There are two contending views of the nature of the nationhood: First, That of the Voluntaries, who believe that nations are voluntary associations, humanly contrived associations, composed of men united together for mutual help, or defence. According to their principles, nations are...
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There are two propositions necessary for the clearing of this: First, There is nothing but a church which can be a nation, Mic. 4:5; and that in order to be nations, which shall be blessed and abiding nations, it is necessary for the nations to become churches, Gen. 12:3; Gal. 3:8. The church...
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There are six propositions necessary for the clearing that, though scattered communities of Christians, or even great ecclesiastical corporations, may be expressions of true churches, 1 Pet. 1:1, 2; only a nation can be the proper manifestation of the church, Gal. 6:16: First, There is nothing...
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There are numerous verses from the beginning of the Bible which indicate that God has dealt with the nations with a view of their becoming churches, by which the national character of the Gospel clearly appears: First, In the very creation of man, prior to the fall, God gives man a command to subdue and have dominion over...
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There are numerous verses, many containing promises, by which the national character of the Gospel clearly appears in the Old Testament: First, In the Decalogue, which is itself a summary of the whole Word of God, Ps. 119:17, 18; is the Fourth commandment, which, if we place Christ risen in it, it places the Gospel before our eyes, by making Him the Lord...
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There are numerous passages in the New Testament which indicate that there has been no change in the divine plan for the nations: First, In the various passages at the ends of the Gospels we find confirmation of the national intent of the Gospel message: 1.) The so-called “Great Commission,” given to the apostles, expresses...
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The national, not merely individual, character of Christ’s work is set forth in the consideration of His work as the second Adam: First, It must be observed that His work was unquestionably that of One acting in the capacity of a second Adam, Rom. 5:14; 1 Cor. 15:21, 22. Second, In the creation, as well as redemption...
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The national, not merely individual, character of Christ’s work is set forth in the consideration of His work as the One greater than Abraham. We must examine the points of similarity and contrast: First, Abram is called out of his country and from his father’s house to become a great nation and bring blessing to many people, Gen. 12:1-3; Christ left His Father’s house, heaven, and came into...
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The national, not merely individual, character of Christ’s work is set forth in the consideration of His work as the like unto Moses. The character of redemption contemplated in and through Moses yields the following points of similarity and contrast: First, Moses was born at a time when the church of God (i.e., Israel) was in bondage to a pagan empire (i.e., Egypt), Ex. 1:8-14; Christ was born at a time when...
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The national, not merely individual, character of Christ’s work is set forth in the consideration of His work as the son of David. The regal title and royal descent all yield points of similarity and contrast which bear upon His relations to the nations: First, The last words of David invite a comparison...
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