Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000079A
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00:41 Hello, and welcome to "Behold the Lamb Presents."
00:44 I'm Chris Shelton your host 00:46 and I want to invite you to stay tuned 00:48 and join us as we study our final message 00:51 in a three part series that we've entitled "The Godhead." 00:55 In parts one and two we have examined 00:57 the scriptures along with Sprit of Prophecy 01:00 to glean information on God the Father and God the Son. 01:05 Today, we will be studying the third person 01:07 of the heavenly dignitaries, the Holy Spirit. 01:11 And perhaps just the name of this third deity 01:14 in and of itself has caused people to come 01:17 to conclusions about 01:19 this heavenly being that is in conflict 01:22 with the teachings of the scriptures. 01:24 In fact, people have left churches 01:26 over their misgivings about 01:28 this third person of the Godhead. 01:31 So is there ample evidence to keep us 01:34 from being so divided with one another? 01:37 First of all, God is not the author of confusion 01:42 and although we may never fully understand 01:45 all that there is to know about the Godhead, 01:48 we do believe that God has given us enough information 01:52 that we need not be deceived by the theories of men. 01:57 And I'm so thankful that Pastor Kenny Shelton 02:00 has taken the time to thoroughly study this issue 02:04 and rightly divide the word of God 02:06 in order to make it clear for those of us 02:09 who study along with him. 02:11 I know you will be blessed as we conclude 02:13 this three hour study on "The Godhead." 02:17 But first let's listen to a song 02:19 that is entitled "Shall We Learn To Be Friends" 02:22 as sung by Steve Darmody from the 3ABN Worship Center. 02:41 You are my sister 02:48 Even when I do not know you 02:54 You are my brother 02:59 Even when I do not show you 03:06 You're in my family 03:12 In Christ, you're kin to me 03:19 Now you are one with me 03:27 Shall we learn to be friends 03:42 You are my mother 03:48 when I fall and when I'm hurting 03:54 You are my father 03:59 Please forgive me my deserting 04:05 You're in my family 04:12 In Christ, you're kin to me 04:19 Now you are one with me 04:26 Shall we learn to be friends 04:41 I need you near me 04:45 When my hope is gone 04:52 Come lift me up 04:55 And help me carry on 05:03 Then when you're weak 05:06 You'll find me by your side 05:12 To comfort you 05:18 And see you through 05:27 You are my daughter 05:32 It matters not your race or nation 05:39 You are my son, my own 05:44 May we embrace in celebration 05:50 You're in my family 05:57 In Christ, you're kin to me 06:04 Now you are one with me 06:13 Shall we learn to be friends 06:40 Thanks for joining us here once again "Behold the Lamb" 06:43 and you've already heard this is a interesting subject. 06:46 In fact, this is a subject that is debated. 06:48 It's a subject it's called separation and division. 06:51 People have left the cause of Christ 06:54 because of not receiving proper instructions 06:58 of the office of the Holy Spirit. 07:00 Wow, as we get into this study 07:01 you are gonna see a lot of things 07:03 maybe you haven't seen before, maybe you have. 07:05 But we are gonna bring it together 07:07 in the simplicity of the Word of God 07:09 and the power of the Holy Spirit 07:11 because we need to understand this. 07:13 And you are gonna ask me, 07:15 why do we really need to understand the function? 07:17 I realize it's so far over my head 07:19 and maybe not over yours 07:20 but still yet God has left us enough information in His word. 07:24 Listen, this is interesting. 07:26 The enemy likes for us to commit 07:28 the unpardonable sin. 07:30 What is that sin against the Holy Ghost? 07:33 Would it not be in this subject 07:35 if we deny the entity of the Holy Spirit? 07:38 Would that not be a denial of the Holy Spirit? 07:42 Wow. 07:43 Would that not grieve the Spirit of God? 07:45 We need to rethink about this issue. 07:47 We are gonna go to prayer 07:48 and I want you to pray along with me 07:50 because this is so, so, so important. 07:53 Remember if you had some preconceived ideas, 07:55 let's lay them all outside. 07:57 Let's take our Bible 07:58 and let's get into the Word of God together. 08:00 Shall we do that? 08:02 I want to pray right now 08:03 and I like you to pray along with me 08:04 and I'm thankful for the prayer warriors 08:06 and you usually write in or some call 08:07 and say, I'm praying right with you. 08:09 Thank you for that. 08:10 And let's pray right now again for the unction of the spirit. 08:14 Merciful God in heaven, we thank You again 08:16 that we can call upon You in our time of need 08:18 and of course anytime. 08:19 But Lord, we have a need today specially on this subject. 08:22 It's just, it's so big, it's so huge 08:24 and I realize that we can't properly understand 08:27 all of that there is to know but You've given us 08:29 enough information that we may understand 08:31 and know what is truth. 08:32 So help as we pray, send that precious Holy Spirit 08:36 that we may have our minds, our hearts open 08:38 and we may receive maybe today in some lives, 08:41 some peoples lives that they might see it 08:44 little differently than they have before. 08:46 And, Lord, I'm gonna thank You in advance 08:47 for what You are going to do. 08:49 Thank you for those who watch and those who send in, 08:52 those who encourage us to continue on. 08:54 We give You praise and honor 08:55 and glory in Jesus' name, amen. 08:58 Again, it's so very important and I stress this every program 09:01 because I understand there is lot of information. 09:04 We are only gleaning today. 09:06 We are just taking a little bit of all the information that 09:10 you know, you can study and put together on it. 09:12 We take hours and hours and hours 09:14 but, you know, some of us need to be doing that. 09:16 And so through all the hours of study 09:17 try to condense it down here 09:19 in just a matter of some minutes 09:20 and it's gonna demand that 09:22 you study a little bit further long, 09:24 but then I know you will do that. 09:25 Because you know, again I mentioned 09:27 this subject has caused all kind of problems 09:29 and I don't want to cause any problems in your heart 09:31 and in your life. 09:33 So today as we look at the Holy Spirit, 09:34 we are not gonna spend a whole lot of time 09:36 of going into all the office 09:38 and all the function of the Holy Spirit. 09:39 Most of us probably understand that. 09:41 If you've been on the word 09:42 or you are follower of Jesus Christ you-- 09:44 I'm sure you understand these things. 09:46 But we still need to mention some of the office 09:49 or the ministry of the Holy Spirit. 09:51 Remember the Bible said the Holy Spirit it guides us. 09:55 It's an influence in our lives, it's a gift, it's a fruit 10:00 that we need, it's an office, 10:02 it's an outpouring, it's inspiration 10:04 that we so desperately need. 10:06 It's the power that's been promised to us. 10:08 Jesus promised us the power 10:10 of the Holy Spirit and so I praise God for that. 10:13 And you know, I thought very interesting 10:14 the Holy Spirit has a personality, interesting. 