Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-13

Jesus said to Nicodcmus, Marvcl
not that YE MUST BE BORN
AGAIN. Nicodcmus said, HOW. Je.
sus said, that which is born Of the
flesh is flesh, but that which is born
Of The Spirit is Spirit. Jesus mean
that you must be born anew. I3J
must be born from above. You must
be a new creature accordingly. 2 Cor
5:l1. II any man be in Christ, he IS 4
new creature, old things have passed
away. behold all things are new.
The thing that puzzles not only the
Church but tle world: How can a MAJ.
be born again. One OF the bishops \,
a prominent denomination said. only
about one-tenth of the Church peopl-
know anything about being born again.
having a personal experience. The
Christ said, As we have borne the
image of the first man Adam, which
is earthly. so we must bear the image o!
the second man Adam (Christ). !!
we expect TO dwell with the second
Ndam Christi in Heaven. Som"
folks say Il don't believe it. Well, j
God could make Adam good on oi
nothing, he can make you good out OF
what is lett.
This man Incidents knew more
than we do, and he was a far better
man morally than any OF the folks 10
day. He stood better in the Church
and in society than any today. Blu
Christ could not spare him. The Mas
ter loved him too much to compromise
Christ ccrlld+,no lower the STANDARD
and He could not make the way to Hi,
Kingdom easy, not even for this master
III Israel. This is not an old-iashionet
theme. 1t is the only way to heaven
Ut is an old story, but it is the onl..
story. 1t is not stale, it is not playe
out it is popular in Elea"en. IT IS;
power that lifts men from sin to Heav
en-; it breaks the %fetter; it sets the prls
oner free; it opens the eyes OF IN
blind; it cures the wounded heart !
stills the tempest; it is a power that hit
mel, back to God. 1t is the doctril
that keeps Heaven warm. ie must b.
horn again, 1t is not my word; thu
Christ of Calvary said it. He CANT
into a dark old world, and whispered
men and women in darkness. Ye mus
be born again. Some say, why You ar +.
a Methodist, 1t does not belong to tn
Methodist church any o than it doe
to the Baptist church or the Salvation
Army, They all preach it, if they ar
loyal to Christ. John Wesley preached
from the text, but he lid not inven
It, and the Methodist church is tn
mighty outcome OF that preaching. {
II. Sturgeon preached from the text
but he did not invent it. General Boot
preached from it, but he did not in
vent it. 1t lis no human invention
Jesus Christ said it. Do not forge
that. And he said it to the best maj
in all Israel. II we realize who II
tered these words. we would respe'
them.
What being born again is not. 1t i
not going to Church. How many m!
think because they 60 to Church the
are converted! 1t is the wrong ide
that the devil only %frequents saloons
billiard halls and theatres; wherever
the Word of God is preached, He is
there. You may go to church all the
days OF your life and never be on
verted. Going to church is not being
born again. There is another crowd
that say, Il have been baptized, and !
think | was converted when was bap-
TIED" Where do these people get their
evidence? Certainly not in the Bible
You cannot haptize men into regenera.
ton. Ii yol, could, ! would go up and
down the land baptizing every man and
woman | would meet. and those that
would not have it, | would wait until
they were asleep, then | would get a