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

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in part:
n In the past many
-. .sssszezA - 4 us have studied
,lRAsI0R RQSStlg the Blble in very
- careless manner,
| neglecting to give it's inspired words the
! consideration and respect they deserve
! In many cases the original thought has
/ been utterly Is because Of some fan
| Ciful Interpretation. Consequently very
I few Christ ans have any concrete idea
I Of the meaning OF Bible statements re-
spcCt.ng the future regeneration of the
world.
/ Regeneration. or n second birth is
absolutely necessary If We would attain
| everlasting life. The fault is not that
our Creator made us incomplete; for,
! as the Bible declares. AN His work is
I perfect" The fault 5 Chargeahle TO sin.
/ "By one mans dsobedlenCc sin entered
into the world, and death as result OF
sin. so death passed upon all men, he
! cause all are sinners"
, This sentence Of death upon Father
Adam hlndered him from giving To his
children the perfection Of life in which
/ he was created HIS entire race has
been born into the world for six thou
sand years under death sentence, or
curse. The forfeited life cannot he pro-
! .onged the sentence of death cannot be
set aside. the Supreme Judge Of the
/ Universe cannot for any reason set
! aside His own decision. But God could
provide for the re-generating OF Adam
and his race.
To generate. as all know. signifies 10
bring into lie. Adam failed To generate
| n race 20 life; he merely generated a
great race Of thousands OF Millions pos
sessed OF only "A spark Of life-a dying
race.
The Divine provision is that our Lord
Jesus left the CORY ~ the Heavenly con-
dti n and became u man for the pur-
pose Of ransomnc. or rcdeeming, Adam
and his race. wh.Ch shared his CondeT-
nation. The record IS that thss sacri-
feed ifc laid down by J rsus H. sufficient
as a cancellation Of all Adamic sin. on
the basis " that sacrifice, and in the
carrying out of the Heavenly Fathers
Program, our Lord was raised from the
dead "a qulckening Spirit" a life-giving
spirit Parsonage, with n glory far higher
than that which He had when He came
int the world. Him hath God highly
exalted. and given Him "A name which IL
above every name philippians 20.
The elorited Jesus is Scripturally
termed tho Second Adam the Life -G!ver
or Rcgcnerator and the Everlasting
Fathor-th Father who gives everast-
ing lfc Throughout he thousand years
I ~ His Nessianic Reign. II vii he the
work nf Christ Jesus, as The gloriied
Second Adam, to degenerate Adam and
al his race The rcrenerat.ng influences
will begin with their awakening from
the death sleep, In harmony with the
Masters declaration, The hour Is com
ing i'm which al that are IN their graves
shall hear the voice OF the Son of God
and shall come forth. John 5;2S, %.
= The Regeneration Of the World.
The coming forth from the tomb Will
be only the beginning Of the regenprative
, work The awakened sleepcrS Will he in
the same condition Of mind that they
were in when they fell aslecp-in a very
similar condition to those who vii, he
living on the earth at that time. Before
they can be regeneratcd they must he
brought to a knowledge of the Truth
Their eyes and ears of understanding
must he opened. The Scriptures assure
. us that this will be accomplished
isaiah 1850 The knowledge of the
, glory Of the Lord shall NJ. tho Who'll,
| earth" Isaiah 1t:9.
, The news of Gods Love and Of the
, possibilities Of return to Ills favor
! through the atoning work of Jesus being
q clearly demonstrated to all. each vii
! have the opportunity Of deciding FOL
q himself whether or not he desires Z,
Z return to human perfection and tn,
| blessed possibilities of everlasting life
To do so ne must he hegotten again h,
I the Iife-Giver; and the Life-Giver viii
, bPrct again only those who desire tn,
5 new lfe. Wnful rejcCtors Of the prlvi
! lege, we are assured, will die the SeCOnt
I Death: while those accepting tn,
! Savior's proposals will come under help
! full and disciplinary experiences which
@ will gradually lit them up mentally
% morally and physically 10 perfection-t'
< all that was lost for them in Fathe
l Adams disohed enCe and its penalty
Y and all that was regained for them b,
70 the obedience of our Lord Jesus an,
b the Divine Arrangement of His Mcssiani
Kingdom for the regeneration of tn
I world
a The words hegct, horn and rcgene
rated or born again associate thomsclvC
o In our minds with our natural birth
= but We are not to expect, as Nicodemu
$ ouer.ed, that any would again be Dor
as an infant from n mother. The he
getting to a new birth will be in tn
F. mind-a covenant relationship with tn
IIfe-Giver.
Nevertheless. here is beautiful
analogy. for while Adam was designc
to he the life givcr, father, generator, u
the race, Mother Eve was DESIGNED to h
. It's nourishcr, care'aker and instructor
. 10 bring the race mp to complete de
,, vcInpment So while Jesus is the Life
u Givcr in the sense that lie gave HI
= own Nfe ns a RAnsom-priCc for Adan
- IT is also part Of the Divine program
that there should be both IA S"con
y Adam and a Second Eve.
The world will need not only he 9tar
" Of the new lfc during the Millennium
II hut also the care and nourishmcnt neccs
e sary for their development and uphft
y for restitution to perfection. Gods PR
q vision is that the Church, especial
Il called and qualified for that purpos
/" during this Gospel Age, shall be IN
n Artitvnical Eve the Mother Of IN
/ world caretakcrs, nourshers, super
l. visors in respect to all regenerated {
$ re-begottcn. by the lifc-Giver Jesu
what n beautiful prospect of collahora
a lion with the SAVIOR in His great wor
l. M rescung Adam and his race fror
\, tho effects of Adamic sin and the dca,
:. sentence
1t The Church's Regeneration different.
10 II was not Johovah's program for IL
Son that lie should change to huma
nature permanently. ON the contrar
we are distinctly told that the Logo
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