What Is a Christian 22 Christian Is a New Man — James K. Boswell

Now, during these days together, we've been looking at the theme for this, Who is a Christian? We found the Christian is a child of God, he's an heir of God, redeemed by precious blood, he is an influence, a soldier, a temple, an instrument, an ambassador, and he is a new man, or a new creation.

Now, you remember we've given you a cross over each of these, I'm not taking time to go back over them tonight. If you want them, you'll get them on the tape, and I'm sure there'll be a real blessing to you in your own quiet moments.

The New Man Has a New Nature

But tonight, the theme is, as we know, the new man. We started off this morning with that theme, we want to continue. So then the carol ends, the new man has a new nature. He has a new nature. Old things have passed away, to help old things to become new.

1 Peter chapter 2, verse number 4 says, We have become partakers of a new nature. We receive the very nature of God. It is a divine nature. It is the very life of God. And remember those wonderful words of having put off the old man and the ugly works of the flesh.

We looked at this, remember Colossians chapter 3, putting off the ugly works of the flesh, and putting on the lovely character of our beloved Lord Jesus Christ. That's what we were dealing with this morning in the Bible study.

We also gave you a picture and a simple aspect of the life that we now present as a believer. May I touch it? I haven't got time to go into detail. Remember, it's a life from above. It is a sinless life.

A life wholly surrendered to the will of God the Father. It is a life empowered, energized by the Holy Spirit. It leads us to the surrender to the will of God, the word of God, and the work of God. The life of Christ, a life of concentrated activity.

No matter how busy our Lord Jesus is here on earth, it is never divorced from fellowship with and devotion to the Father. It is a life of unwavering faith in God. When we try to get him to deviate to the left hand or to the right hand, remember how Peter said, Pity thyself, pity thyself, this shall not be unto thee.

Thomas said, Don't go there, they'll stone you. And I believe both those men, Peter and Thomas, had a great concern for the Lord Jesus. The Lord knew the voice of the serpent through it all, and he went forward with an unwavering faith in God.

He had a purpose in coming into the world. He was undeterred in the carrying on of that purpose, that purpose to do the will of God the Father, which meant giving his life for your redemption and mine.

Voluntary and willingly he went all the way. Thank God for all of us have thanked him for doing this. Then lastly, the life of Jesus Christ, a life crowned with glorious victory. That's the life that we now possess as his beloved people.

As a Christian, we have a light from above. As a Christian, we have a sinless life. I'm not teaching sinless perfection, but the life of Christ, the life that cannot sin. The Lord's damning nature is in each and every believer, and will be there to the very end of the journey.

That is still capable of sinning. We by faith got to reckon the old man crucified with Christ, make no provision for the flesh, and reckon ourselves alive unto God through Jesus Christ our wonderful Lord.

Surrender to the Will of God

Then to recognize tonight his life was a life utterly surrendered to the will of God the Father. I know some of you during these past days have come to that place of full and complete surrender of your life to the authority of the Lord Jesus.

And you know, summing my whole point now of the empowering of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit, my friend, only coming in to entwine, but now to energize and to fill and empower. And you know, my friend, his energy, the joy going forth in surrender to the will of God.

Say, Lord, thy will at any cost. I'm just submissive to the word of God and to the plain teachings of God's Holy Scripture. And, my friend, to the work of God, whatever that task may be, whether in this land or in lands across the seas.

But, Lord, it is thy will, it is thy word, it is thy work. Then remember, too, his life of concentrated activity. Now we're living in days of rush and bustle, very often under the guise of Christian service.

Beloved, if your Christian service is causing you to be at a divorce, your fellowship with the Lord Jesus in quiet, if it's devoid of devotion to your adorable Lord Jesus, then I want to tell you, friend, you're far too busy for him.

Far too busy for him. The Lord's work, my friend, is not a burden. My yoke is easy, my burden's light. And when you find that your yoke is beginning to change and begin to rub and make sores, it's no longer the Lord's work.

You're working in the energy of the flesh. When you find the work becoming such a burden, it's bowing you down and pressing you down altogether, it's no longer the Lord's work. Oh, beloved, get this deep down your heart.

