Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-12-13

work will be exclusively in the hands
Of the glorited Savior. St Paul as
sures MS that the Father will put all
things into subsection to the Son, for
the very work of blessing and assisting
the world of mankind for whom lie
died. Then the Son will deliver up the
Kingdom authority TO the Father, that
Jehovah ''may he All and in ALL" But
during the thousand years, absolute
control of the world will be in the
hands of the Great Messiah, who will
put down all things opposed to the Di-
vine will, and lift up the willing and
obedicnt from sin, degradation and the
tomb.
st. Peter tells us that at the Second
Coming of Jesus Divine blessings will
be showered upon the earth-"Times of
Refreshing shall come from the pres
ence of the Lord; and He shall send
Jesus Christ" He tells us that the
heavens will retain Jesus until the
Restitution Times, of which God has
been telling us through the mouth Of
all His holy Prophets since the world
began. Acts iii. 1921
The Second Adams Children.
The Bible teaches that Jesus is the
Second Adam. The first Adam had the
privilege of being the father of hui
man race. in the image aud likeness of
God and blessed with evorla sting life
to enjoy II Worldwide Paradise. All
this Adam lost by diSobedience ami
came under Divine sentence of death,
called in the Scriptures the course
He can ut eXtricate himself. and there
fore cannot extricate his children from
this calamity. Neither can any OF his
children get free from the curse, nor
give to God Il ransom for his fellows.
Jesus left the glory which He had
with the Father, and came into the
world Il Man. He did not become
sinful man. On the contrary. the
Scriptures tell MS that The Man
Christ Jesus was holy, harmless, UNI
defiled and separate from sinners.
He had the right to produce n human
race as instead of Adams race; but
this was not the Fathers Plan. In
stead of starting another race, Jesus
gave His life sacrificially. In Gods
due time" this sacrifice will he made
applicable to cancel all the claims OF
Justice against mankind on account OF
original sin.
In harmony with the Fathers Plan,
Jesus purposes that rs the Second
Adam He will take over the Adamic
race. and adopt us many of them as
may be willing as His own family.
This. in the Bible. is called "Regenera-
ton" Regeneration means to generate
life again. Jesus has the right to give
life to Adam and to his race, having
purchased that right with the sacri-
flee of His own life. He died, the Just
one for the unjust; and all the rights
which He had to an earthly life lie
may therefore give justly to Adam ana
TO as many of Adams children ms will
accept 1t.
The process of this regeneration VIII
be very different from the process OF
the first generation. The life which Will
come to mankind will come through
the Word MY words are spirit
and are life" Whoever will hcarkcn
TO the words of the great Life-@iver
will thereby receive the new life. II
His words work in them Ito will ami
to do" in harmony with the laws of the
Kingdom they will gradually rise out
of their Weaknesses and imperfections,
to perfection of human nature.
"The Everlasting Father"
We should carefully note that the
Nan Jesus was not the Everlasting Fat
thcr YhC Wan Jesus gave Himself a
RanSou- price--a corresponding price for
the man Adam. in order that He might
become the Second Adam and have the
rightful authority to give everlasting
life to Adam and his children.
Jesus did not become the Second Ad-
am until He had finished laying down
the RanSOm-price. SO long as Jesus
maintained His earthly life He would
have no life to give To humanity; for
He would need His life for Himself.
When God raised Him from the dead.
no longer human being. but reward
ed with the Divine' nature. then He
was in position to be the Second Adam.
His eXaltation gave Him increased
power, and The merit of His sacrifice
constituted the price for the lifc-rightS
of Adam and his race. Our Redeemcr
is not the Second Adam pet. lie has
the iiDht to be the Second Adam and
in the Fathers "due time He will eS-
tnblish His Kingdom amongst men.
and give everlasting life-rights to rs
many of Adams children as will be
come obedient TO the Divine Law
The Church the Second Eve.
While Adam was alone he did not
become Il father. God caused him to
fall into deep sleep, and from his
side took Mother Eve TO be his joint
heir in his inheritance, and his as
sistant IN the work of generating the
human family. So our Lord has nol
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