10:18 And we need to be careful not to grieve the Holy Spirit. 10:22 Remember do not grieve the Holy Spirit. 10:25 Blessings will come to the church, 10:27 will come in your heart and in my heart 10:29 as we understand this subject. 10:31 But I can guarantee you this that the Holy Spirit, 10:34 the power of God will not come upon individual 10:37 or in a church who rejects the truth of this subject. 10:42 So I'm sure that you are not gonna reject it 10:44 because you are gonna be studying 10:45 right along with me on this. 10:47 God's blessing will come to you, I know. 10:49 Let us give-- I like thought questions 10:51 so I'll maybe provoke some of you 10:53 but it's okay, I'll get you thinking along with me. 10:56 If we will, if we will just acknowledge today, what? 11:00 Number one, the power of the Holy Spirit. 11:02 So number one I want you to acknowledge 11:03 the power of the Holy Spirit. 11:06 Number two, I want you to say, 11:07 I want to be submissive to and molded by the Holy Spirit. 11:12 Two little simple things if we will do that, 11:14 we shall stand, notice this, complete in Him. 11:19 Two little things we will stand complete in Him, 11:21 we need that. 11:22 So the truth of the Holy Spirit is important, absolutely. 11:25 It's revealed clear, unmistakable lines 11:29 in the Word of God. 11:30 Now how do we that? 11:32 The Bible said, we study for truth, 11:33 we do line upon line, precept upon precept, 11:36 here a little and there a little. 11:37 You say, well, where do you find that? 11:39 Well, Isaiah Chapter 28 read verses 9 through 13 11:43 you will get little better just the whole thing there. 11:46 Now, for those of you who say, well, 11:48 you know, I really-- I think I understand it 11:50 but I'm not sure of it. 11:52 This is for you, of course, this is for all of us. 11:54 We can study this subject from Bible 11:57 and the Bible alone, understand the power 12:00 and understand the function of the Holy Spirit. 12:03 But for some of you we believe 12:04 in the Spirit of Prophecy so little clearer, 12:07 you know, in some of our minds, we will use the Bible 12:09 and Spirit of Prophecy on this subject. 12:12 Now remember every truth in the Word of God 12:15 must be proven from scripture. 12:16 This is right, this is what God would have us to do. 12:19 I'm thankful also for the Spirit of Prophecy 12:21 and I know that you are too. 12:24 I like, I love the Bible when I get into it 12:26 and I know you do too in Acts 5:32. 12:29 Jot it down quickly, Acts 5:32. 12:33 You remember the Bible says the Holy Spirit 12:34 or the Holy Ghost has promised to those who what? 12:38 Good. Those who obey Him. 12:41 Right off the reel we have a problem. 12:43 The Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost 12:45 has promised to those who obey him. 12:46 Majority of people just not obeying 12:48 how can you receive the Holy Ghost 12:50 if we are not being obedient 12:51 to what God has said in His word? 12:54 Interesting in 2 Corinthians 2:9 12:57 the Bible says, notice, 12:58 We need to be obedient in all things. 13:01 I'll read the whole verse, read it before, 13:03 read after you will see that's the principle 13:05 we need to be obedient in how many things? 13:08 All things. 13:09 Not just what suits your little fancy 13:11 or my little fancy. 13:12 We need to be obedient the Bible says in all things. 13:15 1 Peter 1:22, it says, we need to obey 13:20 the truth through the Spirit. 13:22 We need to obey the truth through the Spirit. 13:26 Jeremiah has something powerful to say 13:28 on this in Jeremiah 7:23, notice how it reads. 13:31 It says, notice simple bottom line. 13:33 "Obey my voice, and I will be your God." 13:37 What? Obey. 13:39 Always something about obedience here. 13:40 Lot of people want to throw it out. 13:42 The Bible is clear about obedience. 13:43 If you want the Holy Spirit, 13:45 we have to be willing to be what? 13:46 Obedient. 13:48 Now, you say, well, where do we start? 13:49 Oh, wonderful place to start is in John Chapter 16. 13:52 Now can we read all those verses? 13:54 No, we cannot. 13:55 But I want to point you to verses 7 through 14. 13:59 Now keep this in mind, John chapter what? 14:01 Good, you are jotting it down 16, 7 through 14. 14:05 Here's what Jesus promises. 14:07 Now does Jesus keep His promises? 14:08 Absolutely, He does. 14:10 He promised to send the Holy Spirit. 14:12 Here He says, I promised 14:14 to send you the comforter, notice this. 14:17 What would the Holy Spirit do? 14:19 The Holy Spirit, He says then would do what? 14:21 Would convict the world of sin, notice this and righteousness. 14:25 So conviction of sin is the function 14:28 of the Holy Spirit would convict 14:30 and also the function of the Holy Spirit 14:32 is to lead and guide us to teach us 14:34 what is right in righteousness and also what? 14:37 A judgment the Bible said. 14:39 And then in John Chapter 16 the Bible says, 14:42 the Spirit would guide us into all truth. 14:47 See we have a real problem there. 14:48 Guide us into all truth. 14:50 Why are there so many different people thinking 14:52 on so many different lines, 14:53 so many different areas and subject? 14:55 The Holy Spirit will not lie. 14:57 The Holy Spirit leads you 14:59 and guides you into all truth in me. 15:01 So what Spirit is leading today? 15:03 It's a good question for us to come up with. 15:05 In fact, the Holy Spirit, the Bible says 15:07 there in John 16, that the Spirit, 15:09 Holy Spirit would show us things to come. 15:13 If you will notice the work 15:14 that's going on in this world today, 15:17 notice, is left in the function 15:19 or in the hands of the Holy Spirit. 15:21 Notice that, He's talked about, He convicts the world of sin. 15:25 Convicts us of what? 15:27 Of righteousness and of judgment 15:29 would guide us into all truth. 15:31 And notice and the Holy Spirit then its function is to what? 15:34 Prophecy. 15:36 Would guide us and then would what? 15:38 Show us things to come. 15:40 That's prophecy, isn't it? 15:42 And then notice this, it caps it off here 15:45 the Holy Spirit then would do what? 15:47 Would glorify Jesus. 15:49 So the function of the Holy Spirit 15:50 then is to simply glorify, notice this, 15:53 we will talk more about, it represent Jesus Christ. 15:57 What an awesome thing to think about 16:00 is the work of the Holy Spirit in this world today. 16:04 In fact little credit is given to the Holy Spirit. 16:06 Many times we don't even think about the Holy Spirit. 16:08 I think we really need to. 16:10 So the Bible is very clear in principle 16:12 that the Holy Spirit then was promised to be, 16:16 listen carefully, put it together, 16:17 would be Christ representative. 16:22 The Holy Spirit would be Christ what? 16:25 Representative. 16:26 A representative then is not what, 16:28 would not be Christ but it would be somebody 16:30 who comes and represents someone else. 16:33 So His representative. 16:35 A little book called "Messages to Young People" page 55. 16:39 Notice just one little line here, 16:41 keep your mind open. 16:43 Notice what it says. 16:44 It says, "The Lord Jesus," 16:45 notice "The Lord Jesus acts through" 16:49 notice "the Holy Spirit, for it is His representative." 