The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-31

Qluerent meaning
of the word spirit. Bible students. tn,
speaker declared. had learned that the
text under considera ton referred tC
different dispositions. not to spirit be
Jugs A holy person has holy inhu
ence. disposition. spirit. Gradually We
are getting the right focus ON these
matters. he averred. and see that God
Is Spirit and has an infiuence--jus,
as a human being has an influence
That influence is according 10 the char
acfer Some have power of evil-doing
By which they could vanquish multi
tude: others have u spirit Of bitterness.
and can arouse evil In others: still 9TH
ers have a 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
sound mind. of justice. gentieness
etc. Those who think of the HOLY
Spirit as IA 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 conservation to
do the VIII 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
Ia him the beginning of new nature
a new creation Whoever gets a prop
er view of this transaction will not
think that he must give himself re
peafcdly 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 Church's inheritance.-2 CORN
thians :2l. %.
Daily the consecrared should search
Gods Word. to understand His Mes
sage and to obtain the Spirit of the
Truth. Thus more and more they will
be filed with the Holy Spirit-the spir
II 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 IL not
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
viii 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
VIII 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 |
that much of sacrifice on our part: and |
Gods Law does not demand thar any |
snail sacrifice. Because of our imper |
fections We cannot do all that we de |
sire to do, but we can see to II 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 not
rest until we shall have riyhted the
matter.
Great Test Upon the Church.
The speaker concluded his address
with detailed description of the
standard Of character necessary for
Joint-heirship with our Lord In His
Kingdom Whoever attains that giori-
Gus position must be very loyal to God
and very just In appreciation of the
rights Of Others. The Father sees the
Imperfect bodies of His children; but
He promises that if He finds their
heads and their hearts right He will
give them perfect body in the resur-
rection. Then. fully committed to
those principles of righteousness which
represent the Divine character. the
Holy Spirit. they shah be ready for
His service
The foundation OF Gods Throne Is
Justice. upon which His Empire is
built While He demands nothing
more than Justice. yet whoever would
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
hose who are kind. loving forgivins. {
helDfuI. for all who hara His InIu |