HELLENISTS AND HEBREWS 1. Do not forget that the gospel began among the Jews exclusively, the Gentiles having nothing to do with it; hence the Christian Church, originally like the Jewish, was purely Judaic. With the roll of a century, it underwent a radical somersault, eliminating the Jewish and in... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEACONATE 2-5. God is a great Organizer. Hence He has given the New Testament Church a simple, perfect and beautiful organization. The bishop is the leader of the holiness band [for such were all of the Apostolic churches], while the deacon has charge of all the temporal interests of the church... [ Continue Reading ]
ORDINATION 6. _“Whom they placed before the apostles, and praying, laid hands on them.”_ Here is all the ordination you can find in the New Testament. It is very simple, and I see much of it among holiness people in my peregrinations. The Lord's elders, bishops, deacons and saints gather around the... [ Continue Reading ]
_“And a great multitude of the priests were obedient to the faith.”_ Here we find, much to our encouragement, that amid the sweeping victories of the Pentecostal revival, a large number of the regular preachers got religion. Good Lord, save us from the Satanic humbuggery that would recognize preache... [ Continue Reading ]
STEPHEN'S MINISTRY 8-15. Though Stephen was but a poor, uncultured layman, honored with the office of deacon, _i. e_., permitted to sweep the floor, and light the lamps, and collect money to support the evangelistic widows, they complimented him with this office because he was _“full of the Holy Gho... [ Continue Reading ]
_“And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.”_ Oh! what a contrast we here have between the wisdom, intellect, learning and resources of the world and the wisdom of God! Here, with the greatest intellectualist and scholar the world could produce, surrounded by a... [ Continue Reading ]
_“And all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin, looking upon him, saw his countenance as the face of an angel.”_ Now, remember, that the popular preachers, standing at the head of the churches, persecute Stephen unto death. Why did they not desist when they see the very glory of God radiant in his coun... [ Continue Reading ]