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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Royal Priesthood, #17
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. (Hebrews 3:6)
We are not speaking here of the members of the saved nations. Their time of salvation will come in the future. Notice this in the following verse:
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. (Revelation 11:2)
The "court which is without the temple" refers to the nations of people that God will save at the coming of the Lord. They are the "sheep" of Matthew, Chapter 25. The nations of "sheep" are not judged (measured) at this time and the spirit of Satan continues to dominate them.
The goal of becoming a part of Christ's house is the goal of the royal priesthood. Becoming a part of Christ's house includes vastly more than just being saved from the wrath of God, although the members of the house indeed are saved from the wrath of God.
The nations of people on earth will also be saved from the wrath of God provided they believe in the Lord when He is presented to them. But they will not be made part of the house of Christ. The house of Christ is the eternal Temple of God, the new Jerusalem, the holy city that will govern the nations of saved people for eternity.
Each member of the royal priesthood must understand he is a member of Christ's house only as long as he continues in confidence and rejoicing to the end of His discipleship.
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12)
It is entirely possible for an individual to be called out of the world (the meaning of the term church ) and then to depart from the living God. If we are to pursue our goal of becoming the house of Christ we must, through God's grace, overcome every enemy that comes against us.
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:13)
"Exhort one another daily." It is not enough for us to get together on Sunday. The believers must be in contact with one another each day so if a member begins to be overcome by sin we can exhort that person concerning his or her need to continue in Christ.
The Word of God is living and powerful—sharper than any two-edged sword. As we make our way through the wilderness of this life the Word of God keeps cutting deeper into our personality. As it does, the love of the world, our lusts, and our self-love and self-will keep being exposed at a deeper level. The instant the Word of God exposes the darkness in us at the new level our pursuit of God is challenged.
The question is, now that we are confronted with this new evil, this new temptation, this new trial, what will we do?
To be continued.