16:55 That didn't say Christ spirit or God spirit, 16:57 it said the Holy Spirit. 17:00 It's His representative. 17:03 In fact, it gets little clear as we go John 16:7 says, 17:07 Jesus says this, He said, it's expedient. 17:09 Notice this, it's better for you. 17:12 It's going to be an advantage to you, for you. 17:15 It's going to be profitable to you, 17:17 that's what expedient means here. 17:19 For you that I go away. 17:20 Jesus says it's going to be, let's keep this in mind 17:23 because Jesus said it's better that I go away. 17:25 How could it be better that He goes away? 17:28 Oh, then he begins to explain 17:29 why it's better that He goes away. 17:31 He says, "For if I go not away, 17:36 the Comforter will not come unto you, 17:39 but if I depart, I will send him unto you." 17:43 How wonderful. 17:45 Jesus said, if I-- but if I go I'm gonna send 17:48 you a Comforter, I'm gonna send you someone 17:50 that's going to stand in My place. 17:51 I'm going to send someone to represent Me. 17:54 Wow. 17:55 You see, you think about this-- 17:57 let's go back just a little bit, 17:58 turn a few pages back. 18:00 Okay, can we do that? 18:01 Do you remember this? 18:03 Jesus said this in John 16:7. 18:06 Now what He said? He said what? 18:09 "It is expedient for you that I go away." 18:11 Now what does He talking about? 18:12 Now He is talking about here, expedient that I go. 18:14 He was talking about what? 18:16 He'd come into this earth, living and dying what? 18:19 Coming out of the tomb and then going back to heaven. 18:23 Who was waiting for all of this to transpire 18:25 and take place before it really poured? 18:27 The Holy Spirit. 18:28 The Holy Spirit then and we read that 18:31 in Acts Chapter 2. 18:33 Disciples were what? 18:34 They were in the upper room and they were praying. 18:37 You remember that? 18:38 And they were up there for 10 days, 18:39 they're praying for outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 18:42 It's kind of interesting 18:43 when you think about this right here. 18:45 They prayed, oh, God, we need the power of the Holy Spirit. 18:48 And notice this, that time Jesus was in heaven 18:51 and He was also added His intercessory prayer to this. 18:55 He wanted to send that spirit. 18:57 He want to send it in great measure 18:59 because He knew that we would need it, 19:00 that His people would need it. 19:03 Think about this. 19:04 We say, well, how come we say 19:06 a while ago is expedient for you that I go. 19:08 You remember what Jesus certainly 19:09 while He was here on earth, 19:12 He couldn't be everywhere at once. 19:14 Could He? 19:15 When He came He was fully human 19:16 and fully certainly divine, but remember, 19:18 He couldn't be at every place at once. 19:20 Where Jesus walked that's where He was at. 19:23 Say He went over here, that's where He was at. 19:26 See before Him coming down to here 19:28 we will find out here in a moment 19:29 He could be everywhere but not anymore. 19:31 He came down to this, to this earth. 19:34 He took on humanity. 19:36 And so here He said, it's gonna be 19:37 an advantage to you, 19:39 it's gonna be profitable for you. 19:41 I can't be everywhere at once. 19:44 He said, I want to leave you something 19:46 that's very special. 19:47 He said, I'm gonna go to the Father 19:49 and I'm gonna send the Holy Spirit to what? 19:52 To be My successor on earth. 19:55 He was going to leave. 19:57 Now remember when Jesus come out-- 19:58 We will read this in just a moment. 19:59 You remember Thomas, well, Doubting Thomas? 20:03 Oh, how much Jesus gave up for us, we will-- 20:06 Oh, we will never learn in this life. 20:08 It's too much for us but we have a little piece 20:10 that fits together it's how wonderful it is. 20:13 You see, but let' think about the Holy Spirit. 20:15 The Holy Spirit then is not cumbered with the, 20:19 with the personality of the humanity. 20:21 The Holy Spirit is a spirit. 20:23 Jesus while He was on this earth, 20:25 remember one place at one time. 20:27 But now the Holy Spirit would represent Christ. 20:31 So the Holy Spirit then could be 20:32 in all places at the same time. 20:36 Wow. 20:37 So after resurrection, you know what? 20:39 After resurrection when Jesus came up, 20:41 He would bear the marks of what? 20:44 Of humanity for eternity. 20:47 So it's kind of interesting when you say, 20:48 well, that's-- in the Bible it says 20:50 the Spirit of Jesus, the Spirit of God. 20:53 Really? 20:54 Interesting when Christ went back, 20:56 He was in flesh and right in bone. 20:58 He could no longer ever be everywhere 21:01 at once like He could before He came down here 21:03 and gave that up for you and for me. 21:05 But He's not-- I have to send you 21:07 to the Holy Spirit because Holy Spirit 21:08 can be everywhere it wants 21:10 and everybody is gonna need help 21:11 and I can't do it anymore. 21:12 I can only be in, wow, one place. 21:14 So how can He give something that 21:15 he doesn't possess anymore? 21:17 Wow. 21:19 I mean that's an awesome thought. 21:21 Think it through, pray it, pray it through. 21:23 Remember He say well, I'm not sure that's the way. 21:26 You remember we talked about Doubting Thomas 21:28 and you can read that in John 20:27. 21:31 I'm gonna just read that for you here. 21:33 It said, when Doubting Thomas said, 21:34 well, I'm gonna have to see, I'm gonna have to touch, 21:36 you know, I'm going to have to lack of faith 21:38 but notice what it-- Jesus said to him, 21:40 how wonderful what a loving my Savior 21:43 that you serve and I serve. 21:45 He could have said, man, that's the way you are. 21:46 Hey, bye-bye. He didn't do that. 21:48 He said, come on over here. 21:49 He said, notice, "Reach hither thy finger, 21:52 and behold my hands, reach hither," 21:55 notice it "thy hand, and thrust it into my side." 22:00 notice it "thy Jesus is assuring old Doubting Thomas 22:03 and you can read that in verse 25 22:05 where Thomas is asking this question of John Chapter 20. 22:08 Now notice Luke Chapter 24 says it 22:11 just a little different but same principles here. 22:12 Notice verse 39. 22:14 It say, it puts this way. 22:16 "Behold my hands and my feet, 22:19 that it is I myself." 22:22 Beautiful. 22:24 He goes on, He said, "handle me, and see" 22:27 notice this "for a spirit hath not" what? 22:30 "Flesh and bones, as ye see me have." 22:33 Jesus said, I'm not a spirit. I have flesh and bones. 22:36 He can only be in one place. One place at one time. 22:39 Just here, over here or-- 22:42 See why He want to send us a Comforter. 22:44 Think about it. The Holy Spirit has attributes. 22:49 The Holy Spirit has characteristics. 22:52 It's not just some kind of an influence or somebody-- 22:56 notice this the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is omnipresent. 23:01 Think about omnipresent, what's that mean? 23:02 Well, we just talked about 23:04 Holy Spirit can be everywhere at once, praise God. 23:08 John 14:17 read that, jot it down. 23:11 Psalms 139:7-12, everywhere at once. 23:15 Wow. 23:17 Now remember that's an attribute of the Holy Spirit. 