<TITLE>04. Par 17-20</TITLE>L-17 Now, I believe that is the desire of every person. Now, many people says, "That's against my faith." There's--there's many faiths, but there's only one "the faith." See? So that's what...
If we can see, and on through the Scripture, as I want every person to read this if you never have, how that he predicted what would be here in the last days, what they would be doing... Then I believe the chapter re--is given to the Church now, that you might earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. [Brother Branham clears his throat--Ed.] Pardon me.

L-18 Now, we'll have to go back to find out... Now, we have, oh, I guess, I think they claim about six hundred different denominations of church in the world today: six hundred or better. I think there's four hundred and something in America, denominations of churches. Each one differs one from the other. And yet, we're one body.
Now, I was ordained in the Missionary Baptist church, was the first church that I ever was--was baptized into that fellowship in the Missionary Baptist church and became a minister, and had credentials from the church. Then when I begin to see...
Now, I have nothing against any church. Let me say that in the beginning now. Now, whether you are a--a Methodist, or Baptist or, whatever you may be, I am not saying nothing against any church, because there is no certain church.
I believe that Jesus Christ, if He was here this afternoon, would put His endorsement upon that Church alone. Because I believe that the honest in heart is who God would take. See? The--the pure in heart shall see God. Now, whether you're a Methodist or Baptist, or whatever you are, the pure in heart shall see God. That's what He said.
And so I don't mean to reflect... or (pardon me) to have this to reflect upon any organization or any groups of people. I'm just wanting to express why that I have chosen, or why I am a holy-roller, as I would call it with that expression.

L-19 Now, I see here that Jude was exalting the people, that they should earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. And if that being about a few--about thirty years after Pentecost, and had fallen away from the faith in that much time, what have we done in this nineteen hundred years of all kinds of denominations and discrepancies and things that slipped into the Church and caused these things?
I think that we ought to go back this afternoon, each one of us, in a mental picture, and find out what is this faith that was once delivered to the saints. I think we ought to find out. We owe it to ourselves as Christian people to find out what kind of a faith was once delivered to the saints.
And then if we can find in the Scripture, what kind of a faith that was once delivered to the saints, I think we ought to be humble enough in our hearts to accept it then. Don't you think so? Just to say, "Well, this is it, and we want to accept it."

L-20 And then I--I believe that God has a Church. Now, I believe that in this Church, that this... I--being many people has thought that I was a radical eternal securitist.
Well, that's--that's an error. No, I only believe in eternal security as this: I believe the Church has eternal security. Now, if you're in the Church, you're secured with the Church. But now, whether you are or not, that's between you and God. Isn't that right?
But I know that the Church is going to be there. God said it would be there without spot or wrinkle. Now, I believe His Word is right. I believe It'll be there. The Church will come, and God will come for His Church... or Christ, and He will receive It without spot or wrinkle.


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