July 18, 1898

“Who Is Doing It?” The Bible Echo 13, 29, pp. 228, 229.

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“HE that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith.”BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.1

Seven times this command is given in only two chapters of the Bible.BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.2

All people have ears, but not all have ears to hear. And of all who have ears to hear, not all have ears to hear what the Spirit saith.BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.3

Have you ears to hear what the Spirit saith?BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.4

This hearing by which we recognize what the Spirit saith, is the hearing of faith.BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.5

There is a hearing of faith, as well as a seeing of faith, a walking of faith, and a living of faith.BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.6

Therefore it is written, “Receive ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith.”BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.7

Receiving the Spirit by the hearing of faith, the hearing of what the Spirit saith, is only by faith.BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.8

We are commanded these seven times not only to hear what the Spirit saith, but also to hear what the Spirit saith “unto the churches.”BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.9

When the Spirit has spoken distinctly seven times to the churches, and when He who is the head of the church has commanded seven times that we hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches, then how can we prosper spiritually unless we do hear this?BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.10

But how shall they hear without a preacher? Is it not, then, perfectly plain that both preachers and people shall carefully consider what the Spirit saith unto the churches, in order that we all may indeed hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches?A. T. JONES.BEST July 18, 1898, page 228.11