e life comes into the soul. Man
passes from "death unto life." The dominion of sin has come to an end. Sin
is dethroned and its kingdom destroyed. Regenerated man is crowned a king.
The royal robes of white enshroud him. The scepter of righteousness he
sways triumphantly and reigns a mighty conqueror, "a king and priest unto
God." Praise and honor to his name!

This new life within man's soul finds expression in a new life without.
Since the new life within is holy and pure the new life without is holy
and pure. "Make the inside of the cup and platter clean and the outside
will be clean also." The apostle John tells us the manner of life that
follows "being born again." "We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth
not, but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one
toucheth him not." 1 John 5:18. "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit
sin, for his seed remaineth in him: and he can not sin, because he is born
of God." 1 John 3:9. This text does not teach the impossibility of
committing sin as some have supposed, but the impossibility of committing
sin and retaining the spiritual birth. In 1 John 2:29 we are clearly
taught that righteousness of life succeeds the regeneration of man. Sin
belongs only to Satan and sinners. It is not found in the life of God, nor
of the angels, nor of Christ, nor of the Christians.

Adoption.

The term "adoption" is a few times used in the New Testament. It is that
part of justification which places us in the family of God. In the
apostolic days the Romans were accustomed to adopting the children of some
other family into their own. The law on these occasions demanded a full
surrender of the child with all his possessions to his new governor or
father. The father received the child as an heir to all his possessions,
equal with his own children.

So we in justification give ourselves to God with all our talents and
possessions, and he receives us into his family, and we become joint-heirs
with his Son. This is true, and very precious because it is true. The
apostle in speaking of adoption says, "For ye have not received the spirit
of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption,
whereby we cry, Abba, Father." Rom. 8:15. We are here taught that it is in
adoption that we look upon God as our Father. We are taught the same in
Gal. 4:5, 6. By the Spirit of adoption we look unto God as our Father and
consider ourselves his own children. As m