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Pastor
SAVED BY FAITH,
NOmWOBKS
Still We Must Work Out Our
On Salvation.
PASTOR RUSSELL IN LONDON.
Mankind Will Be FUdemtd Through
Jtsui' Death and by God' Benign
Influsnce and Infinite; Msroy Work
ing In Thorn Through tho Inspiring
Promim of tho Holy Scriptural.
With tho Biblt a Guide Wo Can
not Go Wrong In Obeying tho Divino
Commando.
London, Eng.,
August 4. Loudon
Tabernacle w a
crowded both morn
ing and evening to
hour Pastor Hub
hcII. Wo report his
evening (Uncoil tho
from tho text, "Not
of works, lent any
man Bhould boast;
for we nro Ills
workmanship, cro
nlcd In ClirlHt Jesus
unto good works,
which God until before ordained that
we should ivnlli In them." (Kpli. 11,0,10.)
Evcjr since lirotlier I.ufhor's day and
hlB vigorous preaching of JiiHtillcutlon
liy fulfil Christian believers have been
more or less perplexed In their en
deavors to harmonize the Scrlpturnl
declaration reflecting faith nnd works
as related to salvation. I'nHtor ttus
oll believes that In tho clearer light
God Is shedding upon tho pathway of
Ills peoplo today through tho Ulblo
they nro enabled to comprehend with
absolute clearness, matters onco foggy.
This, ho claimed, does not signify
that our forefathers wero less loyal to
God, nor Ions logical In the operation
of their minds. It does, however, agree
with tho Scriptural declaration that
we are living In tho time when tho
wlso of God's peoplo are to understand
Uio Message previously more or less
bidden, but now, In duo time, to be
rovcnled.-Itevelntlon I, 7.
Tho logical thought which appcnls
most strongly to every mind Is that
good works must bo tho basis of Divine
favor and bad works tho basis of dls
favor. This led up to the child-summary
of preaching, namely, "Ho good
nnd go to heaven; he biyl nnd go to
- ." Our .Catholic friends, said tho
Pastor, carry tho matter of good works
to such nu extent that they claim thnt
somo have laid up such surplus of good
works uud Divine favor therefor thnt
they are ablo to appropriate some of
theso to others; hence tho claim that
they may bo appealed to In prayer nnd
may glvo of lliclr merit to others as a
bounty or donation.
Tho Scriptural proposition Is plain:
It Is that no mnn Is perfect, that nil
through tho fall nro Impaired In mind
and body, so that none can do perfect,
works. Their very best works would
be unacceptable to God-lmperfoct. In
stead of Ignoring their Imperfections
God provided n ltedcemer, whoso obo
' dlonce unto death Ilo accepts ns a suc
rillco for tho sins of Adam and his
raco. Evidently nil Imperfections of
word or act resulting from that diso
bedience and fall will be completely
forgiven. Tho race will tie reconciled
to God. Dlvluo blessings will come to
humanity and the earth, Instead of tho
curee now resting upon them. The ef
fort will bo to glvo all mankind tho
fullest opportunity for rising up out of
sin and degradation, Imperfection, sor
row, death, nllenntlou from God, Ig
norance, superstition, etc., bnck to the
full perfection that Kather Adum pos
sessed at first
Hut In order to regain nil those bless
Ings lost each member of the race will
bo required to appreciate the privileges
of Ufa eternal nnd Divine favor and
will be obliged also to show his ap
preciation by striving against sin and
co-operating with tho Savior In the up
lifting arrangements which will pre
rail for a tliousnnd years, during the
Mosslanlo Kingdom,
Prostnt Ago Salvation by Faith.
It Is In the present Age only that
nlrntlon Is to bo by faith nnd not by
works. True, the world In the next
Age will not bo faithless while mnklng
their progress In good works nnd being
Judged according to their works. They
will be full of fultt, but thero will be
abundant bnsli for faith. Knowledge
will make their pathway clear as day.
