The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-23

So is it with every one whe has been
born of the Spirit"
How is all this possible? ?" asked
Nicodemus.
Are you" replied Jesus. 1.-the
Teacher of Israel and yet do you not
solemn truth I tell you that we speak
what we know, and give testimony of
that of which we were eye-witnesses,
and yet you all reject our testimony.
If have told you earthly things and
none of you believe me, how will you
believe me II I tell you of things in
Heaven2 There is no one who has
gone up to Heaven, but there is One
who has come down from Heaven.
namely the Son of Man whose home is
in Heaven. And just as Moses lifted
high the serpent in the Desert, so
must the Son of Man be lifted up, in
| order that every one who trusts in
Him may have the Life of the Ages"
For SO greatly did God love the
world that He gave His only Son, that
every one who trusts in Him may not
perish but may have the Life of the
Ages. For God did not send His Son
into the world to Judge the world, but
that the world might be saved through
| Him. He who trusts in Him does not
come up for judgment. He who does
| not trust has already received
sentence, because he has not his trust
/ II.
And this is the test by which men are
! judged-the Light has come into the
| world, and men loved the darkness
more than they loved the Light, be-
cause their deeds were wicked. For
every wrongdoer hates the light, and
does not come to the light. for fear his
| actions should be- exposed and con-
demned. But he who does what is
| honest and right comes to the light,
| in order that his actions may be
plainly shown to have been done in
| God.
Johns renewed Testimony
After this Jesus and His disciples
| went into Judaea: and there He made
/ a stay in company with them and bap-
| tized. And John, too, was)baptizing al
| Aenon, near Salim, because there were
+! many pools of water there; and people
came and received baptism Cor John
was not yet in PRISON. As the result
a discussion having arisen on the part
| of Johns disciples with Jew about
publication, they came to John and
reported to him,
rabbi. he who was with you on the
other side of the Jordan and to whom
you bore testimony is now baptizing
and great numbers of peopls are re-
sorting to him.
| "a man cannot obtain anything -
replied John, unless it has been
granted to him from Heaven. You
yourselves can bear witness to my
having said, I am not the Christ but
I am His appointed forerunner.' h
| who has the bride is the bridegroom
and the bridegroom's friend who
stands by his side and listens to him.
rejoices heartily on account of the
bridegroom's happiness. Therefore
this JOY of mine is now complete. Hs
must grow greater, but I must grow
+, less. He who comes from above ID
| above all. He whose origin is from
! the earth is not Lnly himself from the
| earth, his teaching also is from the
| earth. He who comes from Heaven is
above all. What He has seen and
heard. to that He bears witness; but
His testimony no one receives. Any
man who has received His testimony
has solemnly declared that Gcd ii
| true. For He whom God has sen
speaks Gods words; for God does no
give the Spirit with limitations"
The Father loves the Son and hal
entrusted everything to His hands. He
who believes in the Son has the Life
of the Ages: he who disobeys the Scr
will not enter into Life, but God'i
anger remains upon him
(To Be Continued.)