<TITLE>12. Par 106-114</TITLE>L-106 You say, "Well, glory to God, I got saved because I quit drinking. Glory to God, I had a shiver run down my back. I had a rushing, mighty wind to hit me in the face. Do you believe that, Brother Branham?" Sure. But I want to see where that rushing, mighty wind come from first. See? That's right, truly. That's shiver's all right, but I'm not saved because I had a shiver, and not because I had a rushing, mighty wind. "You don't believe in that, brother?" Yes, I do. But wait a minute; let's back up here just a little bit. The devil's got some counterfeits along there.
I'm saved because I met God's conditions. He called me, and I knew He called me. I accepted Him on His Word; therefore, I can tell Satan, "THUS SAITH THE LORD."

L-108 When Jesus was here on earth, He Was God; He was Immanuel. God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself. He never used any of His great gifts; when He met Satan, He said, "It's written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.' It's written, 'Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'" And He defeated him. That's it; know the Scripture. Satan knows It too, but you got to know how to rightly divide the Word of God. See?

L-109 Notice, listen at Paul speaking. How many would accept Paul's Doctrine? He said, "If an angel taught anything else, let him be accursed."
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bear me witness in the Holy Ghost.
Listen at Paul assuring hisself (See?), putting it so you'll absolutely know.
That I have great heaviness... sorrow in my heart.
For I could, I... For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

L-111 You've heard say, "Oh, all the Jews is God's chosen people." That's not right. That's not right. The Jews are not God's chosen people. See, they aren't. Now, you listen, see if Paul didn't say the same thing, and he was a Jew. See, Abraham had eleven sons, you know that, didn't you? And they were all the seed of Abraham. They was all the seed of Abraham, but "In Isaac thy Seed shall be called." Not in the rest of them, not in Ishmael, and not in the other nine sons from the other, third wife he had. No. It was, "In Isaac was the seed called." Wait, I believe this is in the same chapter.
Who were Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenant, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
Now, he's talking about Israel now. Now, watch him, what he says.
Whose are the fathers, and of them who are concer... for the flesh Christ come, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Not as though the word of God... taken none effect.
For they are not all Israel, which are... Israel:
Is that right? Then they're not all Israel which are of the Jews there; they're not all it. Watch.
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham,...

L-114 That don't make them Israelites. Now, watch. "What are you typing, Brother Branham?" I'm typing the church. All that confess Christ is not Christians. All that go to church are not Christians. All Abraham's seed wasn't--wasn't--that had the promise. It was an elect; it was the promise. And the promise was foretold to Abraham. And the elect of God was foreordained before the foundation of the world. See? Notice.
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they the children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Not in the rest of the Jews, but in Isaac. Through Isaac come Christ. That was Abraham's Seed, is Christ. And then the Seed of Abraham, first, wasn't through sexual seed; it was his faith that God reckoned. And it's through faith, in us to believe the death, burial, and the resurrection of Christ, brings us Abraham's Seed.


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