Salvation Assured THE HOLY SPIRIT AND MOUNT CALVARY
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Isa. 30:21.
As we look at the mountains, the barriers, that are in the way of choosing to be lost, another great mountain that looms up is called the Holy Spirit. (See John 16:8-13.) When He is come, He will reprove how many? Just the Adventists? How many? Reprove the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. The Holy Spirit is that still small voice. The Holy Spirit is working while you are sleeping. The Holy Spirit penetrated the body of a whale and talked to Jonah, who was down in the whale's stomach. The Holy Spirit can cross all boundaries and all barriers. The Holy Spirit can go to the darkest jungle, the remotest island. He is constantly working to draw men to God.
I've seen people who have shaken their fists at God and have said, "Leave me alone." I've heard of people who have prayed that the Holy Spirit would leave them. And once in a while that prayer seems to have been answered. But then I've met people, young people, even 10-year-olds, who are absolutely certain that they have committed the unpardonable sin.
I would like to take the position that the unpardonable sin is very difficult to commit. This in no way leaves the door open for license and procrastination. Not if we take a look at the next giant mountain that looms up. It is a mountain that looks something like a skull. It's outside the wall of Jerusalem. It has three crosses, and the center cross has friendly arms that still extend to every person, saying, "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Rom. 8:32).
How can you get past Mount Calvary? Even the heathen have a dim comprehension of the fact that someone must die to take the place of the sinner. God's Spirit is working to get through to every person. The story of the cross of Calvary is a giant mountain that pushes its snowcapped peak up into the blue. God cannot forgive sin, but because of the cross He can forgive sinners. If a person once gets a glimpse of that, how can he go past that giant hurdle into perdition?
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Isa. 30:21.
As we look at the mountains, the barriers, that are in the way of choosing to be lost, another great mountain that looms up is called the Holy Spirit. (See John 16:8-13.) When He is come, He will reprove how many? Just the Adventists? How many? Reprove the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. The Holy Spirit is that still small voice. The Holy Spirit is working while you are sleeping. The Holy Spirit penetrated the body of a whale and talked to Jonah, who was down in the whale's stomach. The Holy Spirit can cross all boundaries and all barriers. The Holy Spirit can go to the darkest jungle, the remotest island. He is constantly working to draw men to God.
I've seen people who have shaken their fists at God and have said, "Leave me alone." I've heard of people who have prayed that the Holy Spirit would leave them. And once in a while that prayer seems to have been answered. But then I've met people, young people, even 10-year-olds, who are absolutely certain that they have committed the unpardonable sin.
I would like to take the position that the unpardonable sin is very difficult to commit. This in no way leaves the door open for license and procrastination. Not if we take a look at the next giant mountain that looms up. It is a mountain that looks something like a skull. It's outside the wall of Jerusalem. It has three crosses, and the center cross has friendly arms that still extend to every person, saying, "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Rom. 8:32).
How can you get past Mount Calvary? Even the heathen have a dim comprehension of the fact that someone must die to take the place of the sinner. God's Spirit is working to get through to every person. The story of the cross of Calvary is a giant mountain that pushes its snowcapped peak up into the blue. God cannot forgive sin, but because of the cross He can forgive sinners. If a person once gets a glimpse of that, how can he go past that giant hurdle into perdition?
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