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“John truly baptized with water,” said Christ, “but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence” (Acts 1:5). “And in that day,” He had said earlier, “ye shall know that I am in you” (John 14:20). Only then could they be His witnesses and gospel ambassadors. As salvation is in its whole nature the inward birth and life of Christ in the believer, so nothing but this “new creature in Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:17) can bear true witness to the realities of redemption. Therefore a man, however expert in all Scripture doctrines or learning can only talk about the gospel as of any tale he has been told, until the life of Christ has been brought forth, verified, fulfilled, and enjoyed through the power of the Holy Spirit in his soul. No one can know the truth of salvation by a mere rational consent to that which is historically said of Christ. Only by an inward experience of His cross, death, and resurrection can the saving power of the gospel be known.
The Power of the Spirit - William Law
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