 
duties, 
I 
considered 
it 
my 
duty, 
and 
evidently 
God's 
will 
also, 
that 
I 
go 
on 
and 
serve 
just 
as 
long 
as 
God 
gave 
me 
strength. 
I 
feel 
that 
my 
strength 
is 
going, 
though 
I 
have 
not 
told 
my 
husband, 
as 
he 
speaks 
to 
me 
only 
when 
he 
must, 
sim'e 
the 
expcrienee 
mentionC1:l. 
The 
pressure 
I 
feel 
has 
been 
hard 
upon 
me 
for 
the 
last 
five 
or 
six 
months, 
but 
I 
have 
been 
able 
to 
rejoice. 
Though 
the 
cup 
has 
overflowcd 
with 
sorrow 
and 
suffering, 
nevertheless 
I 
have 
becn 
able 
to 
realize 
the 
Lord's 
presence 
very 
near 
and 
the 
truth 
of 
J 
esus' 
word~, 
"TIle 
Father 
himself 
loveth 
you." 
But 
even 
so 
as 
our 
Lord, 
I 
would 
continue 
to 
pray 
with 
strong 
('rying 
and 
tears, 
realizing 
so 
much 
my 
utter 
helplessness 
and 
need 
of 
God's 
help 
through 
Christ 
Jesu~. 
I 
ask 
you 
to 
pray 
for 
me, 
that 
I 
may 
in 
due 
time 
have 
the 
full 
assurance, 
as 
those 
who 
have 
gone 
before, 
that 
I 
am 
acceptable 
in 
the 
Beloved 
One, 
and 
have 
made 
my 
calling 
and 
election 
sure. 
I 
feel 
that 
I 
have 
nepd 
of 
patience 
also, 
that 
having 
done 
the 
will 
of 
God 
I 
might 
reccive 
the 
promise. 
Now 
again 
I 
woulel 
thank 
God 
for 
the 
bles~ed 
tie 
that 
unites 
us 
all 
in 
him. 
My 
prayer 
is 
that 
we 
may 
be 
enlarged 
and 
abound 
yet 
more 
and 
more 
in 
the 
love 
of 
God. 
This 
love 
has 
increased 
in 
me 
as 
daily 
I 
have 
prayer 
with 
you 
all 
that 
thus 
we 
might 
be 
able 
to 
show 
forth 
the 
praises 
of 
him 
who 
hath 
called 
us 
out 
of 
darkness 
into 
his 
marvelous 
ligJIt. 
May 
the 
Lord 
bless 
thee 
and 
keep 
thee, 
and 
grant 
thee 
the 
"abundant 
entrance" 
through 
Christ 
Jesus 
our 
Lord! 
Your 
sister 
in 
Christ, 
LIKE 
SAUL, 
THOUGHT 
HE 
DID 
GOD 
SERVICE 
DEAR 
BROTHER:- 
Am 
happy 
to 
say 
that 
I 
am 
most 
surely 
a 
believer, 
and 
an 
earnest 
one 
in 
"The 
Divine 
Plan 
of 
the 
Ages," 
and 
just 
as 
set 
forth 
by 
Brother 
Russell. 
More 
than 
that, 
I 
have 
been 
preaching 
it 
in 
no 
uncertain 
manner 
from 
the 
p~lpit 
of 
the 
First 
Baptist 
Church 
of 
this 
place. 
And 
as 
mIght 
be 
ex­ 
pected 
I 
have 
also 
been 
ordered 
to 
stop 
slwh 
preaching 
or 
re­ 
sign; 
consequently 
I 
have 
resigned. 
But 
then. 
of 
course, 
there 
are 
other 
places 
to 
preach, 
and 
preach 
it 
I 
will! 
Yes, 
I 
recall 
the 
circumstances 
to 
which 
you 
refer, 
at 
the 
time 
of 
the 
revival 
meeting 
in 
my 
ehureh. 
at 
the 
time 
the 
PHOTO-DRAMA 
was 
shown 
here, 
and 
I 
recall 
the 
matter 
only 
with 
shame 
and 
humiliation 
for 
the 
part 
I 
played 
in 
it. 
