Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-26

spirit descending and remaining on him
the same is he which baptizeth with the
Holy Ghost Then came Jesus also
and was baptized AS he was coming
out Of the water John saw the heavens
opened and the spirit like dove de-
scending upon Him Then God spoke
from heaven and said: Thou art my
beloved Son in whom am we'll pleased.
John saw and bare record that this is
the Son of God The next day John
saw Jesus coming unto him, and said:
Behold, the Lamb of God which taketh
away the sins of the world This was
Christ's introduction to the world as
it's Redeemer.
Christ was baptized with the Holy
Spirit Then He went forth under the
amounting of the Holy Spirit to fulfill
his mission. At the close Of His min
and nailed to the cross. Having now
offered Himself as a sacrifice, He
said: 1T is finished and He bowed
His head, and gave up the ghost They
put Him into the tomb, and the third
day He was raised from the dead The
death Of Christ was not a mere incident
in His life, but the supreme purpose
of it. He became man that He might
die as man. for man. The resurrec-
ton of Christ is the GROWING proof
that He is the one who was ordained
before the foundation of the world to
give His life a sacrifice for lost hu-
mainly. luke, 24-46, Al; Eph., Ia;
Heb, 2:14-17.)
Manifestations Of God.
God is manifesting Himself to man
in threefold manner. First He re-
veals Himself to the sinner through
Christ. By our natural birth we be-
come creatures of God, and are born
Of the seed Of man. BY spiritual birth
we have become children Of God, and
are born of the seed Of God. which is
His word. Christ said to Nicodemus,
Except a man be born again he can
not see the kingdom of God We re-
ceive this spiritual birth by receiving
Christ As many as received Him, to
them gave He power to become the
sons of God, even to them that believe
on His name, which were born. not Of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor
of the will of man, but Of God John,
3:1-e: 1:1214)
Second. after we have received
Christ as our Savior. then can We re-
ceiye the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said to His disciples. I will pray
the Father and He shall give you an
other comforter. that he may abide with
you forever, even the spirit of truth
whom the world cannot receive. be-
cause it seeth Him not. neither know
eth Him. But We know Him, for He
dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Behold, / send the promise of my
Father upon you, but tarry We in the
city of Jerusalem until ye be endowed
with power on high John truly .bap-
tiled with water. but We shall be bap
tized with the Holy Ghost not many
"a, 40; Acts, 1:5.)
FuIfi!Iment of Promise.
an Acts, 2:4-4, we have the fulfill
ment of the promise of the Father:
And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit. and began to speak with other
tongues as the spirit gave them utter
ance.' The Apostle Peter said the
gift Of Holy Spirit was not for the
apostles and disciples only. but was to
even as many as the Lord our God
every one Of Gods children. from the
day Of Pentecost to the time when
Jesus will come and take away His
church. Christ il received in regener-
alton: the Holy Spirit is received at,
or after regeneration. not in it. The
Holy Spirit is given to us, not as our
redeemer, but to give US power for
service. (Acts, 1881
Third, q real Christian is mani
festation of Gods spirit to the world
God created man in His own image and
likeness This likeness is not bodily
likeness. but rather likeness in knowl-
edge, righteousness, holiness and holi-
ness Of truth. This image was lost
through the fall of man, and can be
restored through Christ. who is the
image Of the invisible God. Il Cor,
80; Eph.. 4:23, "a; Col, SO, 1O.)
Reflection Of God.
"Jesus Christ was the reflection Of
God; so, likewise, Christians should be
reflections Of Christ. We all with open
face beholding as in a glass the glory
of the Lord, are changed into the same
image from glory to glory. as by the
spirit of the Lord e Cor, 3:18.)
This glass is the gospel Of Christ, who
10 the image Of God, The gospel Of
Christ is not the Christ before His
but tho crucified and risen
Christ. When we repent and come to
believe in Christ, the light Of the glori-
Gus gospel Of Christ will shine into our
hearts. As we walk In the light of
The gospel of Christ we are being trans
formed into the same image and like
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