23:19 Another attribute of the Holy Spirit 23:21 is that what is omniscient. 23:23 Now notice what does that mean. 23:26 That means knowledge, that means infinite knowledge, 23:29 wisdom knowing all things. 23:32 Notice how this is fitting together. 23:34 These are things that Christ had, right, that God has. 23:36 Now, the Holy Spirit has these three, 23:38 omnipresent, omniscient, notice this read that 23:41 in 1 Corinthians 2:10, Romans 11:33 23:48 and then just a little more study 23:50 you can go back to 1 Corinthians 2:10-12. 23:55 Think about the Holy Spirit 23:57 has infinite knowledge knowing all things. 24:01 Can be everywhere at the same time. 24:03 That just blows your mind, doesn't it? 24:05 Wow. Praise God. 24:07 You see, why Jesus said, I can no longer, 24:10 I can no longer be everywhere. 24:11 When I came down to this earth, this is it, 24:13 I carry humanity back with me. 24:15 That's how I identify. 24:17 And so if I don't go away, you won't have this power. 24:21 Wow, how good He is. 24:22 And then three certainly almighty. 24:26 We are talking about almighty God, omnipotent. 24:28 You say, oh, I've heard that word before. 24:30 Doesn't that mean, almighty? 24:32 Is that it mean all powerful? 24:33 The Holy Spirit then is not, 24:35 is not limited to anything, it's all, he is all powerful. 24:39 How beautiful that is. 24:40 Read that in Genesis 1:2, 24:43 Job 33:4 and Luke 1:35. 24:49 Now again are there more passages? 24:52 Absolutely. 24:54 These are just a little foretaste 24:56 of what we are studying about. 24:57 I pray that you are going to be really excited about. 25:00 Think about omnipresent, 25:01 omniscient and omnipotent, almighty. 25:04 These are attributes of the Holy Spirit. 25:06 When some people says, 25:08 well, Holy Spirit is really not a person. 25:10 Well, how can it have these attributes if it's not? 25:14 Wow. 25:15 Aren't you thankful Holy Spirit is all knowledgeable, 25:17 can be everywhere it wants, why? 25:19 Because if Holy Spirit it wasn't over here somewhere 25:21 and all these other millions and billions of people, 25:23 you know what, couldn't help them. 25:25 I'm so thankful for that God knows what's best. 25:27 Doesn't He? 25:28 I was reading a little, God call it a "Manuscript 125." 25:32 This is written September 4th, 1907. 25:35 Listen carefully. This is, listen to this. 25:37 "Those who reject the Spirit of truth" 25:41 notice "place themselves under" 25:43 notice "the control of the spirit 25:46 that is opposed to the word and works of God." 25:50 Please keep that in mind. 25:52 I'm gonna have to go if some of you miss that 25:53 boy, did you miss it. 25:54 A chip gone. 25:56 Notice this, "Those who reject the Spirit of truth." 25:58 See what happens, you will say, 26:00 oh, well, no, I'm not rejecting the spirit of truth, 26:02 it's God's spirit, it's Jesus' spirit. 26:04 Really, it's not a personal entity? 26:08 Is it be-- can we-- 26:09 if we are rejecting this personal entity, 26:10 the Holy Spirit, is that not rejection of truth? 26:14 Think about it. 26:15 "Those who reject the Spirit of truth place themselves 26:17 under the control of the spirit 26:20 that is opposed to the word and works of God." 26:24 This is little more heavy duty than what most people think. 26:28 I find people just mounting up, just big old volumes, 26:31 you know, these papers this thick 26:32 and book and writing all kind of stuff 26:34 and getting in all kind of detail, 26:35 it still does not line up with the Word of God. 26:39 Line upon line and precept upon precept. 26:42 Doesn't matter how much material you have, 26:43 does it balance with scripture? 26:44 Balance with the Spirit of Prophecy? 26:47 See, the Bible is so clear, the Holy Spirit, 26:50 listen is a divine person. 26:52 Now you read that, I know in Matthew 28:19 26:56 where it says, "Go ye therefore, 26:58 and teach" how many? 26:59 "All nations" and doing what? 27:01 "Baptizing them" notice this 27:02 "in the name of the Father, 27:04 and of the Son, and of the" what? 27:06 "The Holy Ghost." 27:08 Now think about that, you have a lot of people 27:10 and many people get hung up on this, I understand. 27:13 Everything they do is in the name of. 27:16 If we understood this principle, 27:18 we wouldn't have all these other issue. 27:19 This is simple, simple issue. 27:21 When it says in the name of 27:23 and it does mention three not two, not one but three. 27:27 In the name of, what does it mean? 27:28 Three names, three persons, the word name-- 27:31 let's just do it simple. 27:32 The word name in the Greek means literally 27:37 or figuratively authority or character. 27:42 So in the name of, the name then symbolizes what? 27:45 The authority of. 27:47 So it says, go baptized, right, 27:50 in the name of, that means in the authority of 27:53 or in the character of. 27:56 Let me read you something, may this will help you. 27:58 The rendering if you look up and you-- 28:01 how the Greek was written out. 28:03 It reads a little differently 28:04 than the one it would English the way that we speak. 28:06 But notice how it reads here, rendering of the Greek is this. 28:10 In heaven and upon earth having gone 28:14 then the disciples, all nations, baptizing them 28:19 into the name, the what? 28:22 The character of or the authority of 28:26 the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 28:29 So still naming three and to do away with that 28:31 we are going to have to really 28:33 just take the scripture and start just ripping 28:35 pages out I would assume. 28:38 Because when I see three of that 28:39 and I don't take very-- little child can count 28:41 one, two, three, right. 28:43 Now notice who are still with me here. 28:45 When we talk about the Godhead, 28:46 we are talking about Godhead 3. 28:49 All right, God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. 28:53 When we talked about this we looked up in Acts 17:29 28:56 we won't do that` 28:57 but it's talking about God likes. 28:59 So the Godhead means here in Acts 17, 29:01 the Godhead, God like. 29:03 In Romans 1:20 the Bible talks about here, 29:06 the God-- it mentions Godhead 29:08 it's talking about divinity. 29:09 And the third one is in Colossians 2:9 29:12 and it says deity or godly. 29:15 Now let's give you a couple examples 29:17 in scripture, you can just read, 29:18 there's lot more of these but you can see 29:20 the three separate entities in this passage. 29:24 If you are looking for you will see it. 29:25 Notice with me Luke Chapter 24, jot it down, 29:27 we got like a lot of material to cover. 29:29 Luke 24:48, 49. 29:32 Here we see three persons involved. 29:35 Bible says, "And ye are witnesses of these things. 29:38 And, behold," notice this "I," Who I? 29:41 Jesus "send the promise" who is the promise? 29:44 That's the Holy Spirit. "Of my Father" what? 29:48 God "Upon you" notice this and he says, 29:50 "but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until the" what? 29:54 "Thou be endued with power from on high." 29:57 So what is the power? Two places here. 30:00 Well, let's let the Bible do it. 30:02 Certainly the power will be Holy Ghost power, 30:04 wouldn't it? 30:05 Acts 1:8, notice "Ye shall receive power, 30:09 after the Holy Ghost has come upon you." 30:13 Power here, so we see Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 30:17 John 14:16, 17 we see mentioned again 30:22 three different Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Comforter. 