The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-18

How is the Holy Spirit received? Through the hearing
of faith would not give the snap OF my finger Tor your
Christianity if you afraid to respond to the call and
kneel at this altar and pray in the sanctuary
"My God: take as I am and make me what ought
to be- put myself and my all upon Thy altar Take me
and seal me Thine own
Anything less than that God will not accept
REPENTANCE PREcEDEs SALVATION, BAPTISM AND HEARING
OF FAITH
Let us have Acts 2 38,-a part of Peters sermon:
"Then Peter said unto them Repent, and be baptized
every you the of Jesus Christ for the res
sion of SINS and We shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost
GENERAL OvERsEER: What is the first thing to do?
REPENT What is the for beaers what is the use
for liars what is the for uncean and women to
howl day after day, month after month Oh come down
HOLY Ghost Come down. Is there any sense in that?
What is the first thing that man has to DO?
Repent and be baptized every one of YOU
WHAT BAPTISM MEANS
Yes. Now, water baptism Water baptism is the
shadow; the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the substance
Water baptism unto men, the Name of the Trinity the
baptism of the Holy Ghost is unto God Water baptism is
notice served upon the world that has forsaken the
world that he has left the society OF the devil and that now
he is being nducted by the formal act OF baptlstne
shadow of the baptism of the Holy Ghosinto HE KING
one into Body of Chrisdon ever think that one
of the biggest lies that the devil concoced was to make
people believe that when they put under water they
were indicted into the Church That is not fact unless
you right with God No put the seal upon you
God only puts the seal upon you
That does say that you receive the gift OF the
Hov Ghost before you repent does it? No. does not and
does not say that you receive the gift of the Holy Ghost
when you Christ either The receiving OF the Holy
Ghost is separate and distinct and subsequent act to the
reception of Christ
"For the promise is unto you and your children, and
all that afar off, as many as the Lord our God
shall call"
That is it exactly Then, "HAvE RECEIVED HOLY
GHOST SINCE YOU BEIIEvED?' No; but your is on
the Church ROLL and you have learned to talk You
have been in the Church forty and have never
prayed and praised God-and you call yourself
Christian do not believe it, tell you straght:-I do
not believe It'll You have been born again Why, if
mother from day to day, month to month"; to year,
looked at her sweet little babe year, two years. three
years. years. five years DID, and it uttered
tried cry you would the mother weep
ing and her would be agonzng beyond the of
words EXPRESS and tell you there in heart
over some of you You have learned to tanever
tried to talk you have tried to walk you have never
prayed in the sanctuary; you have praised God
tNe" you say 'I cannot No, you cannot, because you
have never received the Holy Spirit When has
ceved the Holy Spirit Til tell you he will praise God What
would you think of ten-year-od child who would say,
''Wel cannot tell Mamma that love her simply can't
II love her. but cannot tell her"
Here you are protesting to be child of God and you
never stood up and said II love God One of the most
powerful testimonies in these meetings woman who
where pointing and said about two words, and
sat down sobbng Her heart too full for uterance
That is what meant by the Holy Ghost helping nrm
ties and making ntercessons with groanngs that cannot be
uttered
WHEN You PRAY REAL PRAYER You CANNOT PUT INTO
WORDS
will show you what speaking in tongues means. Per-
haps have spoken tongues and do not know it.
when YOU have gotten the place. speaking to God that
the human tongue lost and you full of the Holy
Spirit of love and praise to God that words can
press it. and you speak in unknown tongueyou speak
in the Spirit of God.
The promise of the Holy Spirit is for you, and it is for
and it is for your Children and is for all whom the
Lord shall CALL and if receive it, makes alive That
is it exactly
Now, will nail of the lies that lead people to in
fidelity and wrecked faith in Cod will tell you what the
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