ISBN: 9781130226409

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...24. (2) This world must no longer be our home. Mic. ii. 10. Heb. xiii. 14. (3) Contrast these two homes. o. The Home of this world: full of corruption, loss, disappointment, soon passing away. S. Mat. vi. 19. 1 S. John ii. 17. 0. The Heavenly Home. Eternal as God Himself, unchangeable, incorruptible. S. Mat. vi. 20. Heb. xi. 10, 16. See next Lesson. II. If weithus ascend and dwell with Christ now, we may look forward to another and yet more joyful Ascension. The Ascension of our bodies,--To be for ever with Christ, there, where with our hearts and minds, we have already learnt to dwell. 1 Thes. iv. 17. S. John xiv. 3. Col. iii. 4. 1 Collect for the Day. III. It is only by the Holy Spirit''s power that we can thus ascend. a. He raises us up now. It is the Holy Ghost Who quickens us, and imparts to us the new life that is from Heaven. Rom. viii. 9, 10. It is the HolY Ghost Who sanctifies us, and raises our hearts and minds by means of holy thoughts and affections to Christ in Heaven. Eph. i. 5, 6. b. He will raise us up hereafter. It is by the power of the Holy Ghost that we shall be quickened and raised from the dead at the last day. Rom. viii. 11. 2 Cor. iv. 14. Cf. v. 1, 5. The Church thus teaches us to pray, Send to us Thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before.1 Special Application. (1) Are we mindful of the Ascension message, preparing ourselves for its fulfilment? (2) Where are we seeking our happiness? here amongst earthly things, or in those things which belong to our Heavenly Home? Efje Suniiag after ttje Ascension. THE BENEFITS OF CHRISTS ASCENSION. The Gift of the Promised Comforter? I. The Great Gift of the Ascension. a. The Promise of Christ. I... Caroline Cameron Acland, Books, Religion and Spirituality, Outlines of Church Teaching Books>Religion and Spirituality, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781130226409

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...24. (2) This world must no longer be our home. Mic. ii. 10. Heb. xiii. 14. (3) Contrast these two homes. o. The Home of this world: full of corruption, loss, disappointment, soon passing away. S. Mat. vi. 19. 1 S. John ii. 17. 0. The Heavenly Home. Eternal as God Himself, unchangeable, incorruptible. S. Mat. vi. 20. Heb. xi. 10, 16. See next Lesson. II. If weithus ascend and dwell with Christ now, we may look forward to another and yet more joyful Ascension. The Ascension of our bodies,--To be for ever with Christ, there, where with our hearts and minds, we have already learnt to dwell. 1 Thes. iv. 17. S. John xiv. 3. Col. iii. 4. 1 Collect for the Day. III. It is only by the Holy Spirit''s power that we can thus ascend. a. He raises us up now. It is the Holy Ghost Who quickens us, and imparts to us the new life that is from Heaven. Rom. viii. 9, 10. It is the HolY Ghost Who sanctifies us, and raises our hearts and minds by means of holy thoughts and affections to Christ in Heaven. Eph. i. 5, 6. b. He will raise us up hereafter. It is by the power of the Holy Ghost that we shall be quickened and raised from the dead at the last day. Rom. viii. 11. 2 Cor. iv. 14. Cf. v. 1, 5. The Church thus teaches us to pray, Send to us Thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before.1 Special Application. (1) Are we mindful of the Ascension message, preparing ourselves for its fulfilment? (2) Where are we seeking our happiness? here amongst earthly things, or in those things which belong to our Heavenly Home? Efje Suniiag after ttje Ascension. THE BENEFITS OF CHRISTS ASCENSION. The Gift of the Promised Comforter? I. The Great Gift of the Ascension. a. The Promise of Christ. I... Caroline Cameron Acland, Books, Religion and Spirituality, Outlines of Church Teaching Books>Religion and Spirituality <