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topical
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revie\\s
or
our
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published
STUDIES
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entertainingly
arran~ed,
and
very
helpful
to
all
\I
ho
would
merit
tUe
only
honorary
degree
which
the
Society
accords,
viz.,
'c,·bi
Dci
Minister
(V.
D.
M.),
which
translated
into
Englbh
is
Jli71i,tct·
of
God's
Word.
Our
treatment
of
the
InternatIOnal
Sunday
School
Lessons
is
specially
for
the
older
Bible
students
lind
teachers.
By
some
this
feature
is
considered
indispensable.
Tbis
journal
stands
firmly
for
the
defense
of
the
only
true
foundation
of
the
Christian's
hope
now
being
so
generally
repudiated
-redemption
through
the
precious
blood
of
"the
man
Christ
Jesus,
who
gave
himself
a
ransom
[a
corresponding
price,
a
substitute]
foz
all".
(1
Peter
1;
1::1;
1
'l'imothy
2;
G)
Buil,ling
tip
on
this
sure
foundation
the
gold,
silver
and
precious
stones
(1
Corinthians
3:
11
11);
2
Peter
1;
5-11)
of
tlIe
Word
of
God,
its
furtlIer
mission
is
to
"make
all
see
what
is
the
fellowship
of
the
mystery
which
••.
haa
been
hid
in
God,
•••
to
the
intent
that
now
might
be
made
known
by
the
church
the
manlfold
wisdom
of
God"-"which
in
other
a!:11
was
not
made
known
I1nto
the
sons
of
men
as
it
is
now
revealed".-Epheslans
3:
5·9,
10.
It
stallils
free
from
all
parties,
sects
anll
creeds
of
men,
while
It
seeks
more
and
more
to
brlnl:
its
every
utterance
into
fullest
subjectIOn
to
the
will
of
God
in
Christ,
as
expressed
in
the
holy
Scriptures.
It
is
thus
free
to
declare
boldly
whatsoever
the
Lord
hath
spoken-according
to
the
didne
wlsdoIn
l:ranted
unto
us
to
understand
his
utterances.
Its
attitude
Is
not
do~matic,
but
confident:
for
we
l'no\\"
"hereof
\\'e
aOlrm,
treading
\\'ith
implicit
faith
upon
the
sure
promises
of
God.
It
is
held
as
a
trust,
to
be
used
only
in
hlB
Ileryice;
hcncc
our
decisi","s
relath'e
to
what
may
and
\\'hat
J!1ay
not
appear
in
Its
columns
must
be
according
to
our
judgment
of
hla
!rood
pleasure,
the
teachln;;
of
11i~
Word.
for
the
nph1Jild'1Jg
of
his
people
In
grace
and
knowled~e.
And
we
not
only
invite
but
ur!:e
oWl
readers
to
prove
all
its
utterances
by
the
infallible
Word
to
which
reference
is
constantly
made
to
facllltate
such
testln!:.
TO
US
THE
SCRIPTURES
CLEARLY
TEACH
That
the
church
is
"the
temple
of
the
living
God",
peculiarly
"his
workmanship";
that
its
construction
bas
been
In
progress
thr01l~bout
the
j,:o,pcl
a;.:e-ever
since
Christ
becamc
the
world's
Redeemer
and
tbe
Chief
Corner
Stone
of
his
temple,
through
which,
when
tini~i!CL1,
God',
ble"i1J;':
'hall
come
"to
all
people",
and
they
find
access
to
hlm.-1
Corinthians
3:
16,
17:
Ephesians
2;
20·22;
GenesIs
28:
].I;
Galal
Lans
3:
20.
That
meantime
the
chJSe1in~.
shapin~,
and
poli,hing
of
consecrated
believers
in
Christ's
atonement
for
sin,
progresses;
and
when
the
last
of
thesc
"Ih
ill:';
'tonc'<",
"c:ect
and
prccious,"
shall
have
been
made
ready,
tlle
great
Master
Workman
will
brln~
all
togethe~
In
the
Ill'"!
re<urrcetion
:
and
the
temple
sllall
be
tilled
with
his
glory,
and
be
the
meeting
place
between
God
and
men
throu~houll
the
Millenniulll.-He'
elutiou
15:
5-8.
That
the
ha'is
of
hope,
for
the
church
and
the
world,
lles
in
the
fact
that
"Jesus
Christ,
by
tbe
grace
of
God,
tasted
death
for
every
man,"
"a
ransom
for
all,"
und
Will
be
"tile
true
light
which
IJghteth
every
man
that
cometh
into
the
world",
"In
due
t1me",
Heurews
2:
D;
John
1;
0;
1
Timoth~'
2;
5,
G.
That
the
hope
of
the
cllnrch
is
that
she
may
be
H\;e
her
Lord,
"see
him
as
he
is,"
be
partaker
of
the
divine
nature,'
and
share
his
glory
us
lLis
jOlllt-helr.-1
John
3::l;
John
17;:l4;
Romans
8:
l7;
2
Peter
1;
4.
That
the
present
Illiseion
of
the
church
is
tile
perfecting
of
the
saints
for
the
future
work
of
Bervice;
to
develop
in
herself
every
~mce;
to
he
t:od's
wltne's
to
the
world;
and
to
prepare
to
be
kings
and
priests
In
the
next
age.-Ephc.'lans
4;
12;
~Iatthew
24
=
1-1;
RevelatIOn
1
;
(j;
20:
G.
That
the
hope
for
the
worlel
lies
In
the
blessings
of
J<Dowledge
and
opportunity
to
be
brought
to
all
by
Chri't's
MIllennial
kln~dom,
the
re,tltutlOll
of
nil
that
was
lost
in
Adam,
to
all
the
willln<;
nnd
obedleDt.
at
the
ilands
o!
tilelr
Hedecmer
and
IllS
gloriJled
church,
wl!Cu
all
the
wilfully
wicked
will
be
clcstroycd.-Acts
3;
l
0·23;
Is:uall
3:>.
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