While 
I 
made 
no 
speech 
at 
the 
band-stand 
that 
afternoon, 
I 
did 
help 
to 
arrange 
the 
meeting 
with 
the 
object 
of 
keeping 
people 
from 
seeing 
the 
DRAlIfA. 
The 
evangelist 
and 
the 
Meth­ 
odist 
pastor 
of 
this 
place 
did 
the 
speaking, 
but 
I 
approvpd 
of 
it 
at 
the 
time. 
That 
humiliating 
experience 
serves 
to 
show 
what 
an 
absurd 
and 
enormous 
blunder 
a 
man 
makes 
when 
he 
jumps 
at 
conclusions 
and 
forms 
an 
opinion 
without 
investiga­ 
tion, 
just 
because 
"evpryone 
says 
so." 
However, 
like 
Saul, 
I 
verily 
thought 
I 
did 
God 
a 
service, 
and 
being 
honest 
and 
sin­ 
cere, 
though 
ignorant, 
like 
him, 
I 
obtained 
mercy, 
and 
have 
been 
shown 
a 
"more 
excellent 
way." 
I 
am 
already 
beginning 
to 
feel 
the 
edge 
of 
the 
people's 
op­ 
position, 
and, 
as 
you 
say, 
from 
those 
who 
were 
formerly 
my 
strongest 
supporters. 
However," 
'Tis 
always 
with 
the 
right­ 
eous 
well," 
and 
I 
trust 
that 
I 
have 
the 
imputed 
righteousness 
of 
my 
Master, 
and 
that 
through 
his 
grace 
and 
help 
I 
shall 
be 
able 
to 
exemplify 
that 
righteousness 
in 
my 
life. 
r 
have 
a 
full 
set 
of 
the 
STUDIES 
IN 
THE 
SCRIPTURES, 
am 
getting 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
and 
also 
the 
BruLE 
STUDENTS 
MONTHLY. 
No, 
I 
have 
not 
a 
copy 
of 
Brother 
Rutherford's 
"Defense 
of 
Brother 
Russell," 
nor 
do 
I 
need 
one 
for 
myself. 
as 
r 
need 
no 
further 
evidence 
than 
the 
STUDIES. 
But 
I 
might 
be 
able 
to 
use 
one 
to 
advantage 
with 
others 
that 
are 
not 
so 
eonvinced. 
Thanking 
you 
for 
the 
interest 
and 
sympathy 
manifested 
in 
)'Qur 
letter, 
and 
requesting 
tha,t 
you 
will 
remE"ffiber 
me 
at 
the 
throne 
of 
grace. 
I 
am 
your 
brother 
in 
the 
truth, 
VOL. 
XXXVII 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
OCTOBER 
1, 
1916 
No. 
1!1 
BAPTISM 
FOR 
REMISSION 
OF 
SINS 
FOR 
JEWS 
ONLY 
"I 
indeed 
baptize 
you 
with 
water 
unto 
repentance 
j 
but 
he 
that 
cometh 
after 
me 
is 
mightier 
than 
I, 
whose 
shoes 
I 
am 
not 
worthy 
to 
bear 
j 
he 
will 
baptize 
you 
with 
the 
holy 
Spirit 
and 
fire."~Matthew 
3: 
11. 
We 
should 
make 
quite 
a 
marked 
distinction 
between 
the 
to 
make 
petitions. 
The 
only 
ones 
who 
have 
a 
hearing 
with 
AtonellJent 
Dav 
arrallw'nl('llt 
for 
Israel 
with 
its 
('llll<'elation, 
God 
are 
those 
who 
have 
become 
diseiples, 
or 
followers, 
of 
ancl 
any 
otllPr' 
arrallg'clJ1Pllt 
fnr 
0ane'plntinTl 
of 
sin. 
'IllP 
~ae- 
Christ 
and 
who 
have 
been 
aecepted 
by 
him 
as 
his 
followprs. 
rifices 
of 
the 
Day 
of 
Atonpmrnt 
typified 
the 
"better 
sacrifices" 
For 
such 
he 
has 
become 
the 
surety 
and 
has 
inducted 
them 
into 
for 
the 
putting 
away 
of 
original 
sin. 
Original 
sin 
was 
Adam's 
a 
blpssed 
relationship 
with 
the 
Father-the 
relationship 
of 
sin, 
which 
has 
deseended 
to 
all 
of 
his 
children. 
