Waggoner on the Gospel of John - Ellet J. Waggoner

eceive, to our own comprehension; whereas God
wishes to do for us "exceeding abundantly above
all that we ask or think?" "Eye hath not seen, nor
ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of
man, the things which God hath prepared for them
that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us
by His Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things,
yea, the deep things of God." (1 Cor. 2:9, 10) Yield
to God's will, and you will know things that no
human language can tell you.
Nothing is plainer in the Scriptures than that all
the disabilities which we inherit by birth from our
parents are counteracted and overcome by the birth
from the Spirit. We inherit sinful dispositions. It is
not the specific acts of sin that a man has
committed, that will cause his everlasting
destruction, so much as it is the evil nature that is
in him, even if it has not manifested itself in any
way that is noticeable by men. We have the evil in
us, and always with us, and again and again we
have said, "It's no use; I cannot possibly overcome
this sin; it is a part of my very being," and have felt
almost in despair, or else we have apologized for
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