The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18
EREAT WHlTSUNTIDE SERMON
AT ALBERT MEMORIAL
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Gods favors and much of his fellow
ship. but none could be received iuto
full sOnship and joint-heirship with
Christ. until first their sins had been
cancelled. Then they could he accept
cd in Christ on the terms which the
Father has appointed.
Those very disciples who received
the blessing in the upper ROOM on Pen
tecost. had forSHken sin, had become
Jesus disciples, had made fun Nsc-
Grafton of all their earthly hopes an M
| tereStS. bad been accepted by the Lord
Jesus. and he bad put his Spirit upon
! them enabling them to do many mighty
works in his name However. ii 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
vor instead of indirectly. 1t is in har-
mony with this thought that we read
that after our Lord breathed upon
them the holy Spirit. symbolically i'm
| l.
them as his representatives to preach
the Gospel, he told them. nevertheless,
10 tarry ut Jerusalem until they were
endued with pOWer-the holy Spirit
until the Father should recognize them
directly as his ministers and ambassa-
doris.
From the standpoint of Divine Jus
tice. the Apostles and believers were
still under the sentence of death as
sinners ut the time of our Lords death.
mt the tlme of ms resurrection, at the
time of his ascension Then he said
TO them. lit j. eXppdient for you that
go away. for il | go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you"
DOhn xvi, ~. After the forty days,
invisibly present with his disciples.
except on few occasions for n few
moments each. uur Lord assembled, and
after ten days the holy Spirit from
the Father came upon the waiting
household of faith. 1t evidenced to
them the fact that their sins had been
forgiven for ChriSt'S sake. that they
were justified freely from all things
through his sacrifice. and that their
" SAY 'noe themselves
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o''H vi '"e NH'''" "i 'he FH9tp"th'
WHOSE u'''''eS are written III heaVeH'
members of the seed OF Abraham"
'"a'au"nS H. W.
Keys Of t-e Kinc9or,7.
The Master i'm sppn.iuu IN ST pntor
! assured him that rn him pr.ro ,nn,,,,,t.
ted the KEYS of rb. I,iua,lo,n of g1na,,.
en- which sj0nifnd th,t rho o.,v into
! the Kiprdom nj thar tiIna bod rot ,nr
! been oneped ond thar petar u,o,,ld .l,
! honored Nv bninm the tnrd.s sn,,..,,,4
to do the oDepinr work Thnre varn
tvo of these KEYS" and tharoforo
there were two opening works TO be
ACCOMPLISHED.
The Church under Christ bnr Lord
/ is Gods kingdom NOT vet set mn or es-
| tablisbed lin power and great rlorv"
not vet finished or innupuruted Tho
work of this Gospel Age is TO "ca,r'
or invite such rs have Il herring ear 70
become joint heirs in this Kingdom,
for which he taught us TO pray ..Thv
! kingdom come. thy will be done on
earth as it is done in heaven" So
many as genuinely accept this heay-
emily calling this high calling to clo-
| ry. honor. and immortality. are proba-
| tionary members Of the Kingdom of
Heaven. Such are Scripturully eX-
hOrted to continue faithful To their
vows Of consecratiOn. and thus make
their calling and election sure to
place in this glorious Kingdom. which
Will be inauEurated at the second com
ing OF Christ. But the Lord instrncts
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