A Presentation of Perfection - Media Sabda Org

each of whom inherited this principle of sin, or proneness to sin and by the simple
law of heredity it has been passed on as an inheritance to every member of the human
race. [64]
Hills, however, did more than just describe and define the twofold disease; he also offered a
remedy for the sickness.
We are all by nature sick with the disease of sin. But a great Physician has come -the
Lord Jesus Christ, with an unfailing cure for our disease. He will not force His
remedies upon us, any more than any human physician does; but He opens an office
nearby and advertises His remedies in a Holy Book. If we will only "draw nigh" to
Him and ask for His help, He will cure us without money and without price. [65]
"How the Fire Fell" was a testimony given about how Daniel Updegraff got sanctified. The author
commented:
Daniel Updegraff was one of the outstanding witnesses to Pentecost in the early days
of the great holiness movement in the United States. He was a preacher of unusual
ability and was used by God to lead thousands of souls into definite blessing. His
personal testimony makes challenging reading in these days of vagueness and
compromise. [66]
The writer quoted directly from Updegraff himself about what took place in his sanctifying
experience. Here is the main message from Updegraff's testimony:
I went to my knees with the resolute purpose of presenting my body a living sacrifice
to God, and of proving His word that the altar sanctifies the gift. Every vile affection
was resolutely nailed to the cross. Denominational standing, business, reputation,
friends, time, talent, and earthly store, were quickly and irrevocably committed to the
sovereign control and disposal of my almighty Saviour. It came to be easy to trust
Him, and I had no sooner reckoned myself "dead indeed unto sin and alive unto God"
than the Holy Ghost fell upon me, just as I suppose He did at the beginning. [67]
J. W. Short preached a sermon at God's Bible School's camp meeting that was later put in the
God's Revivalist. The sermon reminded the readers that Christ, before He left the earth, promised
His followers they would be endued with power from on high by the Holy Spirit.
Short told how he had gotten sanctified and how the Holy Spirit had kept him stable during
adversity. He gave an interesting insight about some difficulty he had had working at God's Bible
School. He preached,
Now as I look back over the years, it seems as if I could have heard the Comforter
say, "I'll be with you out on the foreign land; I'll be with you when you have to sleep
on a board down in Asheboro (when Bro. Fred Deweerd and I were starting a
holiness work there); I'll be with you when you come up Liberty Street after you help