They breathe a holy atmosphere, in which only the soul can truly live. Those who thus partake of the Son of God become partakers of the divine nature, one with Christ. To eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of God means to study the Word and to carry that Word into the life in obedience to all its precepts. The Word of God contains our life insurance policy. Would that we all could understand and ever keep in mind the joys that await those who keep their eyes on the pattern Christ Jesus, and in this life seek to form a character like His. They enter in through the gates into the City of God, welcomed to the happiness and joy of their Lord. Then, when the last trumpet call shall reach the ears of the dead who sleep in Christ, they will come forth to a new life, clothed with the garments of salvation. Life Insurance-Through the agency of the Holy Spirit, God works a moral change in the lives of His people, changing them into the likeness of Christ. But when Jesus comes, He confers immortality upon His people and then He calls them to inherit the kingdom of which they have hitherto been only heirs.- The Great Controversy, 322, 323. Therefore man in his present state cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Man in his present state is mortal, corruptible but the kingdom of God will be incorruptible, enduring forever. Inheritors at Last-Not until the personal advent of Christ can His people receive the kingdom. If men, plunged in sin and degradation, refuse these heavenly benefits, refuse a life of obedience, trample upon the gracious invitations of mercy, and choose the paltry things of earth because they are seen, and it is convenient for their present enjoyment to pursue a course of sin, Jesus will carry out the figure in the parable such shall not taste of His glory, but the invitation will be extended to another class.- Testimonies for the Church 2:40. The glory, riches, and honor offered by the Son of God are of such infinite value that it is beyond the power of men or even angels to give any just idea of their worth, their excellence, their magnificence. Immortal Inheritance-Language fails to express the value of the immortal inheritance.
0 kommentar(er)