It is my yoke is easy, my burden's light. This does not mean, dear children of God, that you've got to, in any way, forego the activity you're in. Let me show your activity is in line with the Lord's will.

That you, my friend, are in fellowship with the Father. And you're not only devoted to his authority and love in your own heart, then there is not all the beauty of it all. His yoke is easy, and his burden's light.

All the inner serenity, all the inner freedom and joy flooding in the heart. The one who recognizes wonderful joy of a concentrated activity, concentrating on the Lord's glory, motivated by the love of Christ, all the joy there is.

Unwavering Faith and Obedience

Furthermore now, a life of unwavering faith in God. Now, it may have been during these past days, and that's why I try to repeat this tonight, that someone here has been brought upon by the Spirit of God.

And you have come to a decision in your heart. And, my friend, the Spirit of God is still striving with you, but yet you have not given up the fight. And you're quenching, my friend, from one angle after the other angle.

From one aspect unto another aspect. Now, may I suggest this to you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, to move forward with an unwavering faith in God. I was preaching on the Easter Convention some years ago, just outside Gloucester in England.

In a large congregational church, you should hire for the particular convention. The other speaker was the late, not the late, he's still alive, John Williamson, the Chief Constable of Northampton. I'll never forget this in all my life.

As I looked around the vast crowd, looking way up in the gallery, and I saw a great crowd of young men and young women. As I was going along the line, I've been outlining to you now, the Easter Conference, and I said, young man, young woman, move forward with an unwavering faith in God.

Whatever the Lord says to you, act upon it, and move forward with an unwavering faith in God. Not knowing, 75 of that great congregation, up there in the gallery was a young man. He belonged to a certain denomination, and he had seen the truth as it is in Christ Jesus.

The truth in the New Testament, of a New Testament church. It's in the truth of the priesthood of all believers. The privilege of breaking bread upon the first day of every week. It's in the truth of believer's baptism.

And every time he thought of acting upon his decision, and what God had revealed to him, a voice said, if you give up that Bible class for those young men, you've got 40 young men in that Bible class, and you have led most of them to Christ.

If you give up that Bible class, probably a modernist will get that class. Probably somebody will come along and teach modernistic, a teaching to that class. And that young man, he melted before that.

He could not think of any modernist having his class. That day up in the gallery, he bowed to the sweet will of God. And he said, Lord, I can see it. And this day I am moving forward with an unwavering faith in me.

And he bowed his heart, and he surrendered his will. The next day he went to his pastor. Told his pastor what he was about to do. The pastor put his arm right around him and said, John, I heartily agree with you.

If I were to do what I ought to be doing, I ought to be coming with you. But John, at my age, this is my bread and butter. And I've got to stay where I am. John went to his class. Told his pastor what he was about to do.

He said, no, I don't want any of you young men to follow me. I'm going to give you the verses of Scripture that brought me to this decision. And if the Spirit of God tells you, then move forward. But if you just move because I am moving, you'll never be happy.

But if you move because the Spirit of God is saying it to you, and God is revealing it to you, then what joy will be yours, John. Your joy will no more bound. John next, lo, he found himself not in another beautiful edifice, with wonderful ornamentation, with wonderful music, wonderful full oratory and eloquence.

He found himself at a little corrugated tin hut. He presented himself at the door. He was received as a believer in the Lord Jesus. He took his praise to the Lord's table. Oh, the joy filled that young man's heart that day.

He joined you no bound. There he was, my friend, a submission to the Lordship of the Lord Jesus. Having moved forward with an unwavering faith in God the Father, the result was, within eighteen months, his whole Bible class was with him.

Within eighteen months, his whole Bible class was with him. Get it? They'll honor him. He will honor. James Brooks of Boston came so many years ago, said the great theologian, Darling, why did you leave the Church of England ministry?

That great man looked at Brooks and said, Also, another great man. The providence of God placed me in the Church of England. The Word of God led me out from the Church of England. Oh, my friend, tonight I want us to grip your heart.

Has God, during these days, been talking to you? Whatever it may be, will you move forward with an unwavering faith in God? They'll honor him. He will honor. He'll never disappoint you. He'll never let you down.

Obedience is better than sacrifice and a hearken than a paragram. Oh, my friend, listen tonight. You may be sacrificial in your giving and in your living. But these will not take the place of wholehearted obedience to the revealable of God.

