The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-11-14

The speak e r
demonstrated from Scripture that re
generation. second birth. is absolutely
necessary If We would attain everlast
ing life Adams death sentence hin
Tered him from giving his children the
perfection of life In which he was ere.
ated For six Thousand years his pos
terity have entered the world under a
death sentence. The forfeited life can
not be prolonged: the Supreme Judge
Of the Universe cannot set aside His
decision. But God could provide for
the regenersting Of Adam and his race.
The Divine provision IL that our Lord
left the Heavenly glory and became q
man for the purpose OF ransoming all
mankind The record is that Jesus
sacrificed life is sufficient to cancel all
Atlamic sin. On the basis Of that sac.
rifice. Jesus was raised from the dead
"quickening Spirit" life-giving
Parsonage. with glory far higher
than that which He formerly had
Philippians 20.
The gIorified Jesus is Scripturally
styled the Second Adam. the Life
Girer and the Everlasting Father-the
Futher who gives everlasting life.
This Second Adm will give life to the
world during the thousand years OF
tlis Messianic Reign. The regenerat.
Ing Influences will begin with their
awakening from the death sleep
Those awakened will be In the condi
ton Of mind In which they fell asleep
similar to those living at that time.
Before any can be regenerated. they
must be brought to knowledge Of the
Truth.
The Worlds Regeneration.
The news Of Gods Love and Of the
possibilities Of return to His favor
through Jesus atonlng work being
clearly demonstrated to all. each will
have opportunity to decide whether
or not he desires to return to human
perfection and everlasting life. To do
SO. each must be begotten again by the
Iife-Giver. Wilful rejectors of the
privilege will die the Second Death.
while those accepting the Savior's pro.
posnIs will come under disciplinary ex-
pcricnces which will gradually Iift
them up to mans original perfection.
The words beget. born: regenerated.
suggest our natural birth; but we are
not to expect. us Nicodemus qreried.
to be born again as an infant. The
begetting to a new birth will be in the
relationship with the
I.ife-Giver
Nevertheless. 1t was pointed out
there was beautiful analogy While
Adam was designed to be the life
giver, father. of humanity. Eve was to
be Its nourisher. care-taker. to bring
the race to complete development So |
while our Lord il the I.ife-Giver in the
sense that He gave His life as Adams
the Church. especially
called and qualified during this Gospel
Age. viii be the antitypical Eve-the
Mother Of the world
The church's Regeneration Different.
The Pastor then carefully explained |
how our Lords resurrection was His
second birth. The T.ogos EXCHANGED
His spirit nature for the human. but
He could not exchange the human ma.
ture again for the spiritual; else there
would have been no object served IN
His humiliation His human life was
TO be given mp scientifically rs Adams
Redemption-price; but God provided
FOR His regeneration-His second birth
After His resurrection. our Lord illus
frat,d the lesson given to Nicodemus.
He came and went like the wind. Dur
ing those forty days He appeared sew
'ral times for the instruction OF HIS
disciples. inst as angels have done
Later He assembled on high
II then was shown that the Church
will have similar change of nature.
md that. as with gu, Lord. this beget
'iny' TO a new nature begins ut conse
ration and eliminates In the resurrec
Ion change-the birth to the new ma
'ure. Many Scriptures were used IN
demonstrating this truth. II was also
'ointed ont that this begetting and
'!rth Is manifestly different from that
'roViueo Tor me world. which IL n re
generation TO the human nature which
Adam lost. Int which Christ redeemed
or mankind
II was also noted that the Church
'as different Father Iesus IL not
he Tife-Giver Of fhis Divine life which
he Church Is promised e Peter 1:4.,J
lie did not redeem II or secure II for
nyhody. He redeemed human nature
nd secured the right to regeneratr
ne world tn human nature. The
'hurch's begetting or regeneration Il =
y the Heavenly Father Himself. as
Re Scriptures distinctly say Il Peter
81 he alone can give Divine nuture.