The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02

| spirit pane-"far above angc.s, pr!n-
| cipalities and powers. and every name
that is named" This meant a regcrera-
ton or second birth, for the Lord Jesus
| for flesh and blood cannot inhor' 'he
Kingdom Of God" II Corinthiarr 1850
our Savior exchanged His sp.rr ma
| ture for the human. hut He Coud not
| exchange tho human for the spiritual
| else there would have been no uuleD,
served in His humiliation. His human
| LIE WAS to be- gwen NJ saCritciHly as
| the Redcmption-priCe for Adam ..fe
and Therefore as the Redemption Nr,ca
| Of the whole world, since all .os' Ne
| through Adams disohcdicncc. The aI-
! plication Of the Masters sacrificed re
/ would have left Him without lifo-r ch,s
as a man. but God provided for His re-
| generation His rc-hlrih.
The sacrifice Of Himself as \ human
| being was made when Jesus was 'u.rv
| years Of age and was sNmbpiZod 10y Hs
immersion. Immediately tho Father no.
4 KAT HIM again. not 10 be n human being
! but spirit being. lie was hcEot'eu "
the Hoy Spirit which descended upon
Him in a form Ike a dove. For 'rroa
and half years Jesus. az a Now Cro1-
/ ture spirit -begotten. used His flesh hnd.
J. ConscCrated 20 dCa' IN, having ~ o'N''
In II 'Iio was tempted in all point. .Fo
"a We are, yet without sn'. and af'n-
lie had demonstrated His loyalty 10 COD
raised Him from the dead on the tNird
day-not n man, but n New Creature
After His resurrection our Lord l"sls
illustrated the lesson given to- Nlr0-
demus. Of which our text Is part lln
came and went like tho wind Some
seven times during the forty day- Ito
appeared for brief intervals for tho .r-
siruction Of His disciples. just as angels
have done. Later He assembled on High
Now the Lord il that Spirit the
Second ADAM Corinthians 3:17; I
Corinthians 15:45, ~.
The Bible tells MS that from tho We"
beginning God had foreknown that or-
Lord Jesus would accomplish this work
/ and become the Father of Adam and hs
race by regeneration; and tho Apostle
Paul assures that God foreknew also the
Church as the Bride of Christ, His Ioirt-
heir IN His Kingdom To some ~ ne
earliest members NJ the Church class
our Lord said, In the regeneration I'm
the Millennium ye shall ~ upon
thrones" Matthew 1929 Elsewhere
He declared, ITO him that overcome'h
will grant tn sit with Me in My
Throne. Revelation 1921.
The Father purposcd that tho Bride
class should We selected from amongst
| the members ~ the fallen race and
should he prepared for their work ~
future glory before the regeneration ~
the word would commence. lie pur-
: posed also i0at TINS lNlldc class sn0lll
have a change Of nature similar to that
which our Lord Jesus experienced
that Il would begin with them rs with
| Him at the time ~ conservation and
spirit hercttng and would eliminate
with them as with Kim, in the resurrec-
| tion change.
Thus the Church has the promise that
she shall he IKE her Lord, shall see Him
as He is and share His CORY. Il John
az; Romans SID St. Peter. speaking
Of the call OF the Church. declared that
God gave unto this class exceeding
great and precious promises"-that by
these promises working in their conse-
Grated hearts to Will and TO do Gods
good pleasure this class might become
"partakers of the Divine Nature,
Peter Ia.
Life and Immortality Brought To Light
II Is manifest that this hegettIng az the
Church to a change of nature ~ very
different from the beGetting provided
for the world-a regeneration or re-
heCetting to the human nature which
| Adam lost hut which Christ redeemed
for the world So also we have noted
that the Church has "A different Father
Jesus is not the Father or l.ife-Giver ~
this Divine lie. lie did not redeem I
or secure it for anybody. lie redeemed
human nature and secured the right N
regenerate the world to human nature
is by the Heavenly Father Himself as
the Scriptures distinctly say, The God
, and Father Of our Lord Jesus Christ
hath hegotten us" Il Peter l;3D He
alone can give this DIVINE Nature This
does not signify that the Church Is not
indebted TO her Redeemer; for the Scrip
}. lures distinctly state that without Him
, we could do nothing; that "hY Ills
! stripes we are hcaled"; that before me
Heavenly Father would deal with " ~
all-before He would accept our COnserra-
l ton. or sacrifce-it was necessary tha'
our Lord Jesus should appear on 1ur
behalf as our Advocate and Surety ana
y SO open up tO us new way Of life.
: Thus, as 81. Paul declares. Christ
. hath brought lifc and immortality -
J light through the Gospel'--life ever
,, lasting to the word and immortality W
y the Divine Nature for the Church nrlo-
u to our Lords First Advent the way ~
life was not manifested, no provision
Z had been made FOR IL except In the
Divine Promise. God had prom sed u =
= friend Abraham that somehow, soma
: time, all the world would he blessed
; This meant that all the world would Ice
released from the curse Of death ana
II would experience the Divine blessing
which agn fcs life eVerlasting-no
: that the world will he given this bless
e ing Internationally. hut that the opror-
, unity for N VIII be extended n every
. nenlnpI 0I ANAm race ana 10 n 'lN'II
y for acceptance or rejection The seconi
u part ~ this Promise to Ahra nam. tN''
e this blessing should come through h'
= y steritN, implied that some sNcc't
: members of Adams race would bless
the remainder Of the world, their bret h.
y rem The Seed through whom this hcss
l. .ng will come, St PAN most positively
u declares, viii he The Christ, Jesus m"
u Head and tho Church Ills Body GAIA
, tians 3;16, %.
D. THE Advancement BETWEEN
% COD AND MAN is one of Pastor Rus
sells masterpieces, Clarifying the doc
', trino of blood dtoncmcnt--the necessity
, Of a Ransom sacrifice, In this compre.
W honslVc volume u very interesting and
~ entertaining examination Is made -
u every verse in tho Sihle i'm which 'hN
words jehovah, God Lord Son ~ God
y and Holy Spirit occur, The birth
y Jesus, from the virgin Mary, is Scrip
:, turaliy, scientifically, hut delcatclv COM
sdcred \ cogrnt, convincing yet under
~ standah'c answer is given to the uuDs'
II tion. What is the Soul?" over Il hun
drcd pages are devoted to the Intensely
interesting symholisms of the Hebrew
IL Tabernacle rites, with illustrations f1-
n mliar to all who have taken a Masonic
y, degree. This volume, beautifully houo'