The 
entire 
sons. 
race 
is 
by 
nature 
uncleI' 
the 
dominion 
of 
that 
original 
sin 
and 
The 
Israelites 
were 
God's 
people, 
in 
eovenant 
relationship 
uncleI' 
its 
penalty. 
God 
purposes 
to 
do 
away 
with 
both 
the 
with 
him 
through 
typieal 
arrangements. 
The 
time 
had 
not 
sin 
and 
its 
penalty, 
through 
the 
grpat 
High 
Priest, 
Jesus. 
then 
come 
for 
Christ 
to 
die 
for 
sinners, 
so 
God 
gave 
them 
a 
Jesus 
has 
alrpady 
diecl 
and 
has 
now 
nearly 
eompleted 
the 
system 
of 
types, 
pointing 
forward 
to 
the 
real 
Sacrifice 
for 
sins 
offering 
of 
the 
"better 
sacrifices" 
than 
those 
offered 
by 
the 
to 
be 
offered 
"in 
due 
time." 
He 
arranged 
that 
those 
who 
came 
typical 
high 
priest 
of 
Israrl. 
Wp 
see 
that 
the 
time 
is 
coming 
into 
this 
covenant 
relationship 
with 
him 
should 
be 
treated 
as 
when 
there 
will 
not 
be 
a 
mere 
imputation 
of 
the 
merit 
of 
though 
their 
sins 
had 
been 
actually 
forgiven 
and 
canceled. 
Christ, 
as 
there 
has 
been 
during 
the 
Gospel 
age 
for 
the 
church; 
"Year 
by 
year 
continually," 
as 
the 
Apostle 
Paul 
says, 
they 
for 
during 
the 
incoming 
age 
his 
merit 
will 
be 
applied 
abso- 
were 
to 
repeat 
these 
Atonement 
Day 
sacrifices, 
and 
thus 
have, 
lutely 
for 
the 
sins 
of 
the 
whole 
world, 
and 
the 
sins 
of 
the 
typically, 
a 
fresh 
eancelation 
of 
Adam 
ic 
sin 
for 
ancther 
Vl'~ 
r. 
world-the 
A(lamic 
sin-will 
be 
canceled 
forever. 
The 
con- 
for 
the 
sacrifice 
was 
good 
only 
for 
one 
year. 
Because 
of 
this 
demnation 
of 
original 
sin 
will 
be 
no 
more 
upon 
anyone, 
any- 
arrangement 
their 
unwitting 
transgressions 
were 
typically 
set 
where; 
and 
all 
who 
will 
may 
be 
assisted 
up 
to 
all 
that 
was 
aside, 
and 
they 
continued 
to 
be 
God's 
covenant 
people. 
Dur- 
lost 
by 
Adam 
and 
reeleemed 
by 
Christ 
Jesus. 
ing 
each 
year, 
however, 
they 
might 
through 
more 
or 
less 
weak- 
But 
thprl' 
aTl' 
othpr 
sin~ 
]wsiclps 
originnl 
sin. 
and 
tIl(' 
e1l1pa- 
ness 
fall 
into 
errors 
of 
thought, 
of 
word 
and 
of 
eonduct. 
These 
bility 
of 
these 
is 
proportionate 
to 
the 
amount 
of 
knowledge 
would 
be 
trespasses. 
enjoyed. 
Thosp 
which 
are 
unintentional 
are 
in 
our 
Lord's 
THE 
OBJECT 
OF 
JOHN'S 
BAPTISM 
praypr 
calleel 
"trespasses." 
But 
prayer 
to 
God 
would 
not 
set 
When 
John 
the 
Baptist 
began 
his 
ministry, 
he 
came 
preach- 
aside 
original 
sin-only 
the 
death 
of 
Jesus 
as 
a 
ransom 
could 
ing 
that 
the 
time 
was 
now 
at 
hand 
when 
Messiah 
would 
appear, 
spt 
this 
aside. 
There 
are 
certain 
ones 
who 
through 
faith 
in 
his 
and 
the 
invitation 
to 
eome 
into 
the 
real 
kingdom 
of 
God 
be 
rpeleeming 
blood 
an(l 
by 
consecration 
of 
heart 
alJ(l 
life 
to 
the 
given. 
