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Lesson 8 · May 25, 1907

The Threefold Manifestation of God

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Effectual Service

The Spirit: Its Gifts

Questions.

  1. 1.What commission was given the disciples of Christ? , first part.
  2. 2.Into whose name were the disciples to be baptized? , last part. Note 1.
  3. 3.What is the significance of the term "name" as often used in the Bible?—Character. Note 2.
  4. 4.For what does the name of the Father stand? . Note 3.
  5. 5.What does baptism in the Father's name imply? .
  6. 6.For what does the name of the Son stand? ; . Note 4.
  7. 7.What does baptized into the name of the Son imply? ; .
  8. 8.For what does the name of the Spirit stand?—Power. , first part. Note 5.
  9. 9.What was implied in Jesus' being baptized into the name of the Spirit? ; .
  10. 10.What should this baptism mean to disciples? ; .
  11. 11.What is the Spirit to him who believes? .
  12. 12.What will that Spirit do for us? .
  13. 13.How willing is God to give it? .
  14. 14.How may we obtain it? ; . "The Spirit awaits our demand and reception."

Notes

1. "Into," not "in," as in the Common Version. Not the mere mention of a name, but into the name, swallowed up in the name, whelmed by, immersed in, all that it stands for.

2. "Name," character. God's name reveals His goodness. . When Jacob gained the victory, God changed his name to Israel to correspond with his change of character. . Name as used in stands for character. See also .

3. The name of the Father stands for goodness and righteousness, which He in mercy freely bestows upon us in Christ Jesus. . Baptized into His name is to give up all our sins, all our righteousnesses, and receive His alone. .

4. The name of the Son stands for emptiness of self, self-denial, self-abnegation, and fulness of God's righteous character. The Son of God came not to reveal Himself. He did not reveal Himself when He came to earth. That was not His purpose. . His character, His mind, was to empty Himself, that the Father might fill Him with all the fulness of the Godhead. ; .

5. Power.—The active divine agency in effecting all God's will is the Spirit. Over the chaos in the beginning, the Spirit brooded and brought the cosmos of life and beauty. . "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth." By the Spirit His word is given. . "By His Spirit He hath garnished the heavens." . By the Spirit the dead are recreated and the earth renewed. . By the Spirit Jesus was begotten (); by the Spirit His children are begotten (); by the Spirit Jesus was filled for service (; ); and by the Spirit we are given power for service (); by the Spirit we are given life, and our mortal bodies quickened ().

Bible texts in this lesson

Matthew 28:19 · Exodus 33:18 · Exodus 33:19 · Exodus 34:6 · Exodus 34:7 · Romans 3:21 · Romans 3:22 · Philippians 2:5-7 · Hebrews 5:7 · Hebrews 5:8 · Philippians 2:5 · Matthew 16:24 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 4:18 · Acts 10:38 · Romans 7:4 · Acts 1:8 · Romans 8:10 · Romans 5:5 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 11:9 · Luke 11:10 · Zechariah 10:1 · Genesis 32:24-28 · Matthew 1:21 · Romans 3:20-22 · Philippians 3:8-10 · John 1:18 · John 5:19 · John 5:30 · John 14:10 · Philippians 2:5-9 · Colossians 1:19 · Genesis 1:2 · 2 Samuel 23:2 · Job 26:13 · Psalms 104:30 · John 3:5 · Romans 8:8-10

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