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earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people." -Isa. 51: 16.
42 We know that Christ Jesus is the Head of God's organization and that he is present directing the work of the anointed on earth. He has not two organizations on earth. There is but one. That organization of the Lord, or the body of Christians who are devoted to him, is known under the generic term of "the Society". God, through Christ, is now giving orders to his people which they must obey. These orders he makes clear by the flashes of lightning upon his Word, and discloses to his people the facts in fulfilment of prophecy which show that the time of fulfilment is at hand and the time for the setting up of the kingdom. Let every one who claims to be of the anointed of God keep abreast with the prescat truth and keep in step with Christ, the Head of God's organization. Therefore says the apostle to the anointed of God: "Let every soul | every one of God's organization | be subject to the higher powers," because this is God's organization and Christ Jesus now present is in command thereof. Then the apostle adds: 4,' "The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let amollgst the Lord's people, alld let. those ,rho do llOt us tl[('1'l'£ore cast off the ,,'orl,s of darlmcss, and Il't lIS desire to han any part in t he work of t he Lon} wit hput on the armolll' of light," (T erse 12) The day is at dra and remain quiet and not attempt to hindt'r the hand bccause Satan Iw~ bccn cast out of hca "e'n and Lord's 'ol'k. the 1'01'('('S arc r,lllidly fOl'lnin~; into hattlc alTay fol' 4'The Lord Jesus is at the head of .Jeho'ah 's army. the final conflirt whieh will dpstroy dal'!mess,' eom· lIe is ]p[,din2,' on to complete vietory. Of the !'l'Jnlla:lt p]ete]y s,,'epp av,ay the refuge of lit'S, and l'l'veal thl) 011 em't 11 the singers arc in t he van, and in obet1iencn perfect light of day. (lsa. 28: 17) The ,yorks of to God's eommands arc proclaiming' .]ehO'ah's 11an](' (brkncss are the works of the prince of m'il, Satan the and singing forth his praises. (Isa. ]2: 5, 6) God j,; Devil. 'l']l(']'e can he no compromise "'it h ali ' of his s:tfegnarding those in the van of the army. Ill' warn..; 'orl,s or his agencies. 'rhe anointed must bo' fOl' the the sleeping ones to arouse tlwmsel'l's out of theil' Lord, "'holly and completely. Holiness means an absl:'ep and join the rear-guard. For the enrouragement. solute devotion to the Lord, An)' elaiming to he the of those who so do he says: "Then shall thy li'..]11 l~nointed of the Lord who now s1;~ml b' and sec thE' break forth as the moming, and thine healtll sl~all c!cr:c:y, who are enemies of Clod bee,ill~e tlll'y are a spring forth speedily: amI thy righteousness shall gil part of tlw world, sll'al 01' rob Uo(l of the devotion of before thee; the glory of the Lonl sha II be thy l:ethe people, and rdllse to Cl'Y ant in warnino' thpl'eby l'e,nll'd [rear-wan1). "-Isa. :Ji-: Ii. ])('eo111e a party to the el'ime and prove thcil~ unfaitl;. 4b '1'I1Ose who thus awake and join thr army of tlte fulncss unto Cod, Those ,rho claim to he anointed of Lord and march on shall be safeguan1ed in the real', the Lord l111d ,yho now refuse 01' fail to tell the truth as the Lord has promiseu, e'l'll as those in the fronr bce-anse of fear of offending some of Satan's organiza1Jart of the army arc safeguarded, Let the anointed tion show thereby that they hate the instl'llction of now appreciate their privilege of being faithful and the Lord and have his disapproval.-Ps. 50: 17, 18. tl'ue witnesses in singing forth tll(' praises of Jehovah. H ~-s fmther proof that the Lord is displeased with any compromise being made hy his anointed with ~a· QUESTIONS FOR BEREAN STUDY lall's organization, his inspired witness says: "Vhere· ~ 1. State the anang-cmcnt ,vhil'11 'e fiud to constitute "tile fore come out from among them, and be ye separate, po'crs th,at be", to wIuch all iu the church who 'ou1<1 have thc Lord s approval must he mlhngly suhmissil'<1 an,l obcsaith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thin o" and l!lent. 1 will receive you and will be a Father unto yo~;, and 11 2. Show, whether the existence and operation of tIle governye shall he my sons and daughters, saith the l.Jord "ments of the world would pI ave them to be ordained of God. mighty." (2 Cor. 6: 17, Hi) God's anointed must put 'if ~. hat docs "cts 17: ;n indicatc as to God's ha ing- beeu J1Hlgmg- the world during the Christian era 1 How doe~ 1 PI" on ami henceforth keep on the armor of light amI let tcr 4: 17 SUppOl t this conclusion 1 . that light so shine that no 011e can doubt as to "'here 'i 4, 5. How does Romans 2: 1, 3 ploclude application of H,,mans l:l: 2 to powers of the Gentile govellllllents 1 How he stands. does the expression" WhosoCL'cr resisteth" confine the jud"" 4;; "Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in riotJIIont to Gou's organization 1 b
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