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we not to bs5positiys when the Bibls ts positive. People have saad thst, I am dogmatic In my preaching. ]. 1 am. I try to De just q positive as the Bible which Is the most positive book ever written. So, 1t Is certain that we shall be bsptizeds with the Holy Spirit. Nor is there any need for, de- lay If we do certain things. ws may be baptized lnstantly."4 s4
 pr. Torrey now read the text. and said that all of the steps necessary to the baptism with the Holy Ghost are tn be found In 1t. He contlnued:
 The first step is, repentance. We musf change our minds about sln, about God and about. Jesus Christ The change of mind must he primarily about Jesus Christ. From the ata- change to that attitude that. accepts Him as our Saviour. That means that we must rest all hope in Him. of our acceptance before God ttiattin the work of Christ which ended with Ills cruclhxion,. ldepends our salya- .tion.3 We can't Do saved in any other way. Further than thak, we must ao., cept Him as our Lord. @
 "ln the second place. we must 4 - nounce all sin. We. have gct to fnks our choice between the Holy Splrtt' and unholy sin. We can't have both. That iaN why most people fall to be baptissd--because they won't give mp their sins. Some of you think your sins are small ones. There are sins about small thihgs, but there are no small sins. A sin is an act against the win of God, and an act against Him is not small. A sin is always . praying till the crack of doom for all the good that 1t will do you un- less you, renounce all sin" N 4
 pr. Torrey told of many persons that had complained to him that they prayed without ceasinE. for months and even years, without attaining the baptism. He said that the only reason for. their failure was the fact that there was some sin which they would not give up. It might seem in their judgment to be very tiny one, but in Gods judgment, 1t was . sin, and sins are all the same stSe to Him. pr. Torrsy went on:
 "In the thifd place. In order to be baptized with the Holy Spirit we must make public confession of Jesus Christ. We must stand out be- fore the world and be openly for Christ. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is not for secret Christians. The longer live. the more firmly I 
 have not been baptized In the ordi- nary way, do. Get baptized with wa ter. It sisnines a great deal I don't say that man cannot be baptized with the Holy Spirit. unless he has been baptised with water first. It would not be true. But am, preach ing the Bible, and that is what the Bible says. and in the majority of cases. 1t Is necsssary. = eie' <ea
 "In the fourth place. Obey If we stop short of absolute surrender to God; if we. do not give up in all things, we cannot receive the baptism. AIT Is. . short word. but a most stupendous word. We must give our selves, s.alr to God"
 This conception. Dr, Torrey illus trated with . story. He showed that if his daughter should ask him to make out a program for her days work and pleasure, he would. not se- feet e single thing for her to do that he didn't know was for her best good and that would Dc most pleasing to hsr. Dr.. Torrey asked If people thought that God. who is far more tsnder in his love than the most low ing mother. would use His children any more hardly than e loving earth. ly father would use his children. :