“The Sword of the Spirit.”
By S. H. Bonfoey
THIS, the Scriptures declare, “is the word of God.” And why is it not as powerless to do its work without the aid of the Spirit, as any other sword unless some one wield it? This thought came impressively to mind while reflecting on that point of doctrine as believed by the body of Disciples: “No spirit except in the word of God.” I consider this as much a suggestion of the enemy as that the devil exists only in the dispositions of mankind. How beautiful, consistent, and plain, is the truth; while men's garbling is as contradictory and blinding to the human mind as Satan could desire. May those who have “bought the truth, sell it not,” but live so consecratedly as to become “sanctified through” it. Then can the Holy Spirit dwell within, and wield its own sword, which is “quick and powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword,” doing its work with unerring certainty. S. H. BONFOEY.