Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-19


TWO OF the Apostles came down from
Jerusalem to Scmari0, that the people
might receive the Holy Ghost. How
ala they receive IL? We are told that
after they received baptism at the
hands OF Philip they waited until the
Apostles came, who when they were
come down laid their hands upon them.
ana they received the Holy Ghost. In
that same chapter we read how baptlsm
was performed. A certain man was
riding In chariot, and Philip taught
him the Gospel
And as they went on their way. they
came unto certain water. and the
eunuch said. See, here In water. what
doth hinder me TO be baptized?
And Philip said. II thou believest
with all thine heart. thou mayest And
ne answered and said, believe that
Jesus Christ Is the Son of God.
ANA he commanded the chariot 10
stand sui: and they went down both
into the water both Philip and the
eunuch; and he baptized him"--Acts,
S. 36-2S.
SO we shall find, II we search through
all the New Testamcnt--whlch we
nave not time to do this afternoon
that when the Apostles baptized thew
baptized by immersion. Paul calls il
being buried by baptlDm." They we're
buried IN the water In the likeness OF
cnrlsts burial; they were raised up
from the water IN the likeness OF His
resurrection. And baptism was for
the remission OF sins. As the water
passed over their bodies In the liquid
grave, so the regenerating power OF
goa passed over them spiritually, and
lheir sins were RENTED, through the
atonefnent of our Lord and Savior Jesus
christ, Then the Apostles laid their
hands upon them, and the Holy Ghost
came upon them.
NOW the effect OF this Holy Ghost
was to make them one. They were ali
baptized by one spirit into one BODY.
Ihey We're blessed with the gifts and
powers that Christ had promised.
They spoke with new tongues. they
prophesied; the sick were healed: the
heavens were opened to Them the
power of God rested down upon them
and whether they were jew or Gentle
pohd or free, they all drank I'm of the
one spirit and became one i'm Christ
Jesus. ~"''''
This Is the kind OF church that ,yos
built up then. Now, In order 60 make
the matter as clear and as short. as
possible ltor | do not want To detain
you too long,, ! will read YOU n few
verses from the fourth chapter OF the
Epistle OF the Apostle Paul TO the Ephe-
SLAMS, stating in advance that Paul
When called Saul, was one Of the PER-
secutors OF the Saints, became convert
Ed TO the truth by the appearance of
the Lord Jesus Christ, and In giving an
account or 1t thich you may read in
hu
stated that this light came from heav-
en- and struck him to the earth, aud
ne heard the voice of the Lorc speaking
10 MN. Being stricken blind, he was
taken INTO Damascus, and after awhile
Il man named Ananas--not the man
VINO was struck dead for lying. but
servant OF Jesus Christ--came TO him
and said;
Brother saul, receive thy sight Ana
the same hour | looked up on him.
And he said, the God or our fathers
hath chosen thee. that thou shouldest
know His VIII, and see that Just One
and shouldest hear the voice of His
mouth.
For thou shalt be His witness unto
all men or what thou hast seen ana
heard,
And now why Earliest thou? Arise
and be baptized, and wash away thy
sins, calling on the name OF the Lord"
Acts Xxx; 1916.
Saul was baptized, and was after.
wards called and ordained TO be n ser.
want Of God, to preach the Gospel, IL
We read In the fourteenth chapter of
Acts. He did not call himself; he was
called by those that Christ had an
pointed and was ordained by the laying
NJ nj
bas TO preach the Gospel. Paul in
writing to the Epheslans, has this to
say;
There Is on body, and one Spirit.
even as ye are called In one hope or
your calling:
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
One God and Father of ali. who Is
above all, and through all, and in YOU
all,"-Epheslans 8; 40
That Is the kind of body that was or
ganized by the Apostles in every place.
whether in Ephesus, or any other part
OF Greece, or In Palestine, or In any
country where they went. They only
had one Gospel. They had one Lord.
one faith. one baptism. one Spirit. one
body; they were Joined together by the
power OF God, because they all had EN-.
error in IL, and there was no need for
division; for il Is only when truth comes
against error and error against truth
that there is q clash, Truth is never
discordant with itself.
wish TO read n few more verses from
this same chapter. 1t speaks about the
resurrection os Christ and His ascend
ing above all things, and the Apostle
goes on 70 say.
HE that descended Is the same also
that assembled up lar above all heav-
ems that He might I'm all fittings.
And He gave some, apostles; and
some prophets; and some. evangeists
and some, pastors and teachers;
For the perfecting of the saints, for
the work OF the ministry. for the edify-
Ing of the body OF Christ:
TIL we all come In the unity OF the
faith, and OF the knowledge of the Son
of God unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the fulness Of
Christi
That We henceforth be no more chi.
dren tossed 10 and fro. and carried
about with every wind OF doctrine, BY
the sleight OF men, and cunning craft.
ness. whereby they lie In walt 90 de,
ceive;
But speaking the truth IN love, may
grow up into him In all things, which
Is the head even Christ:
From whom the whole body fitly
Joined together and compacted by that
which every Joint supplieth, according
10 the elfeotual working IN the meas.
the body unto the edifylng Of itself In
love. "--Epheslans w; 1915
That Is the kind of church that Jesus