Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. — Romans 15, 13.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. — 2 Cor. 3, 17.

Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. — Eph. 6, 10.

He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. — Psalms 1, 3.

Thanks be unto God who always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. — 2 Cor. 2, 14.

Whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. — 1 Peter 1, 8.

Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the Comfort of the Holy Ghost were multiplied.— Acts 9, 31.

I have been convinced for years that the Third Person in the adorable Trinity has not been honored as He should be.

I. We do not appreciate the Holy Spirit in his relation to the person and work of Jesus Christ and we may be astonished to discover that the whole life of Christ was controlled by the Holy Spirit.

1. In relation to the incarnation, the generation of the Messiah took place through the medium of the Holy Spirit.

2. At the Baptism of John, the Spirit descended from heaven like a dove and abode upon Him, when the Father said, “Thou art my beloved Son in thee I am well pleased” —. At this time Jesus stepped from the bounds of a private life as a citizen of Nazareth, to the position of the Second Adam. After that time the whole life of Jesus was moved, controlled and manipulated by another person — and that person was the Holy Spirit, — thus his entire ministry was in the power of the Spirit.

The teaching and preaching of Christ was under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and His miracles were performed not by His divine power as the Second Person in the Godhead, but by the Holy Spirit. We know Jesus laid Himself on the altar a voluntary sacrifice but we are told that He did this by the Holy Spirit for it was "through the Eternal Spirit He offered himself without spot to God.”

And as to his resurrection we have Peter telling us that Jesus was put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit. So we see that the earthly ministry of our Lord and Savior was begun, continued and finished in holiness and power by the Holy Spirit.

II. Neither do we appreciate the Holy Spirit in his relation to our own life and work.

1. Our Lord teaches us that every man that is born again, is born of the Holy Spirit, and that all the believers shall ask and receive the baptism of the same Holy Spirit with which He himself was baptized; and that when He is abiding in us — He will convict the world of sin; teach us the truth; show us things to come; take the things of Jesus and reveal them unto us; glorify Jesus in our bodies which are His temples; and finally quicken our mortal bodies and give us a glorious resurrection.

2. We know that Jesus came to this earth and was all here, making it His home, but alas we do not know that the Holy Spirit came and is all here, making our bodies His temples.

As the Jews ignored, dishonored and rejected the Second Person in the Trinity for which there may be forgiveness — so the church people are in danger of ignoring, dishonoring and rejecting the Third Person in the Trinity for which there is no forgiveness either in this world or the world to come.

To help all the Christian people to receive, honor and worship the Third Person in the Trinity as well as the First and Second Persons, I have written this volume.

R. N. McKAIG.

Sioux City, la., May, 1910.