King's Business - 1923-07

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THE K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S

S atan ’s power was broken (Heb. 2 :1 4 ). Every sinner who rejects Jesus Christ will share in his fate (John 3:17, 18; Acts 17:31) “ B e c a u s e h e h a t h a p p o in te d a d a y , in th e w h ic h h e w ill ju d g e th e w o r ld in r ig h t e o u s n e s s b y t h a t m a n w h o m h e h a t h o r d a in e d ; w h e r e o f h e h a t h g iv e n a s s u r ­ a n c e t o a l l m e n in t h a t h e h a t h r a i s e d h im f r o m th e d e a d .” (Heb. 10:28, 29; 12 :25 ). 2. W arning of th e F u tu re , vs. 12, IS. Jesus was one Com forter; th e Holy Spirit would be ano th er Com forter (John 14 :16 ). He would guide them into all tru th and would make known unto them things which were to come. The Holy Spirit dwells in every be­ liever, coming a t regeneration to abide forever (1) In th e body of th e be­ liever (1 Cor. 6 :1 9 ); (2) In th e body of believers— th e church. (1 Cor. 12: 13). He is here for a definite work. (1 ) To im part th e life of God (Rom. 8:2, 9, 10). To seal us for God (Eph. 1 :1 3 ). To teach us the things of Christ (1 Cor. 2:10-16) 3. W itnessing to Jesu s’ Glory, vs. 14, 15. The Son glorified the F ath er. The Spirit glorifies the Son. (John 16:14) Everything— religions, churches, indi­ vidual lives,— can be tested by this: Do they glorify Jesus Christ? The supreme motive of th e manifes­ tation of the Spirit is to glorify Christ. Every line w ritten, every act described in th e New Testam ent from th e day of Pentecost un til the Book closes, is to the praise of His glory. The Holy Spirit is th e recipient of th e glory of Christ. He sheds it forth. Christ passes it on to th e .F a th e r, and the F a th e r pours it out again upon th e Son. The whole work of Christ may be summed up in th is phrase: “Receiv­ ing the things of th e F ath e r and show­ ing them unto men.” The whole work of th e Spirit is in receiving and show­ ing (v. 14). How are believers to glorify Christ?

By subm itting themselves to the will of ^ th e F ath e r. The Son came and manifested th e F ath er. The Spirit came and manifested th e Son. He glorifies th e Son. He receives of the things of Christ and shows them unto us. So th e glory of Christ dwells in us! Where is Christ to be glorified? Here,—where He was rejected, cruci­ fied, here, where He lived as a man, He is to be glorified as God. He is to be glorified in th e home, in business, in social life, in th e assembly, in th e quiet hour. Rays of glory broke fo rth even dur­ ing His earth ly life. In th is age th ere is more fulness; bu t both are prophetic of th e glory which is yet to be re­ vealed. The world in which He was re­ jected, shall receive Him, where He was crucified, He shall reign. “As He is, so are we in th is world” (1 John 4 :1 7 ). The chief business of believers is to “Receive— show ,” “ F reely ye have received, freely give.” Topics fo r Study (1) W hat is the foundation reason for antagonism towards Jesus Christ? (2) Why does God perm it the perse­ cution of His people? (3 ) W hat is the value of persecu­ tion? (4) W hat advantage accrued to be­ lievers through Christ’s dep art­ ure? (5 ) Is it possible to get th e fulness of tru th ? (6) How can all things belong to the F ath er, and yet, also, to th e Son? ■^¡4-

SUGGESTIVE COMMENT P asto r A. Reilly Copeland Tabernacle B ap tist Church, Waco, Texas

The two-fold work of th e Holy Spir­ it is (1) To beget souls (John 16: 8-11). (2) To build up saints in the faith (Col. 2 :7 ).

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