His 
exhortation 
was 
that 
all 
the 
people 
should 
get 
Lord 
haye 
beeomr 
rhil(lren 
of 
God. 
Becanse 
of 
inherited 
im- 
reaely 
for 
this, 
otherwise 
they 
would 
not 
be 
prepared 
to 
re- 
perfections 
these 
children 
of 
God 
commit 
trespasses. 
When 
ceive 
Messiah. 
He 
said 
in 
substance, 
Examine 
your 
life. 
Are 
they 
recognize 
these 
trespasses. 
they 
should 
come 
to 
the 
throne 
you 
living 
to 
the 
best 
of 
your 
ability 
according 
to 
the 
lawf 
of 
heavenly 
grace 
"that 
they 
may 
obtain 
mercy 
and 
find 
grace 
If 
not, 
if 
you 
are 
living 
according 
to 
a 
lower 
standard 
than 
the 
to 
help 
in 
time 
of 
need." 
Othprs 
than 
those 
who 
have 
become 
best 
of 
which 
you 
are 
capable, 
you 
are 
guilty. 
To 
whatever 
children 
of 
God 
have 
no 
standing 
with 
him 
and 
have 
no 
right 
extent 
you 
aN 
Dot 
living 
up 
to 
your 
highest 
possibilities, 
you 
[5962] 
(287-291) enjoy. I receive such a blessing daily with the Morning Manna, the Vow and THE Morninc REsoLve! Also, “ARE YE ABLE TO DRINK oF My Cup?’ Oh, the blessed truth! It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do. And, dear Pastor, Tue Wartcn Tower is such a wonderful channel of blessing, too! We praise God on your behalf as we see how he has kept you all these years; it gives us courage. The feast is now spread surely in the midst of our enemies! The Lord grant we may be enlarged daily and thus have the spiritual capacity for the SeventH VOLUME of which you also spoke. Our dear Pastor, I would just make one request of you, if I may. Jt is that you would pray for me; that, having run well thus far, ] might continue faithful even unto death. Three months ago J had two operations in one. After seven weeks I came home to take up my family obligations once again—except sweeping, washing and ironing. It taxed my strength so much that I thought it only right as a new creature in Christ to speak to my husband. I told him how I felt. He could not understand, neither could his mother, how it was that I did not feel able to do the work. Well, this proved quite a trial to me. But as no deliverance came from these duties, I considered it my duty, and evidently God’s will also, that I go on and serve just as long as God gave me strength. I feel that my strength is going, though I have not told my husband, as he speaks to me only when he must, since the experience mentioned. The pressure I feel has been hard upon me for the last five or six months, but I have been able to rejoice. Though the cup has overflowed with sorrow and suffering, nevertheless I have been able to realize the Lord’s presence very near and the truth of Jesus’ words, “The Father himself loveth you.” But even so as our Lord, I would continue to pray with strong crying and tears, realizing so much my utter helplessness and need of God’s help through Christ Jesus, I ask you to pray for me, that I may in due time have the full assurance, as those who have gone before, that I am acceptable in the Beloved One, and have made my calling and election sure. I feel that I have need of patience also, that having done the will of God I might receive the promise. Now again I would thank God for the blessed tie that unites us all in him. My prayer is that we may be enlarged and abound yet more and more in the love of God, This love has increased in me as daily I have prayer with you all that thus we might be able to show forth the praises of him who hath called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. THE WATCH TOWER Brooxiyn, N. Y. May the Lord bless thee and keep thee, and grant thee the “abundant entrance” through Christ Jesus our Lord! Your sister in Christ, LIKE SAUL, THOUGHT HE DID GOD SERVICE DeaR BROTHER :— Am happy to say that I am most surely a believer, and an earnest one in “The Divine Plan of the Ages,” and just as set forth by Brother Russell. More than that, I have been preaching it in no uncertain manner from the pulpit of the First Baptist Church of this place. And as might be expected I have also been ordered to stop such preaching or resign; consequently I have resigned. But then, of course, there are other places to preach, and preach it I will! Yes, I recall the circumstances to which you refer, at the time of the revival meeting in my church, at the time the PuHoTO-DRAMA was shown here, and J recall the matter only with shame and humiliation for the part I played in it. While I made no speech at the band-stand that afternoon, I did help to arrange the meeting with the object of keeping people from seeing the Drama. The evangelist and the Methodist pastor of this place did the speaking, but I approved of it at the time. That humiliating experience serves to show what an absurd and enormous blunder a man makes when he jumps at conclusions and forms an opinion without investigation, just because “everyone says so.” However, like Saul, I verily thought I did God a service, and being honest and sincere, though ignorant, like