The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

the fruition of all your hopes and faith
The word rain in the text should be
harvest"
Q.-Would it be proper to use the term
New Creature in respect to any of the
world of mankind when restored to hu-
man perfection; or is the term applicable
only TO those who have been begotten or
the Spirit during the Gospel Age and VINO
ultimately will be born of the Spirit?
Answer.-The New Creation is entirely
different from that of any other or the
creations of God, who designed all things:
While myriadS of creatures were formed
of different natures and on different
planes of existence yet none ever partook
of the divine nature, or was placed on
that highest of all planes of existence, the
plane of immortality. But now, accord
ing to the glorious arrangements of the
Almighty Creator. a New Creation is be-
ing developed throughout the Christian
Era w..ose members are to be partakers
of God, and who will receive glory,
honor, and immortality. % Peter IA; Ro-
mans %. These are first "begotten OF
the Spirit through the Word of truth,
the Bible. and, developing as spiritual
new creatures, will be born of the spirit
in the resurrection: being changed from
the human nature to the divine. This New
Creation is new in the sense that 1t is d1f-
ferent from any of the former creations
of God Only the Church of Christ Will
experience this change from mortal to i'm
mortal conditions The world of mankind
is to be 'regenerated," made over. and
restored to its former conditions of per-
lection as represented in Adam. No mem
bers of the race, aside from the Church.
will ever be new creatures. but they will
be old creatures made over
Would we understand from this that the
S. g.
Answer-The marginal reading of this
verse is much to be preferred. which is as
follows-'-After L shall awake, though
this. body be destroyed, yet out of my
expressing faith in a resurrection. He had
full confidence and reliance upon the
Creators ability to raise him from the
dead Though his body should be de-
stroyed and he should enter into the great
sleep of death. the time would come when
he would be awakened. He would not see
God while in the grave asleep in death,
but would see the Lord after his awaken
ing which would be at the second advent
of Christ. when "all who are in their
graves shall hear the voice of the Son of
Man and shall come forth. John 5:2S, 20
In the resurrection, having received a new
body, not the old body in which he e had 1st
he will see the Lord God in the sense that
he will see the manifestations of the Di-
vine Presence just as some tGa a4fic; nay
this matter" See also. in this connec-
ton Timothy GIG.
ON what sense of the word are Chris
tians changed from glory to glory, even
as by the spirit OF the LOIu
thians BIS What is the significance of
the word glory here? Or. E. 50
Answer.-After one has accepted the
Lord Jesus as their redeemer and given
himself in full conservation to God to De
obedient to the Divine will; and receiving
the invitation to become Jolnt-helr with
the Lord Jesus; and having accepted the
invitation and become the recipient of the
spirit of adoption into Gods family, the
transforming influence of the holy spirit
is realized in the gradual changing of the
character in conformity to that of the
Savior as manifested in the course Of HIS
earthly ministry. This moulding and fash
Joining of the character we are required
to do, to a considerable extent for our
selves but are stimulated to such
Transforming. work by the light of the
knowledge of the divine character which
We behold in Gods word. This work is
not accomplished instantaneously, but is
steady growth-we grow more and more
like Christ we are changed from glory to
glory in our minds. our wills, our hearts.
our chara cters-thiS change Will not be
complete until our resurrection, when we
shall be personally like Christ and see
Him as He is, and share His glory to the
full