The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-23

gifts OF the Holy Spirit Perhaps there many ZION
who have at least of the gifts of the Holy Spirit The
manifestation of the Spirit given to every to profit
wlthal Il. Corinthians 1919 God Almighty does not
go around besowng the gifts the Holy Spirit just for the
sake OF bestowng them He does not go around healing
people just for the sake of showing His power God does
everything Tor wise and holy purpose If God should give
to you the gift of tongues He will do it for wise and
holy purpose. There will be mistake about it to
whether you have the "gif of tongues from the Holy
Spirit none whatever will tell you the first and most
important gift of the Holy Spirit is the gift of Wisdom
(Amen.) That is the first thing. Solomon tells that
Wisdom is the principal thing Get WISDOM because if
you had all the other gifts and had not wisdom you would
simply make wrong use of them.
JESUS TEACHING WITH AUTHORITY
Passing on right through this Sermon the Mount
want you to notice the twenty in the seventh
chapter And to pass when Jesus had ended these
sayings, the people astonished at His doctrine:
"For He taught them having authority, and not
as the scribes."
What does that mean? What is the difference between
speaking with authority and that does not Can
any one me? Elder Tindal will have tell Glider
Tnda gave the illustration of ambassador from
country to another showing that the ambassador clothed
with the power of the country he represents all matters
between the two counries) That is good illustration
England has ambassador at Washington. That ambas
sador is appointed by the authority
of the British Empire. He comes to Washington to our
government with credentials and those credentials suf
cient for him to be received by this government When
any question of dispute arises between this country and the
British Empire that ambassador supposed to take the
matter with the authorities at Washington He will COM
municate with his government at home and final dplo
macy of avail then the British Empire will issue call
to her ambassador to return home at and the United
States would recall her ambassador from the British En-
pire If over here from London and said
that he was ambassador from the British Empire the
IauthO at Washington
without his credentials.
COPS MINISTERS CLOTHED WITH DIVINE AUTHORITY
Here comes the Divine call to the ministry. Whenever
man called to the ministry he who speaks with
authority he is behind whom God and the hosts of
Heaven The tendency quarters is to bette
"a Divine CALL
God will train UP man and call him and bring him to
his place for the day the hour That horrible thing
say because when you that that shuts some fellows
out and that is what hurts Do see? Ii God does not
call LIONS leader you better off than any other old
apostate organization.
THE LEADER UNDER EVERY FORM OF GOVERNMENT CHIEF
FACTOR
What difference does make what form of government
you have? The upon whom God has put His seal will
be the leader no matter you have democratic repub
can form of government whatever you have. A man
whom God called and trained will or later loom
up as leader of the people, When you ask these fellows
"Who are you going put in his place." they don't know
but 1--WE want him OUT he is in the way We cannot man.
age him." What would leader be if they could manage
him?
LIONS LEADERS ALWAYS SPOKE WITH AUTHORITY
AS regards this question of speaking with authority
lions former leaders, teaching sound bell and
thousands reoiced in that teaching and responded to it.
There question about that Do you see? No the
scribes What authority has UNCONVENTIONAL minister?
He has Who pays any attention to him? Nobody
His wife? No. His children? No. The girls in their
teens that belong to the Sundayschoo more atten
ton to him than anything the world What do they care?
have so had in every Branch have had charge OF that
any member in the tabernacle doing anything wrong
the my footsteps heard or appeared on the
scene did not have to say word That is as 1t ought
to be- There should respect for authority There is our
leader who loves us gives his life for u.s. He wants us
to do what is right If he help it he will not permit
us to do what wrong That is authority that is ruler
ship Bless your fe there fellows who so loving
hive YOU seen any of them lately? aughter) Really,
to see how loving they you would thmk-Oh, so
lovng The people and Voiva is cruel and such
tvrant and hard All those cries simply part OF
mans SEAL Every who is leader in deed and in
truth will the Devil do everything he can to destroy
that leadership? (Voices-"Yes.O
When man gives his life for the people it is a proof