98. Things Which Differ

“E. T.” Ezek. 11:1919And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: (Ezekiel 11:19) refers to Israel, in the future. 2 Cor. 5:1717Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17) refers to the Christian now. It is important to distinguish between things heavenly and earthly. We have” the Jew, the Gentile, and the Church of God.” These things must not be confounded. Each has its own distinctive place, and we are bound to inquire and understand what that place is. There is a deplorable tendency to confound things that God has made to differ. The effect is seen in the walk and ways of professors.