30:26 John 16:13-15 read all those verses 30:29 while you can do all three. 30:31 Listen, this is interesting. 30:33 In John 15:26 if we look at it dramatically, 30:37 if we look at, it's in the masculine. 30:40 So again, you English speaking 30:41 you will understand that and you can study 30:43 and you can look it up. 30:44 Now notice with me "Manuscript 66, 1899" 30:48 this was written. 30:49 Now remember this is speaking of the Holy Spirit. 30:53 Notice this we need to realize the way it starts out. 30:56 "We need to realize" this is plain. 30:58 "We need to realize that the Holy Spirit 31:01 is as much a person as God is a person." 31:05 Wow. 31:07 The Holy Spirit is as much as a person 31:09 as God is a person 31:12 and He is walking through these grounds. 31:13 Now think about that. 31:16 To deny, and to get away from the separate entity, 31:18 the Holy Spirit say its not separate entity. 31:20 You are denying Spirit of Prophecy, 31:21 you are denying the Word of God. 31:23 We're having to twist it, we have to mutilate it 31:25 because it says here that the Holy Spirit 31:27 is much a person as God is a person. 31:31 "Special Testimonies" series B number 7 page 62 and 63. 31:35 I'll just read just part of it. 31:37 "There are three living persons of the heavenly trio, 31:41 in the name of these three great powers- 31:43 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." 31:47 See, to me it-- because it's just simple. 31:50 It's one, two, three. 31:51 What did we do with the scriptures? 31:53 What did we do with the Spirit of Prophecy? 31:56 See, we must be careful, I mentioned this before. 31:58 We must be careful that we are not committing 32:00 you see the unpardonable sin 32:02 or the sin against the Bible talks about the Holy Ghost. 32:06 That's the rejection of the Holy Ghost. 32:08 Have you read that in Matthew 12:32? 32:11 I'm sure, you have. There is a warning there. 32:14 Have you read it in Acts 3:14, 15? 32:17 Or the Book of Ephesians 4:30? 32:20 It's talking about rejection of the Holy Spirit 32:23 or deny that the Holy Spirit really exist. 32:25 You'll say, well, I'm not denying it exists. 32:27 You are denying if you are not accepting 32:29 it as the third person of the Godhead. 32:31 Wow, you could be in trouble 32:33 and you didn't, maybe didn't even realize that. 32:36 Let's do some more study shall we, as we go on here. 32:38 Little book and I love this book 32:40 called "Patriarchs and Prophets" page 405. 32:44 Notice the functions that we get into the Holy Spirit. 32:47 "It is through the agency of the Holy Spirit that 32:50 God communicates with man." 32:53 Now how does God communicate with man? 32:54 Certainly through the word. 32:55 The God uses the Holy Spirit here with man. 32:58 Notice "Those who deliberately 33:01 reject this agency as satanic," 33:04 you will say well, I'm not doing satanic. 33:06 If you don't believe its truth 33:07 and it must err so it must be satanic. 33:09 Think about it. 33:11 "Have cut off the channel of communication 33:14 between the soul and Heaven." 33:17 Those who reject this truth of the Holy Spirit, 33:20 you cut yourself off between the soul and heaven. 33:23 This is heavy duty. 33:25 Devil wants us think it's not soul 33:26 and its real simple going the other way. 33:27 No. 33:29 He doesn't want you, he didn't want you 33:30 to have the power of the Holy Spirit. 33:32 He doesn't want the Holy Spirit 33:33 to convict you of sin. 33:35 He doesn't want the Holy Spirit to give you victory. 33:36 We will talk more about these things. 33:38 Remember the Holy Spirit is alive 33:39 and well and working here on this earth, 33:42 we need the Holy Spirit. 33:44 Notice "Manuscript 20" written in 1906. 33:48 Notice once again. 33:49 Here to deny this subject, to deny 33:52 what we are talking about here is to deny 33:54 and have to throw out 33:55 and twist the Spirit of Prophecy. 33:58 Notice how it reads here. 33:59 It says "The Holy Spirit is a person." 34:03 Well, that's all I need to do. 34:05 I can go sit down. The Holy Spirit is a person. 34:07 It's either truth or it's a lie? 34:09 You are challenged with it if you think differently. 34:12 I'm challenged with it and I want to believe that 34:14 Holy Spirit is a person. 34:16 Why? 34:17 "Because He beareth witness with our spirits 34:20 that we are the children of God." 34:21 Don't you love that? 34:24 "The Holy Spirit has the personality." 34:26 If there was some kind of an influence, 34:27 it wouldn't have a personality. 34:29 It wouldn't be a person. Would it? 34:30 Interesting. 34:32 "Else He could not bear witness with our spirit." 34:35 Now notice, how this continues on. 34:38 "And with our spirit we are the children of God. 34:42 He must be" I'm reading on, notice. 34:44 "He must also be a divine person, 34:48 else He could not search out the secrets 34:51 which lie hidden in the mind of God." 34:54 Have you read that in 1 Corinthians? 34:55 I know you have to 9 to 10 and 11. 34:59 As you read that searching out these things. 35:02 So we see the Holy Spirit then is a person, 35:05 the Holy Spirit has a personality, 35:08 the Holy Spirit is divine, divine person. 35:11 Wow, praise God for that. 35:13 And get little bit more as we go here 35:14 in "Manuscript 145, 1901" notice this. 35:19 Again "The eternal heavenly dignitaries" 35:22 just mentions Him eternal heavenly dignitaries 35:25 "God, Christ and the Holy Spirit." 35:29 So remember if the Holy Spirit then is simply what they say-- 35:33 Is simply Christ spirit or it's God's spirit. 35:37 How do Christ give something that 35:39 He didn't have? 35:40 After He came out of the tomb, what? 35:42 When He came down to this earth, wow. 35:46 How can He give what He doesn't have? 35:48 He can't be at every place He wants anymore. 35:52 So has to be a separate entity 35:53 when you think because Jesus can't be. 35:55 He is in heaven right now. 35:57 He is in the flesh and bone, we just read that. 36:00 So how can He give the spirit? 36:01 He doesn't have that spirit. 36:02 He gave that up for you and me 36:04 and so the Holy Spirit, 36:05 a separate entity is coming down, doing the work. 36:08 Praise God for that, that's wonderful. 36:10 He said, oh, it's gonna be good for you. 36:12 Its better that I go, that I leave 36:14 so I can send you the Comforter. 36:17 This is good, this is good thinking here. 36:20 Remember, you know, Christ and humanity 36:23 cannot be every place at once. 36:26 Now remember this, 36:28 this is some of you still confused. 36:29 It's interesting, some people go back 36:31 and say that the pioneers and the different ones. 36:33 We've talked about this in the first part 36:35 but I want to bring it up again. 36:36 We want to say, oh, some of you are, 36:38 you know, the Arian doctor, you need to be careful 36:40 because you are up to your eyebrows in it 36:42 and you don't even know it. 36:44 Yeah, we are gonna challenge you with it, absolutely. 