The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-13

the Holy Spirit.
The call of Scripture to the one thus
indwelt Is to walk In the Spirit"
and to be- led Of the Spirit"
The leading of the Spirit presup-
poses several things or course u as
Sumcs regeneration. for without birth
there can be no life and without life
there can be no leading II presupp, SEES
disposition. They that are after the
flesh do mind the things Of the flesh.
and they that are after the Spirit the
things Of the Spirit" They that are
after the Spirit are they that are dis
posed To follow the Spirit. Such dis
position Is an essential to the Spirits
leading. Desire Is another presupposi'
ton. Frequent and unnecessary fall
urrs and falls leave a sense Of humili-
alton and shame. followed by a great
longing or desire 10 be- led by One
who can avert these frequent falls
Again. the leading of he Spirit pre-
supposcs dedication. Dedication is the
deciding over Of ones life to God. II In
the intelligent recognition Of aud re-
Spouse TO | Corinthians q :20-"ie are
not your own. for ye are bought with n
price" II Is the acknowledge Of
the Divine ownership. aud Of the III
vine right Of possession. Furthermore,
the lending Of the Holy Spirit presup-
poses direction our objective must he
In harmony with the will Of God.
The leading Of the Hoy Spirit Is re-
lated To M least three matters Of vital
concern-ChristlRn truth. Christian
service and Christian conduct. First.
Christian truth In John 10 IL we cad
that 'when he, the Spirit Of TRUTH
come. he will guide you into all truth"
Literally IL Is. he will lead you along
the road of truth. There are many by
paths Of error open 10 us all the time.
Like Christian In pilgrims Progress"
We may he drawn into some of these
by.paths. They have nice sounding
names and look attractive. The Spirit
Of God In his leading preserves us from
being deluded Into these paths Of error
and falslty.
He also leads believers In tho matter
OF service. making choice both Of those
who are 10 serve and the fields In which
they are to serve For example. the
Spirit OF God separated Paul and Bar
nabas for a special service and then
determined the field In which that ser
vice should be rendered!
In the matter of Christian conduct
our text tells us Ia walk In the Spirit"
and then adds the promise. "le shall
not fulfil the lusis OF the flesh" That
word "fulfll" means bring TO compile
ton. The flesh. that IL To say. the old
seif-llfe, will continue to lust after or
desire the things that crafty IL. For
example. the flesh Is very resentful Of
any supposed slight. or Of the denial
Of any OF Its supposed rights; II loves
10 get even" with others. But when
one IL led OF the Spirit. these desires
are not fulfilled or brought to compile
ton. THE Spirit lusteth against the
flesh 50 that ye do not do the things
We otherwise would" In Christian
conduct. therefore. we must be led Of
the Spirit.
This leads to life Of progress.
moral principle and spiritual power.
The Holy Spirit leads us In a progress
slve way from grace to grace. from
character 10 character. from glory TO
glory. The life becomes conscious OF
progress and advancement, of willing.
ness 10 undertake. and power 10
achieve. one Is able to sing with
Frances H. IIavergal:
Onward and upward points the way.
with the Joy OF progress from day TO day.
Children still of Fathers love;
Children still OF home above:
Thus we look back without a sigh.
DER the lengthening track.
The great moral qualities are brought
10 frultion through the leading OF the
Spirit. Whom he leads he indwells.
and the fruit Of the indwelllng Spirit
Is In all goodness, righteousness and
truth His leading Is always In har.
mony with these principles, not only In
the public life. but In all departments
OF our being AMI activity. In the home.
IN social life. and In business affairs,
goodness, righteousness and truth are
conspicuous In the life led by the Holy
Spirit Spiritual power is the expert.
ence OF all those whose lives are ad.
justed to his leading. In them he
dwells ungrieved and unquenched and