Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30


things all speak
- = Of the believers
state or position before God. and con-
stitute what might be called his legal
standing.
In this sermon. however, We are 70
think about what God graciously does
to transmute this legal standing or
the believer before him into the actual
experience and conduct OF the believ-
er himself. This Is what we mean oy
salvation from the subjective side
II the other things touch on Christ's
work for" US, these relate to Christ's
work I'm" us. on the superstition that
we have received him as our Savior.
and confessed him as our Lord.
In other words. he. through the Holy
Spirit, does several things which go
to make the true believer holy man.
and which are enumerated In this
eighth chapter Of Paul's letter to the
Romans; for although our text IL I'm
| tied to but one verse, we intend TO
speak OF more than one.
In the first place, the Holy Spirit
sets the believer free from the law
of sin and death. verses 20 4.
Prior to his regeneration through
faith In Christ, the believer was un-
der the power Of tendency or law
In the direction OF sin. the outcome
Of which was death. eternal death;
but the incoming Of tht Holy Spirit to
him means that new tendency or law
has been set up within him whose d.
rection is just the opposite to this.
In the second place, the Holy Spirit
gives him the spiritual mind" or dis
position to obey and follow out thif
tendency in the direction Of holiness
and eternal life-verses $40.
In the third place, he not only gives
him the spiritual mind, but goes far
Their and gives the spiritual power to
exercise that mind. verses 11-1s. 20
that the Christian has no excuse for
committing sin.
A Life Of Victory.
, The New Testament does not teach
doctrine of sinless perfection, or the
. eradication Of evil from our hearts
: as long as we remain in the flesh, hui
It does teach that there is such q
I thing as living a life OF victory ove'
every known sin every day. Chris
tians have no classification for apol
ogizing for quick tempers and irritable
speeches and envy and jealousy--1o'
a to speak Of grosser sins Of the flesh
. on the ground that such things ar
8 part Of their temperament and can
be helped. II Is true that they can
+ help them so far az their old natur'
; Is concerned, but the very purpose o
the indweiling Of the Holy Spirit 1
, to enable them to live a supernatufa
}. life OF power over them II they yiei'
. their wills to him.
r In the fourth place. the Holy Spiri
o gives the believer spiritual encourage
a ment to exercise this power. for h
d bears witness within him to hie Sof
y ship to God and heirshIp as we
10 through Jesus Christ-Verses 141'
d What stronger motive could there
. to stir a man to put away sin an
b live holy life comparable to III
10 apprehension Of the fact that he
indeed child OF Col and joint he
1t with Jesus Christi People OF n
o world are inclined to smile al theI
things and consider them ethereal an
visionary, because they cannot unde
stand them. lacking the spiritual al
IN cernment, but these are, after all, q
80 real things. the substance Of life, viii
Oh the phenomena that occupy so mu,
is OF mans attention now are only q
be shadow OF the true.
oy Change In President Arthurs Life
W. remember the great change ID
* came about in the character and
the outward lie Of President Chest
an A. Arthur. As New York politicii
~ and collector OF the port. he had be-
~ One Of the boys" the higher and IN
class Of boys" and yet one Of the
- But when strange providence plac
him in the presidential ONCE at
the murder Of President Garfield, WI
change came over himl What
steady, sedate, wise, successful, hon
able and pure chief magistrate
~ madel All speak well Of his memo
los The dignity. the exaltation, the pr
81 fleges which had come to him contr
'rs tited TO make him over. II 10 mu
u The same with the Christian "
OF knows who he Is and what he has
~ Christ.
'es. Finally. the Holy Spirit gives the
Ink lever spiritual access unto God
M prayer-verses 2e-2s. This Is