36:47 See previous parts of this series 36:49 the Arian heresy we call it and I call it a heresy, 36:53 we address it the time. 36:55 Right, now, it's not gonna allow for it, 36:57 I can tell you that right now but I can say this. 36:59 It is a heresy. 37:01 It is not right, it is from the pits of hell, 37:03 it's from, pits from the devil. 37:05 And why? 37:06 Because the Arian teaching the heresy denies notice, 37:10 the deity of the Holy Spirit. 37:12 Wow. 37:14 Are you denying the deity of the Holy Spirit? 37:16 You better go check about 37:17 where you got this teaching from. 37:21 Over hundred year, hundred and fifty years, 37:23 some of our pioneers in the early movement 37:26 coming from many different denominations 37:27 and many backgrounds they be coming into the truth 37:31 that we're studying about the Holy Spirit and the power 37:34 and the influence of the spirit. 37:36 And they said in the beginning of Holy Spirit is not a person. 37:41 Wow, why? 37:43 I will even give you some of the names, 37:44 you can go back and say E.J. Waggoner has said that 37:47 E.T. his son, Uriah Smith. 37:51 That's just a few who believe this teaching. 37:53 Uriah Smith actually taught in the early days 37:56 and I'm talking about 18-- about 1878 here 38:00 and I will just read you a quote. 38:01 If you don't mind I will do that. 38:03 This is from the Biblical Institute page 184. 38:06 It says the spirit, talking about the Holy Spirit, 38:09 "Is a mysterious, notice, influence emanating 38:13 from the Father and the Son, their representative 38:17 and the medium of their power." 38:20 Wow. 38:21 Difference of opinion you see, 38:24 continue to go on for quite a few years 38:26 but about the end of the 19th century we find out that 38:30 the view of the Holy Spirit began to be made clear 38:33 and it gonna be recognized as, as what? 38:36 The third person of the Godhead. 38:39 That's wonderful. 38:40 A divine person "Evangelism 617." 38:45 Let me just tell you something, I've told this out 38:46 so you can see we have to be careful 38:48 where things begin and how they start out. 38:50 But remember God who starts it somewhere 38:52 and then He begins to lead and guide us 38:54 into what Holy Spirit, into all truth. 38:57 Let me tell you, I've seen a lot of people 38:59 who reject the deity, the third person of the Godhead. 39:03 And you know what? 39:04 Many of them go out 39:05 from the movement of Christ and Adventism 39:08 and they just go out and leave and they flee. 39:09 They fall apart. 39:12 You can put that together if you think about it. 39:14 In fact, in Review and Herald article 39:16 this is in 1896, even this article 39:21 in 1896 notice this spoke-- 39:24 you see, they were coming out 39:26 and the Holy Spirit was leading and guiding 39:28 and they came to the knowledge of the truth. 39:30 But this point in time that's why people are confused 39:32 because you go back and say the pioneer said. 39:34 Be careful, use a Bible and Spirit of Prophecy 39:37 that's all you got to be using. 39:39 You can prove anything you want 39:40 if you take it out of context but notice this, 39:42 spoke as Christ as having two births, 39:46 one in eternity and one in the flesh. 39:49 We know that's not true, interesting. 39:51 Who taught us about that? 39:53 Well, E.J. Waggoner and Prescott taught that 39:56 even for a while and then they came 39:58 to the knowledge of the truth in the Spirit of Prophecy. 40:00 Certainly God was giving light to His people. 40:02 Let's just quickly, let's go 40:03 we are talking about the Holy Spirit. 40:05 Holy Spirit then is a personal being. 40:08 The Holy Spirit is the third person 40:10 of the Godhead, how beautiful. 40:12 Now listen to some of these things 40:14 and let's see if the Holy Spirit were just 40:16 some kind of an essence, some kind of a little power 40:19 or emanating from something 40:20 and not an entity within itself. 40:21 Think about what this really means. 40:24 The Holy Spirit this blows people's minds. 40:27 The Holy Spirit was present at creation. 40:32 Wow. 40:35 I'll read you a little bit more a little bit later. 40:36 Holy Spirit was present and had a part in creation. 40:42 Interesting, wow. 40:45 The Holy Spirit was present at Christ baptism. 40:49 Matthew Chapter 3, you remember that? 40:52 The Holy Spirit certainly was present there. 40:55 The Holy Spirit was present at Pentecost. 40:59 You remember, Acts 22:33, so the Holy Spirit, 41:04 you see, was present and working in behalf of man 41:07 and sometime we reject that power, that entity. 41:11 The Bible is clear that the Holy Spirit has knowledge. 41:15 How can how kind of essence 41:16 or power whatever-- the Holy Spirit has knowledge. 41:22 Read that in 1 Corinthians 2:11. 41:26 The Holy Spirit has a will, wow. 41:31 2 Corinthians 12:11, the Holy Spirit has a mind. 41:35 The Book of Romans 8:27 says, 41:38 think about the Holy Spirit has what? 41:40 Has knowledge, it has a will, it has a mind. 41:43 Romans 15:30 says, the Holy Spirit has love. 41:48 Somewhat personal, doesn't it? 41:51 Personality? 41:52 As much a person is God is the person. 41:56 Notice these characteristics. 41:59 The Holy Spirit has communion with us as, 42:01 well, 2 Corinthians 13:14 communicate. 42:05 The Holy Spirit, the Bible said can grieve. 42:08 How can you grieve an essence, 42:09 something to say you don't know what it is? 42:11 Must be a person. 42:12 Can be grieve the Bible said. 42:14 Ephesians 4:30 the Holy Spirit can be insulted. 42:19 Do you remember that? 42:20 Oh, I wish we had time to read everyone of these 42:22 and put them more in context but you can do this. 42:24 Hebrews 10:29, 42:26 the Holy Spirit can be insulted. 42:28 And let's say, the Holy Spirit can be lied too. 42:34 You remember that in Acts 5:3, 4. 42:38 See this is so important what the Holy Spirit does. 42:42 The Holy Spirit notice, applies the benefits 42:46 of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ or Calvary 42:50 and makes this sacrifice effective. 42:53 Notice that, effectual, effective. 42:57 What do you mean? 42:58 Effective in us. 43:00 The Holy Spirit puts inside of us. 43:04 Certainly Christ died 43:05 but the Holy Spirit is taking that 43:07 what Jesus did for us in putting it inside, 43:10 making it effective. 43:12 The Holy Spirit communicates to us 43:14 the very life of Jesus Christ. 43:18 What is the Holy Spirit's function? 43:19 Holy Spirit didn't come to-- 43:21 Oh, so many passages you can look up. 43:22 It didn't come to testify itself. 43:24 It came to everything what? 43:26 It testified of Jesus Christ, 43:27 represented Jesus in all things. 43:29 Jesus came down here and He represented who? 43:31 God in everything. 43:33 Jesus didn't represent Himself at all. 43:34 He represent the Father, right 43:36 and now the Holy Spirit does nothing 43:37 but represent Jesus Christ. 43:38 That's why you can say 43:40 it's God spirit and Christ spirit. 43:43 Wow. 43:45 Separate entity but a function. 43:49 Think without this, you have Calvary, 43:52 you have the atonement, you have the sacrifice. 43:55 Calvary. 