And you know as well as I do, that during these days together, God revealed his will to your heart. Then may I pray with you and plead with you. I would implore with all my heart, you tonight, act upon God's revealed will in submission to his authority.

What joy will be your joy. Oh, the thrill of this. Sweet will of God be thou my portion. Sweet will of God be thou my joy. If in the valley or on the mountain, sweet will of God my joy. My good friend, Dr. Stephen Offert, said these words.

I heard him say them. I've read them. He said, partial obedience is total disobedience in the reckoning of God. Did you get that? Partial obedience is total disobedience in the reckoning of God. Oh, friend, closing moment of these two lovely weeks together.

As God has been talking to all of our hearts. May we again move forward with unwavering faith in him. If what's the result? A life crowned with glorious victory. If Christ is conquered within your heart and mine, then tonight we are more than conquerors through him that loveth us.

New Nature and New Life

Oh, that George and I are knowing the fact that we have a new nature, the divine nature, the very life of God. The minute I receive Christ, John 1, verse 12, the minute I receive him, them gave me a right to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.

Then 1 John 5, 12 says, He that hath the Son hath life. He that hath not the Son of God hath not life. Oh, friend, you're here tonight without the Lord Jesus. You have never yet started to live. Life begins when Jesus comes into your life.

But I must hurry. Not only has the Christian a new nature, but he has a new energy. A new energy, the letter E. And I thank God for this new energy tonight. Remember it says in Philippians 2, verse 13,.

It is God who worketh in you both will and do of his good pleasure. A new energy. Remember in Philippians 1, verse 5 and 6 it says,. From the first day until now, he who commenced the work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

So then Philippians 1, verse 5 and 6, we have the work commenced. You have the energy, my friends, coming in by the reception of the Holy Spirit into your life. But then in Philippians 2, verse 13, you'll find this work going on continually.

What is the Bible saying? It is God who worketh in you. Friend, you can't live this Christian life, neither can I. But thank God he is now the new energy. This new energy is not an influence, not a power apart from the person, and the person is the Holy Spirit who indwells each and every believer.

The Holy Spirit as the New Energy

I thank God that in your respect tonight, that no thought before my heart may thrill you. Acts chapter 4, look at it please, because I misquoted it. Acts chapter 4, verses 31 to verse number 33. This new energy.

Remember before Pentecost, we find how the Holy Spirit was with his own, that at Pentecost he entered into his own. The old sailing days of the ships that depended upon the wind drive them along. A power outside.

The sail caught the wind and the wind went. But today the power is within the vessel. The Old Testament, the Holy Spirit, came down upon certain men and certain women for certain occasions and certain special fulfillment of God's truth.

In my frame today, the Holy Spirit indwells each and every believer. Look what it says in Acts 4, please, in verse number 31. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and they spake the word of God with boldness.

And notice now, and the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul. Neither said any of them unto the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common. Now verse 33.

And with great power gave the apostles witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. Notice verse 31. The place was shaken. They were filled with the Holy Spirit, this new energy.

This energy is a person. He indwells each believer. As I yield my whole life to him, he fills what I yield, and he uses what he has filled. Notice what it says in verse 33 now. There was great power, and great grace.

In Acts chapter 8, there was great joy. Isn't it lovely? So it will be with your life and with my life as we yield to this new energy. That's on the Colossians, will you please? And chapter 3. And verse number 23, just over the page from Philippians.

Colossians 3 and verse number 23. And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord, and not unto men. Why? Because a new motive in our service. We've got a new objective in our service. And we've got a new energy.

This new energy is the Spirit of God indwelling each and every believer. Oh how we try to emphasize this during these days. Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost who is in us. We are not our own.

We've been bought with a price. The precious blood of Jesus Christ, what does the Bible say? Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God. Dear children of God, tonight as a new man, you've got a new nature.

Thank God you've got a new energy. And that new energy, that new power is the Holy Ghost indwelling you. And as we each one yield to his indwelling, and we know the filling of the Holy Spirit, we shall do all with a pure heart toward God's glory.

Oh what joy this brings. Then I hurry to the next point. The world letter, the W, reminds us we've got a new will. A new will. It's no longer my will, but His will. Isn't that true? Let my friend listen, for you've become a child of God.

