A Sermon On The Promised Advent Of The Spirit - Softcover

Rufus Anderson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461782383 ISBN 13: 9780461782387

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

A Sermon On The Promised Advent Of The Spirit by Rufus Anderson. This 1841 sermon, delivered as a farewell address to missionaries at Park Street Church in Boston and later preached in various places, argues that the conversion of the world depends on a sweeping outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Anderson states that the scale of the world’s needs—hundreds of millions of people, including many beyond Christendom—demands a divine agency beyond human effort. He grounds his case in Scripture, citing Joel’s prophecy that the Spirit would be poured out on all flesh, as Peter declared on Pentecost, and urging that the grand consummation will involve universal influence of the Spirit, transforming church and society. He contends this outpouring is both necessary and highly probable, though not dependent on direct prophecy alone, but on the gospel’s nature as mercy and on believers’ love for Christ. The sermon surveys biblical predictions of peace, knowledge of the Lord, and the universal reign of Christ as likely outcomes of such an outpouring, and identifies preparatory signs—greater preaching, education, missions, and providential openings. It concludes with exhortations to Christians to pray, sacrifice, and act without delay until the Spirit comes.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461782383
• ISBN 13: 9780461782387
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68