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reasons for marriage - for FAMILY -
and for HOME!
WHY sbould bumans marry?
· Well, tbe educators today
do norreally
know!
Tbe scieotists do not fuUy com–
prehend! They suppose that somewhere
along tbe evolutionary trail, perhaps
millions of years ago, man himself
started it merely as a custom. They do
not know
when
the marriage institution
started. by whom. or for wbat purpose!
Úf the tremendOuS MEANING of this in–
_stiti11ÍOO they are ignorant! Tbe Com–
mMist U.S.S.R. eveo experimented for
a time on abolishing marriage and pro–
ducing bumans ouiSide marriage.
Angels
Are
Sexless
Tbe real TRIJTH aboUI sex and mar–
riage in humans goes deeper still! liS
overwhebning significance and meaning
se'ems to have become lost by man.
·We have seen that animals have sex
and reproduce; but MAIU\IAGE is not re–
quired for reproduction, and animals do
not marry. They do not establish HOM.E
UFEand the FAM!LY RELATIONSHIJ>.
Now consider . angeis. The skeptic
doesn't beijeve it, but the Bible reveals
Ihat angels do exist. Angels are on a
higher leve! than men.
Jt
is wriuen that
man was made "a Jj¡tJe lower" than the
angels - that is, during this mortal,
flesbly, human Jjfe,
now.
Yet angels. oo a higher plane Iban
physical man,
do not marry!
•
(Matt.
22:30.)
Eacb angel was individ–
ually aod separately
created,
oot bom.
Among angels there is
no marriage
-
no
home life- nofamily life!
AndNOSEx!
Tbeo what is the function of angels?
Angels are
spirit beings
-
composed,
not of material ftesh, but of spirit - im–
mortal. "And of the aogels be saith,
Who maketh bis angels
spirits .
..
{Heb.
1:7;
Psalm
104:4).
Ooo
is
im–
mortal and composed of SPIRIT. Then
are angels on the same leve! with 0<>4?
Not al a/11
Tbey are mere spirit
creations
ofOod, created to be His servan
!S,
mes·
sengers, representa
ti
ves
in
the adnúnis-·
tration of Ood 's UNIVERSE-RULINÓ
sary. Tbe angels wbich joined bis mu–
tiny became demons.
Satan and bis demons still sway, invis–
ibly, this world. But Jesus Christ con–
quered Satan and qualiJied for WORLO
RULE. He
is
coming again to earth -
soon. now as KtNO of kings to set up
and reestablish on earth Ooo's OOVERN–
MBNT.
Now wbat of MAN? Those truly con–
verted before Christ returns sball RULE
the WORI.O TOMORJ\OW under Christ
(Rev. 3:21 ; 2:26-27). Y
es,
but ulti-
mately even
more
!han tbat!
.
Notice, now, lhis passage in Hebrews
2. The statement
is
made that
angels
will
not be ruling the 'WORLO TOMORROW.
But wbat of MAN - yes, insigoificant
ftesh-and-blood mortal MAN? Why
sbould the great Goo consider
him?
And here comes the stupendous answer
few hllffianS, blinded by Satan's decep–
tions, have ever noticed:
'11lou madest him a liftle lower tban
the 'angels; thou
crownedst him
_
with
GLORY and HONOR, and didst set him
over the works of tby bands: thou bast
put ALL ntiNGS
in
subjection under bis
The husband-and-wife
relationship and the
family relationship are
God-plane relationships!
They are not attif!Jal–
plane or angel-plane
relationships.
feet. For in that he put ALL in subjection
under him, he len nothing that is not
pul under him" (Heb. 2:7-8).
You won't quite grasp that at lirst.
1t
is
too overwhelming! To be
crowned
means to be given kingly RULE. To be
crowned with GLOJ\Y and HONORis to be
giveo such rule as Christ has, NOW -
and thal
is
described
in
cbapter l ofHe-
brews as being the administrating. rul–
ing executive over the ENTIRE UNIVERSE!
Christ
is
now ru_ling .over
"A.l.L TH.INGs" !
GOVER.NMENT.
The Moffatt translation renders this.
!
properly, from the Oreek as the "11Di-
Tbe
Heritage of
Man
. ·
verse" - tbat
is.
allthat God has created
Angels, on a plane far lower than -
'allrhat
EXISTS!
