Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-26
A POWERFUL SERMON,
Elder A. I. Jones' Discourse at tho Sew.
enth.day Adventist Camp.


full sermon in the pavilion at the
Adventists' camp yesterday afternoon
week, His text was John Z, 81 and
3S, "In the last day, that great day of
the feast. Jesus stood and cried, say
ing, il any man is thirsty let him como
unto me and drink. lie that believeth
on me, as the scripture hath said, out
of his belly shall flow rivers of living
water.
Mr.. Jones spoke with great enthus-
iRsm. He said:
"What was it that was said OF the
Spirit? Out of him shall flow rivers
those who believe on Him shall re-
ceiye the spirit in such measure that
it can only be described by the express
sion rivers of living water. You De-
lieve on Him, don't you? Have you
received the Holy Spirit in the measure
shat is here spoken of? Ii you have
not, what is the reason? You have not
believed on Him for it; that ia all.
We can have from God, and We do
have from God, everything that we he.
Iieye on Him for. Ii you believe
on Him for forgiveness OF sins, for
Righteousness, for salvation from SHINING
you will havs it, He IS just as much
q Saviour from SHINING as from sins
committed.
''In Ephesiana 3, is we have the in.
junction, Be not drunk with wine
Does that mean that you can get drunk
once in while? But be what? lie
tillsd with the Spirit, Be not this,
be that These are both commands
One is as binding as the other. When
man gets so full of wine that he is
drunk, he is not himself; he is wholly
tnAar tho inHnanpa nj tIa ,f
strong drink. lie has no difficulty in
following it. So God wants you to be
filled with the Spirit, and when you
are so filed, you will have no difficulty
in following it.
What are the CAUSES why you are
not thus filled with the Spirit? The
great cause is, Of course, that you do
not believe for it in that way. There
are causes why you do not believe for
it in that way. Christ says that the
world cannot receive the Spirit of
Christ. 1t is another spirit than the
spirit of this world. II you want to
be filed with the Spirit 10 that the
Spirit shall control you as strong drink
does those who are filled with it, give
up the world and you can have it. The
world cannot receive Him. Give it up
and you can.
Another Scripture that touches that
thought is |. Cor. ?, 9.l2: Now We
have received not the spirit Of the
world, but the Spirit which is OF God
that we might know the things that are
freely given to us of God.' Can you
have both at once? Then, can you ask
Him for the Spirit of God while you
have the spirit of the world? That is
not faith; that is not believing God.
DID IL, 81,
the other world. Which do you
choose?
THE only thing that can keep the
Spirit OF God away is the spirit Of the
world, If you have not the spirit oil
the world, then which way will you
incline always? Answer, toward God.
"Christ came TO redeem US from the
curse of the law, that the blessing Of
Abraham might come upon us. With.
out the blessing of Abraham we canno,
have the promise of the Spirit. We
learn from the fourth chapter of Romans
the blessing of Abraham is righteous
ness by faith. David also speaks o
this same puiut when he describes tbs
besseduess OF the man unto whom Got
imputeth righteousness without works.
when God gives you His Hol,
Spirit what is it for? 1t is the seal o
righteousness by faith. Is this WORLDLY
righteousness? Is the spirit of thi
world the spirit OF righteousness? No
lie that will be friend of the worlC
is the enemy OF God. The natura
mind ia enmity against God for it i
not subject to the law of Cod, neithp
indeed can be- 10 ask God to put hi
seal upon worldliness and worldly spiri
rs to ask Him TO say that The devil i
righteous. Ii WIS Satan that put Tia
mind into you that cannot DO sub
iect to tbs law of God. God wants 70,
to have another mind. lie not ron
formed to this world, but be We trans
formed by tho renewing of your mind.
Rom r. 2. What God wants is tina
you and | shall oe Christians, and "
cannot be Christians without the Spiri
of God. lie wants us TO have til
Spirit in all lta fullnesF. When you ar
Conformed to the world in your dree
and manner Of life, how can you eXpeC
that lie can ill you with His Spirit
put Ills seal upon the world an
woIldliness in you?
1.-The devil always wants to get me
put through the the same mold; b
wants everybody to throw themaelvt
clear out of themselves and he Just {
much like everybody else as they ca
possibly he. but the Lord has given I
each one an individuality You arc M
like anybody else in this wide worlt
When you throw yourself out OF you
self and dress yourself so that va
change your looks altogether, you tai
yourself clear out of the hands of Go,
How can he then use your personalit,
your individuality, to Ills nuryf Dre
tho neatest, the best you can, bit
always dress yourself TO please Gu
] am not asking You to 90 shgbbi
dressed; but what | am asking you
whether you will put yourself in
position where you can receive Il
Holy Ghost, and whether you will Kej
yourself IN position where you ca
retain the Holy GhostY whether Va
love the ways Of the Shirt of God mo
than the ways Of the spirit of Il
world. The Holy Spirit will not tai
up His abode only upon yuyr rhnic
only by your counting HIM and appr
ciating His holy presencs. The IIOl
wants you to have the Spirit Of Gt
without measure; you can haVs
Choose ye which spirit ye will have.
How do you receive the spirit? !
faith. You are all the children Of Gt
by faith in Jesus Christ, and becau
you are sons, God sends forth ii
Spirit of His Son into your heart
THE Spirit Of God does moi tai
US away from the temptations, but
fits US to be tried, to he TEMPTED, al
to get the victory We are in til
when We are TO be- tempted as nobol
ever was before since the DAYS of Jes
Christ and the A nnstle Paul and a