The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-26

| different meanings
of the word spirit Bible students, the
speaker declared, had learned that the
text under consideration referred TO
different dispositions, not TO spirit be.
ings. a holy person has holy influ-
ence, disposition, spirit. Gradually we
are getting the right focus on these
matters, he averred, and see that God
is Spirit and has an in1uence-just
as human being has an influence.
That influence is according TO the char.
acter. Some have IA power of cvil-dong
by which they could vanquiSh multi.
udc; others have spirit Of bitterness,
and can arouse evil in others; still 9th
ers have spirit of kindness, gentle.
ness and love. See Luke 800.
The Bible shows that God, who is a
| Spirit Is not vindictive but merCiful,
loving and just His disposition, His
| Spirit, is holy; He is not disposed to
do anything wrong or unjust All who
receive His Spirit receive the spirit of
Il sound mind, Of justice, gentleness,
etc. Those who think of the Holy
| Spirit as Il God who divides Himself
up and enters into millions of people
are certainly very much confused
This is not the Bible presentation of
the subject Whoever receives the
Spirit Of God and of Christ receives
the spirit of holiness.
| accepted In the Beloved"
The Pastor then showed that no one
can receive the Holy Spirit except
| those who enter into definite contract
with God through Christ. After one
| has taken this step Of consccration ~
do the will of God, our Lord imputes
| to him the merit of His own sacrifice
in such form that the Father can ac-
cept him as His own child and start
In him the beginning of new nature
"A new creation. Whoever gets prop
er view of this transaction will not
think that he must give himself re
peatedly to the Lord, but will concern
himself about living up to his contract.
which God has sealed with the Holy
Spirit, the earnest, the hand payment,
of the Churchs inheritance.-2 Corin-
thians l:2l, 22.
| Daily the consecrated should search
Gods Word, to understand His Mes.
sage and TO obtain the Spirit of the
| Truth. Thus more and more they will
be filled with the Holy Spirit-the spir.
| it of meekness gentleness, long suffer.
ing, patient endurance and love. But
they cannot have these fruits unless
| they possess the Spirit of God and of
Christ, influencing their acts, words
and thoughts. The Holy Spirit is not
a spirit of excitement We have known
people to be filed with the spirit of
| excitement who seemingly had none OF
the Holy Spirit The Spirit of God
will soon manifest itself by its fruits
Galatians 5:22, %.
Whoever comes into relationship with
| God receives begetting of love. Love
works no Ill to his neighbor." Love
will always at least be just. Therefore
Love is the fulfilling of the Law"
! No law requires more than justice.
| Whatever we do more than justice is
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Gods Law does not demand that any
| shall sacrifice. Because of our imper.
fections we cannot do all that we de-
| sire to do, but we can see TO il that
our will Is to do nothing less than JUS
tice, and that if in anything we come
short Of the Golden Rule we shall nor
rest until we shall have righted the
matter.
Great Test Upon the Church.
The speaker concluded his address
with a detailed description Of the
standard of character necessary for
| joint-heirShip with our Lord In His
Kingdom. Whoever attains that glorl-
Gus position must be very loyal to Goo
and very just In appreciation of the
rights of others. The Father sees the
| imperfect bodies of His children; bUs
He promises that If He finds then
heads and their hearts right He viii
give them a perfect body in the resur-
rection. Then, fully committed to
those principles of righteousness which
TeIEtStIl tue BlNluc NudluNlclt tht
Holy Spirit, they shall be ready fCr
His service.
The foundation OF Gods Throne Is
Justice. upon which His Empire Is
built While He demands nothing
more than justice, yet whoever wouie
reign with Christ must have the love
which would lay down life itself for
the brethren. The Father Is seeking
those who have the spirit of love
those who are kind. loving. forgivinc.
helpful: for all who have His Holy
Spirit will strive to bless all mankind