The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-29

but the Scriptures everywhere re
mind US that the New Creation Is mere
| ~ an embryo and will Dot be pcrfecto,
until the resurrection They inform
as also that some by repudiating thei
covenant with the Lord aud turning
wilfully 10 sin, may become subjects
OF the Second Death They inform VI
that many bcgotten OF the Spirit ma,
never attain the full measure OF theil
| possibilities may never become joint
heirs with Jesus Christ their Lord
Because OF slackness, worldly minded
ness. they may attain only 10 loweI
| spiritual degree or nature-llke unite
the angels and not like unto the sor
OF God. who is the express image OF the
Fathers glorious person.
We perceive. therefore. that the steps
of conservation and spirit begetting are
not trlfling propositions. but serious
ones; and that with this opportunity
| of so great an exaltation 90 also con.
ditions, limitations, trials. testings OF
| faith and loyalty. "lf we suffer with
Him. we shall also reign with Him
be glorified together."-2 Timothy
2:12: Romans s:l7,
"Sit on Twelve Thrones, Judging"
In our context the Redeemer assured
His faithful Apostles that. after being
tested, the worthy ones would DO asso-
clated with Himself In His Heavenly
klngdom-lIis Mlllennlal Kingdom.
These would SIT on twelve thrones,
judging or ruling. q Cor, go No doubt
some special glory and honor is pro-
vlded In Gods great Plan for the
twelve faithful Apostles-St. Paul TAX
ing the place OF Judas. Nevertheless
the Lord afterward declared that all of
His faithful followers would be grant
ed a share with Him In His Millennial
Kingdom and In His glory aud power.
Mark His words: ITO him that over
cometh will grant to sit with Me In
My Throne"-"I will give him power
over the nations"-the Gentiles.--Reve-
lation 3:21; 2;26
This Is doubly interesting to us: first,
because it Is the reward of those who
are now regenerated and who prove
faithful to the spirlt-begetting which
they now recelye-to those who even
tually will be born of the Spirit in the
First Resurrection. AS every beget-
ting In the flesh must have a birth,
else 1t will be valueless, so the beget-
ting of the Spirit must reach the cul-
mination Of the New Birth In the Res
direction. Jesus describes this Resur-
rection, saying, BLESSED and holy Is he
that hath part In the First Resurrec-
ton: on such the Second Death hath
no power, but they shall be priests OF
God and Of Christ, and shall reign with
Him thousand years. Rev. 20:6.
But this Is not all. The time when
the Church will be reigning with Christ
in His Kingdom glory will be the time
Of the worlds regeneration-th Mil
lennium. This is the lesson Of our text,
aye which have followed Me lin the
narrow way OF self-sacrifice In the
present lifel, In the regeneration, when |
the Son Of Man shall sit upon the |
Throne of His glory during His Millen-
NAL Reignl, ye shall sit upon twelve
thrones" How plain! How simple
How beautiful! How grand! Could
any of the Lords people who have ex.
perienced the purifying of their own
hearts by the regenerating influences
Of the Holy Spirit have a selfish or I'M
kind thought toward the unregenerate
world-so that they would object to
the thought here presented Would not
all such. on the contrary, rejoice TO
know that the Heavenly Father has a
Plan by which the non-elect of man
Kind may be regenerated in due time?
We hold that this Is true.
Selishness and every desire to ex-
dude Others from blessings which
Sod has promised them signify SO
much of sin In control of the mind.
Love not only thinMth no evil, but It
lopeth all things. and is glad to find
n Gods Word various promises to the
'htIL lIdL al tut idLbllItb VI inc thI III
hall yet be blessed through the Spirit.
Ial Seed Of Abraham-Christa and the
Ihurch. .-Galatians 3:S, IS, 20.
All Mankind Need Regeneration.
Some may see that the Church need
generating now, but fail TO see the
eed of the world. They see that the !
'hurch's regeneration is necessary be-
ause flesh and blood cannot inherit /
be Kingdom OF God"-we must be 1
orn again." But there would be no
Kingdom Of God, there would be no
there would be no regen- |
ration OF the world, IL God purposed q
My the salvation of the Church. On r
ne contrary, however, everywhere In g
he Bible God tells Of His compassion r
,ward the world. while telling OF His n
articular love for the true Church. d
ear as the apple Of His eye.--Zech. 2.s. I
Note that favorite text, God 80 4
we'd the world that He gave His Only h
egotten Son. that whosoever believ- 7
h In Him should not perish. but have n
life" John 316j The q
hole world was loved of God. The n
hole world has been provided for In
e glorious sacrifice OF Jesus, and the 81
hole world Is to have the benefit re- Il
ltlng from that sacrifice. Christ's r