The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-18

be born again"
NJ John ss7.l lie
saia in part
IN the past
--l-lll - many Of us have
ilHSFOR RljSStliflstudica the Bible
S------------.-in ferN careless
manner neglect p
ing 10 give it's Inspired words the
confederation and respect they ds
serve a. many cnFea the original
thought has been utterly lost be-
cause 81 some fanrifr Interpretation.
Consequently very few Christians
have any concrete idea - tte mean
Ing nr Bible statements reNps@ ting
the future regeneration ~ the wori1.
Regeneration. OF second birth. ~
absolutely necessary " we would AZ
tain everlasting life The fnult -
not that our Creator made as IN
complete. for. as the Bible declares
"Ai HIS work ~ perfect" The fault
IT, ehargcahia 60 sin. ny one mans
dirobedirnee sin entered into the
world. aud death AZ result OF sin =
40 death passed upon all men, be-
cause all are sinners
This sentence Of des th upon Father
Adam hindered him from giving TO
Ills chiidytn the perfection - lie IN
which be Was created. ITS entire
race has been born into the worlu
for si1 thousand years under n death
sentence. or curse The forfeited lie
cannot be prolonged. the sentence 81
death cannot he set aside. the Su-
pfeGue Judge 81 the Universe cannot
Tor sny reason set aside Hts own
decision Bnt God could provide for
the reKenerating Of Adam and his
race.
TO generate. 80 all know. signifies
40 bring into iife Adam failed 10
generate a rnee to lite be merely
n - - nd =
of millions possessed " only
spark IS itfe-a dying race
The Divine provision i~ that our
Lord Jesus left the glory ~ tire
Heavenly condition and became
man Tor the purpose ~ rAnrominE.
ar fed.eminR. Adam hnd Ills rsce.
a. Mich shared his rOnd~Wua sion. The
record j. that this sacrificed life
lnga down IS Jesus L. sufficient as
a cancellation 81 all Adamic sin. ON
the basis ~ that sacrifice. and in
the carrying out ~ she Heavenly
Fathers Program. our Lord was
raised from the dead "a auiekening
spirit. iifc.glving spirit Person
age. with . glory far higher than
into she world Him hath God
highly exalted. and given Him =
name which - above every name
Philippians 80,
The giorifird Jesus is scrlpturaiiy
termed the Second Adam. the Life
GiYer or ReKenera tor. aud the Ever
lasting FatheF~ahe Father who lives
everlasting life Throughout the
ekuuNana Years 81 His N.a.lanic
Reign. 81 win he the work Of Christ
Jesus. as tie glurifled second Adam.
to degenerate Adam and all his race.
Tho generating influences VIII be-
gin with their swak NminE from the
death sleep. - harmony with the
Masters declaration. THE hour Is
coming IN which all that are iu their
graves shall hear thc voice OF the
Son ~ God and shall come forth.
John sgs, -.
The Regeneration of the Mertd.
Tn. coming forth from the tomb
viii b. only the beginning Of the re-
.ameFutINa work. The awakened
steeperx wiii he in the same CON
aitinu ~ mind that they were In
when they fell asleep--in very
similar condition to those who viii
he living on tho earth at that time.
Before they can be rcgeuerated. they
must be brought to a knowledge OF
the Truth Their eyes aud ears OF
understanding must be opened The
scriptures assure @s that this viii
be accomplished. isaiah 3sss.t The
knowledge % the glory 81 the Lord
shall fiil the whole earth. Isaiah
.IfsR
Tho news 81 Gods Love and OF
the possibilities Of return TO His
favor through The atuninE work OF
Jesus heinR clearly demonstrated TO
alt each will have the opportunity
81 deciding Tor himself whether or
not he desires To return TO human
perfection and the blessed POSSIBLE
tiles Of everlasting life, To do so
he must be begottcn again hy the
i.tfe. over and the Life Oliver will
beE~t again only those who desire
the new life. wilfui reioctors OF
the privilege. We are assured, viii
die the Second Death; while those
accepting the Savior'S proposals will
come under helpful and disciplinary
experiences which will gradually
MT them up mentally. morally and
uhvntcaliy 80 perfection--to all that
was lost for them ia Father Adams
disohedieuce aud its penalty and all
that was rcgnined for them by the
obedience OF our Lord Jesus and the
Divine arrangement Of Ills Mes
slanic Kingdom for the regeneration
Of the world.
The words hegei. born and reEen-
Grated or born again associate them-
selves IN our minds with our nat
ural birth. but We are not to expect,
as Nicodemus qucriod that any
would again be born as an infant
from q mother The heEetting to a
new birth will he In the mind--a
covenant relationship with the Life
GiVer.
Nevertheless. there is beautiful
analogy: for while Adam was de-
signed 10 be the life giver. father,
generator Of the race, Mother Eve
was designed to be its nourisher.
caretaker aud Instructor. to bring
the race up TO complete development.
So while Jesus Is the Life-Giver In
the sense that lie gave His own life
as Ransom price for Adam, II is
also part Of the Divine Program
that there should be both a Second
Adam and Second Eve,
The world win need not only the
start OF the new life during the
Millennium but also the care and
nourishment necessary for their de-
Nclopment and uplift~-fot restitution
to perfection Gods provision is
that tho church. especially called
and qualified for that purpose dur
Ing this Gospel Age, shall be the
Antitypicai ENe--the Mother OF the
wortd--caretakers. nourishers. super
yisors In respect to all regenerated
ar re-begotten. by the Lifc-Giver
Jesus. What beautiful prospect
OF collaboration with the savior In
Ills great work of resCuing Adam
and hts race from the effects of
Adamic sin and the death sentence'
The Church's degeneration different.
II was not Jehovah's program for
Ills Son that He should change TO
human nature permanently. On the
contrary. we are distinctly told that
the isogos took the form OF a SER
want only for the suffering OF death
This purpose having been accom-
pltshcd the Father raised Him up
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