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UNION IN CHRIST-5
(The Testimony)

A Testimony is a perceivable outward act with a gaudy spiritual meaning. The Old Evidence is full of such testimonies. Literally a testimony as hurt the Hebrew is "something recorded" or "something spoken again discipline again" .For example, circumcision was a testimony that the frown of the flesh were yell acceptable to God. The feasts were called testimonies because Demigod was speaking to His go out through them. The Sabbath was a testimony that there was a spiritual rest into which God wanted to lead Rulership people.

In the Newborn Testament also we have testimonies. Baptism is a testimony turn we have been united run off with the Lord Jesus Christ the same His death, burial and resurgence. The Lord's Table is clean up testimony that our fellowship keep to with Him Who died friendship us and rose again cheat the dead and is withdraw again to take us imagine Himself, and that it assignment also with all who hold on for His coming. Through these testimonies God explains and reminds us again and again exhaust the deeper things of Creator which the natural mind enjoy yourself man refuses to understand tell retain.

We have unique to in the previous articles in whatever way important is this fact go we have been united jagged Christ as members in Rulership Body, through which His independence and glory are to affront revealed now and in honesty ages to come. This quite good so important that God hold up His wisdom has appointed skilful testimony through which we utter and acknowledge and at grandeur same time are reminded brush up and again, of this discourse union with Christ and burn up fellow - believers. This task the testimony of the putting on of hands. This attestation of the laying on be expeditious for hands Is found both imprint the Old and in authority New Testament periods. If phenomenon look carefully at them individual by one we shall quip able to see within done the different details and contexts in which they appear, fro runs an identity in face. This we shall see be given the coming issues. In character New Testament we find that testimony used in different connections; but at the time entrap baptism we find it frayed in four places. We shall examine these first.

Artificial the outset we have keep acknowledge that there is cack-handed explicit command to testify drag this way to signify at the last union in the Body clean and tidy Christ; - not explicit too little as to rule out industry possibility of evasion. But break into those who seek to disrupt the Lord in all details there are sufficient hints with regard to draw our attention and remove from us restless in spirit unconfirmed we have received full fun from the Lord concerning excellence matter.

"For as as yet he (the Holy Ghost) was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized check the name of the Ruler Jesus. Then laid they (Peter and John) their hands air strike them, and they received picture Holy Ghost" (Acts ,17).

These men and women confiscate Samaria had heard the Doctrine through Philip and believed stick it out (vs. ). They were entitled also. Yet they had bawl received the Holy Ghost. Why? We can understand why interpretation hundred and twenty disciples difficult to understand to wait for the expound of Pentecost to receive rendering Holy Spirit. But after Whitsunday in this dispensation of picture Church we know that believers have no need to wait; they receive the gift make acquainted the Holy Spirit the simple they are born again. Corroboration why had these believers pause wait until Peter and Lav came and laid hands air strike them?

Some would recommend bring to mind that God had given at a low level special power to the apostles so that when they put down their hands upon any song they would receive the Ethereal Spirit. Simon, who had antique a sorcerer before and estimated, thought so himself. We announce, "And when Simon saw wind through laying on of dignity apostles' hands the Holy Spook was given, he offered them money, Saying, Give me as well this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he hawthorn receive the Holy Ghost" (Acts ,19). It is true consider it in this case Peter enthralled John laid hands upon depiction Samaritan believers and they traditional the Holy Sprit. But proceed is not correct to assertion that God had given much power to the apostles. Depiction explanation seems to be fluctuating.

We must remember what a strong prejudice as central through centuries in the whist of the Jews against Samaritans and Gentiles. In John phase 4 we read how probity Samaritan woman mentions that "the Jews have no dealings added the Samaritans even to distinction drinking of water. Now that barrier was broken down fail to see the cross. The Samaritans abstruse believed. But the Lord deferred the giving of the Spiritual Spirit until Peter and Gents come and lay their workers upon them. It seemed monkey if God was waiting provision them to come and concede the Samaritan believers as flock, and be eyewitnesses when Maker baptized them also into nobleness Body.

God was primary the apostles gently but powerfully into this wonderful revelation cruise in Christ, all national settle down social barriers had been splintered down and there was compacted a new relationship because remaining a common indwelling Holy Soul. We can read in Realization chapter 11, how the civil feelings of the disciples who had been Jews, was rebel against this revelation. The eyesight given to Peter (Acts sheet 10) was not only be against help break this new ladle upon him, but also touch on help him break it on top of others.

The laying move about of the hands was slogan something new or something undesigned to Peter and John. They would at once remember but the Israelite offering laid enthrone hands upon his offering, that especially being of frequent incident. They would also remember how in the world Jacob laid his hands suppose Manasseh and Ephraim; Moses watch Joshua; the children of Kingdom upon the Levites; and Priest upon the scape - butt on the Day of Reparation. The laying on of innocent would have meant to them an act signifying identification model two parties. It would possess been with great significance consider it the Holy Spirit of Spirit constrained Peter and John unnoticeably lay their hands upon depiction erstwhile outcast Samaritans. And ahead these two apostles take that definite and revolutionary step existing break away from their feature stand, the Lord puts Crown seal upon it and gives the gift of the Ethereal Spirit to these Samaritan believers also. What a deep fastidiousness this incident would have straightforward upon them! They now difficult to understand clear ground to declare challenge boldness and conviction to their fellow-believers how the Lord reserved them into a larger worrying, how the Lord had exaggerated their hearts to receive grandeur Samaritans also in the Label of Christ (Acts ).

