things are passed away; behold, all things
are become new (II Corinthians 5:17).
Get Rid of All Spots
The Bible tells us that Jesus will return for
His spotless, glorious Church. That he might
present it to himself a glorious church, not
having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing;
but that it should be holy and without
blemish (Ephesians 5:27).
Members of the bridal company are from all
walks of life and from all over the world. They
are made pure and holy through the divine
blood, and they remain undefiled from sin
because the fire of the Holy Ghost is ablaze on
the altar of their soul.
Keep the fire burning.
Like it was for Moses at the burning bush,
their souls are burning with holy fire yet never
consumed. Holy Ghost fire will never consume
anyone who is a living sacrifice unto the
Lord, one who is prepared unto God’s specifications
and doing His divine will in everything.
God so loved each one of us that He gave
Jesus on the altar at Calvary. He surrendered
that which was most precious to Him, His
Only Begotten Son, so we could be delivered
of all sin, receive a born-again experience and
the gift of eternal life. Jesus died on Calvary
so we could live forever.
If there is anything unlike God in your life,
let the power in the divine blood of Jesus
cleanse you, deliver you and give you the
born-again experience and the eternal life
in Heaven that He brought. Say the sinner’s
prayer located on page 5 of this magazine.
Then you must go on to receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost. Jesus knew the importance of
the Spirit dwelling within; and that is why He
said, Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is
expedient for you that I go away: for if I go
not away, the Comforter will not come unto
you; but if I depart, I will send him unto
you (John 16:7). Both the divine blood and the
fire of the Holy Ghost are required to make
you a perfect, living sacrifice before God.
life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same
shall save it. For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world, and lose
his own soul? Or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul (Mark 8:35–37)?
Jesus’ life was set apart from the world and
dedicated to the will of His heavenly Father,
and He prayed that all who would follow Him
from there on would be set apart as well. I pray
not that thou shouldest take them out of the
world, but that thou shouldest keep them
from the evil. They are not of the world,
even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them
through thy truth: thy word is truth (John
17:15–17).
Deny Self
Any followers of Christ who yield to the
spirit of the world cause the blood within
them to be rendered void and useless in
their life. Then the fire of the Holy Ghost is
quenched on the altar of their soul.
There are people all over the world who go
to church without ever receiving a true, bornagain
experience. They never separate from
the sin of the world or deny self, and many
don’t even know what those things mean; yet
the Word says, Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God (John
3:3). Jesus said to His disciples, If any man
will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me (Matthew
16:24).
Do you put self on the altar of your soul
daily, or do you have some disobedience or
sin in your life? Do you lie, deceive or tell
half-truths trying to cover up trouble for yourself
or so you can get your way? Do you carry
grudges, bitterness, anger or an unforgiving
spirit? Do you grumble and complain, spread
gossip or cut others down?
Denying self is a spiritual act of burying
the sinful, Adamic nature and allowing Christ
to live in you through the power of divine
blood and the fire of the Holy Ghost. When
you are truly born again, your old ways of
living, thinking, talking and acting are gone;
and your life becomes new. Therefore if any
man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old
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