him, I obtained mercy, and have been shown a “more excellent way.” I am already beginning to feel the edge of the people’s opposition, and, as you say, from those who were formerly my strongest supporters. However, “’Tis always with the righteous well,” and I trust that I have the imputed righteousness of my Master, and that through his grace and help I shall be able to exemplify that righteousness in my life. I have a full set of the STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES, am getting Tae WatcH Tower and also the Brie STUDENTS MontHiy. No, I have not a copy of Brother Rutherford’s “Defense of Brother Russell,’ nor do I need one for myself. as I need no further evidence than the Stupirs. But I might be able to use one to advantage with others that are not so eonvinced. Thanking you for the interest and sympathy manifested in your letter, and requesting that you will remember me at the throne of grace. I am your brother in the truth, Vou. XXXVIT BROOKLYN, N. Y., OCTOBER 1, 1916 No. 19 BAPTISM FOR REMISSION OF SINS FOR JEWS ONLY “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.”’—Matthew 3:11. We should make quite a marked distinction between the Atonement Day arrangement for Israel with its cancelation, and any other arrangement for cancelation of sin. The sacrifices of the Day of Atonement typified the “better sacrifices” for the putting away of original sin. Original sin was Adam’s sin, which has descended to all of his children. The entire race is by nature under the dominion of that original sin and under its penalty. God purposes to do away with both the sin and its penalty, through the great High Priest, Jesus. Jesus has already died and has now nearly completed the offering of the “better sacrifices” than those offered by the typical high priest of Isracl. We see that the time is coming when there will not be a mere imputation of the merit of Christ, as there has been during the Gospel age for the church; for during the incoming age his merit will be applied absolutely for the sins of the whole world, and the sins of the world—the Adamie sin—will be canceled forever. The condemnation of original sin will be no more upon any one, anywhere; and all who will may be assisted up to all that was lost by Adam and redcemed by Christ Jesus. But there are other sins besides original sin. and the eulpability of these is proportionate to the amount of knowledge enjoyed. Those which are unintentional are in our Lord’s prayer called “trespasses.” But prayer to God would not set aside original sin—only the death of Jesus as a ransom could set this aside. There are certain ones who through faith in his redeeming blood and by consecration of heart and Hfe to the Lord have become children of God. Because of inherited imperfections these children of God commit trespasses. When they recognize these trespasses, they should come to the throne of heavenly grace “that they may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Others than those who have become children of God have no standing with him and have no right to make petitions. The only ones who have a hearing with God are those who have become disciples, or followers, of Christ and who have been accepted by him as his followers. For such he has become the surety and has inducted them into a blessed relationship with the Father—the relationship of sons, The Israelites were God’s people, in covenant relationship with him through typical arrangements. The time had not then come for Christ to die for sinners, so God gave them a system of types, pointing forward to the real Sacrifice for sins to be offered “in due time.” He arranged that those who came into this covenant relationship with him should be treated as though their sins had been actually forgiven and canceled. “Year by year continually,” as the Apostle Paul says, they were to repeat these Atonement Day sacrifices, and thus have, typically, a fresh cancelation of Adamic sin for ancther venr, for the sacrifice was good only for one year. Because of this arrangement their unwitting transgressions were typically set aside, and they continued to be God’s covenant people. During each year, however, they might through more or less weakness fall into errors of thought, of word and of conduct. These would be trespasses. THE OBJECT OF JOHN’S BAPTISM When John the Baptist began his ministry, he came preaching that the time was now at hand when Messiah would appear, and the invitation to come into the real kingdom of God be given. His exhortation was that all the people should get ready for this, otherwise they would not be prepared to receive Messiah. He said in substance, Examine your life. Are you living to the best of your ability according to the law? If not, if you are living according to a lower standard than the best of which you are capable, you are guilty. To whatever extent you are not living up to your highest possibilities, you [5962]

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