Demonstration will provo to them such
things as God's poop'e In the present
time must accept by faith "For we
walk by faith and not bv sight"
This Gospot Ago, from tho time of
Jesus' first advent until the second
advent. Is the Age of Faith In con
trast with the unsuccessful Age of
Works preceding and the to bo success
ful Age of works to follow, The Pas
tor showed that during the Law Ago,
from Moses to Jesus, the requirement
was works: "Ho that doeth these
things shall live by them." (Leviticus
xrlll, f; Romans z, f.) Israel's failure
was because of Inability to do things
perfectly the tilings contained In the
Law given to thtm at Mt. Blnal.
The New Law Covenant, which will
be Inaugurated by Messiah's Kingdom,
will be on exactly the sanm lines ns the
old one, namely, works: "He that do
atb these things shall live by thou."
The difference will be that Christ nim
self will be the Mediator of the Now
Ijjw Covenaut, both able and willing
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Russell's
to rentfor all necessary assistance to all
who will come back Into harmony with
the Father by nim. On tbo other hand,
Moses, tho mediator of the old Law
Covenant, while ever willing to help
bis poople, was not ablo to do so, bo
cause his mediation was based upon
only typlcnl sacrifices of bulls and
goats and not upon the renl sacrifice
of Christ, which alone Is able to make
full satisfaction for sin.
"Wo Walk by Faith and Not by Sight"
The Apostle was here discussing tbo
terms and conditions by which God Is
willing to accept the Church class of
this Gospel Age. These, In the Scrip
tures, are called the Eloct or select
ones of the race. God Is calling and
drawing these out of the world for 'a
special purpose and under special con
ditions, one of which Is that only such
as bavo great faith can belong to the
select class.
Thero aro some so born, under the
fallen conditions, thnt they have grent
dllllculty In experiencing faith, even a
little, and only after a thorough train
ing could tlioy exercise grent fultb, by
experiencing that transformation of
the mind of which Bt Paul tells us.
(Romnus xll, 2.) These are not
to be blamed for having been born
under less favorable conditions than
some others. And so God has made pro
vision for nil such to come to a knowl
edge of tho Truth and not moroly to a
faith In It, that they mny be saved.
Thero are others more favorably
born, so far as their mental make-up
Is concerned, who have been unfa
vorably born ns respects environment
and pluco. Horn In heathen Innds,
whoro they benrd nothing of tho Mes
sngo of God's grnco, or whore they
heard It under such unfavornblo cir
cumstances thnt they could not appre
ciate It, theso must Indeed lose the spe
cial favors of this Age, which go only
to thoso who do exercise faith; but
tlioy nro not forgotten nor left out of
tho Divine I'lnn, but will slniio In the
general blessings coming to the world
through the Redeemer's Kingdom.
"Work Out Your Salvation."
The favored class who hear tho Mes
sogo of Dlvluo favor, speaking peace
through tho sacrifice of Christ, assur
ing them of tho Heavenly Father's
willingness to forglvo their Bins nnd
rceelvo them ns members of the Body
of Christ, aro obliged to receive this
Message by faith. What is there to
provo thnt Jesus died and roso again?
This must bo received by faith. What
Is there to prove thnt the sacrifice
which Jesus made met with Divine ap
proval and thnt as a consequence all
that como unto the Father through
illm ns their Advocate will bo accepted?
There la no proof except to the eye of
fulth and car or faith. To the natural
man theso things nro Imagination, and
thoHo who fully and completely trust
In them nro accused of bolug rather
weak minded.