Ood, are higher than mortal man, now.:
Christ rules it al/ now!
The FATHER of
But consider man's ull-iroate heritage -
the Ood kingdom has placed the resur–
ifhe cbooses il!
rected, Jjving CHIIIST as chief executive
Speaking ofthe relative differenoe be-· over the OOVERNMENT OF Ooo over the
t)"een roan and angels, the first two entire: vasl, limitless UNIVERSE And
chapters of
Hebr~Ws
say:
converted búmans are HEIRS ofChrist -
- "For 110to the angels hath he
not
put JOINT-HEIRS
with
Him to inherit
with
in
stibjection the world to oome [tbe Him, in due time, all that
HE
has now
WOIU.D TOMORilOW), whereofwe SP.eak: inherited! (Roro. 8:17.)
But one in a certain place testified
But continue the passage in He-
[Psalm
8:4-6),
saying,
What is man,
that brews 2: "But now we .see
not yet
al!
thou art lp.indful ofhim?'' (Heb. 2:5-6.). · things put under bimn (verse 8). Oh,
UNOERSTAND THIS. Tbe eartb
was
then the rule_rsbip over the universe
is
once put in subjection 10 angels, with the NOT
YET
.under man - not while he
is
arcbangel Lucifer on that world throne human - mortal. But what do we al-
as Ood's admini$trator to administer ready,
now,
see? Continue the passage:
God's govemment over the angels that
· "But we see Jesus, who was made a
then populated the earth. But Lucifer little lower than the angels [evep as we,
became proud, filled witb vanity, and now) for the sutrering of death,
decided to beoome an aggressor, at- ·Cl<OWNEO WITH GLORYANO HONOR . .."
tempting to dethrone God and place (verse 9). And verse lO shows that
himself>On the throne of the uNrvllRSE!
Jesus Christ is tbe captain - lbe leader
He was cast back dowo 10 earth, his and pioneer wbo goes on before - of
-. name changed to Satan, meaning adver- our salvation!
WEEK ENJ;IING AUCiUST 23,
1975
Christ already is CRÓWNED with this
HONOR and Ot.ORY. Cbrisl ROSE from tbe
dead! He is AUVE, and He
is
orvtNE! He
has been GLORIFIEO - and in His glori–
fied SPtRIT condilion His eyes are like
Oames of fire, and His face shines as
bright as tbe very SUN - FULL
STReNGnt! (Rev.
1:14-16.)
Are you really comprebending tbis?
Areyou?
Arid mortal man,
if
he repencs, sur–
rendets unconditiohaUy to God and
Ood's governmeot. accepiS in living
FAJTH J_esus Christ as personal Saviour,
can receive Ood's gift of
HiS>
ROLY
S,PIRtT - .the very
life,
essence, nalure.
mind and power of Ood - BEGETTING
bim. now, as God's own (yet unborn)
son' lf be then Ottows spiritually
(11
Peter
3:
18),
overcomes, •and en–
dures, he shall, at .Christ's soon ooming,
be changed (or resurrected
if
be dies)
from mortal t<?.immortal
(1
COr.
15:44-
54).
And then -
lF
the very CHARACTER o!
Ood has been developed within him -
bis vile material body will be instanta–
neously
changed
(converled) into one
"like unto bis [Christ's) GLORIOUS body"
{Phi!. 3:21). But your vile
character
will
not then be instantaneously changed -
THAT change must take place NOW,
in
this
life!
So THAT is the supteme heritage of
MAN - ifhe is wimng!
Man, now lower Iban angels, has '\
destiny far higber!
A
God-plane Relationship!
So GRASP this coJossal TRlfi'H,
if
you
can!
Here is tbe greatest TRUTH you can
ever l<now! MAN, and man
only,
of aU
life forms Ood has created, can be born
into TIIE ÜOO FAMILY - the KINGOOM
OF0oo!
Animals bave never been giveo FAM·
ILY relationsh.ip. Angels have never ·en–
joyed FAMILY status. The family
relationship is a Goo-PLANE relation–
ship - not an angel-plane relationship.
And Ood bestowed it on MAN! Because
MANis lO be BORN inlo the 060 FÁMiLY.
