Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Brengle, S. L. (1978). Guest of the Soul. Atlanta: Salvation Army Supplies
Pentecostal Power - We are naturally week in th einner man. e fall before temptation. We faint with hopelessness, discouragement or fear in the presence of difficulty or danger. We flame with hasty temper or passion under provocation. We are puffed up with false views of our own ability or importance; or we are cast down by a feeling of our own impotence. But when the comforter comes He strengthes us in th einner man. He humbles us with a true view of our weakness, our ignorance, our foolishness and insufficiency, and lifts us up with the revelation of God's sufficiency and eagerness to reinforce us at every point of our spiritual need. 51
We each and all need the blessing of pentecost, not simply for service, but for holy, worthy living, for the prefecting and completing of character from which will flow influences which are more effective than the busy activity we call service. 54
Men cease to be self-complcent when He (HS) comes. Slf righteousness is seen to be a sheet too short to cover us; our moral ad spiritula nakedness is exposed. Our pride is rebuked and we are ashamed. Our self-conceit vanishes and we are abashed. Our eyes are opened, and we see how self-decieved we have been - how unchristlike in our tempers, how corrupt in our desires, how selfish in our ambitions, how puffed up in our vainglory, how slow to believe, howquick to excuse ourselves and justify our own ways; how far from God we have wandered... 59
Paul = knew by joyful union with teh risen Christ, who had conquered death and the grave. This union was so real that Christ's victory was his victory also. 76
A friend asked me some time ago whether I believed in and taught perfection. I replied that that depended uponupon what he meant by the term 'perfection'.... if he meant absolute perfectin, I did not ... there is, however a perfection which we are given to undersatnd God requires in us. It is a perfection not of head but of heart.
Characterised by submission; trust in ways we do not understand; love; loyalty; obedience 81ff
Our performance may not always be perfect, but our spirit may be perfect 86
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We each and all need the blessing of pentecost, not simply for service, but for holy, worthy living, for the prefecting and completing of character from which will flow influences which are more effective than the busy activity we call service. 54
Men cease to be self-complcent when He (HS) comes. Slf righteousness is seen to be a sheet too short to cover us; our moral ad spiritula nakedness is exposed. Our pride is rebuked and we are ashamed. Our self-conceit vanishes and we are abashed. Our eyes are opened, and we see how self-decieved we have been - how unchristlike in our tempers, how corrupt in our desires, how selfish in our ambitions, how puffed up in our vainglory, how slow to believe, howquick to excuse ourselves and justify our own ways; how far from God we have wandered... 59
Paul = knew by joyful union with teh risen Christ, who had conquered death and the grave. This union was so real that Christ's victory was his victory also. 76
A friend asked me some time ago whether I believed in and taught perfection. I replied that that depended uponupon what he meant by the term 'perfection'.... if he meant absolute perfectin, I did not ... there is, however a perfection which we are given to undersatnd God requires in us. It is a perfection not of head but of heart.
Characterised by submission; trust in ways we do not understand; love; loyalty; obedience 81ff
Our performance may not always be perfect, but our spirit may be perfect 86
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