The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-31
THE WORD OF GOD:

could only brood and hutter over sinful men
and a sinful world in darkness and chaos,
until Jesus came; then the DO1c (the Holy
Spirit "He') found an abiding place
John :32).
He Speaks An Ineligible Language
stood up in the midst of the disciples, and
said (the number of names together were
about an hundred and twenty,
Men and brethren, this scripture must
needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy
Ghost by the mouth of David spake before
concerning Judas who was guide to them
who took Jesus.
For he was numbered with us, and had OBJ
tanned part of this ministry.
Compare Psalm 10; Psalm O0:2-9.
The Holy Spirit has nothing 10 do with
all this gibberish nowadays, called Speak
ING with tongues 1t is Of the Devil. The
Holy Spirit always speaks language which
can be understood.
He Commands even an apostle.
ACTS 11:12- The Spirit babe me go with
them
Ind an Evangelist.
ACTS 1929 = The Spirit said unto Philip, Go
near, and join myself to this chariot
lind the Prophets and Teachers
ACTS 1871, 2 = Now there were in the church
that was at Antioch certain prophets and
teachers; as Barnabas and Simeon who was
called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene, and Man
aen, who had been brought up with Herod
the Tetrach, and Saul
AS they ministered to the Lord, and tasted
the Holy Ghost said, Separate Me Barnabas
and Saul for the work whereunto have call
ed them.
He Sends Those Whom He Till and
Where He VIII.
ACTS 1874, 5 - So they, being sent forth
by the Holy Ghost departed unto Seleucia;
and from thence they sailed to Cyprus
And when they were at Salamis, they
preached the Word of God in the synagogues
of the Jews: and they had also John to their
minister.
He Fonbids.
ACTS 1876, = Now when they had gone
throughout Phrygia and the region of Gala
tia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to
preach the word in Asia,
After they were come to Mysia, they as
sayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit
suffered them not
He Keeps Men from Speaking 7ohat He
viii Not.
ACTS pa = And they were all filled with
the Holy Ghost and began to speak with
other tongues as the Spirit gave them ut
terance.
He Acts
ACTS 1929 - The Spirit of the Lord caught
away Philip.
He Sets OqerSeers in the Church Of
Christ
ACTS POPS - Take heed therefore unto.
all the flock over the which the Holy Spirit
hath made you overseers.
He Testifes, or Bears Witness
NEHEMIAH 9:3O Yet many years didst
Thou testify against them by Thy Spirit in
the prophets.
ROMANS 8: 16 - The Spirit Himself beareth
witness with our spirits
He can and does brav.
maketh intercession for US. :. according to
the will of God
Russell has said that the Esprit here
should be st" and that it is our own
spirit interceding for us. This cannot be
so, because 'the Spirit (not our spirits)
maketh intercession for the saints and
spirit is one thing, while saints" is
another
Again, it does not read, "And He Who
knoWeth the minds of our spirits" but "He
Who knoweth the mind of the Spirit maketh
ntercesson for the saints according to thu
will Gin harmony with the will) of God
The "groanings" are the great desires
and agonies of the Spirit in behalf of the
saints. 1t is impossible to describe in words
those desires and agonies, so intense are
they. The "groanings" are part of the
Spirits intercession for the saints. (See
last paragraph in this column.)
Disobedient Christians Grie7'e the HOLY
Spirit
EPHESIANS 4:3O-A And grieve not the
Holy Spirit of God, whereby We are sealed
unto the day of redemption.
Wicked Men can Resist Him.
ACTS ISL Ye stiffnecked and uncircum-
clsed in heart and ears, We do always resist
the Holy Ghost: your fathers did, so do
We.
The Unregenerate Can Blasbheme Him.
MARK 1923, 80 - But he who shall bias
pheme the Holy Ghost hath never forgive
ness, but is in danger of eternal damnation
Because they said, He hath an unclean
spirit
Compare Matthew 1921, 3d.
Did c. T. Russell commit the unpardon-
able sin? Did he not speak and write words
against the Holy Spirit, His personality and
operations?