This step of consecration through the
merit of Jesus' brings them Into such
relationship with tho Heavenly Fa
ther that Ilo Is willing to ncccpt them
and glvo them the Holy Spirit of
adoption into Ills Family. Up to this
point they have done nothing mere
ly believed - merely accepted God's
gifts, favors, Invitation, etc. Here our
text applies, "Not of works, lest nny
m n u Bhould bonst"
ICvery Christian takes these same
steps of fulth nnd consecration, or he
Is not a Christian. There nre no other
steps to take. True, indeed, as we ap
proached God we thought to put awny
some of the tilth of the flesh; but such
endenvor to wash and free ourselves
from sin cnunot bo counted good
works. A good work Is one that Is
done for God or for others. Merely
seeking to clennso our thoughts nnd
words nnd deeds Is not good works In
tho Scrlpturnl sense but, nny wny, uoue
has over been ablo to purgo himself,
to wash himself, to cleanse himself.
Our own righteousness is as filthy
rags, in which God could not receive
us. Wo can come to Illm only under
tho robe of Christ's righteousness, nnd
It Is given only as a rownrd of fultb
and a consecration of tho heart
But whllo there are no works up to
that point, nfter Hint point there will
be works, else we will never come off
conquerors, nor ever gnln tho grent
prize which Jesus likens to a "pearl
of grent prlco." We can do no works
to justify ourselves, but, after being
Justified by faith, we are permitted to
do works. Yea, we are required to
work out our own solvation. Note the
difference, howovor. It is, tho old
creature, tho sinner, that was Justified.
When God accepted him a living sacri
fice through faith In Jesus he wns be
gotten to a now nature aud became a
Now Creature In Christ Jesus a spirit
being, though without a spirit body.
This Now Creature not only main
tains the fulth which brought It Into
existence, but In It the faith must
work. It must crow by exercise
"grow lu grace, knowledge and love,"
grow In all the fruits nnd grnces of
tho Holy Spirit. Under a figure of be
getting and birth the Apostle repre
sents the New Creature as a foetus
developing and getting ready for Its
birth resurrection. Again, this Now
Creature is referred to by the Apostle
sometimes as a balw, snylng, "As new
born bnties desire the sincere milk of
the Word, thnt ye may grow there
by." The milk of the Word repre
sents the simplest truths, the simplest
dements of Divine Instruction, the first
principles of the doctrines of Christ
Gradually we grow In grace aud be
come strong In the Lord and able to
assimilate the stronger food-able to
appreciate the deeper truths. As a
child requires the exercise of every
muscle lu order to become the youth,
and as the youth needs exercise In or
der to become fully developed, so it is
with the New Creature. Ue must
have works la order to his develop
ment Lie must work out the good
Sermon
things which ho takes In ns milk and
strong meat. They must bo worked
out in his own mind, lu his conduct
toward others, In his ministry of spir
itual truths to his family, lu the
Church and before the world.
"We Aro God's Workmanihlp."
As we look into the starry sky and
learn thnt It contains approximately a
thousand millions of worlds, aud per
haps many times thnt number, we are
amazed at God's workmnnshlp. But
still more wonderful Is the angelic cre
ation With its vnrlous orders. Then
coming down to earthly Ufa as we
know it, we see nn Infinite variety of
sentient creatures. The grandest of
all Is mnn, even In tils fallen condi
tion. And we nre amazed ulso nt the
endless variety displayed In other earth
ly creations fruits, flowers, etc. We
say to ourBclvcs, How great Is our Cre
ator, that from Ills storehouse of Wis
dom and of Power nil this Infinite vnrl
ety should cornel
But it Is when wo learn of God's
work In tho Church as a New Creation
that we are more thnn ever amazed.
Dlvlno grace, laying hold upon willing
henrts of fallen men, first Justifies
them through the merit of Christ, and
not by works, nnd then begins to work
In them for their own development ns
a New Creation. We might well ask,
What nro the ngencles, whnt nro tho
tools, by which Divine grnco operates
In this New Creation? The answer of
the Hllilo makes the matter all tho
more wonderful, for It rovcnls to us
thnt God works in us merely by His
promises and through our own minds
nnd our own wills. Thus St. I'cter
declares, God hath given unto us ex
ceeding grent and precious "promises,
thnt li these we might become "pnr
tukcrs of tho divine niiture."-Il Peter
I, 4.
