The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-10

SO radiant as when he hung on CAL
vary's cross and died for such sinners
as she. It is enough for me that God
| in his wisdom was pleased to give to
the world a bruised Christ, who was
wounded for our transgressions, and
smitten for our offenses; and while
| the preaching Of such q Christ may be
foolishness to the Greeks, and a
stumbling block to the Jew, but unto
those who are called, Christ crucified
| Is the power of God and the wisdom
of God. A crossless Christ means a
Christless world.
"5. On Pentecost the permanent
conditions of salvation under Christ
are first announced to men. These
the great commission, (AIatt. Is: 10,
20; Mark Is: Is 16; Luke "a: Is,
49, but they have a clear relation Of
these terms. Peter preached Christ
to these people who had crucified him,
and these people believing what he
said, cried out, men and brethren,
what shall we do? Then Peter said
unto them, repent and be baptized
every one Of you in the name OF Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and
you shall receive the gift of the Holy
| Spirit These conditions have never
been changed. Faith, repentance and
baptism are the terms upon which
pardon is promised, and so far as God
! is concerned he is not obliged to for
give sinners in any other way. Then
| they that gladly received his word
were baptized. This Is the first time
| that christian baptism was ever per-
formed and it terminates the validity
Of Johns baptism. Baptism must now
| be in the name of Christ as God had
made him Lord and Christ.
So On Pentecost the Church was
established. am glad that the relig-
| ious world is beginning to see this
truth. But l wish that we might
might more and more, press upon the
| building of the church that we have
the one body. one head, one fold, one
| shepherd. wish we might press upon
! the hearts Of the people the sublimity
of this scriptures: And the multitude
| of them that believed were of one
heart and one SOUL What an after
| glow of Pentecostial glory.
Our closing thought is the back
ground Of the picture we have been
| looking at. 1t is the heart and reality
| of the whole transaction of Pentecost.
On Pentecost the mystery of God.
as now revealed. was first understood
| Pentecost was Gods Interpretation Of
the life and work of Jesus of Nazareth
/ Pentecost found the followers of Jesus
at sea. They had been his chosen wit
nesses. They were witnesses Of
his glory as manifested In his miracles
| of mercy and power and words Of
grace and truth. They had seen him
make the deaf to hear the blind to
see and the dumb to speak. They had
seen him feed the hungry multitude
| with FIVE barley loaves and two fishes
| When blue Galilee was dashed into
| foaming pillows they had seen him
walking upon its crested surface, and
heard the stormcowing tone of her
voice breaking upon the tempest,
| Peace be still" More than once had
they gone with him to the house Of
mourning. and beheld death disarmed
and driven like chair before the
whirlwind Of his omnipotant decree.
They had gone so far with their faith
| as to dispute among themselves as
to which should be the greatest IN the
| kingdom their master was about to
establish. But last of all they had
seen that blaclxness of death and hell
sweeps over their fair chieftain. Thus,
| in a single day. they saw the object
of their faith, hope and love bleeding
and suffering and dying on the hate
Of Roman Cross. Could he be the
Messiah Of the prophets? Could be
be the one that was to restore the
kingdom Of Israel? Not to these fear
full ones. Impossible, their hope is
blasted. The tides of cavalry cut them
loose from their old moorings and the
APOSTLE ship was now drifting upon
/ unknown, and, to them, very uncer-
tain seas. To them, the report of the
women, was as an idle tale. Back to
the fishing srnacks of Galilee, became
their watchword. Cavalry was a dark
day In the worlds faith and hope.
We trusted that It had been
he which would have redeemed
Israel was the hopeless lament
of the scattered sheep. ask,
raveled the scheme of redemption,
as here enrolled in the mystery OF
/ Christ and his cross. I am not un-
| mindful of the fact that Jesus show
| ed himself alive after his passion
by many infallible proofs, being seen
lof them forty days, and speaking of
the things pertaining the kingdom of
| the inquiry. Lord, wilt thou at this
| time restore again the kingdom of
! Israel? They understood him not
| The veil of mystery rested upon the
work and personality of the Christ.
The veil must be lifted and the mys-
terry OF godliness revealed. This was
the work of Pentecost.
The Specific instructions.
THE specific instructions of our
lOrQ TO MS dpOSuSS were, depart not
from Jerusalem, but wait for the
promise of the father. Ye shall receive
power after that the Holy Spirit is
come upon you Previous to his
death, speaking OF the work of the
Holy Spirit, Jesus said, But the com
| forter. which is the Holy Spirit, whom
the father will send in my name, he
shall teach you all things, and bring
all things to your remembrance, what
soever I have said unto you. This
is the situation which brings US face
| to face with Pentecost, and defines the
mission of the spirit on that day.
Jesus said, 'Ye shall receive power
after that the Holy Spirit is come
upon you The fulfllment of this
promise to them, as a matter of vital
revelation-the giving of a divine mes
sage-the divine Interpretation of the
| life of Jesus among them-the teach
ing OF all things concerning the gospel
Of Christ to a lost world-the under