The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-11-12
FHE NEW BIRTH ANALOGOUS
TO TIE NATURAL BIRTH.
Mrs. 5. H. thomson, St. Louis, MOL


When soul is born again, the
Elder Brother rejoices; christians,
those brothers and sisters of the
"household of God" rejoice; an,
gels in heaven rejoice. "And when
he hath found his sheep, he layeth
it on his shoulders rejoicing. And
when he cometb home, he calleth
together his friends and neighbors
saying unto them Rejoice with
me; for / have fonnd my sheep
which was lost. L say unto you
that likewise Joy shall be in heaven
over one sinner that repenteth."
Again, "Likewise / say unto you
there is joy in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner that
repenteth."
| (2.) A white robe is put upon
the child newly born of woman.
The white robe of Christ's right
eousness is put upon the child
newly born into the kingdom Of
God. t'He hath clothed me with
the garments of salvation, he hath
covered me with the robe of right
eousness."
i (3.) The child born of woman
is called babe and milk is
given him.
| The seul born of the Spirit into
the household of God is also called
'babe," and "the sincere milk of
the word" is his proper food.
Peter, 2: 2. "As new born babes
desire the sincere milk of the
word" Paul wrote to the Cor
inthIans, that he spoke to them
"as unto babes in Christ" adding,
81 have fed you with milk and not
with meet" In Heb. 5. 49,, we
have "For every one that useth
milk is unskillful in the word OF
righteousness for he is a babe"
az The word "Papa" is among
the first lispings of the child borr
of woman.
Gal. A: 6. "And because ye ar,
Sons God hath sent forth the Spirit
of his son into your hearts crying
Abba, Father"
Rom. 8: 10. "But ye have re
; ceived the Christ of adoption
whereby we cry Abba, Father.
The next verse explains that il
!. this experience "the Spirit himself
b. beareth witness with our spiri
+. that we are the children of God.
1t is interesting to observe tina
both abba" and "Father" arr
used here, abba" is the Greek TO
5 the earthly baby's "Papa," whil'
Father is the term the adult prefers
as better suited to the dignity o
his years. Abba, Father" is tn,
cry of the "babe in Christi who il
an adult in the natural earthly life
No babe newly born of woman erie
to God at all, either as "Abba" o
as "Father." "Abba, Father" i
f, the language of an older human
D being who has consciously becom
a "babe In Christ.
CHRIsT's WITNESSES.
The witnessing of Christians il
ordained by God as a means Of pro
3 claiming the gospel of Christ. l
. holds place of marked prominenc
in the great plan of salvation 70
man. The last commission Jesu
gave to his disciples before hi
ascension was "Ye shall be wit
nesses unto me both in Jerusalem
and in all Judea, and in Samaria
and unto the utter most parts o
the earth"
: Thousands and tens and hmm
o dreds Of thousands of Christian
t have borne witness to this expert
r ence of having had the spirit o
God cry in their hearts "Abbs
Father" when that greatest an,
most important of all events pos
sible in the life of man has takel
place, viz: when he has been borr
of the spirit of Christ into th'
household of God here on eartl
with clear title to an eterna
home in the house of many man
sions which Jesus has gone to pre-
pare for them that are his.
Christ is displeased with thos
who reject his witnesses. "After
ward he appeared unto the clever
as they sat at meat and upbraldet
them with their unbelief and hard
4 ness of heart because they believed
not them which had seen him afte
. he was risen"
TO REJECT THEM is TO REJECT HIM.
Il Jesus said to his disciples, ''H
Y that heareth you heareth me; AM
d he that despiseth you despisetl
me-
}: What then must be the enormit,
: of the sin of rejecting ten thous