The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 152

Seventb Cbapter*

THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY

SPIRIT.

XXIV.

The Outpouring

of the Holy Spirit. "The Holy

Spirit

because

that

was not yet given was not yet

Jesus

glorified."—/^,4«

vii. 39.

We

have come to the most difficult part in the discussion of the Holy Spirit, viz., the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the tenth day after the ascension.

work

of the

In the treatment of this subject

it is

not our aim to create a

interest in the celebration of Pentecost.

impossible.

Man's nature

is

We

new

consider this almost

too unspiritual for this.

But we

shall

reverently endeavor to give a clearer insight into this event to those in whose hearts the Holy Spirit has already begun His work. For, however simple the account of the second chapter of the

Acts

who

may

seem,

very intricate and hard to explain

it is

;

and he

earnestly tries to understand and explain the event will meet

more and more serious

difficulties as

into the inward connection of the

Holy

he penetrates more deeply Scripture. For this reason

we claim

not that our exposition will entirely solve this mystery. endeavor only to fix the sanctified mind of the people of God more earnestly upon it, and convince them that on the whole

We shall

this subject is treated too superficially.

Four First,

difficulties

How

meet us

shall

we

in the

examination of this event:

explain the fact that while the Holy Spirit

was poured out only on Pentecost, the were already partakers of His gifts? Second,

How

shall

we

Spirit nineteen centuries

unconverted to-day?

saints of the

Old Covenant

distinguish the outpouring of the Holy ago from His entering into the soul of the

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