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glory for the gift of His dear Son and that He has not died for us in
vain.
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Brother P, you ask if you have committed the sin which has no
forgiveness in this life or in the life to come. I answer: I do not see the
slightest evidence that this is the case. What constitutes the sin against
the Holy Ghost? It is willfully attributing to Satan the work of the
Holy Spirit. For example, suppose that one is a witness of the special
work of the Spirit of God. He has convincing evidence that the work is
in harmony with the Scriptures, and the Spirit witnesses with his spirit
that it is of God. Afterward, however, he falls under temptation; pride,
self-sufficiency, or some other evil trait, controls him; and rejecting
all the evidence of its divine character, he declares that that which he
had before acknowledged to be the power of the Holy Spirit was the
power of Satan. It is through the medium of His Spirit that God works
upon the human heart; and when men willfully reject the Spirit and
declare it to be from Satan, they cut off the channel by which God
can communicate with them. By denying the evidence which God
has been pleased to give them, they shut out the light which had been
shining in their hearts, and as the result they are left in darkness. Thus
the words of Christ are verified: “If therefore the light that is in thee
be darkness, how great is that darkness!” For a time, persons who
have committed this sin may appear to be children of God; but when
circumstances arise to develop character and show what manner of
spirit they are of, it will be found that they are on the enemy’s ground,
standing under his black banner.
My brother, the Spirit invites you today. Come with your whole
heart to Jesus. Repent of your sins, make confession to God, forsake
all iniquity, and you may appropriate to yourself all His promises.
“Look unto Me, and be ye saved,” is His gracious invitation.
The day will come when the awful denunciation of God’s wrath
will be uttered against all who have persisted in their disloyalty to
Him. This will be when God must speak and do terrible things in
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righteousness against the transgressors of His law. But you need not be
among those who will come under the wrath of God. It is now the day
of His salvation. The light from the cross of Calvary is now shining
forth in clear, bright rays, revealing Jesus, our Sacrifice for sin. As
you read the promises which I have set before you, remember they are
the expression of unutterable love and pity. The great heart of infinite