again of Him. The same Spirit by which Jesus offered Himself
without spot to God is at our disposal that we also may offer ourselves
without spot to Him. The same Spirit by which Jesus was anointed for
service is at our disposal that we may be anointed for service. The same
Spirit who led Jesus Christ in His movements here on earth is ready to
lead us to-day. The same Spirit who taught Jesus and imparted to Him
wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, and knowledge and the fear of
the Lord is here to teach us. Jesus Christ is our pattern (1 John ii. 6),
"the first born among many brethren" (Rom. viii. 29). Whatever He realized
through the Holy Spirit is for us to realize also to-day.
FOOTNOTES
1 Both the translators of the Authorized Version and the Revised
Version, and even the translators of the American Revision, seem to
have lost sight of the context, for while they spell "Spirit" in the
third verse with a capital, in the sixth verse, in all three
versions it is spelled with a small "s."
2 The ministry of many an orthodox preacher and teacher is a ministry
of death. It is true that the Word of the Gospel is preached but it
is preached with enticing words of man's wisdom and not in the
demonstration of the Spirit and of power (1 Cor. ii. 4). The Gospel
comes in word only and not in power and in the Holy Spirit (1 Thess.
i. 5).
***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT***
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