Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-17

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lSRASIelR.RUSSElll those days win |
pour out My Spir-
it. After this willipour out My Spirit
upon all fesh.n-Joel 2:2S. 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 unquestionably taught two
outpourings of the Holy Spirit. only
one OF which had yet come that upon
Gods faithful servants and handmaid-
ems The second is to be upon all flesh.
Prior 10 Pentecost. the Pastor said,
no one except Jesus had received spir-
it-begetting- the Holy Spirit of son
ship God had held all humanity at a
distance from Himself, declaring that
He could not accept them as sons I'M
I'll their sins had been atoued for This
condition of alienation from God had
continued for more than four thousand
years before Jesus came. Adam was
called a son Of God, but after him none
WAS so styled until Jesus.
After Jesus had received The Holy
Spirit al 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
glorifed" tJohn 7:39l Before leaving
them, Jesus admonished them to larry
at Jerusalem until endued with power
from on High.
When Penteeost 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 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 A.
The Pcntecostal blessing, therefore
was double attestation. 1t proved
that Jesus rs the great Redeemer had
accomplished the work which the Faith
cr gave Him to do, 1t also proved that
those who had received the Spirit were
accepted rs sons of God. original sin
having been cancelled through the mer.
1t of Christ's sacrifice. And although
the miraculous manifestations of Gods
favor have not been repeated during
this Age, yet we know TINT all of the
same class are sharers, participants in
the same blessing-the same aceep.
lance Of the Father THE God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, WHICH <
according to His abundant Mercy hath
Sbegotten us again."--f Peter 1.3
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 been
necessary. As soon as we by conse-
Grafton come into the one Body. we are
sharers in Ill blessings belonging To
that Body. the start of which came On
the memorable pentecost Day. On
this basis, the gathering of the Church
has progressed for nearly nineteen hun
dred wears soon, we Believe, it will be
completed The last member having
proved faithful and passed beyond the
veil. the Body thenceforth win be COM
plete In glory united to the Head
The Greater Jubilee.
10 the Church. rentecost represegts
liberation from the thraldom of sin
ana death, as Wei as Introduction into
the family of Cod Thus IL signifies
the beginning Of an the blessings
which the people Of God heve 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 rot complete. The
resurrection change from imperfections
In the flesh 10 perfection on the spirit
plane will be the contamination Of the
Church's hopes. Although near, this
has not yet been attained.
God purnosely deferred the secondary
outpouring Of His Holy Spirit-that
upon the World "all 1esh." until the
establishment Of His Kingdom That
Will he-a great jubilee. In lsrael's eN-
perieuees. every Getietll year was
jubilee Every Israelite was set free
from bondage aud from debts Of every
kind. and had . fresh start God thus
pictured how during Mcssiah'S glorious
reign as Mediator. Of the New Cove
nant. GOD VIII OF account of IesW%
sacrifice cancel the sins Of the whole
world, and grant release from all
weaknesses. and assistanee hack 70 the
fulness Of Divine favor What a 5uhi
lee that will he,
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