The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-11
Hence he said to the convicted Jews,

Hence he said to the convicted Jews,
Repent and be baptized, every one of
you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for
the remission of sins, and We shall re-
ceive the gift of the Holy Ghost" And
why in the name of Jesus Christ and
not i'll name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Ghost? That be-
loved physician, Luke, who wrote so
deliberately on all spiritual things, will
tell us in Acts il2. The former treat
ise have / made, o Theophelus, of all
that Jesus began both to do and teach,
until the day in which He was taken
up; after that he, through the Holy
Ghost, had given commandments unto
the apostles whom he had chosen. The
former treatise | have made means all
that was written as regards salvation
according to Christ's preached word
before his ascension. All things must
be done in the presidents or kings
name when He has been seated on his
throne. The son did not seem to know
that He, the great father and maker of
all things, would give all honor to His
son. But we see written that He holds
in His own mind the day and hour that
He will send that same Jesus back to
earth again (see Mark xiii:32.) So Pc
ter stands up before that vast throng of
people that God had brought there ON
that public day TO hear his Holy Ghost
doctrine that his disciples and other
dear children had these and then re-
ceived. Hence we see as clear as a
sunbeam that God had given to Peter
that promised key which was to be his
teacher and guide in every word,
thought, act and deed. So he takes
the God given key and puts it into the
door that opens out the way or tunnel
that leads to the beautiful, spiritual
city of grace divine (see Math. xvi:19;
Rom. villa o why don't you read
with the spirit and the understanding?
God says in this city or spiritual state
that sin shall not have dominion over
you; for We are not under law but un-
der grace (Rom. vil4.) Then, we hear
Peter say in loud thunder tones to that
multitude of people to repent and be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and We shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Why did not Peter say ''arise and be
baptized, everyone of you, in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Ghost, and ye shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost?" For two rea-
sons: First, because they must repent
and die to sin il the sense of regenera-
tion before they are ready for burial in
His name; and secondly, because he
had the Holy Ghost, the key to the
great mystery, Christ, in you; hence he
taught as we'll as Paul, "And whatsoev-
er We do in word or in deed do all in
the name of the Lord Jesus" All,
can't you yet see that God the Father,
with the KEY, opened the door or book
that showed another way? Hear Paul
again in Col. ii:9, "For in Him dwelleth
all the fullness of the godhead bodily"
and again, eye are complete in Him
which is the head of all principality
and power" (Col. ii:10.) Now, will
YOU follow Peter to the christian home
of one of the most devoted, earnest,
sincere and conscientious regenerated
Gentiles that I ever heard or read of,
and see if he don't use that same new
key after Cornelius and his household
are baptized with the Holy Ghost that
he did to the Jews before they received
the Holy Ghost; the only difference Is,
he only used one word here to express
the same meaning and to show to all
spiritual readers that he was unlocking
this new kingdom or dispensation oai
of law and under grace with new KEY
Now hear him: "Can any man forbid
water that these should not be baptized
which have received the Holy Ghost as