Christ Has Pro-ominanco.
This New Creation had Its start In
our Redeemer, Ho who was "tho be
ginning of the creation of God," In
harmony with the Divine Plan, hum
bled Himself, laid aside His heavenly
glory nnd wns mnile llesli beeanio the
Man Christ Jesus, that He, by the grace
of God, might redeem the world. It
was In conjunction with this redemp
tive work, when lie fully submitted
Himself In baptism at Jordan to do the
Fother's will, that the Father begun to
work In Illm us a New Creature.
When Jesus gavo Himself sacrificial
ly, when Ills sacrifice was accepted of
the Father, then to Illm came the bo
getting of tho Holy Spirit ns a New
Creature, to be tho "Head of the
Church which Is Ills Body." For three
and a half years the promises of the (till
Testament Scriptures (contained In
great measure in types and shadowy
worked In the Redeemer to will and In
do the Father's pleasure lie was round
faithful unto douth-the New Creature
growing In grace and Divine favor ns
Ho took the various steps even to the
cross. When He cried. "It Is finished."
It signified that the win-Ill e of t lie
flesh wns finished and flint the do
vclopment of the New Creature was
complete.
Then tho work began In respect to
nis Body, tho Church, otherwise called
Ills Brlilo clnss. Divine energy has
Since been working In the Churcli
slnce Pentecost Member nfter mem
ber has been called and Justified and
sanctified, begotten of the Holy Spirit
In each tho work of grace goes on.
Each, ns our text declares, Is God's
workmanship, developing In meekness,
gentleness, patience, long-suffering,
brotherly-kindness, love. All these
traits and qualities nro being worked
out not In tho flesh, but In tho heart,
lu tho mind.
True, tho flesh does, Indeed, reflect
some of tho graces of tho spirit but
Imperfectly. Gradually the new mind
gains control over tho mortal body.
Gradually tho light of God shines out
In words and deeds, through tho henrt
Illuminated. It Is God working.
Created For Good Works.
Our text declares that fjls New Cre
ation, Christ nnd tho Church, nro God's
workmnnshlp crented In Christ Jeans
unto pood erorJta tlint a good work mny
bo done by nnd through them. What
good work Is this which God designs
to accomplish through tho Church
through Christ snl His elect Bride?
It is tho good work of blessing tho
non-elect world. It Is the good work
which will progress from the time of
the second coming of Jesus nnd tho es
tablishment of His Kingdom for a
thousand years. It Is tho good work
which will ultimately uplift or resur
rect Adam nnd all his race from death,
Ignornnce, superstition, sin, If they are
willing up to the full perfection of
human nnture nnd Divine favor and
evcrlnsllng life. All others, unwilling,
disobedient, will be destroyed.
When tho blessed work of the thou
sand years of Messiah's reign shall
have cleansed the world of nil wilful
sin nnd wilful sinners ami shall have
lifted up mankind to nn earthly lulen
and human perfection, thnt will not be
the end of the Divine program for the
Church. The Apostle, In a verse pre
ceding, tells us thnt in Ages to come
God will show Ills favor toward tke
Churoh-not merely In the one Age In
which tho Church will bo permitted to
sli nre with her Redeemer His glorious
Messianic Kingdom.
The work beyond tho Millennium is
not clearly revealed, nnd yet "day unto
day uttereiii Seech and night unto
night showcth knowledge." As the
Scriptures declare, God formed not the
earth In rain, but formed It to be in
habited, so the same principle, applied
to tho stars, tells us that all the thou
sands of millions of worlds have been
created for a purpose, or are In process
es of perfecting for a purpose-not In
rain. The human creation on onr plan
et Is merely a hint to us of what the
Divine purpose Is respecting all those
millions of worlds.
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