The New Will and Practical Sanctification

You recognize your will has been surrendered to the will of your adorable Lord Jesus. And tonight you say, Lord not my will, but I will be done. So this new nature, this new energy, brings before us the joy of this new will.

Those of us who've read Colossians chapter 1, and verse number 9. Colossians 1, verse number 9. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, increasing in the knowledge of God, strengthened with all might, this new energy, strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power.

Remember, keep your finger there, and I want to quote for a moment, Ephesians chapter 1, verse 19. The very same power of grace cries from the day, that power is the water. Chapter 3, verse 20 of Ephesians, that power is in us, according to the power that worketh in us.

Now isn't that a lovely statement? See what it says now here, verse 11. Colossians 1, strengthened with all might, according to the glorious power. Now I want you to notice something, that little word, all.

Little word, all. And it means all in the sense of completeness. Did you get that? This word means all in the sense of completeness. We are complete. We are made full, Colossians 2, verse number 10, in Christ Jesus.

Now notice a little word, all. Verse 9, in all wisdom. Verse 10, unto all pleasing. Now here in verse number 11, unto all patience, and all suffering with joyfulness, giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, who hath delivered us from the power of darkness.

And hath translated us into the kingdom of the dear Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Oh, aren't you glad you're a child of God? Oh, does it not thrill your soul to recognize what you've been brought into?

And think of that little word, all, in the sense of completeness. We are complete. We are made full in all the fullness that's treasured up in God's beloved Son. Now go over just to verse number 12, or chapter 4.

Verse 12 of chapter 4 of the Colossians. A papyrus, who is one of your servants of Christ, saluted you, always waving fervently for you in prayer. Oh, may there be more such men and women raised up during these days who shall labor fervently for each other in prayer.

Notice now that you may be perfect and complete in all, little word, all, the will of God. Now that's God's desire for your life and mine, that we might be complete, made full, come into full maturity in all the will of God.

Now go over, please, will you? The one says alone in chapter 4. One says alone in chapter 4 and verse number 3. Now, feel free. Usually I do like listening to the rustling among the leaves again tonight.

Notice what it says. And this is the will of God, even your sanctification. Now notice we've got a new will. God's great desire for His servants, we should come to the full knowledge of this new will.

But notice what it says here. And this is the will of God concerning you. What is it saying? Even your sanctification. We read a lot, and we hear a lot about this scripture saying it's the will of God all men should be saved.

Now I hardly agree with that. It's true. But now since we are saved, it's the will of God that we should know this practical sanctification that we're set apart to God. And that Christ will be sanctified as Lord in our heart in a practical way.

We are positionally sanctified before God. But it says this is the will of God even your sanctification. We may know this practical moment by moment, day by day, sanctification that we are set apart to God.

Now notice chapter 5 please of the same book. Reading in please verse number 18. In everything giving thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. So not only the will of God all men might be saved, not only the will of God all men believing now in the Lord Jesus might be sanctified, but it is the will of God that we who are saved, we who are sanctified, might in everything be giving thanks.

It's the will of God says here in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Oh may God give us this as we come to the closing moments of these lovely weeks we've had together.

Thy legion, may you in all things and everything give thanks as we move forward to other spheres of service. May we too go forth knowing the joy of salvation, the joyless practical sanctification that Christ has sanctified his Lord in the heart and that in everything during the will of God from the heart that is in all things giving thanks.

In all things giving thanks. Now I want you to go back with me just to one more scripture please, this connection. John 7 and verse 17. John 7 and verse number 17. Now this is a very precious touch and I want to leave it with you here in this connection.

John 7, 17. Man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speak of myself. Did you get the word? If any man will do his will, now he's revealed his will to us regarding salvation, regarding sanctification, regarding the giving of thanks, now we do his will, we shall know of the doctrine.

We shall know his will for our life. One more scripture in this connection. Romans chapter 12. This I'm never tired of looking at. Romans 12 and verse number 1. Now this is the will of God. I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercy of God he presents your bodies a living sacrifice wholly acceptable unto God which is your reasonable, your intelligent, your logical service, your spiritual worship and be not conformed to his will.

