The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11

GENERAL OvERsEER Now, you receive Jesus the Christ
sinners You receive the Holy Ghost and daught
ers None but and daughters receive the Holy
Spirit sinner cannot receive the Holy Spirit The Holy
Spirit far the sinner is concerned is outsideworks
upon his spirit and convcts him of but the Holy Spirit
enters into sinner he enters only into sons and
daughters.
THE HOLY SPIRIT GODS SEAL.
God the Almighty sends the Holy Spirit Who is Gods
SEAL and God put His seal upon any but and
daughters and if you haven't been sealed with the Holy
Spirit Of promise, then you only in the "A class
of your Christian experience.
Now, have had those two passages of Scripture.
will go hurredy Others and then this afternoon
God willing, will review the entire subject
"But as many as received Him. to them gave He power
to become the of Cod even to them that believe on His
Name"
The question is: Are you of God? Are you
daughter of God? Have you satisfied yourself that
daughter Of God the Almighty because you have
received the Lord Jesus Christ Whom He sent?
To illustrate further: Suppose went down to Wauke
gan tomorrow deposited thousand dollars for Elder
Reder and thousand dollars for Elder Carey, and
turned with the respective bank books and check books
hand Elder Carey his bank book and check book and say
II have deposited thousand dollars in certain bank for
YOU Here your bank book and check book All you have
to do when you are in need of money to fill in check
say the to Elder Reder Elder Reder believes
and the next day he sits down and writes out check for
fifty dollars and gets the money Elder Carey is full of
doubt and laughs at it and does not take any stock in it.
but the thousand dollars is there just the
So, when God gave Christ, He provided salvation for
every man and every throughout the world and the
salvation there deposit speak It is there for you
and for me- and for ALL The only difference is that some
have believed and have claimed it while others stubborny
refuse believe and therefore they still in their sins
And because sons, God hath sent forth the Spr
it of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba Father
You understand now, don't you, that sinner cannot
receive the Holy sprit You understand that and
en- receive Christ as, what?
VOICES: Sinners"
GENERAL ovERsEER But they receive the Holy Ghost as
sons and daughters.
WHEN THE(BAPTIsM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR
MEN BEGAN.
desire to say few things regarding the Holy Spirit
because there many false doctrines working havoc and
destruction Elder Carey you find John 737 Now notice
what am about to say.
Prior to the day of Pentecos there was only per
baptized with the Holy Ghost and that Jesus
Before the Day of Pentecos the Holy Spirit wrought upon
men, but did He take His abode in the spirits and
bodies of men, His temple Prior the Day of Pente
COST the Holy Spirit visited men-he prophets and the
patriarchs but He dwet in menHe took up
His Before the Day of Penecost Christ the only
baptized in the Holy Spirit Not the Apostles
thus baptized prior to the Day of Pentecost.
Elder Tndall desire you to read, first Luke 2122
and Elder Rchert John 627 want to back up my state
that prior the Day of Pentecos but Jesus
was ever baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Elder Tindal read
Nov when all the people baptized, it came to
pass, that Jesus also being baptized and praying
GENERAL OvERsEER: Now, wait minute. "It came to
pass, that Jesus also being baptized, doing what
VOICES: praying.
GENERAL OvERsEER: What do you think of professed
Christian that is not willing to for the Holy Spr
it? What happened when Jesus prayed?
Elder Tndall:
"The Heaven opened,
"And the Holy Ghost descended in bodily shape like
upon Him and voice from Heaven, which said
Thou art My beloved Son in Thee [ am we'll pleased
GENERAL OVERsEER I desire to have another passage
to show what that and God sent the Holy Spirit
upon Him. and said Chou art My beloved Son; in Thee
well pleased.
Elder Richert read John 6:27:
WHAT ARE THE MASSES OF MEN DOING?
Labor not for the meat which perisheth-"
GENERAL OvERsEER: Now, what else is the rank and
file doing but laborng for the meat that pershes Let
right up against this truth What do nine hundred
and nneynne Church members out of every thousand put