43:56 But without the Holy Spirit it wouldn't be effective 43:59 because we wouldn't say, 44:01 we wouldn't have the drawing the wowing 44:03 of the spirit to work upon our heart and mind 44:05 to give our life to Jesus Christ. 44:08 Oh, how we need that Spirit of God. 44:11 See the Holy Spirit helps to bear 44:14 the fruits of the spirit. 44:15 You read that in Galatians 5:22, 23. 44:20 We have to have the fruits of the spirit. 44:23 And only the Holy Spirit can help us 44:25 to attain those fruits that power. 44:28 How wonderful. What do we do? 44:30 Christ is in heaven, He is in the flesh, 44:33 we need the Holy Spirit so we can understand 44:34 what these fruits of the spirit 44:36 and how they need to be operating in our life. 44:39 The Holy Spirit qualifies me, it qualifies you, 44:42 it qualifies us for service. 44:44 You realize the power of the spirit here? 44:47 It qualifies men for service to wok for Jesus Christ. 44:51 It gives us power for witnessing and conversion. 44:54 Praise God. 44:56 You remember the power in Acts 1:8, 44:58 you receive power after the what? 45:00 Come on, the Holy Ghost has come upon you, absolutely. 45:04 You read that in Acts 13:2-4 45:07 and Acts 15:28 read that. 45:12 The Holy Spirit gives life to the church. 45:15 There's lot of churches there-- 45:17 I won't say they are in a mat, 45:18 well, I will go ahead and say it anyway, 45:20 they are in a mat 45:21 well because they don't have the power of the Holy Spirit. 45:22 They are rejecting the Holy Spirit, 45:24 they are throwing the Holy Spirit out. 45:25 There could be no power in the church. 45:27 There can be no conviction of sin. 45:28 There can be no victory without the Holy Spirit. 45:32 We need to be praying for that spirit each and every day. 45:35 See the Holy Spirit-- remember gives what? 45:37 Gives to the church 45:40 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, read that. 45:43 The Holy Spirit does what? Does the church need gifts? 45:47 Yes, when you come in and there is a gift 45:49 that you have, like build the church. 45:52 The Holy Spirit has given you that gift 45:54 to use it for God's for His honor and for His glory. 45:57 Found a little article, I thought very interesting 45:59 and called the Southern Watchman, 46:02 that's November the 28th in 1905. 46:06 Notice once again, it's going back 46:07 and covering some of the stuff. 46:09 It says here "Christ is represented 46:12 by the Holy Spirit." 46:15 Didn't say His spirit and other spirit. 46:17 "Christ is represented by the Holy Spirit." 46:22 Wow. 46:23 What is represented mean again? 46:25 It means one who stands in the place 46:28 or serves as an agent. 46:31 So it's not Christ spirit, 46:33 He is human, right, He is in flesh. 46:35 Please keep this in mind. 46:37 Another book "Gospel Workers, 222" 46:39 "Gospel Workers, 222" says this. 46:41 "The Godhead" here we go, listen. 46:43 "The Godhead was stirred with pity for the race, 46:47 the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit 46:51 gave themselves to the working out 46:53 of the plan of redemption." 46:56 I heard people say, oh, Holy Spirit had 46:57 nothing to do with the plan of redemption. 47:00 All three notice this, Father, Son, the Holy Ghost 47:04 gave themselves to the working out 47:05 of the plan of redemption, why? 47:08 Because it would involve all three. 47:10 God and it involve Christ coming down here, 47:12 living the victorious life, dying on Calvary 47:15 and then going back in the flesh 47:17 and then the representative, 47:18 right, the Holy Spirit separate entity 47:21 would be down here and do the work that 47:23 needs to be done to convert the world. 47:26 Wow, how wonderful that is. 47:27 Praise God. 47:30 A little book, a devotional book 47:31 called "Sons and Daughters of God" 28 says 47:34 "The Holy Spirit is a person, for He beareth witness 47:38 with our spirits that we are children of God." 47:40 Oh, we have to hurry, oh, we run out time. 47:41 Got a mountain of information here. 47:43 "Education" page 134, it say, 47:46 "Only by the aid of the spirit" now notice this we talked about 47:49 in the beginning of creation, notice this. 47:52 "Only by the aid of that Spirit 47:55 who in the beginning "was brooding'" 47:57 that means would shake, that would move, 48:00 that would flutter "'upon the face of the waters," 48:04 and by the Word by whom 'all things were made.' 48:09 Only" listen "by their guidance 48:12 can the deepest truth be discerned." 48:16 Wow. 48:17 Again you need some word study in doing. 48:19 It's very simple to find out. 48:21 See some people have question 48:23 and they try to isolate some passage. 48:25 I might have time to give you one just here quickly. 48:27 I have had a call on this and I said, oh, 48:28 but let me tell you, I'll tell you I have found, 48:30 I have found what? 48:32 Listen, when you have a mountain of truth 48:33 and clear information friend, 48:35 don't trade that for one passage of scripture 48:37 that might seem to say something little different. 48:40 You've got all of this and you trade it for-- 48:42 let me just give you one quickly. 48:44 John 20:22, remember. 48:47 Now remember when you are looking for truth 48:48 what do you do? 48:50 It's one passage, you know, line upon line, 48:52 precept upon precept here, there a little 48:55 and we have to be very, very careful 48:56 in order to find out what truth is. 48:59 Now as we look at this passage John 20:22 49:02 and I'm trying to hurry with it. 49:03 Now it says, it said, see I told you the Holy Spirit 49:06 is just God's spirit or Jesus spirit 49:08 because this proves it. 49:10 This doesn't prove it, come on, look here. 49:12 It says "And when he had said" 49:14 when Jesus said to them "He breathed on them, 49:17 and saith unto them, receive the Holy Ghost." 49:21 See, He breathed on. 49:23 Let's look at in the light of truth here. 49:25 There was a partial fulfillment 49:27 of this promise of the Holy Spirit 49:29 and we realize that was given. 49:31 And in John Chapter 14 we realize that 49:33 16 through 18 and then 16:7-15. 49:38 The full outpouring of the spirit we understand 49:40 was 50 days later, Acts Chapter 2. 49:42 But listen, let's look back at this passage 49:45 from the original Greek rendering. 49:48 Notice how it reads. 49:51 And this having said he breathed. 49:55 You know, what that means? 49:57 He breathed. 49:58 It says, here in the Greek that means 49:59 he having said this, He took a breath. 50:03 He took a breath and said to them 50:05 receive the Holy Ghost. 50:07 You know, like we are talking to somebody, sometime ago, 50:09 well, He breathed and had nothing to do 50:12 with giving His spirit the time, think about it. 50:18 "Sons and Daughters of God" comment on John 20:22 says, 50:23 "By the heavenly gifts the Lord 50:24 has made ample provision for His people. 50:27 'Receive the Holy Ghost.' 50:29 This is the greatest gift of heaven. 50:32 Christ imparts to them through the Holy Spirit" 50:35 notice this "His own" notice this, listen, 50:37 "His own sanctification. 50:40 He imbued them with power, 50:42 that they might win souls to the gospel. 50:45 They were to be one." 50:48 Here we see my friend, the Holy Spirit 50:50 is not just we say God spirit or Christ spirit, 50:53 it is the third person of the Godhead. 