New-York tribune., 1897-08-16

cess TO God We are 20 learn that 1t Is as we i've I'VE
IL, fbo cnrif and walk in the Spirit and Yield our
scves to the control o. the Spirit OF God that we
exhibit in our yoy we 'nG dW ETaffs ihe s. srr r to do Ills
work in our hearts spiritual progress Is HoSo'u'es
Then you will notice that it is the teaching of Of
Scripture that is within the sphere OF me pi opirn
11rtnt 1l T hat II is found in three distinct passages
Romans Viii Is; Fphesians VI. IS and Jude 20 20
nroiitabe Die Bible reading could be given Prayer
Is like the God to whom praXfr Is n .s nower
An"nG Christians generally 1t ems 10 I'M M ,hat
the Holy Ghost has 10 do in connection, with our
prayers ASK some Of your friends If they know
vomrscif and ask your friends IT, when YOU kneeI
down to pray, there Is on Your par' iuie' ri h,I
deliberate committing Of yourself to the HOLY
Ghost. 49,
Then there is another thought. dwell on tha, hat
at length because II is 50 Important: II we iearht
to pray wAat miracles We should see wrought. As
| said before. it is infinitely more imPortaht-and
20 have power with God than with man. a min
s.er VINO could pray pr9pery' reoter means Of
blessing than the most remarkable orator II ne
Iii not know now 20 pray
\ HABITATGON FOR THE LORD.
Then comes the last point under this head that
I can deal with just Notice that in the sphere
OF the Spirit the believer becomes a habitaton
Of God AMI is sealed unto the day OF redemption
Fphesans, /. 90 iv. l3). Now, mere We touch on
the thought OF me ndwe'ng ol the p opaH oi Iot bon
There ls ter more about Il IN the scripture u.l M
We realize at first. only he who lives under the
keep my words: and nay Father will love him & ana
him" And il is only ne VINO is thus indwet. by
tho Holy Ghost that possesses the seal me ht token
/ Oh the diN.e ownership. There Is sense In Whch
the Spirit Of God iwrlls IN every believer Never
forget th1' Iiut wa! have ndiiHea ng IN st feow hSw
snip with Christ who realizes what the indwelhg
We must pass on TO deal with another great
truth connected with this subject Il J; nus:
who lives in England or America must 2nb conform I'm
dwclls he who lives IN the Spirit must conform 10
'Thcrc are a srcat number Of passages but will
only draw your attention 70 one or tw3, Nc Mo,he h
gnasr i4ic head int 6ceyGr, S1 to Is leg TR Rg e life
OF the believer Is 10 De m" lfo OF slave Ana yst
ne SDs.s is one scrs WHO i % @S eom @1SS @ We @
realize the perfection Of the freedom until CS we
what God nigh, do for MS II He got absolutely
to surrender ourselves on. what q ID would tel
# our Wills wsre cnirey laiL At tiiS feet' The ne
law Of America demands as perfect obedience as tae
in the law OF America than in .he law of Russia; Ia,
pass from the bondage Of the law into the glorious
liberty of the service OF God , r.,
is COMPREHENSIVE phrase, and It !ndcates three
things: When We are said as IN Ga ia ~ bai " he ~.
chief grace Of the believers ire io be spiritual
lever the spiritual tone and character are not 20
be laid on the believers He as color Il lad now
alaVs glass. In the Old stained glass lh' 'oIOi
goes right through-now it is simply Iaid on inS ins
glass And 50 spirituality Is TO go right thronsn s
Would n 'f reveal en the s color % Of the Mses
sense we are to be spiritual This is what is meant
@y yra6ssrs GSls-a"T a@G Il ana s @ TSs
IN r han Of 9e the knsaS nSre % Of hs world The
eyer TO be f2 Or M 70 is be to i've sp1a ri
ne: he is to walk Romans viii ~ according 10 tne
mind of the Spirit This is brought out by N, the
second section OF Galatians Y. 25 we are to walk
step by step In the Spirit
4 SPIRITUAL SERVICE NEEDED.
And then the next point that We find here is that
the believers service OF Gcd is 70 be spiritual
philippians iii. -. This is a lesson We need to lay
to heart It Is terrible thing that many are less
spiritual in the service OF God than In ordinary fe.
Every minister knows the temptation that besets us
in the ministry 20 be professional in our service OF
God and 10 be unspritual How many men nave
recourse to worldly means for making their ministry
successful! How grea, me temptation to put reli;
services Advertising and such Ike things May
Ana then there is the last thought Within the
spiritual sphere the Spirit is the Of the be-
has done without this las, point Now. remember
what the believer IS 70 do in ne Spirit what he is
1t is by the Spirit that the believer Is enabled to
Law hold OF spiritual blessing for himself Romans
yi 2-iS Gala Gaa'ians ans & ~ , Then rI by the spiri, we
AZ h to E%oT % Of ha nd aS Rsad
Ephcsans ill., 1919 where we are told TO have
. bv the Spirit that we are enabled TO retain the
, blessing which have received. Take this please
those that afraid that the blessing win not
+, last: That good thing which was committed unto
thee keen by the. Holy Ghost which dwelleth in
us" III. Timothy l. 10 We also that IL IL by
the Spirit that the believer is enabled TO become
"a source OF blessing others (John II. rs; Acts
xiii. t. l. Peter L.; l. Thessaonians 1. y. When
receive the Holy Ghost for service. We go In the
power OF the Holy Ghost TO bear witness for
Christ have tired to indicate what blessed life
II Is TO which called II we belong TO Jesus
Christ and II have been born OF the Holy
Spirit May He make real to Us In experience what
1t Is to live In the Spiriti