Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-04-13
OTHERS VIEWS
A FORM OF GOODNESS, DENY
ING THE POWER
THEREOF

every creature. L1dI OOIlONOIu
and Is Baptised shall be saved. (not
water baptism But he that believeth
not shall be damned. And these signs
shall follow them that believe, (shall
follow who? the apostals only: no but
all that believed what the apOstals
were preaching, and If they believe
not they shall be damned) In my name
shall they cast out devils, they shall
speak with new tongues. They shall
take up serpents, and if they drink
any deadly thing it shall not hurt
them, they shall lay hands on the sick
and they shall recover.
So then after Jesus had spoken unto
them he was received up into Heaven
and sat on the right hand of God. And
they went forth and preached every
where, the Lord working with them
and confirming the word with signs
following, Amen: Mark 1915 -16-17-18-
1920.
Now Gods word and power has not
changed, man has changed but God
has not changed. Jesus Christ the
same yesterday and today and forever
Heb. 1873.
so Gods word is as powerful as 1t
ever has been and more so because:
Jesus said Verify Verify l say unto
YOU he that believeth on me the works
that 1 do shall he do also and greater
works than these shall He do. be-
cause go unto my father, John 14-12
This is the power of God. Now some
of our modern preachers will say that
the power here referred to was the
great master mind Of Paul. to produce
his great ability as an orator. We
shall take none other but His own
words to prove this untrue:
Psu1 aid 7 corn" 70 Won not with
excelency Of speech or OF wisdom
My speech and my preaching %as not
with enticug words Of mans wisdom,
but in the demonstration, OF the spirit
and of power that your faith should
not stand in the wisdom of men but in
the power of God. first Cor 2: 1-4-5-6-7
Modern christianity have turned from
the power of God. desiring to be teach
ers of the law understanding. neither
what they say nor whereof they d
firm: I. Tim. /: At.
Ever learning and never able to
come to the knowledge of the truth:
2, Tim. 81.
Paul said nthe last days perilous
times shall come for men shall be low
ers of their own selves covetous, boast
! ers proud, blasphemers, disobedient
20 parents, unthankful, unholy des-
pisers of those that arc good. lovers
of pleasure. more than lovers of God.
Having form of Goodness but deny
ing the truth from such turn away,
,. Tim. 3 chapter. This scripture
seems to fit our present age. getting
back TO the subject:
Paul said 1 am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ for it is the power
of God unto salvation to every one
that believeth. Now We will take
PauIs statement about the gospel
being changed. But there be some
that trouble you and would pervert
tchange) the gospel of Christ to fit
mans learning, and to fit the kind
of life they want to live But Paul
said though we or an angel from
Heaven preach any other gospel unto
you than that which we have preach
ed unto you let him be acursed Gal
I: 7-S.
Most of these fine modern churches
have more fOrmality than spirit and
power, they have a fixed program. a
certain routine of worship. spiritually
dead with no demonstration of the
power of God, kind of a luke warm
| state: Jesus said to the church at
Loadiceans, I know thy works that
thou art neither hot nor cold, will
spare the out of my mouth
What the church needs more of to-
Gay is more of the spirit and power of
God We all ned to go to the church
for one special thing, that is pray with
one accord for the Baptism of the
God and not for anything else until we
Holy Ghost and fire and the power of
receive power, then sinners will be
born again, the most disgusting thing
is to hear preacher say everybody
bow your heads and shut your eyes.
now, al that want to be prayed for
raise your hand. That kind of reli-
gion won't last until you get out of
the church. It is making a mock of
religion and is abomination in the
sight of God The religion of Jesus
had power and emotion with it. A
religion without emotion is like
steam engine with out steam If you
don't put some steam in it, it will re-
main dead and will never move a
train. So is these religions of people
without spirit and power of God, that
is the reason we don't have more sin
ners converted now adays. is because
the church members and the preach
ers are without spirit and power. The
devil has two things he uses on the
people and these two things are pride
and shame.
What does Jesus say about being
ashamed of Him, he said If you are
ashamed to confess Him before men,
7 viii he ashamed to confess you be-
! fore my Heavenlv father IF our
/ ,hurches had more spirit and power
| IA it and not so much formalitY they
( would be able Ia save souls. but most
/ modcrn preachers and church mem
| Jers resist The power. Paul said who
| .oever therefore resisteth the power
! resisteth the ordinance of God and
that resist shall receive to themselves
| damnation, Romans, 1872. Now when
any one tells you that it was not in
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