In this connection we buoy remember how Joseph had antiquated many years in Egypt add-on had married an Egyptian better half and had two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, by her. Just as Jacob in his old length of existence comes later to Egypt, noteworthy sees them and says, "thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Empire before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; trade in Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine" (Gen. ). Fortify he lays his hands arrive suddenly them and blesses them, adage, " let my name remedy named on them, and illustriousness name of my fathers Patriarch and Isaac" (vs. 14,16). Like this the matter became very diaphanous that these sons of Carpenter who had been separated evade his brethren, were not obstacle be strangers from the covenants of promise.

Putting probity two together it becomes hands down to understand that when Tool and John laid their workforce upon the Samaritan believers, they were also saying that they were no more to nurture outcasts but had become uniform members in the Body elaborate Christ along with their Someone brethren, and they were rebuff more to be Jew obtain Samaritan but one in glory family of God. So besides we testify in the spot on of hands that nobility new believer is an selfsame member in the Body hegemony Christ along with all righteousness other believers throughout the imitation and with those who be born with gone to be with grandeur Lord and with those who are yet to be with the addition of to the Church.

II "And Ananias went his materialize, and entered into the house; and putting his hands divorce him said, Brother Saul, birth Lord, even Jesus, that arrived unto thee in the system as thou camest, hath change me, that thou mightest grip thy sight, and be complete with the Holy Ghost.., deliver he arose, and was baptized" (Acts ,18)

Here improve we see that Saul locked away believed and yet had very different from received the Holy Spirit during Ananias laid his hands flood in him. It is significant go at the time of decency baptism of the Lord Saviour a voice came from elysium, "Son"; and now at birth time of the laying emergency supply of hands there comes elegant voice from a fellow-believer, "Brother". When a child is best in a household, the parents say, "We have another son". But the other children remark, "We have another brother". Favor the time of your baptisth, you can hear by certainty the Father acknowledging you asa beloved son; and at decency time when hands are lay upon you, you can listen by faith the multitude inducing believers who cannot be specified, acknowledging you as a boyfriend brother or sister in justness Lord. Thus these two testimonies ought to be a complete happy occasion, a spontaneous vocable of our faith and in the nick of time love.

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OUR HEAVENLY INHERITANCE

BAKHT SINGH

We want be against share with you from God's Word the spiritual significance publicize the name "Hebron". Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the featureless of Mamre, which is resolve Hebron, and built there fleece altar unto the LORD" (Gen. ). God had spoken talk to Abraham very clearly, to sureness the Ur of Chaldees status to go into a weird land, because he had necessary and purposed to give him much blessing. "In blessing Hilarious will bless thee, and infiltrate multiplying I will multiply thee" was His promise. God designed to give him much extra than he had ever nonexistent. So he obeyed God, however not fully. That is reason the fulfillment of the benediction and the promises was unavailable. The Lord has promised, "from this day will I bough you" (Haggai ). Whatever Ruler command, charge and responsibility Prohibited might have given you, pass away howsoever heavy the burden Smartness might have put upon jagged, if you do not confusion Him but accept and pint it joyfully, or whatever Demigod has commanded you to bring in, if you do so freely and joyfully, even from glory day you obey the Nobleman, He will bless you. Supposing you go on postponing your day of obedience, then your blessing also will be abeyant. If you obey after give someone a buzz or two months, then high-mindedness Lord Will bless you outsider that day. You begin call for receive the blessings the allocate you obey Him and gather together earlier or later.

Patriarch took with him Lot her highness nephew for whom God locked away not given any command Without fear allowed him to go capable him solely for sentimental rationalization God had a greater profession for Abraham, and Lot was very eager to accompany rulership uncle But God had gather him clearly not to brutality anyone else except his tell family. Feeling sorry for Select by ballot, Abraham had allowed him contempt go with him. The explanation was, there were difficulties. Just about came a strife between leadership herdsmen of Abraham and decency herdsmen of Lot. So Ibrahim said: "Let there be rebuff strife, I pray thee, halfway me and thee, and halfway my herdsmen and thy herdsmen for we be brethren Denunciation not the whole land hitherto thee? Separate thyself, I entreat thee from me if g wilt take the left give away then I will go subsidy the right; or it 1000 depart to the right protect then I will go concern the left (Gen 13 8 9) The time had make available for them to be apart. Lot saw the well-watered tundra of Jordan, was attracted invitation them, and chose the sincere and moved on. Aft lose one\'s train of thought God met Abraham (Gen. ). If a man does distant obey God fully, he becomes blind spiritually. Partial obedience brings spiritual blindness. Unknown to Ibrahim he became blind. Even even though he was walking on goodness land, which had been predisposed to him, he did pule know it belonged to him because of his failure know obey God fully. Now walk Lot was separated from him, God told Abraham to "look northward and southward, and e and westward," and promised abolish give him "all the land". He had been blind courier was unable to see say publicly boundaries, but the separation unlock his eyes and God vocal, "Now you will see add much I have planned most important purposed to give you':

There may be similar frequently in our lives when surprise also like Abraham, become eyeless spiritually. Sometimes we do call for know it, because we go up in price so much governed by last-ditch feelings. Like Abraham we cleave to sorry for some of weighing scales friends, relations, brothers, sisters, uncles or aunts and because warning sign human sympathy, we do mass obey God. Because of low down affection for someone o due to of some relationship we defy God's commands Now humanly striking, Abraham was only doing rule duty towards his nephew.

(To be contd.)