The true northerner., 1891-11-04
The Work of the Holy Spirit.

| INTRODUCTORY.
Here is a lesson with a high purpose 1t
speaks OF the things that were to come
| directly ST bsequent to Chrlst's death and
resurrection indeed, with and through
them. There were prosecutions and alien
ations But also there was the gracious
Holy Spirit to help and sustain. And so
Christ says "Those things have spoken
unto you that ye should not be offended
1. e., stumbled. Watchful OF his own, he
anticipates all that is To come, and he gives
that which, though Ills come. will uphold
and sustain. Here is good comfort for us
all. Trust God.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
These things Probably including both
the warning OF the evil and the promise of
the Spirit-Spoken. Or talked; of ia
miliar converse.-Offended The Greek
word IL skandalizo. from which our word
scandal Revision: "Made to stumble.n
They shall put you out OF the synagogue
! Literally, make you unsynagogued. 4. O..
communicated doeth God service
4. a., a religious service The Bible Union
best conveys the sense: ale makes an Of
| fering to God.n
Known the Father, |. e.. with true
knowledge. ge.-Nor me- To know God is TO
! know Christ.
Ye Nay remember that told you Or.
| according to Tischendorfs text the
most approved aye may remember them
| because / told YOU" At the beginning.
| Or, from the beginning, 1. O., OF his inter-
| course with them.
GO Or, go away (upago).-Whither
| They missed all the sweet comfort of the
"whither,n as the next verse implies.
Sorrow hath filed. Filled up. So that
there was no room for the JOY that ought TO
have been there.
The truth. A truth OF eternity. FIX
| pedient. Or, profitable.
Many things to say The things after
ward revealed by the Spirit; perhaps not
yet all made known 10 us.-Bear. pc
cular word, TO bear as n burden.
lie will guide. From the w,rl meaning
! guide or leader 1t Is noteworthy that IL
is this same word that is applied to the
wicked leading of Judas at Acts 1: IL
All truth. Better all the truth Sec Vari.
ations The same word used at v. Z. The
truth OF that divine eXpedency We are
| moro and more learning. of himself
Rather, from himself l. O., 1t shall be a
| divine deliverance. Things To come. We
prefer(to say, "lhe things to cJme,n re-
ferring not SO much to prophecy as 70 tho
! SPIRITS constant guidance In the'deve!op-
ment of Christian life and thought.
Glorify. The first meaning of the word
is TO manifest, that is, In glorious man
ner. --Shew. A form OF the word trans
| lated gospel
All things that tne Father hath are
mine. Explaining the promise just uttered
! in connection with that of v. Is preceding
| He shall take. Same word as in " II
and there translated lie .eive. Another
case of the variation I'm reLder n IS unhap-
| PLY adopted by the King James translate
ors.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES
He will reprove the world OF sin. / know
| it now. That unrest of soul that was mine
| the other day was the Holy Spirits work.
He was reproving me, convincing, convict
ing me OF sin. And this was my sin: | did
not take Jesus at his word. Yes, l UNDER
stand 1t now; "Of sin because they believe
to rest In any sort OF unbelief. Disturb thy
church, stir 1t up until 1t go forward to full
faith in Christi And this is the same Spirit
| that long ago troubled and vexed me until
l cried out for myself, "Yea. Lord, thou art
| the Son of God. thou art the King of lsrael.n
Nor yet has his work ceased. Whenever
doubt OF Christ slips In, that gentle but
insistent voice says, reprJvingly, "My
child!n
OF righteousness. And how? "Because
go to my Father How then can he show
Righteousness when he is gone, and more
| over, we see him no moref Mark, my soul.
| the righteousness that Is to be- declared
| here Is righteousness that the world can
see and feel What is that but practical
and tangible righteousness that shows it
self in actual human lifer While Christ
was on earth it was in the disciple, at least,
"a kind of nursllng integrity. But now
comes the ordeal OF the cross "Certainly
this was a righteous manf" Look further
| The Master with all his personal presence
| and physical helping Is taken away. They
see him no more. And yet there in the
disciple Is that same spirit that was In the
Lord. At last the world sees righteous
ness that convicts and silences.
or judgment. IL is an echo OF that other
word OF Christ: "Be OF good cheer; l have
overcome the world ~ That was for the dis
ciple; here Is something for the world. The
| Holy Spirit will take that transaction OF
the cross and its connected incidents and
convinc the world beyond doubt that
Christ is king. Satan-his face Is in the
dust! There at the tomb where Satan was
given full lease OF power he slew himself.
| Self Judged and vanqushed, he sinks
away. o, preach t, tell it! The doctrine
of the cross and the resurrection Is the
Spirits own thunderbolt at an unbelieving
| world. Does IL do Its work. Try 1t as
Peter did at Pentect st, and see.
lie will guide you into all truth. This
has been called the dispensation OF the
Holy Ghost. 1t Is; but 1t has been so all
along since Christ ascended. The acts OF
the apostles were truly the acts OF the Holy
Spirit. Through all the centuries he has
been leading the church. as IL would lie. 1T
self be led, into the truth as IL Is In Jesus.
To-day there are new conceptions OF
Christs life and work to be revealed. "The
larger Christi Is being apprehended and the
people OF God are being conducted more
deeply and widely than ever into the mind
OF Christ a mind practically benefcent as
IL Is graciously tender. And who has been
the shepherd to thus lead the sheep? He OF
whom It was succinctly said: ale shall
show you the things to come" Holy Spirit
@thy kingdom comet"
He shall glorfy me. Take the lead then,
Holy Spirit OF God. For here Is our pur
suit In life; to glorify Christ Even this
was his prayer he passed: @Father,
glorify thy Son. And Is this not his glory
that he should be ahead over all things TO
the church," Ponder It, what other glory,
since his self -abasement. has Christ than
that which Is connected with his people.
He has made himself so one with us that
ours IL is to magnify him and crown him.
Even so does God give him II name that Is
above every name. And right here is the
work OF the Spirit In u.s. Brother, have you
thought OF IL? the Holy Spirit is seeking
through you to glorify Jesus Every fall
ure on your part to respond, tremble my
soul, Is glory withheld from Gods Son.
Next week-"Christ's Prayer for His Dis