The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-11-21

obscure. His text today was Of this
character. It gives Jesus the title,
'sEverlasting Father" or the Father
who gives everlasting life. At one
time 1t seemed to contradict other
ecriptures-"The God and Father Of
our Lord Jesus Christ hath begotten
u.s." my Father and your Father; My
God and your Cod" and other texts.
But now In the clearer light the con-
tEadiction vanishes.
Jahovah God Is the Father or Life
Over to the Church; but Jesus IL to be
the Father or Life-giver to the world.
HE shall be called the Everlasting
Father and the Prince Of peace" Not
until the end Of this Age will He be-
gin His reign as "King Of kings and
Lord Of lords" The earth IL q rebel
Ious province under a reign Of sin and
death. The early part Of Messiah's
reign will be for breaking down insti-
tutions contrary to the Divine arrange.
ment. Not until after ''the battle of
the great INSTRUMENTATION
He have the title "Prince Of Peace"
and thereafter men ''shall learn war
no more"
The Second Adam-Jssus.
The first Adam purposed to be the
father or Me-giver Of q human race.
But sin. disobedience, interfered with
this arrangement-as God hid fore
seen and provided for. WhefS Adam
lost his own right to life, he could
transmit to his children only q dying
human body. The legal right to life IL
gone.
Humanity needs a Deliverer-not
from eternal torment not from purga-
tory, doctrines Of the Dark Ages with
out Scriptural foundation-but from
din and death. What the world really
needs is Life-giver, exactly what God
tells us Jesus is to be-a Father, who
will give to the willing and obedient
everlasting life. The meaning Of the
word Savior" is Life-giver.
When the Logos accepted the Heav.
enly Fathers offer to become the
worlds Redeemer, It involved the
transfer Of His life to human condi.
lions. "The Word was made flesh'
(Johni. ~, not sinful. imperfect flesh,
but perfect, suitable to be Ransom
. corresponding price-for Adam, that
He might redeem Adam and his race.
HE was holy, harmless. undefled and
separate from sinners."
To DO the Everlasting Father, II was
necessary for Jesus to purchase man
kind by giving Himself q Ransom.
Price at Calvary. God raised Jesus
from the dead. a New Creature Of the
Divine nature. to be the Second Adam.
The. Second Adam Is the Heavenly
Lord" prepared to be the Father. or
Life-giver.
A. only one man, Adam, committed
the trespass which involved the race,
% the purchase Of the race required
only the one life. which Jesus sacri-
iced. Whenever He shall apply the
merit Of that sacrifice to Adam and his
race, Justice will turn over the world to
Him. For thousand years He win
reign to suppress forcibly sin and
death, and to raise The willing and
obedient to human perfection az His
earthly children.
AZ Jesus. the Lord Of Glory, is to be
tho Second Adam, tho Everlasting
Father to the world. 20 the Second Eve
q to DO the Church on the spirit plane.
Throughout this Gospel Age an cleo
tdoh has progressed, to flnd and prove
whom God will esteem worthy to be
made partakers Of the Divine nature.
heirs Of God. joint-heirs with Chrst"
tnsir Lord. q little Flock-perhaps
literally the $4,000 Of Revelation.
These will not become the Bride. the
Lambs Wife," until the end Of this
Age. THE marriage Of the Lamb" WIN
come, for Ills Wife, will have made
herself ready for the work Of the Me-
sianic Kingdom.
Deliver Up the Kingdom.
After the thousand years, Messiah
will deliver the Kingdom to the "a
Their, as st. Paul declares. Then, n
the Father tested Adam, 90 He win
test humanity a. respects their loyalty
b God and rightsousness. This TT.
Ing viii demonsrate who are worthy
q eyeglssttng We; The unworthy shall
perish In The Second Death.
God has already made provision for
perfect men to become the Princes Of
he world during Messiah's reign, those
faithful servants referred to in He
brews II. $40. Who can know Of the
glorious privileges awaiting the Bride
of Christ the Second Eve, and not feel
stimulated to make bis calling and