<TITLE>21. Par 86-88</TITLE>L-86 He said, "You've taken your traditions and made the commandments of God none effect, you bunch of snakes in the grass." Oh, my.
"Oh," they said, "now, we can't stand for that. Anybody goes to hear such stuff as that, he can just take his church papers and walk away." It hasn't changed a bit. The seeds are coming right on. Trees are going right on the same. They didn't believe Him, but why was He right and the rest of them was wrong? God was with Him, and when, after they crucified Him in Acts 2:4, Acts--Acts, I mean, 2:24. It said this, "Ye men of Israel," said, "let it be known to you, Jesus of Nazareth, a Man approved of God among you by signs and wonders and miracles, which God did by him in the midst of you all." That's how they knowed He was a Man of God 'cause God was with Him performing signs and wonders.
They were setting back saying, "The days of miracles is past. There's no such a thing. That guy's a mind reader. He's a fanatic. There's nothing to Him. He don't even believe in our churches. He don't belong to any of them." Thank God for that. He stayed where God wanted Him. Didn't make any difference. He preached the Gospel uncompromised. He throwed, like John, the axe to the root of the tree, let the chips fall where they wanted to. What we need today is an old preacher like John the Baptist. (Amen.), that'll lay the ax to the root of the tree, and lay it on the line. Line up with God's Word or line out. Amen.

L-87 If you'll line up, God will vindicate it with spiritual signs and wonders like He said He would. But today we've accepted theology. "Well now, we know a little better. We're not that kind of fanatics, and--and we--we're this a way." See, they just explained it all away, blood and everything else, power, signs, wonders, and here you got nothing, no more than a lodge. That's right.
Let me say this with reverence. I passed by one of your great churches this morning, here in the city. And there stood... Looked to me like of the church was full, twenty or thirty percent of the members standing on the outside smoking cigarettes waiting between the service.

L-88 And I heard a Baptist preacher say the other day, which is a good friend of mine, Dr. Schafer, a dear, godly, beloved brother. And I'm not just saying about the Baptist, the Methodists has got that kind, too. My associate pastor of my church is a Methodist from Asbury College. He's a godly, borned again, Holy Ghost filled man. Yes, sir. And old Mordecai F. Hamm, and many of those old Baptists was filled with the Holy Ghost. Sure, they are. God have mercy on we...
Well, back yonder in Kentucky when we Baptists got the Holy Ghost, we didn't get like you all do. You all walk up and shake hands with the preacher, and be baptized, and put your name on the book. We got down at the altar and beat one another in the back, till we come through. We got something, brethren. Yes, sir. That's right. That's what we need today is some more Baptists like that.


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