04 "The Spirit of Wisdom and Holiness"

Editorial: “The Spirit of Wisdom”

A. T. Jones

THE Lord desires that he “may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.”

The Spirit of wisdom is the Spirit of Christ; for He “is made unto us wisdom.”

The Spirit of wisdom is the Spirit of God; for it is one of the characteristics of the manifestation of “the seven Spirits of God.”

The Spirit of wisdom is the very Spirit which Christ had; for the Spirit of wisdom rested—remained, abode—upon Him. The Spirit descended “from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him.”

The Spirit of revelation in the knowledge of Him is clearly the Spirit by whom came the revelation of the things of God; and that is plainly the Spirit of God,—the Eternal Spirit,—by whom “God has revealed” to us the deep things of God, which “eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man.”

The Spirit of revelation is the Spirit by whom the word of God, the Scriptures, came “in old time.” For “the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”

The Lord’s expressed desire, therefore, is, that He “may give to you,” and that you may have, the Spirit of God,—the very Spirit that Jesus had, and the very Spirit by whom the Scriptures were given. O, He desires that you may have—yes, that you may be filled with—the Holy Spirit!

“Ask, and it will be given to you.” “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, May 24, 1898

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Editorial: “The Spirit of Holiness”

A. T. Jones

THE Lord is coming.

And without holiness, no man can see Him in peace.

Have you holiness?

How can anybody have holiness without “the Spirit of holiness”?

And how can anybody have the Spirit of holiness without the Holy Spirit?

Have you the Holy Spirit?

“Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The Spirit that dwells in us lusts to envy?”

Then surely, with such a spirit as that, no man can see the Lord in peace.

But He says, “A new Spirit will I put within you,” and “He shall . . . abide with you forever.”

He does not want the spirit that lusts to envy to abide with you forever. Do you?

He wants His own Spirit—the Holy Spirit—to abide with you forever. Do you?

Thus, having the Spirit of holiness abiding with you forever, you will have holiness.

And having holiness, you can see the Lord in peace when He comes.

And He is coming soon. “Get ready, get ready, get ready.”

“Ask, and it will be given to you.” “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, June 7, 1898