New Zealand’s Greatest Revival (Pentecostal Pioneers) by H. V. Roberts

Author:H. V. Roberts [Roberts, H. V.]
Language: eng
Format: azw
Publisher: Revival Library
Published: 2013-12-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8. Doctrines

“To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this Word, it is because there is no light in them.”—(Is. 8: 20.)

AS a member of the Plymouth Brethren for a number of years, he had a thorough grounding in the Word of God; and when he heard that the power of the Spirit had fallen in Sunderland and that people were speaking in other tongues as on the day of Pentecost, he decided to go and hear and see for himself.

He had remarked, “It had to be something on the line of solid facts to move me. I was as certain as possible that I had received the Holy Ghost, and was absolutely rigid in this conviction. I was in those meetings causing disturbances until the people wished I had never come.” However he was at last convinced it was a genuine manifestation of God, and asked that hands be laid on him so he might receive the blessing. Shortly after he said ‘the fire is falling.’ God gave him a vision of an empty cross, and Jesus glorified; and as he was repeating to himself the words, ‘Clean! Clean! Clean! the Holy Ghost fell on him, and he began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave utterance.”

This was the preparatory equipment for God to send His submissive servant several times around the world, to revive the long-forgotten doctrines of Divine Healing, and the mighty Baptism with the Holy Ghost; to covet earnestly the best Gifts, and to set the Church of God on fire.

It was unfortunate for the movement mentioned that so great a revivalist should be lost to its cause, because it refused to sanction his preaching on these sound Gospel themes.

He believed that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were the only and sufficient Rule of Faith and Practice. He would often say “I believe in the Book from cover to cover, as the inspired Word of God. That only through the Blood, and by a definite Born-again experience was salvation to be obtained.” He was clear, explicit, and powerful in his presentation of the Good News, and his winning, wooing appeal won many hearts. He broke Bread every day, because the Word declared, “As oft as ye do this ye do shew the Lord’s death.” The Second Coming of Christ was a favourite topic; and as a disciple of John Wesley he stood firm for Sanctification, and preached strongly entire separation from the world.

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