Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-15

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servants and upon
3Ss the landmarks in
l(f4SI0R. RUSStll)l those days will |
pour ont My Spir-
it. After this will pour out My Spirit
upon all fleSh."-.Ioel ops. 20.
The Pastor called attention to the
fact that he had transposed the parts
of this text. to make their true mean
ing more apparent He declared that
the Prophet unQucstionably taught two
outpOurings Of the Holy Spirit. only
one of which had yet come-that upon
Gods faithful servants and handmade
ems. The second is to be upon all flesh.
Prior to Pentecost. the Pastor said,
| no one except Jesus had received spir-
it-begetting-the Holy Spirit Of SON
ship God had held all humanity ut
distance from Himself. declaring that
He could not accept them rs sons I'M
| til their sins had been atoned for. This
condition Of alienation from God had
continued for more than four thousand
years before Jesus came. Adam was
called son of God. but after him none
was so styled until Jesus.
After Jesus had received the Holy
! Spirit at baptism. He spoke of Himself
as the Son of God. OF His disciples
we read. The Holy Spirit was not yet
given; because that Jesus was not yet
| glorified." John 1897 Before leaving
them, Jesus admonished them to tarry
| at Jerusalem until endued with power
! from on High.
When Pentecost Was Fully Come.
For ten days the disciples tarried,
praying in the upper room. and wait
! ing for the promised demonstration of
! Divine acceptance This would indi-
cate that Jesus had appeared in the
presence of God. and that the Father
had accepted Jesus sacrifice as a salts
faction for their sins, and by the be-
! getting of the Holy Spirit recognized
! them as sons. The sOnship to which
Jesus and the Church have been begot-
ten during this Gospel Age is to the Di-
vine nature, as st. Peter eXplains.-2
Peter 4.
The PentecOStal blessing. therefore,
was double attestation. 1t proved
that Jesus rs the great Redeemer had
accomplished the work which the Faith.
er gave Him to do. II also proved that
those who had received the Spirit We're
accepted as sons of God. original sin
having been cancelled through the mer,
it of Christ'S sacrifice. And although
the miraculous manifestations of Gods
favor have not been repeated during
this Age. yet we know that all of the
same class are sharers, participants in
the same blessing-the same accep
lance of the Father. The God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
according to His abundant Mercy hath
begOtten us again. Peter %,
Our faith has its sure footing in that
original PentecOstal manifestation. Be
cause the Church is one Body, al
though composed of many members
no repetition of PentecOSt has beer
necessary. As soon as we by cOnse
Grafton come into the one Body, we are
sharers in all blessings belonging Il
that Body. the start of which came or
the memorable Pentecost Day. Or
this basis. the gathering of the Churcl
has progressed for nearly nineteen hun
dred years. Soon, We believe. 1t will bt
; completed. The last member having
proved faithful and passed beyond the
veil. the Body thenceforth will be com
plete in glory-unitCd to the Head.
The Greater Jubilee.
To the Church, pentecost represents
> liberation from the thralldom of sill
and death, as we'll rs introduction int
the family Of God Thus 1t signifies
the beginning of all the blessings
which the people of God have known
These are expressed in various spirit
ual terms as the fruits Of the Spirit
, fellowship with God and our Lord.
The Pastor explained that those won
! derful blessings are not complete. Th'
2 resurrection change from imperfection
4 in the flesh to perfection on the spiri
plane will be the consummation of tn,
Church's hopes, Although near, thi
has not yet been attained.
God purposely deferred the secondar,
: outpouring of His Holy Spirit-tha
unnp the wnrld-"all flesh" until III