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brain plus the human spirit. There is
a spirit in man (Job 32:8) that
imparts comprehension of material–
istic knowledge. This human spirit
constrains (verse . 18), influences,
motivates, the human mind. Satan is
a superpowered spirit being-the
"prince of the power of the air"
(Eph. 2:2). As such he "broadcasts"
through the air we breathe. He thus
works IN the natural mind of humans
(same verse). In the early months of
infancy of children Satan injects the
attitude of self-centeredness. We
call it human nature. This attitude is
not parentally inherited from birth,
but is injected spiritually through
the human spirit from infancy by
Satan. This has happened to all
humans born from Adam and Eve.
Just what does this actually
mean? God had-upon Adam's
rebell ion-shut up the tree of
life-symbolic of the Holy Spirit
and God's LOVE as a way of life.
Mankind was left in an attitude of
self-vanity, hostility against his
Maker and others outside bis
"em–
pireicai"
SELF. The spirit or atti–
tude that motivated mankind was
one of self-centeredness, covetous–
ness, envy and jealousy toward
others, competition leading to strife
and violence, resentment of author–
ity- all with self-esteem. God had
closed off his Holy Spirit from man
UNTIL the appearing of Christ, the
second Adam.
Man was left under the sway of
Satan and Satan's attitude.
Man was left with self-love–
self-esteem. But the SELF is
empire–
ical.
It
includes more than the per–
son's bare body and mind.
It
includes all he considers his- that
is, his possessions, his family, those
he is connected with selfishly–
even his world!
A person's individual "world" is
like a part of the person's SELF.
That is why those of a subworld
within the world as a whole have
characteristics in common. They
accept their own particular world in
an attitude of superiority, yet look–
ing with a sort of disdain upon
others outside their world. It is,
after all, a sort of self-centeredness.
Also the average human mind
tends to confine its horizons to nar–
row limits.
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was into such an amalgamated
world of his time that Jesus carne
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as the Christ. He carne to initiate
an ENTIRELY NEW ANO UTTERLY
DIFFERENT WORLD. He said,
"J
will
build my Church." He did, but the
wor ld little recognizes it. Its teach–
ings were suppressed within 20 to
40 years, and counterfeits escalated
into great religions calling them–
selves Christian. Jesus called bis
disciples to "come out from among
them" of this world and be sepa–
rate. For they - God's true
Church-are the future WORLD
TOMORROW- the coming KING–
DOM OF Goo- in embryo . The
Church is made up of disciples
(students, learners), just as were
the original apostles. They are
LEARNING through impregnation of
God's Spirit to
overcome
the
satanic attitude, submitting as little
children to Goo's way of life and
government over them.
They are the affianced bride of
the coming Christ, glorified as
KING of kings and LORD of lords,
ruling all nations-bringing to
earth world PEACE. Then there
shall be
/ove, happiness,
joy, and
tremendous achievement.
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t will be a cooperative world in
which each person is as sincerely
concerned for the good and well–
being of others as for his own.
It
will be a world of happiness and
joy, all working together under
God and bis government in refresh–
ing exuberance toward achieve–
ments beyond anytbing even
dreamed of today.
Right now this world is very
dark and cataclysmic. Clouds gath–
er but bright dawn is ahead.
Few, indeed, have· understood
what has actually happened in this
world-the PURPOSE being worked
out here below-the purpose for
which God placed mankind on the
earth.
Few, indeed, have known it as
yet- but the supreme Creator God
is reproducing himself in and
through mankind. He made man in
his image-after bis likeness–
form and shape. But man was
made, as were the dumb animals,
from the dust of the ground-of
matter-earthy, with temporary
physiochemical existence.
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et man was made after the
Goo kind- ultimately, by personal
individual choice to be born into
the Goo FAMILY. Unlike animals,
man from birth has a human spirit
imparting the power of comprehen–
sion of materialistic KNOWL–
EDGE- as in the process of think–
ing, reasoning, decision making.
The first Adam was offered, and
rejected, eterna! and inherent spirit
LIFE. His one human spirit needed
another
Spirit-the Holy Spirit of
Goo-to impregnate him with
divine Goo-LIFE. Adam rejected
this. He rejected the revelation of
spiritual knowledge comprehended
only through the Holy Spirit. He
chose instead, to acquire by himself
the spiritual knowledge of good and
evil- although spiritual compre–
hension cannot enter the human
mind except by the Holy Spirit of
God (I Cor. 2:11 ). Thus the first
man- and all mankind since–
rejected Goo, God's Spirit, and
revealed knowledge from God. He
cut himself off from contact and
relationship with God. He shut
himself off from the spiritual
capacity to deal in peaceful and
cooperative relationship with fel–
lowman. His one human spirit has
been tuned to the spiritual wave–
length of Satan, and all mankind
has been DECEIVED by Satan.
God shut off the Holy Spirit
from all mankind until Christ, and
then, even, it was opened ONLY to
those specially called by God the
Father (John 6:44). But those so
called became students (disciples)
of Jesus Christ. They embodied the
Church of God, today · still small
but worldwide. They are the FIRST–
fruits of God's salvation.
As for the world as a whole, it
was appointed to men once to die,
and after this, by resurrection, the
judgment (Heb. 9:27) in which the
book of LIFE shall be opened to
them (Rev. 20:11-12). Preceding
this, all still alive during the com–
ing Millennium, when Christ shall
rule all nations of the earth, shall
be called and be ruled and taught
under Christ by those of the
Church of God then made immor–
tal children of the Goo FAMJLY
(Rev. 5:10, 2:26-27, 3:21. See also
Matt. 25:31-34).
In the end, ALL humanity shall
have learned their lesson, and all
willing born into the Goo FAMILY.
Truly, God is REPRODUCING HIM–
SELF! A wonderful PURPOSE is, truly,
being worked out here below! o
The PLAIN TRUTH