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good and perfect and acceptable will of God. How am I going to know God's will acceptable in my life? The believer in the Lord Jesus will say God's will is good.

God's will is perfect. Only the fully surrendered one will say God's will is acceptable. God's will is acceptable. In Romans 1, 12 One beloved I see full surrender. Now I fully surrender to his authority in my life day by day.

I know how I long each and every one of us here know we know the joy of this. What for? Now I may know God's will for my life. I could give you concrete example one after another of men and women of all walks of life.

Some time ago I was conducting a gospel campaign midwest. We'd been there the year before for eight weeks solid having three and four meetings a day commencing with early morning prayer meetings at six o 'clock in the morning.

We were getting 25 to 30 people out at that time for prayer. We went back the following year and I asked if I could bring Colin Anderson with me. We went along there. We were there for seven weeks. Same type of program.

The first year I was there in this particular assembly God began to move amongst God's people. They'd gone all out for a gospel crusade. They'd done a lot of publicity, a lot of advertising, radio, TV, Fox and so on.

We hadn't gone there very long before I found it was the believers that needed the gospel. And there is a gospel for the believer. And that's what I've been trying to get across during these past days.

And just as I preach for a decision among the unbeliever I preach for a decision among the believers. And you're making a decision. You're making a decision dear child of God and He's going to hold us responsible to that decision.

You're either going to decide to go all the way with Him He's going to have His way completely in your life or He's going to continue in a state of criminality. That's not God's desire for your life nor mine.

The way God began to move in that area the second year when we went back one of the finest neurosurgeons you have in this North American continent with a very successful businessman stayed one night after a meeting and said Jim will you come and have coffee with us?

And those two men were greatly entertained. They said these words. As we sat down to coffee and went giving thanks they said Jim, last year when you were here we fought your ministry. We fought it. We realized and we said all we need we've got in Christ.

Believers see we've got everything in Christ. No need for anything more. But our wives entered into this ministry they saw the joy and the truth of what it meant to be fully surrendered. When we would get up to preach they'd say oh yes, your ministry is beautifully constructed.

It's worked perfect in its delivery but there's no power and no result. And now we see. In fact we turned around and said to our wives and to others who'd entertained. We're talking this along the same lines.

Oh you've got Boswellism. It's Boswellism you've got. But as soon as we see Jim it's not. It's not Boswellism. It's the spirit of God that's got the aim. And Jim we want this. I said not this, not it.

He wants you. And that doctor, that neurosurgeon very well known for naming this North American continent he broke down, he sobbed like a child and he came right through and he said Lord, what I've known theoretically for years and what I've recognized I have in me as a believer, I now appropriate by faith and I own thee as my Lord over every part of my life.

Lord take full surrender. I am in complete control of my life as I fully surrender to thee. The other man said Jim, I see it all now. He said I've been giving $65 ,000 every year from my business to missions.

Most of that money's been going down to the Dominican Republic. And he said I can see it all now. I glory to see my name at the bottom of that cheque. I glory to see my name at the bottom of that cheque.

Glory be to me for I am joy. I can see all that's in the energy of the flesh. And that man broke down and he sobbed his way through. He asked the Lord to forgive him for an ulterior motive in giving. He said I knew it was easy to get $65 ,000 every year from my business.

Easy my friend. He said Jim, it has not been easy for me to give myself in tonight. I thank God I did. And many there are my friend who night after night during these days the Spirit of God has been bringing us page to page when God's claims upon you arrives upon my life.

That dear man of God Alan Redpath when he went to Moody's Church he looked around that vast crowd of people. He said you invited me here as your pastor, as your shepherd. He said when Dr. Harry Ironside was here he gave you objective teaching.

When Dr. Paul Reader was here they gave you objective teaching. But he said now we're going to make that subjective teaching. And what they give you objectively we're going to give subjectively. And what happened?

His congregation my friend split. He found there my friend men who were living insane or taking leading positions. Secret smokers and other things going on. Oh I've everything in Christ, hallelujah. But it's got to be brought down to earth in a practical way day by day.

And what happened? Before Alan Redpath may have left Moody's Church that place was packed again with men and women born again and sanctified by the Spirit of God. Are we willing for this tonight? Are we willing for this?