50:56 "Manuscript" 27, 1/2, written in 1900 says, 51:00 the "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, 51:03 powers infinite and omniscient, 51:06 receive those who truly enter into the covenant 51:08 relationship with God." 51:10 See, this is good. 51:12 This helps to put our minds at peace 51:13 with the office of the Holy Spirit. 51:15 In fact, "Desire of Ages" 669 says this quickly. 51:18 Now notice this, we touched on the bitter notes. 51:22 "The Holy Spirit is Christ's representative, 51:24 but divested of personality 51:28 of humanity and independent thereof. 51:31 Cumbered with humanity," listen to this 51:33 "Cumbered with humanity, 51:35 Christ could not be in every place personally. 51:39 Therefore it was for their interest 51:42 that He should go to the Father." 51:44 Are you still with me? 51:45 "And sent the Spirit to be His successor on earth. 51:49 No one" oh, listen "No one could then have 51:53 any advantage because of his location 51:56 or of his personal contact with Christ. 51:59 By the Spirit the Savior would be accessible to all. 52:04 In this sense He would be nearer to them 52:07 if He had not ascended on high." 52:10 Well, powerful. 52:12 Whole sermons can be preached on that. 52:14 "Desire of Ages" 670, 52:17 "The disciples still failed 52:18 to understand Christ's words in their spiritual sense, 52:22 and again He explained His message. 52:24 He said, "By the Spirit, He said, 52:26 He would manifest Himself to them." 52:30 See in John 16 Jesus said the spirit 52:33 doesn't speak about himself, 52:35 it's gonna speak about Jesus Christ. 52:37 I want to be clear as we close here. 52:39 Listen again John 16 Jesus tells 52:41 this wonderful gift He is going to give. 52:44 This is a Southern Watchman, November 28th, 1905 52:47 reveals this important, important truth 52:49 and we need to weight-- 52:51 remember weight of evidence here, weight of evidence. 52:53 "What gift could He" Jesus 52:55 "bestow rich enough to signalize 52:58 the grace of His ascension 53:00 to the mediation and His throne? 53:02 It might be worthy of His greatness 53:04 and of His royalty. 53:06 He determined to give His representative, 53:09 the third person of the Godhead. 53:12 This gift could not be excelled. 53:16 He would give all gifts in one, 53:21 therefore the divine Spirit, that converting, 53:23 that enlightening, that sanctifying power, 53:27 would be a" oh, boy, "be a donation." 53:29 He would give it. Praise God. 53:33 You see, we live in this world 53:35 where there is so much confusion, 53:36 there need not be. 53:38 When the Bible is talking about 53:39 three and the, Spirit of Prophecy 53:41 talking about three, three means 53:43 three, three, separate right, entities and powers. 53:48 Wow. 53:50 Why not today if you've been thinking about, 53:51 you know, we might need to just re-examine. 53:54 We might get on our knees right now 53:56 and say, oh, God, forgive me. 53:58 I've been going the wrong direction 54:00 and I need the Holy Spirit. 54:02 I need that power. I want that power. 54:06 And because somebody has come along 54:07 with some lie and twisted things up, 54:11 that I went the wrong direction. 54:12 Today I want to come back. 54:14 I ask for forgiveness and please empower me 54:16 with the Holy Spirit. 54:18 Would you pray with me right now? 54:19 I'm gonna pray with you. Just a minute or so left. 54:21 I want to pray that you make that move 54:23 and you do it right now. 54:24 Don't grieve the spirit. Don't reject the spirit. 54:26 Let's pray. Shall we? 54:28 Merciful Father in heaven, 54:30 we thank You for Your Holy Spirit, 54:31 we thank You for that conviction. 54:33 Pray right now for those who maybe going 54:35 through a dilemma right now and they are just oh, my-- 54:37 we thank You for that Holy Spirit 54:39 that's gotten their attention. 54:41 They are gonna make that change back right now to You. 54:43 They are recommitting their life 54:45 and their heart to You. 54:46 They are inviting the Holy Spirit to come 54:47 in once again and convict and convert and empower them. 54:51 Lord, I thank You for that conversion experience 54:53 for each and every one for that renewed hope 54:56 and encouragement. 54:57 Bless us now, we pray this and we thank You 54:59 for this beautiful truth in Jesus name, amen. 55:04 Again mountain of information, 55:06 this is just touched on just a few things 55:08 and I pray that it's-- maybe encourage you, 55:10 maybe just, maybe agitate you just a little but. 55:12 But I pray you get into the word. 55:14 We thank you for watching, 55:15 we thank you for, you know, tuning in every week 55:18 and, you know, we continually need your support. 55:19 So please do that. 55:21 Pray for us and we will see you next time. 55:25 Hello, and welcome back. 55:26 Isn't it wonderful the gifts that 55:28 God has left with His church? 55:31 We are so blessed to have so much information 55:34 from which to glean from. 55:36 The problem is that we just do not study 55:39 as we should most of the time. 55:41 So much confusion would not occur 55:44 in our churches if we would just take the time 55:47 to read all that God has left for us 55:50 on this subject as well as many others. 55:52 And what wonderful promises that are being found 55:55 as we study about the Godhead. 55:58 Listen to this promise 56:00 as we draw our study together today to a close. 56:03 It is found in "Special Testimony" 56:05 series B number 7, it's on pages 62 and 63 56:10 and it was written back in 1905. 56:13 "There are three living persons of the heavenly trio, 56:17 in the name of these three great powers, 56:19 the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, 56:22 those who receive Christ by a living faith are baptized, 56:27 and these powers will co-operate 56:30 with the obedient subjects of heaven 56:32 in their efforts to live the new life in Christ." 56:36 Can you imagine, the three greatest powers 56:40 to ever exist are interested in co-operating 56:44 with little old us, 56:46 in order that we might be saved. 56:49 Amazing to say the least. 56:51 What a matchless love 56:53 they have for each and every one of us. 56:56 So, friends, if this series of messages 56:59 has touched your heart and you would like 57:02 to add all three of these messages 57:04 to your study library, please contact us here 57:08 at Behold the Lamb Ministries. 57:10 We will be more than happy 57:11 to mail this series entitled "The Godhead" 57:15 to you for a love gift of just $23 or more. 57:19 And keep in mind we need your monthly support 57:23 with or without an order. 57:26 Simply contact us by calling Behold the Lamb Ministries, 57:30 at 618-942-5044, 57:34 that's Central Standard Time or you may write 57:37 Behold the Lamb Ministries, PO Box 2030, Herrin, IL 62948. 57:44 Email your order 57:45 at BeholdtheLambMinistries @yahoo.com 57:48 or you may also order or donate on our website at 57:53 www.BeholdtheLambMinistrie.com 57:57 Until next time, friends, may our precious Lord 58:00 continue to richly bless you and yours. |
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