Secular men—men of a worldly type of character and a secular spirit—have no place in the church of Christ; above all, no official place, though it be only in administering secular affairs, and though they be men of both honest report and of wisdom. The natural man, even when that term is used of the 1 Cor. 2:8, 14.princes of this world, cannot receive the things of the Spirit, because they are spiritually discerned; and therefore, so far as we put into office, or allow to occupy official positions in the church, men who have not the Spirit of God, who are chosen without reference to spiritual qualifications, we at least consent to an administration which is unspiritual in character, which is an offense to the Spirit, a virtual disputing of his headship, and, we hesitate not to add, in so far an ACTUAL UNSEATING OF THE SPIRIT from his throne of control! - from: The Acts of The Holy Spirit, by Arthur T. Pierson, D.D - via WORDsearch10
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:13:48 +0000
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