Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-17
Evidences of the Second Work
of Grace.

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As Regeneration, or the First
Work of Grace is accompanied
with certain bible marks or evil
dences, SO is the Second Work of
Grace. We have clear evidences
of the work being done. Follow
ing are some of these evidences:
| (tst) The Holy Ghost received.
Mathew, 3:11. John preached it
and declared that his converts
could receive it, and that Jesus
should do it. He never said any
thing about folks growing into the
Blessed Holy Ghost or getting it at
death. This gracious, unflling,
outpouring, overflowing expert
ence was, and now is for the folks
who have repented and stand re-
generated in the sight of God.
Acts, IA. The Disciples of Jesus
did receive the Holy Ghost, and it
was the initiative blessing which
placed them in the new penti-
costal life and dispensation, andis
Gods standard, and not a modern
fad or hersy.
(2d) Power from on High. Luke,
24:49, is direct command and a
promise Jesus gave his deciples.
Acts, 1:S. The Holy Ghost Him
self is the seat of power, and when
one has Him, he has power. So
Peter received Him and preached
a sermon of about 200 words, and
5000 souls went under the blood of
Jesus in one day, and we're added
to their ranks. That was the big
gest baptizing ever read of. Acts,
2:4t. Peter preached Holiness
after Remission Of Sins. Act, 2:38.
And he said in the 39th verse to as
many as God shall call. He calls
sinners to repentance and believers
to sanctification or the Baptism of
the Holy Ghost.
(3d) The old man crucified.
Romans, 6:6. The mighty power
of the Holy Ghost coming into
ones heart leaves no room for in
herited sin. The evil principle is
cleansed away, eradicated from
the heart, so that no uprising of it
is felt SO long as Holiness is re-
tanned.
! (4th) Dead to sin. Romans,
l6:t1. This is only another express
sion of the inherited sin being
eradicated, carrying the thought
more particularly of separating
from it.
(5th) Purity of heart. Matthew,
1878. When inherited sin is elimi-
mated from within, then the heart
is clean or pure, and can not be
pure while inherited sin remains.
i (6th) Preservation of Christian
life. Thess., 5:23. The beauty of
this Second Work of Grace is that
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the power of God will preserve US
blameless in spirit, soul and body
till Jesus comes, implying OF
course, that we live and prove
faithful.
\ (7th) The fullness of God. Acts,
1854, and Eph., :49. Ii the Holy
Ghost fills the heart, and the Holy
i Ghost is God, then in this Grace
one experiences the fullness of
God.
/ (8th) The body a living sacri-
fee. This is necessary requisite
in obtaining the blessing of Holi-
ness. Rom, 1871, and must be
perpetuated in order to enjoy this
sanctifed life. Notice this script
ure says a living sacrifice. Sim
ners are dead so it's to the regener-
ated soul who has received the
first work of Grace.
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i (9th) A holy life. 2 Peter, 3:S.
This is natural outflow of a
pure heart. 1t will be very con-
Trajectory to have pure heart,
cleansed from inherited sin and
not have a holy life.
(t0th) Perfection of love. First
John, Alt. If God is love, and
the heart is filed with God, per-
fection Of love will naturally fol-
low. Perfect love is love without
any alloy.
(t1th) Perfect works. Heb,
1912. This means works done
with an eye single to Gods glory,
with the proper motive always
back Of them.
(12th) Perfect unity. John,
,, 1923. This is the fellowship and
friendship which can be brought
. about only by the purifying and
, melting power Of the Holy Ghost
In sanctification.
Q3th) Perfect heart. Second
Chron., 16:9, and Matt, 5:S, anc
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