Empowered by the Holy Spirit: A Call to Revival
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"Now the difficulties I feel generally arise because on all sides we are all a little bit too prone to be dogmatic. The confusion certainly arises because of that. You will find men equally saintly looking at these things and they don't say quite the same thing. That is inevitable with certain aspects of truth, but if that is the case, I say it behoves us not to be over dogmatic. We should tread carefully and we should tread with reverence and with Godly fear." [00:10:29]
"May I say again as we resume our work for another session, my whole object in going through these biblical doctrines is not simply to enlarge my own knowledge or yours primarily, certainly not in an intellectual sense. I am concerned about these things for one reason only, and that is that a deep and a real experience of the power of Salvation is dependent upon our knowledge of these doctrines." [00:11:49]
"The baptism of the Holy Spirit or baptism with the Holy Spirit. Now the difficulties I feel generally arise because on all sides we are all a little bit too prone to be dogmatic. The confusion certainly arises because of that. You will find men equally saintly looking at these things and they don't say quite the same thing. That is inevitable with certain aspects of truth, but if that is the case, I say it behoves us not to be over dogmatic." [00:10:29]
"Now therefore let us start like this: where are these terms used and how are they used and by whom are they used? Well, this term is used, you remember, by John the Baptist. You will find it, for instance, in Luke 3:16 and its parallels. The people had listened to the preaching of John at the Jordan, and they, we are told, mused in their hearts of John whether he were the Christ or not." [00:12:48]
"Now it seems to me that all these terms clearly point to the same thing, and therefore the question we face is, what is this? What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Now there are some who say that there is really no difficulty about this at all. They say it is simply a reference to Regeneration and nothing else. They say it just is the thing that happens to a man when he is regenerated." [00:17:43]
"Now this surely is something concerning which we should pause for a moment and meditate very deeply and very seriously upon it. This is an experience, as I understand this teaching, which is the birthright of every Christian. The promise, as the Apostle is unto you, and not only unto you but to your children and to as many as are far off, not confined to just these people in the day of Pentecost." [00:27:33]
"Now my friends, there is no essential difference between the church today and the early Christian church, and you can't read your New Testament about the early church without seeing that these were spiritual people, people with a spiritual reality. They were not formal church members. There was a Living spirit, and they knew in whom they had believed, and they rejoiced in these things." [00:32:14]
"Well, now I say we have to look at these terms. Certain terms are used with regard to the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the believer, and they are most important terms, and in a sense, because they're important, they're not easy. Indeed, I might even say that they're difficult and that they have often led not only to confusion but to a good deal of discussion and of disputation." [00:09:11]
"Now it seems to me that a definition, therefore, which I would put to your consideration is something like this: the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the initial experience of just that. Yes, you can have many further experiences of that, but the first experience of this, I would suggest, is the baptism of the Holy Spirit." [00:30:11]
"Well, what is it? Well, it is clear that this is what John the Baptist and our Lord had both prophesied and predicted. This is what Peter here calls the promise of the Father. Now that's a term that is often used about this. Therefore, says Peter, being by the right hand of God exalted and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he has shed forth this." [00:21:06]
"Now, therefore, let us start like this: where are these terms used and how are they used and by whom are they used? Well, this term is used, you remember, by John the Baptist. You will find it, for instance, in Luke 3:16 and its parallels. The people had listened to the preaching of John at the Jordan, and they, we are told, mused in their hearts of John whether he were the Christ or not." [00:12:48]
"Now, my friends, there is no essential difference between the church today and the early Christian church, and you can't read your New Testament about the early church without seeing that these were spiritual people, people with a spiritual reality. They were not formal church members. There was a Living spirit, and they knew in whom they had believed, and they rejoiced in these things." [00:32:14]
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"May I say again as we resume our work for another session, my whole object in going through these biblical doctrines is not simply to enlarge my own knowledge or yours primarily, certainly not in an intellectual sense. I am concerned about these things for one reason only, and that is that a deep and a real experience of the power of Salvation is dependent upon our knowledge of these doctrines." [00:11:49]
"The baptism of the Holy Spirit or baptism with the Holy Spirit. Now the difficulties I feel generally arise because on all sides we are all a little bit too prone to be dogmatic. The confusion certainly arises because of that. You will find men equally saintly looking at these things and they don't say quite the same thing. That is inevitable with certain aspects of truth, but if that is the case, I say it behoves us not to be over dogmatic." [00:10:29]
"Now therefore let us start like this: where are these terms used and how are they used and by whom are they used? Well, this term is used, you remember, by John the Baptist. You will find it, for instance, in Luke 3:16 and its parallels. The people had listened to the preaching of John at the Jordan, and they, we are told, mused in their hearts of John whether he were the Christ or not." [00:12:48]
"Now it seems to me that all these terms clearly point to the same thing, and therefore the question we face is, what is this? What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Now there are some who say that there is really no difficulty about this at all. They say it is simply a reference to Regeneration and nothing else. They say it just is the thing that happens to a man when he is regenerated." [00:17:43]
"Now this surely is something concerning which we should pause for a moment and meditate very deeply and very seriously upon it. This is an experience, as I understand this teaching, which is the birthright of every Christian. The promise, as the Apostle is unto you, and not only unto you but to your children and to as many as are far off, not confined to just these people in the day of Pentecost." [00:27:33]
"Now my friends, there is no essential difference between the church today and the early Christian church, and you can't read your New Testament about the early church without seeing that these were spiritual people, people with a spiritual reality. They were not formal church members. There was a Living spirit, and they knew in whom they had believed, and they rejoiced in these things." [00:32:14]
"Well, now I say we have to look at these terms. Certain terms are used with regard to the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the believer, and they are most important terms, and in a sense, because they're important, they're not easy. Indeed, I might even say that they're difficult and that they have often led not only to confusion but to a good deal of discussion and of disputation." [00:09:11]
"Now it seems to me that a definition, therefore, which I would put to your consideration is something like this: the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the initial experience of just that. Yes, you can have many further experiences of that, but the first experience of this, I would suggest, is the baptism of the Holy Spirit." [00:30:11]
"Well, what is it? Well, it is clear that this is what John the Baptist and our Lord had both prophesied and predicted. This is what Peter here calls the promise of the Father. Now that's a term that is often used about this. Therefore, says Peter, being by the right hand of God exalted and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he has shed forth this." [00:21:06]
"Now, therefore, let us start like this: where are these terms used and how are they used and by whom are they used? Well, this term is used, you remember, by John the Baptist. You will find it, for instance, in Luke 3:16 and its parallels. The people had listened to the preaching of John at the Jordan, and they, we are told, mused in their hearts of John whether he were the Christ or not." [00:12:48]
"Now, my friends, there is no essential difference between the church today and the early Christian church, and you can't read your New Testament about the early church without seeing that these were spiritual people, people with a spiritual reality. They were not formal church members. There was a Living spirit, and they knew in whom they had believed, and they rejoiced in these things." [00:32:14]
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