The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-19

! cOmmuneS every Civ
knows that all dross is being burned out by the SPIRIT
he realizes that tomorrow he can be nearer TO
God than he is today.
But do not make the mistake of thinking that you
are better than the Apostle Paul.
say to you frankly that the best here is mere
pgmy in comparison with the Apostle Paul, spiritually.
Paul giant among giants and yet the close OF his
life he confessed that he not perfect.
In the Third Chapter of the First Epistle of John we
told that God hath bestowed upon such love that
although His children, 1t doth not yet
appear what we shall be-
said this morning that God knows all about that
mans claims for nothing that talk signifies
nothing; that loud profession counts for nothng but
that by their fruits they shall be known.
Unless has the fruit of the Spirit he or she may
talk much possible about being possessed by the Spirit
but it will have power.
For man to say 81 am filled with the Spirit of God,
does not make it true it is the mans life that must snow
that he has been with the Christ and learned of Him.
shall be glad to know that all in ZION spend season
every day in communion with God; and shall be glad to
also that all living Christian lives in their homes
that you kind to another and that honor God
in every thought word, and action
Do not for minute think that you can live as you like
and then deceive God the Almighty by making loud
profession
You cannot do it!
that Satan who always the alert will succeed
destroying the faith of some and that great deal of
the teaching which is given not only in this country but
SATAN HAS CoUNTERFEITED EVERY TRUTH
No sooner Divine Healing preached than the Devil
concocted systems and his servants out to
deceive the people,
When people imagine that they be covetous, en-
viou and jealous and violate the plain Word of God and
yet claim that they possessed by the Holy Spirit they
making great mistake
Now, ZION, the thing that want to get into
minds and hearts is this that must keep close to the
Word of God.
qualifications get down upon his and expecany
pray for the Holy Spirit to and take possession of
him; it is absurd on the face of it!
If hear praying for the Holy Ghost to come
into him. when know that he has beaten his wife the night
BEFORE that he is liar and cheat and fraud will
rebuke him to his face and say Thou hypocrite stand
upon thy feet and repent of thy sins!'
We must know that have conformed to the plain
Word of God.
The world cannot see the Holy Spirit the world can
not know the Spirit neither it receive the Spirit but
the who begins have outlined say 20 Blessed
Holy Spirit invite You to and dwell within and
take possession of spirit SOUL and body and burn out of
me all dross and and bless to the good of hui
mainly"
Then the Holy Spirit will Gomez
But want to impress this upon you ZION: that you
will not get much of the Holy Spirit today that you
not get tomorrow.
DO not be deceived by the Devil and and that
you perfect, that you completely sanced or
that you have not snned for years and have temp
tation to sin.
tell you frankly that sanctfied only in part
am perfect only in relative sense; but going and
on toward perfection.
THANK GOD! KNOW IT IS BETTER FARTHER ON
I know that God has something more for me than
have now!
| am conscious of my mperfections I have my temp
tations, and so have you.
Of course it is true that there temptations that
used to have that do not have When was little
boy and pretty little red wagon would it, but
can great many of them without wanting them
But thanks be unto God if you will keep close to the
Bible and be filled with Gods Spirit you can resist the
Devil and he will flee from you If you resist him he will
and leave you for little season, but if you listen
to him he will around and bring others with him. and
finally get into you.
One of the most horrible things this earth is demon
possession!
Oh that God would bring the place where He can
take and use in casting out evil sprts (Amens)
My God! Help ZION to reconsecrate herself today! to
unto Thee for the milling of Thy Spirit that Thou
mayes take complete possession of spirit SOUL and body
look forward to the time when shall assemble and
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