Of all life forms - whether plant, ani–
mal, or 130gel in all God's creation,
MAN ALONE
was created for MAR–
RLÜ>E- forHOME, and FAMILY LlPE!
Read that again! Try to comprehend
it! 1\u.NK of the significance! 1'his
pivota! truth has been
hidden
from a de–
ceived world!
Man
is
now composed of matter. Yet
in man and in MAN ONLY
is
Ood's CRE–
ATION still going on! Humans, by repen–
tance, surrender to God, and acceptance
of Christ, may be in mind and attitude
converted
-
may receive Ood's holy
spirit. Thus tbey are actual!y
begotten
as
God's
children!
They may have direct
communion with God and call
Him
FATHER! They are brought into a
FATRER•ANO·SON relationship with
Ooo!
This is possible for no other creature
-
not even angels! Angels were not, and
never can be, begotten 'lind BORN .of
God! Each angel is a separate creation.
No angel can ever become a par/
of the
DJVINE FAMILY 011. KINGOOM OF 00o!
Notice! Of angels, God -says: "Por
unto which of the angels said he at any
time, Thou art my Son, this day have 1
begotten thee? And again, 1 wíll be to
him a Father, and he shall be to me a
Son?" (Heb. 1
:5.)
Neither animal. nor
ange~
nor any
other being, except MAN, can be literally
begotten by
spirirual reproductívepr0 cess
and then actually BORN into tbe divine
Ooo FAMILY!
What a malchiess,
supreme~
stu·
penifous, awe-inspiring, breathtaking po–
tential!
Tbe
~uoctíoo
of
Angels
Angels, higher than roan
-is
now, are
the
ministering servants
of Ood in the
administration of
His
universe-ruling
government! And, in' relalion to MAN,
angels are "ministering spiriiS, senl forth
to minister for them who shaU be beirs
of salvation" (Heb.
1:
14).
Invisible an–
gels actually minister to and serve tbe
human cbildren of G oo . Begotten
humans are the actual
heirs
of Ood -
and joint heirs with CHRIST
(Rom. 8: 17). ·
Notice! "And because ye [converted
Christians) are sons. Ood ha th seot forth
the Spirit of bis Son into your bearts,
crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou
arl no more a se.rvant,
but
a SON;
and
if
a son, theo an HEIR of God through
Christ' '
(O
al.
4:6-7).
A.yo110g son of a wealthy man, while
stiU a cbild, may be under the care of an
adult servant. The servant is older, far–
ther advanced in iaiowledge, on higher
status physically and mentall}'- but
far
lower
potentially.
For when tbe son is
mature, he will inherit bis father's
wealth and power. Therefore the ser–
vant, temporarily older and farther ma–
tured,
i.$
servant,
ministering to t.he
young I!EtR! That illustrates the fact of
angels ministering to Humans!
Humans are, if converted through
·cbrist, the
heirs
of tbe Goo FAMILY.
They are to enter the divine FAMILY.
They are, even now,
the begolten chil–
dren of God.
Therefore Ood ordained
the
Jamily relationship
for human
beings. No OTHER BEINGS - wbether an–
gel or animal - HAVE ntiS RELATION•
SHIP. But
it
goes furtberl
The FAMILY relationship demands tbe
IIUSBANO-AND-WIFE relationship! And
tbat demands . MARRIAGE, and
faíthful–
ness
to that matrimonial bond! The
CHURCII of Ood is merely that BODY
eomposed of the begotteo
children
of
Ood. And the church, as a soov, is the
affianced BRIOE OF' CnRJST - lO MARRY
Christ at the ·time of the resurrection
and His secood coming!
So there
is
also the divine MARRIAGE
relationship!
Now UNDEitSTAND! The
husband-and–
wife
relationship and the
family
relation–
sbip
are God-plane relationshipsl
Tbese
are NOT animal-plane, or angel-plane
relationships!
' Since hwnans were pul on earth for
the very PURPOSE of being begotten and
then BORN into the ÜOO FAMILY tbe
ETERNAL has endowed
this
Ooo-PLANE
relatioilship for HUMANS - and for
humans only!
What a WONDERFUI–
PRIVILEOE lO be HUMANS - lO be given
tbe MARRIAOE relationship now - to
marry Christ and become par t of the
Goo FAMILY!
(Continued on
p~ge
13)
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