The Work of the Holy Spirit

608 XXXVII. The Sin Against the Holy Ghost “The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.”— Matt.xii. 31. ...

looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without merc ...

It is a singular fact that the very persons who make us think of the word of Scripture, “Let him that thinketh he standeth take ...

they must not be allowed to brood upon this fearful word of Scripture. It is true the Gospel 612 is terribly in earnest, but at ...

613 XXXVIII. Christ or Satan “But the greatest of these is Love.” —1 Cor.xiii. 13. However fearful the Scripture’s revelation of ...

not one saw in the Rabbi of Nazareth the Son of God, the Hope of the Fathers, and the Promised Messiah. The great mass of the pe ...

the sin against the Holy Ghost. He knew all this, for He suffered all by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. And y ...

cherishes the soul that was chilled by its own guilt, and imparts to the earth something of the sweetness and blessedness of its ...

618 Third Chapter. Prayer Third Chapter. Prayer Third Chapter. Prayer ...

XXXIX. The Essence of Prayer “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all per ...

In the first place, we must discover the silver thread that, in the nature of the case, con- nects the essence of our prayer wit ...

we troubled”; and stronger still, “The days of our years are threescore years and ten, and, if by reason of strength they be fou ...

But the Hymn of Praise rises highest when it addresses the Eternal One directly; when the saint thinks not of himself, nor of hi ...

623 XL. Prayer and the Consciousness “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.”—Psalm ...

In the second place, the effect of the body upon prayer is evident from the influence which bodily conditions frequently exert u ...

prayer teaches us, agreeably to the Scripture, that it is in the heart. As from the heart are the issues of life, so are also th ...

of consciousness different from that which we now possess, but sufficient to realize and 627 enjoy the presence of Christ. For w ...

manifests itself in prayer as soon as we address ourselves to God. Hence the work of the Holy Spirit in prayer must be looked fo ...

629 XLI. Prayer in the Unconverted. “When Thou saidst, Seek ye My face, my heart said unto Thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.” — ...

when we perceive it, and, knowing to whom it draws us, make it our own conscious, cooper- ating act. Hence prayer does not sprin ...