The New Man Magnifies Christ

Here we are let's take you to my next point. The new man. The new man my friend is a new nature. He's got a new energy. He's got a new will. But now what is this going to do? It's going to magnify Christ.

There's an end. It's going to magnify Christ. Isn't this lovely? This new nature, this new energy, this new will will magnify man. Only the man Christ Jesus. As it is out of your heart of the ambition of your whole being once Christ becomes Lord in your life.

One ambition that Christ might be magnified as Paul Philippians 1 20. Whether by life or by death that Christ will be magnified in my body. John the Baptist cried remember. Christ must increase I must decrease.

Remember too those wonderful words of John the Baptist in John 1 36. As he pondered the Lamb of God. He said behold the Lamb of God. And John the Sabbath rest following him and they followed Christ. Oh how I wish I could preach like that.

Oh how I wish I could present my adorable Lord Jesus to your heart tonight. You will see him looming large before you. That not merely to admire him but be attracted to him. And grant him wholehearted allegiance that you too will leave all and follow him.

And follow him. My friend this new nature this new energy this new will. If we are in the good of it it is going to magnify Christ. Make much of that lovely man that God prays and to God glory. We must hurry on.

The Germ of Spiritual Life

Before I do this though may I give you an illustration. A scientist had a very rare seed given to him. Just a little seed but a very rare seed a very choice seed. He analyzed the seed. He got the various ingredients.

And he got ingredients identical to the seeds given to him. He compounded the seed. The seeds were identical. He planted the seeds in soil. Same preparation of soil. He waited. The time came when the seeds given to him began to break the ground.

And come forth and grow and grow and grow. The seed he had compounded identical as the other seed. No movement. No movement. Why? The ingredients were identical. No one could tell the difference from one seed to the other.

But one thing was missing. The germ of life. And only God can give the germ of life. And you may have been christened or confirmed. A church member or communicant. Baptized by immersion. You may be a preacher.

Oh friend but listen. Only God can give the germ of life. And when he breathed into Adam the breath of life. Breath entered into that man. Light entered into that man. And only the spirit of God can breathe life into your spirit, life into mine.

Breathe in me breath of God. Fill me with life in you. My good friend Harold Wadish. He and I were at a convention together some time ago. And I used an illustration I had borrowed from him years before back in Britain.

And as I used the illustration I said do you mind me using that illustration? He said Jim that's why I gave it to you. Here it is. Sitting on the top of a mountain with a little piece of fungus. The fungus said to the mountain I am greater than you are.

Which is perfectly true. The mountain had no life. The fungus had vegetable life. And going along the dusty lane. Looking over in the meadows at a majestic oak. Sitting on the top of the oak was a little ladybug.

Bug? Bird. Ladybird's down in Texas isn't she? Ladybug. Here it is. Sitting on the top of the oak. And all of a sudden the little ladybug said to the oak. I am greater than you are. You're greater than I am.

Don't you see my powerful body? My powerful branches. My shady leaves. But little ladybug's perfectly correct you know. The great oak has only got vegetable life. Little ladybug has organic life. You take your feet all along to the zoo.

I'm terrified to go to the zoo. I'm terrified to keep them. Now you can go. Take your little feet along with you. Now you do so. You'll probably see him going around in a jumbo bag. Having a joyride in an elephant bag.

All of a sudden he says to jumbo. Jumbo. I'm greater than you are. Jumbo says greater than I am. Don't you see my big body? My four powerful legs. Look I've got a trumpet one end. A piano the other end.

How are you more powerful than I am? Greater than I am. Oh you say that I'm greater than you are Jumbo. Little boy's perfectly correct. Whereas Jumbo's only got animal life. Little boy's got human life.

Animal life of a far greater degree. But working for a professor that's a 17-ager. He's late teens. He's working in the land. And this young fellow goes along to the gospel service on a Sunday evening.

He hears a clear annunciation of the gospel. Leaves a record given concerning God's beloved son. Receives Christ by faith into his heart. And he becomes the possessor of spiritual life. Next morning he goes into the lab.

The professor's there already and visits some research. The boy must confess Christ now to his employer. So he goes up somewhat timidly and says Professor. Yes my boy. Professor. Professor. I'm greater than you are.