The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-16
ERE III ViEliTsIjlg TiDE SERMON
ATgA IHERI klEls ORAL

i Iod'S taY0fS, atu Ilue ~ Of nus 4ell0N W.
ship. but none could be- received Into
full sonship and j6int.lelrshlp with
Christ Until first their sins had been
cancelled Then they could be accept,
ed I'M Christ On the terms which the
Father has appointed.
Those very disciples WHO received
the blessing in the upper room on Pen.
tecoss had forsaken sin, had become
Jesus disciples. had made full conse.
Grafton Of al their earthly hopes and in.
terests Ind been acceptedby the Lord
Jesus. and he had put mis- Spirit upon
them. enabling them to do many mighty
works inhis name. However, 1t was
one thing TO do mighty works through
his spirit or power, and another mat.
ter to possess that spirit inherently
to act directly as agents Of Divine IA
yor instead Of indirectly. tits in har-
moDy with this thought that We read
that after our Lord breathed upon
them the holy Spirit. symbcllcally I'M
parting bis Spirit, and commissioning
them as his representatives to preach!
the Gospel. he told them. nevertheless.
to larry at Jerusalem until they were
endued with power-the holy Spirit
until the Father should recognize them
directly as his ministers aud ambassa-
doris.
From the standpoint Of Divine Jus.
tice. the Apostles and believers were
still under the sentence Of death as
sinners attic time of our Lords death.
at the time of his resurrection, at the
time Of bis ascension. Then he said
to them. ut is expedient foryou that
60 away, for IL so not away. the
Comforter will not come unto you
(John xvi a. After the forty days.
invislbly present with his disciples.
except on a few occasions for a few
moments eaeh. our Lord assembled. and
after ten days the holy Spirit from
the Father came upon the waiting
household Of faith. 1t evidenced tc
them the fact that their sins had been
forglvensfor Ghrlst's sake, ethat they
were justified freely from all things
through bis sacrifice. and that their
conservation z 70 1. sacg1nee themselves
had peepsaecepteds OF the Fatherf ana
that henceforth they might count
| themselves rs ..foint-sacrihcers with
Christ members of bis Body" mem
beers OF 5"theE Church OF the First born.
whose names IRE written ~ heaven,
membersgof the seed OF Abraham
(Galatlansili, 2e).
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far which ho +oueht no 10 nruy .sThy
kingdom coma tby viii no done on
earth no 4 Il dona IN heaven I" So
many nc oenn,nelv accent ms beay,
enlv calling fills "high calling, to clio.
~ honor ond Immortality ara proba.
t;onarv members Of the KinSdom Of
Heaven Such are scrlpturNlly OK.
horted TO continue; faithful 10 their
vows Of CONGREGATION, and thus make
their calling and election sure to a
place in I'M glorious Kingdom, which
| viii he Inaugurated at the second com.
ing Of Christ But the Lord lnstructs
ali saying, psit down first and count
the cost duke xiv, 2s); .'but il any
| man draw back, my soul shall have no
pleasure IN him" (Hebrews 4 ~.
All who are thus ssrtft.begotten (by
the holy Spirit, John lsl during this
age are promised spirit birth, TO
spirlt-being In the resurrection we
read, ut Is sown In corruption; 1t is
raised in interruption: It is sOwn IN
dishonor; 1t Is raised in glory: 1t Is