Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
LESSON FOR JANUARY 9
THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

GOLDEN TExT-Know We not that We
are temple of God. and that the spirit
of God dwelleth in you'll Cor. s:16 R. "
Good teaching demands the use of
the concrete; objective teaching is
fundamental and essential The incar-
nation is Gods objective teaching,
God manifest" (a) to reveal him
self, John 1879; OBJ to take away sin.
I John 3:5; (c) to destroy the works
of the devil, l John 3:S. So likewise
Pentecost is a great objective lesson.
This chapter has been divided as fol-
lows: Cd The Coming of Power (vv.
1-13), GU The Empowered Witness
(vv. 1896, CD A Powerful Result (vv.
37-4O.
I. Power, IA. At the end of our
last lesson the disciples were in
prayer. The Lords promise Q:5) was
conditioned upon obedience. At last
the day. arrived Gev. 23:15-21).
Their hearts were fused and the fun
damenta1 requirement for service, the
baptism of the spirit, came upon them.
There has been no need since then to
tarry any time at all to receive
like blessing. Lack of unity has much
to do with our not receiving the spirit
now and the consequent lack of power.
Suddenly from out of heaven came a
mighty sound (v. y and it is such
wind that the church needs today.
There were three manifestations at
this time and one other subsequently
(see 2:44, ABA, So; SD. % Wind.
Let us keep clear the difference be-
tween symbol and spirit The mani
festation was "as wind Wind is mys-
terious, universal and mighty, but like
TTIs
alone as a mighty tempest. The
sound filed the whole house. Wind
is figurative of judgment Ger. 1922,
Hos. 1919 of the Spirit John $3.50,
also OF heresy (Eph. 4:18). This last
suggests the vagaries and limitations
suggested or abetted by Satan to keep
US from the truth. (2) Fire. This
symbolizes power, light, heat and puri-
tying. but the fire was not the spirit
nor do we recall another such mani
festation since 90 Tongues. The fire
took the form of tongues which parted
or portioned. themselves out to each
one of them though Peter is alone
subsequently more prominent.
Every manifestation of the spirit is
always that of some new power for
Christ q Cor. 14:2-19).
II. PerpIexity, Wv. sis. The quss-
ton may arise, had the spirit been
seen before? and the answer is yes"
Matt. 3:16, Jno. 1922. What then
was new? The answer to this is the
program of power. The first evidence
of power was the gathering of the peo-
pie ". 81. The disciples at once testi-
fed to each of the sixteen classes men
toned OLD of the mighty works Of
Cod Not of the gift, but the giver,
different sort of testimony than that
given Sy many who today profess to
have the gift of tongues. The second
result was an amazed people, per
plexed,'' for them as now the world
cannot understand the spirit filed
man. These spirit-illed men forget
| self and were lost in their testimony
| ". ID.
1t is of interest to note that they did
not even say much If anything about
| the spirit himself Their testimony.
for which many later gave their lives.
was regarding Gods mighty work OF
| the resurrection of Jesus from the
dead (vv. "a, 32).
The spirit-hlled man is sure to en-
| phasize this mighty work and the evil
| dence of the spirit in a mans life is
his loyalty to a crucified, risen and
| assembled Lord.
A third result was that people mis-
understood and charged drunkenness
| fact seized upon later by Paul &c
teach us the truth (Eph- 5:1s)- This
| only sure cure for intemperance, OF
any other evil. is an milling of the
holy spirit The final and complies
fulfllment OF the prophecy (vv. 14-21
Joel 2 2S. 29) of which Penteeost was
a partial fulfillment will be in the day
of the Lord But then, as now, al
who call upon him shall be saved (v
IS, Rom 1913. Some Knocked.
even as today ridicule or parody ara
| the enemy's choicest weapons. Pente
cost is an event well attested. thai
marked the ushering in of new dis
pensation. that was misunderstood. but
one that can be verified by experience
Penteeost was q revelation n mani
restation of a new spiritual kingdom
distinctly Christian, that exposes sir
and exaits the son.
Pentecost is a prophecy OF rea
Christian unity. of spiritual admins
tratlon. of Christ's intercession and al
evidence of an abiding presence
When we are spirit-iiled the Lort
Jesus Christ viii occupy the whole
horizon of our experience, our test
mony and will control our service Th'
spirit-illed servant can exciaim Ths
Lord fJesus) is my shepherd" he Il
Lord. he is my shepherd; he is. mo-
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