Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-31


The news Of Gods Love and Of the
possibilities Of return to His favor
through the atoning work of Jesus be-
ing clearly demonstrated to all, each
win have the opportunity of deciding
for himself whether or not he desires
to return to human perfection and the
blessed possibilities Of everlasting life.
To do so, he must be begotten again
by the Life-Giver; and the Life-Giver
will beget again only those who desire
the new life. Wilful rejectors of the
privilege, we are assured, will die the
Second Death; while those who accept
the Savior's proposals will come under
helpful and disciplinary experiences
which viii gradually lift them up, men.
tally, morally and physically, to per
fection--to all that was lost for them
in Father Adams disobedience and its
penalty, and all that was regained for
them by the obedience of Jesus and
the Divine arrangement Of His Mes
slanic Kingdom for the regeneration
of the world.
The words beget, born and regener.
ated or born again, associate them
selves in our minds with our natural
birth; but we. are not to expect, as
Nicodemus queried, that any would
again be born as On infant from a
mother. The begetting to new birth
will be In the mind-a covenant rela.
tionship with the Life-Giver.
The Church the Second Eve,
Nevertheless, there is beautiful
analogy, complete in every feature;
for while Father Adam was designed
to be the life-glver, or father, or gen
orator of the race, Mother Eve was
designed to be its nourisher, care-tak
er and instructor, to bring the race up
to complete development, So while
Jesus is the Llfe-Glver In the sense
that He gave His own life as a Ran.
som-price for Adam, II is also part
of the Divine Program that there
should be not only a Second Adam, but
also Second Eve.
The world will need not only the
start Of the new life during the Mil
lennium, but also the care and nourlsh.
ment necessary for their development
and uplift-for restitution to perfec'
tion. Gods provision Is that the
Church, called especially for the pur
pose and especially qualified for 1t dur
ing this Gospel Age, shall be the Anti
typical Eve-the Mother Of the world
the care.takers, nourishers, supervis
ors, In respect to all regenerated, or re
begotten, by the Llfe-Giver Jesus
What beautiful prospect Of collabo
ration with the Savior in His grea
work Of rescuing Adam and his rae,
from the effects OF Adanllc sin and tn,
death sentence!
The Divine picture is very complete
While Adam was alone he did not be
come a father. God caused him to fal
into q deep sleep, and from his sid
took Mother Eve to be his bride, hi
co-laborer, his joint,helr in his inherl
tance. and his asslstbnt In the worl
OF generating the tifnan family. S
our Lord Jesus has not yet become
father, But He has gone into the dee
sleep Of death, His side has bee
wounded, aud the 6rst result is tn
gradual development, during the pas
eighteen centuries, OF q Bride class. A
Jesus passed from the human cond
tion to the spiritual before He coul
be ready to be the Second Adam, s
the Church class, as the New Creation
. must pass from the human condltlo
to the spirit condition, and must shar
, In the First Resurrection, before sh
can fulfil her part In Gods great Pla
as the Second Eve,
I In view Of this work that God hr
( outlined for His Son and for II
Church, is It any wonder TINT u
7 should consider II necessary to give |
. lessons and tests In faith, loyalty an
i Obedlence2 Ia II any wonder, in vie
. OF the work which He has for Us to d
] for mankind, that He declares that {
I the Rcdeemer Himself was given dec
3 experiences In suffering in order
! be merciful and faithful High Prize
+ In the things Of God In relation 10 h
Q manity, 30 the Church, His Bird
8 members Of His Body, must sha
& these experlences7 When we come
b understand the High Calling Of God
Q the Church and the great work that
!. yet 10 be accomplished for and In Il
d world OF mankind, we are amazed2
= The chureh'S Regeneration Different
!, IL was not Jehovah's program Z
= His Son that He should change TO h
~ mun nature permanently. On the co
" trary, we are distinctly told that d
I.ogos took the form Of servant I
" the suffering Of death, and not for nl
~ other purpose, This purpose hayil
- been accomplished, the Father rails,
" Him up by His own Power 10 epll
" nature aud glory-"whero lie wns l
D. fore" but to stlll higher station
" the spirit plane-"far above nnge
u prlncipalitcs and powers, and eve
e. name that Is named" This lnennt
Q regeneration, or second birth, for
10 sus; for "nesh and blood cannot
10 bcrlt the Kingdom. ~ Cor. 1850,
NJ Our Savior exchanged His spirit GO
es dltlon, or nature, for the human, b
n, lie could not exchange the human !
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