River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-05

was tempted in all points like as we
are, yet without sim; and having dem
onstrated His loyalty ito God, even
unto death at Calvary, the Father rails
ed Him from the dead on the third day
mot man. but New Creature.
In other words, Jesus experienced
the same transformation that the
Apostle mentioned. saying, 1T is sown
in weakness: it is raised in power; ii
is sown in dishonor; it is raised in
glory; it is sown an animal body: it
Is raised a spiritual body" After His
resurrection. Jesus illustrated the les
son given to Nicodemus. of which our
text Is part He could, and did
come and go like the wind Some sew
en- times during the forty days He
appeared for brief intervals for the
instruction OF His disciples, just as
angels have done Later. He ascend
ed up on High. "fJow the Lord is that
Spirit Second Adam''-2 CORN
thians 3:17; Corinthians 15:45. AZ
The Bible tells us that God from the
very beginning had foreknown that
Jesus would accomplish this work and
become the Father of Adam and his
race by regeneration; and the Apostle
assures us that God foreknew also
the Church as the Bride of Christ and
His Joint-heir in His Kingdom. And
Jesus said to some of the earliest
members of the Church class. In the
regeneration lin the Millennium
We shall sit upon thrones" (Matthew
1929 Elsewhere He declared, ITO
him that overcometh will / grant to
sit with Me In My Throne. Rev. 3:2l
The Father purposed that the Bride
class should be selected from amongst
the members of the fallen race, and
should be prepared for their work of
future glory before the worlds would
commence. He purposed also that this
Bride class should have a change OF
nature similar to that which Jesus
experienced-it would begin with them
as with Him, at the time of consecra-
ton and spirit begettfng, and culmi
nate with them as with Him, in the
resurrection change. Thus the Church
has the promise that she shall be like
u,
His glory. Il John 81; Romans 8:17l
st. Peter, speaking of the call Of the
Church, declared that God gave unto
this class exceeding great and pre-
cious promise" that by these prom.
ises working In their consecrated
hearts to will and to do Gods good
pleasure, this class might become ''par-
takers of the Divine Nature."-2 Pc.
ter a.
Life and Immortality Brought to
Light"
1t is manifest that this begetting of
the Church to a change of nature is
very different from the begetting pro-
vided for the world Regeneration, or
re-be9etting, to the human nature
which Adam lost, but which Christ re-
deemed for the world So also we
have noted that the Church has diff
ferent Father. Jesus is not the Fla.
ther, or Life-Giver, of this Divine
life He did not redeem it or secure
it for anybody. He redeemed human
nature and secured the right to regen-
crate the world to human nature.
The Churchs begetting, or regenera-
ton, is by the Heavenly Father Him
self; as the Scriptures distinctly say.
THE God and Father of our Lord Je-
sus Christ hath begotten u.s." q Pc
ter 49, He alone can give this Di-
vine Nature. This does not signify
that the Church Is not Indebted to her
Redeemer; for the Scriptures distinct
ly state that WITHOUT Him we could
do nothing; that by His stripes we
are healed and that before the
Heavenly Father would deal with us
at all-before He would accept our
conservation or sacrifice-it was neces
sary that Jesus should appear on our
behalf as our Advocate and Surety.
and thus open up to us New Way
of Life.
brought life and Immortality to light
through the Gospel"-life everlasting
to the world and Immortality. or the
Divine Nature for the Church.
Prior to our Lords First Advent,
the way of life was not manifested;
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cept ia the Divine Promise. God had
promised His friend Abraham that
somehow, sometime, all the world
would be blessed; and that meant that
all the world would be released from
the curse of death and experience the
Divine blessing, which signifies life
eveflasting-no that the world will be
given this blessing Internationally, but
the opportunity for this blessing will
be extended to every member OF Ad'
ANS race. and to himself, for accept.
ance or rejection at their will Then
came the second part of the state
ment to Abraham; namely, that this
blessing should come through his Seed,
his posterity This implies that some
special members of Adams race, of
faithful line, would be greatly exalted
to honorable positions, where they
would be capable OF blessing the re
mainder of the world, their brethren