to Adam and he names them, thus asserting his place as HEAD OVER ALL THINGS. This is surely a figure of Christ. " T h e Head of every man is Christ." 1 Cor. 11:3. He is " t h e Head of all principality and power." Col. 2:10. God " g a v e Him 'to be the Head over all t h i n g s ." Eph. 1:22. As head, Adam ruined and wrecked everything, and that in a scene where all was most favorable. Christ has come, and was tried in the most adverse circumstances He was ever perfect. He has triumphed and now as the risen Man He takes the place of Head. In Genesis 2 the preparation of the gar den and the naming of the animals are imt preparatory to the introduction of the wo- man. In this connection Adam is a figure of Christ as Head OF THE CHURCH: Here we get the first and strongest tv¡>e of Christ and the church. We need to complete the quotation from Eph. 1:22-23, given above. God " g a v e Him to be Head over all things TO THE CHURCH, which is His body, the fulness of Him t h at filleth all in a l l ." Head of the church as to her- self, Jtiead to the church as to her associa- tion with Him in rulé and dominion. What a pláce God has given us in Christ. Could anything be more wonderful? In the type we see how it is brought about. Adam falls j into a deep sleep— figure of the death of Christ, by which alone the church could be brought into ex- istence; The rib taken, the side closed, the woman builded and brought to Adam as a nelp meet, a wife—how striking a
figure of the way the church has been given to Christ. This is the only type of Christ and the. church where the church is typi- fied as of Christ. Adam could say of Eve, " T h i s is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh," even as it could be said of the church, " W e are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones." Eph. 5:30. For indeed the marriage relationship is not a haphazard illustration of the bond between Christ and the church, but was designed to illustrate it. That is to say, God had the eternal relationship between Christ and the church before His mind be- fore ever the time relationship of man and wife was designed by Him to illus- trate this great truth. ' ' This is a gi eat mystery; but I. speak concerning Christ and the church." Eph. 5:32. PARTNERSHIP. God in creating Eve gave her to Adam in the double character that, whilst he was her head, she was his help meet, and said in creating man, " L E T THEM have do- minion." Gen. 1:26. So whilst we shall ever look up to the Lord as Head—nay more, we shall say with one of old, " M y Lord and my God," yet we snail be associated with Him in His dominion and rule. " A n d I saw thrones and they sat upon them;—ani they lived and reigned with Christ a thou- sand y e a r s ." Rev. 20:4. What a pros- pect! To be Christ's help meet, His bride, companion in His kingdom, sharer in His rule. —Scripture Truth.
tÔtble t f t c a ò i i t o j —W.
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Delivered at the Bible Conference.
I. Inspiration. II, Pet. 1:20, 21; 2 Sam. 23:2; Acts 3:2'1; Heb. f b f 1 Pet. 1:10-12; Psa. 19:7, 8, and Heb. 3:7, 8, as to New Testament. Jno. 16:12-15; Jno. 17:17; 1 Cor. 2:13; 1 Thess. 2:13; 2 Pet. 3:15, 16; Paul's writings classified by Peter as scripture and co-ordinated ' ' the other scriptures," Gal. 3:16, argument based on a single letter. 2 Tim. 3:16 (Greek) " A ll or every scripture is God- b r e a t h e d ." Gal. 4:30; Isa. 8:20; 2:22; Rom. 3:4. II. Regeneration. Jno. 3:3-8; Gal. 6:15.
Author! God: 2 Cor. 4:15; 1 Cor. 1:30, "of God." Jas. 1:18; 1 Pet. 2:3; Eph. 2:10. Birth Germ! The Word: 1 Pet. 1:23. Jas. 1:18; 2 Pet. 1:4; 1 Cor. 4:15. Condition! Faith: Jno. 1:12-13. Gal. 3:26. m . Supplication: Eph. 6:18; Jude .20. Rom. 8:26, 27. Luke 11:1. IV. Evangelization. Isa. 42:1-4; 61:1; Luke 24:47-49; Acts. 1:4; Acts 1:8; 8:29; 10:19, 20, 44;Acts. 13:2-4; 16:6, 7, 10; 20:20; Mic. 3:8; 1 Pet. 1:12; 1 Thess. 1:5.
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