Oxford eagle., 1916-01-06
LESSON FOR JANUARY 9
THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

OF God dweletn IN you'll Cor s-n X '.
Good teaching demands the use OF
the concrete; objective teaching is
fundamental and essential The incar-
nation is Gods objective teaching.
God manifest tal to reveal hir--
self. John 14:s; o. to take away sin.
l John SIS: Ccl to destroy the works
OF the devil. John SIS So likewise
Penteeost is a great objective lesson.
This chapter has been divided as fol-
lows. (ll The Coming Of Power wv.
i-I3l. (2l The Empowered Witness
wv. 1886. (3) A Powerful Result wv.
s7471.
I. Power. -. At the end Of our
last lesson the disciples were in
prayer. The Lords promise U:5) was
conditioned upon obedience. At last
"the day" arrived Lev. 23:15-2D.
Their hearts were fused and the fun
damental 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 ". - and il Is such 4
wind that the church needs today
There were three manifestations At
this time and one other subsequently
tsee 2:44 asa. IS: SD. CIl Wind.
Let Us keep clear the difference be-
tween symbol and spirit The mani
festztion was as wind Wind is uys-
terious. universal and mighty. but Ike
Elijah On the mountain God Is not
alone as 4 mighty tempest The
sound filed the whole house. Wind
Is 1gurative Of Judgment tier. .. %.
Hos. 1919 OF the Spirit John 3.s),
also ot heresy (Eph- 4:lsl. This last
suggests the vaEaries and limitations
suggested or ahetted hy Satan to keep
Us from the truth t2l Fire This
syubolizss power. light. heat and purt-
tying. but the FIRE was not the sptrfc
nor do ~a recall another such mani
festaticn since (3l Tsnsues. The Ere
Z took the form Of tongues which parted
{ or portioned themselves out to each
ons Of them" though Peter is alone
subsequently, more prominent
Every manifestation OF the spirit il
alEays that OF some new power for
Christ II Cor. 1f-2-Isl.
II. Perpiexity. w. s-i3. The ques-
ton nav arise. had the spirit been
seen beforeF ard the answer IS yes
Matt Is. Jno- 1.32l. What then
vas new The answer 70 this Is the
program OF power. The first evidence
OF power was the gathering OF the peo-
PIE ". s.. The disciples al ouce testi-
fed TO each OF the sixteen classes men
toned GID Of the mighty works OF
Cod Not OF the gift but the giver.
different sort Of testimony than that
given By many who today profess to
have the gift OF tongues The second
result vas an amazed people. per.
picked for them as now the world
cannot understand the spfrir-hIIed
man These spirit-alled men forget
self and were lost IN their testimony
(v.I1l.
Il is OF interest &c note that they did
not even say much Il 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 wv. -. ~
The splritElled man IS sure 70 en-.
phasizs this mighty work and the evt
esuce o, the spirit in a mans life Is
his loyalty 70 4 eruciaed. risen and
asce1ded Lord
A third result was that people mis-
understood and charged drunkenness
4 fact seized upon later BY Paul 70
teach Is the truth (Eph- 5-Isl. The
SziT sure czT5 f5E intsmperzuce. OF
any other evil. is an milling OF the
holy spirit Tie final and eomple,s
ful1Ilnsat OF the prophecy wv. 1871,
Joel 2-2s. 81 OF which Pentscost was
partial fulfllnert viii be in the -day
az the Lord" But then. as row. all
who cal upon him shall be saved ".
Is. Rom 10:I3l. Some mocksc. "
even as today ridicGIs or parody are
the eneny's choicest weapons. Pente.
cost is an event well attested, that
marked the ushering In OF a new dis
pensation. that was misunderstood. but
one that can be verified By experience.
Pentecost was q revelation. a mani.
festation Of new spiritual kingdom,
distinctly Christian. that exposes SIN
and exalts the son.
Penteeost Is a prophecy Of real
cnristian unity. OF a spiritual admins
tration. OF Christ's intercession and an
evidence OF an abiding presence.
|. When we are spirit-nIled the Lord
: Jesus Christ will occupy the whole
horizon Of our experience, our testi.
nony and viii control our service. The
spirit-hlled servant can exeIaiu -Ths
Lord tJesusl is my shepherd he is
LORD he is my shepherd; he is. no,
las been or win be. but he is my shep
herd
The gifs OF the spirit must not be
confused with tke spirits gifts n
Cor. I2) whereby we are enable,i IN AZ
: the work he directs in order 10 xIorif,
! the son-not the church, nor man M,
a religious experience, but the Ior[
: Jesus (GaE 2:20. III Tim I'm