The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-01-08
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the kingdom OF Christ is concerned,
as paradoxieal as il may seem, Yet
it is none the less true that Gods
children are in His Kingdom and
His kingdom is within them.
II any one falls TO sec how this
can be; then let him apply the
colored preachers Illustration.
The colored preacher was actu cd,
by one OF his brethren, ~ preach
ing an absurdity, " hen o. hid de-
clared with all the eloqucuce Of
his soul that We we're sin the
spirit and the spirit in us" IN
defense of his statement and in
order to make the matter clear to
his distressed and much perpl, y, d
brother he said"you stick de pok'
In de fire aud heat IN red hot, dc
fire is in de poker, and de poker is
in de fire."
SO it IL with the follower Of Christ
and His Kingdom. They are in
the Kingdom so far as organic ton
and institution are concerned, and
the Kingdom is in them So far -as
principal aud influence are CON
cerned.
However, don't know whether
or moi | grasp A. NJ. AS. meaning,
when he says that "too much
prominence cannot be given to
the power OF the Holy Spiritn
The feet that the Holy Spirit has
a specific agency in turning men
from darkness to light and from
the power OF Satan unto God is a
fact not to be denied, but strongly
emphasized by every one who in
any way is familiar with the
teaching OF the New Testament.
| suppose it is all right and com
mendable in response to this in
quiring and speculative age, to
even go further and ask how the
Spirit operates on the minds and
hearts OF the people, provided We
do not carry our speculatious too
far and endeavor to become "wise
above what is written" Just here
lies the danger, Some men, by
their vain PHILOSOPHERS, have UNI
warrantably and presumptuously
set undue limits to the power Of
the Holy Spirit, while others have
gone to the opposite extreme, and
asscribed to it an agency which
absorbs and nullifies every thing
else, ignores human agency and
human responsibility and which,
moreover, serves to cultivate as
well as cherish a spirit Of the most
wild and eXtravagant tanaticism
Extreme caution is therefore nee
essary just here, lest while we try
to avoid the destruction Of the
former we fall into the vortex OF
the latter.
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Again whether popular or mott
the Holy Spirit has an agency in
comforting the hearts of Gods
adopted children. But how zone
receives measure Of the Spirit at
conversion and the remainder
when "sanctified,' is something, it
seems to me, that il difficult to
understand. But why wonder at
its being so incomprehensible
when 1t is so foreign TIC the plain
obvious teaching OF the Bible
For the vindication OF this state
ment see Jno. 3 "a, also, Acts . :3S.
Why do we not hear the bold
heroic yet inspired Peter say when
called upon to give an answer to a
question OF transcendant aud par
amount importance, "Repent and
be baptized every -one Of you for
the remission of your sins" and
God will give you measure Of
the Spirit" then after some time
perhaps days months or years you
get the "Second blessing" or get
Specification and God will give
you the rest Because God through
the holy Spirit never talked that
way 10 man. The apes lie, in cor
sequence OF his miraculous en-
ccwmeni, backed by the powers OF
Heaven and clothed with the
authority OF the newly Coronated
Christ and King could ana did, il
they would only obey what was
enjolned by that Spirit, give them
the full assurance Of Sins forgiven
and the comforting agency OF the
Spirit and realizing sense OF their
acceptance with God. Does the
East Point correspondent want
more than this, which not only
comprehends mans conversion
to Christ but also a scrlptural
Sanctihcation? II so please tell
me where in all the rich store
house OF Gods eternal truth the
directions for obtaining it may be
found. Chapter and verse please?
Yours for the investigation OF
Truth. j. II. Stambaugh.i
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