Scribd
Upload
172 views16 pages

Pentecostal Herald

Uploaded by

Miguel Gonzalez
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF or read online on Scribd
172 views16 pages

Pentecostal Herald

Uploaded by

Miguel Gonzalez
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 16
On Earth Prace— Editapial (HIS 18 December, the last month of that may be recorded by history as cone of the most eventful years of human history. Certa'nly, it has brought much relief to us here on this continent and to others of the Allied Nations who have been victorious over the enemy, but it has not brought victory over the strife torn world in many other ways. However, it seems certain that 1945 has been one of the turning points in human hhistory, to say the least. Actually, two 3 have been brought to an end, cof men in the service of many nations have been returned to. thel hhomes and families. Therefore, with gratitude we bow our hearts to God, thanking Him from whom all blessings flow that our boys will not be required to spend weeks in fox holes, in snow and cold, but may at least have a warm place in which to sleep at night. At this the end of the year let us not forget to, humble ourselves before God, and Him the glory for that which we have bbeen delivered from. ‘While we meditate on our present cir- ‘cumstances let us remember that there fare untold millions who are living in the worse kind of poverty imaginabl ation will be the lot of a tude. Are we forgetting that these are souls for whom Jesus died? Some may say, They are our enemies: true they have been our ene! commanded us to Jove our enemies. This however, is not the end of the matter for there are other things to consider. ‘You may say, And what else is there to be considered regarding these nations! In an effort to answer this question is the outstanding fact that Nazism is only the logical results of Materialism, and if it had not been for the spiritually minded people (the salt of the earth) in ‘our own land, we would have been the same kind of brutes that we hear of our _ Today, in the nations known as Chris- there is a very definite um in the Chureh. Many have long ago forgotten that it is not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith che Lord of Hosts. The tendencies are away from Pentecost, and ‘on toward Laodicea, that cold, heartless, selfish, self-satisfied, rich, but spiritless ‘church. The attitude is simply this, We are able to take cate of ourselves, we have money, education, organization and with these material things we can get along. The power of God is denied; it is Poe Two bloodless religion, without the Holy Ghost, and the Bible as the Word of God is rejected in part or in whole ‘With this attitude, men who are sinners to the men, become brutes and beasts: instruments of Satan and destroyers of all that is noble and worthy of the best that God would impart unto us. Pentecostal people, we must win the peace. The mations who have won the ‘war are losing the peace, for the op- pressed peoples of Europe and Asia will ‘be filled with greater hatred than ever before, and will long remember our bombs and tanks; in the midst of sur- ‘render there will be greater inward re- istance against us. It is even $0 at times in congregations, we win against comes the great tragedy of losing the peace among ourselves. The Scriptures admonish us to be at peace among our- selves, and if we fail in this, we are sereater failures then we realize. A con- iregation without the peace of God will become a bitter gathering of carnal peo- ple, and die as surely as the Bible says, Il ye live alter the flesh, ye shall die. ‘The peace among the nations cannot ‘be won by force, and it can only be the results of love among the people. TI f world that is full of bitter memories, fand void of the Holy Ghost ean never achieve; for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. The world does fot have it, sinners do not have it; it is fot natural to love ones enemies. This love that is so sorely needed is given of God, Ye must be born again to posses this love. The Holy Ghost is given, then the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, but first we must receive the Holy Ghost. Only by the Holy Ghost ‘ean we truly have the peace of God, for the Kingdom of God is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. ‘Again, it is not enough to have re- ceived the Holy Ghost, but Paul a monishes us with these words, He ye fill- ‘ed with the Spirit. That is to say, once ye have received the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, be led of the Spirit, For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they the sons of God. Our sonship is not merely bated on some named experi- ‘ence, but on the fact that we are led by the Spirit of God; if we will always keep this in mind it will help us to live at peace among ourselves, and then are ‘we truly the sons of God. THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD ne PENTECOSTAL HERALD ‘lfc Pobcatin of the UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, incepta ra Be. Lal, 18, Mo, _Bntead go egcond-das matter atthe post sale Shs! ater the Net of Storch 3 ita, Shean rata of postage ranted Printed in USA. EXECUTIVE goricens NTEEOSTAL eHURCH He ‘tendent Bie w. en. Sunt Tint We re Sve sho. W, (Genert] Soretary "aGrand vd, BL Lau Dengan WOE Grand wna. sth 7 Stee aon al & Grand sv st GENERAL PRESBYTE: 5.0. Norris, 64 Pleree St Title Seism, 440 Ha St, Oregon City, Ore By Wold, 2820 Lincoin Ave, Peo DL MISSIONARY BOARO MEMBERS 1B, HL Hite, 809 Weber IL, St Loule 2, Mo. AO, atoora, 13) Greenwood Ave. Toronto, artelt Ave, Winnipee, ‘Asan Organization, we, the United Pentecostal Church, have won one of the greatest battles in the history of this great movement; we have won the war against division and have become one igainst a common enemy, but now we must win the peace. It will require as {great an effort to win the peace as it did to win the war we have just won, but by His Spirit we will win. If we can walle io the Spirit, we will have the PEACE OF GOD, if we walk after the flesh we can- not expect anything but the works of the flesh, which are these: hatred, variance, emulations, weath, strife, seditions, her- esis, envyings, and such like. Also, let tus remember, that they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God, Yes, we will win the peace, and that by much prayer, praying until we see ‘another outpouring of the Spirit of God Beloved, let ws pray for a Holy Ghost revival, and walk in the Spirit so that there will be the fruit of the Spiri which is, love, joy, peace, ete. Thus the ‘world will know that we are the child ren of God. Sn * AND THOU Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, are not the least among, the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel Great is the eternal plan of God. Bit by bit and time to time God revealed an iaolated portion of Hix great plan of Salvation to His holy prophets. The entire scheme of God's plan cen tered around a person who was to be born. And in this person all of God's in- tentions for the human race would be consummated. His person was to bruise the eerpent’s ind also by the serpent have Hix heel bruised. It was finally revealed to Abraham ‘several hundred years Iater that it would be in his seed (even Jesus) that all na. tions of the earth should be blessed. ‘As time passed on it was made clear that this seed of person would come out of the tribe of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. It is prophesied at time that this person is to have a scep- tee, which suggests rulership: and He was to be a law giver; and unto him ‘shall the gathering of the people be. The revelation is progressively show. ing some new phase of the life, person, land position of this coming person a Redeemer, Ruler, Lawgiver, ete Balaam calls Him the Star out of Ja cob, the hope that Isracl could look for- ward to, Moses boldly prophesies that He will be a Prophet (rom the midst of thee Cssael) of the brethren, like unto me. ‘Moses further stated the words of God would be in His mouth, and for Israel to hearken unto those words. And did not Jesus say: “For I have not spoken ‘of myself; but the Father which sent mc, he gave me a commandment, what T shall say, and what T shall speak.” Witness after witness has spoken of Jesus with prophetical exactness; each witness testifying of that part of the revelation concerning Jesus, that God had given them. David calls Jesus Anointed — King — ‘Son and other such titles. And to David is the promise given that Jesus December, 1945 pi Shae By Kenneth V. Reeves come out of his loins and sit upon throne. This prophesy points to the mi Tenial reign of Jesus in the not too dis tant future, if the signs of the times are proof. ‘A close scrutiny of the Scriptures al- Iuded to heretofore, make it mat given. That is up tuntil the time of Isaiah who alls Jesus “Immanuel” (God with us). ‘The revelation becomes clearer. The vague Line of truth begins to brighten with divine lustre and brightness. The miraculous is now being associated with the normal human expectations concern- ing Jesus. Why Isaiah! “You intimate that 2 virgin shall conceive and bear 2 Son.” Amazing! Stupendous! Mystify- ing! Here it is revealed that a vrigin, not an ordinary married woman, is to have a child. Well, this is sufficient to curb any more wishful thinking on the part of any future wife anxiously hoping that she will bring forth the Messiah! Not only a miracle birth by a virgin; Dut the person is to be more than a great man: prophet, judge, lawgiver, kking, son of David; He is to be called God with us (Immanuel Matt. 1:23). Slowly through the ages the light prophecy continuously pressed its way through the jungle of sin and idolatry. One could see it ficker its ray of hope

You might also like