<TITLE>05. Par 16-19</TITLE>L-16 And every man that's ever took God at His Word, and every man that ever amounted to anything in the world, was men who took God at His Word. That's right. You just run back through George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln, and whatever you want to, great Americans and on down through the history of--of great men, you'll find out they were men who trusted God. And--and that's God's way for it.
Now, when man... Well, God was taking care of man over here, but when he went to shift for himself, he found out it was a hard job. So he found out that he couldn't stand in the Presence of God without having a covering, and God provided him a covering. And He made some skins and put over him, so he was covered up so he could meet God. That was God's provided way.

L-17 Now, man try to make hisself a way by knowledge. He said, "Now look, I'm naked." So he sewed some fig leaves together and made him some aprons. But they found out that wouldn't work. So they had to take, not their way, but God's way.
And men today are trying to make themself a way. They say, "Well, now I go to church. And--and I do this, and I'm a good man." Well, there's nothing wrong with that, but still that's not God's way for you. God's way, He had to kill something for you. That was His Son, Christ Jesus. And oh... And the Blood has, was, is, and will always be God's provided way of escape for any person that's a sinner, or any need. It's through the Blood. It's only way in the world you... God has a way provided, is through the Blood of Jesus Christ.

L-18 Here not long ago, when one of the great famous churches, many of their members setting here tonight. When I got an article out of the newspaper where they even wanted to take blood out of their hymn books. Blood, the blood songs out of the hymn book. Said, "We don't have a slaughter block religion; we want something nice and pious."
Well, that down on the equal of Buddha, or some of those others. Listen, you take the Blood out of there, you got no more salvation. That's all. 'Cause blood only co... Or salvation only comes through Life, and Life is in the Blood stream. And the Blood was offered and only through the shedding of the Blood is their remission of sin. I like the old fashion Blood strowed religion; that's me. 'Cause God looked upon there, and He suffered it. And that Blood was shed for us, and we've got to accept that.

L-19 And then, just by accepting it won't only do, God's got to vindicate back that He has accepted you. That's the thing. You can accept Him, but then if He accepts you. Stay right there until He does accept you. And then when He does, He seals you into His Kingdom by the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Then you have, you're secure until the day of redemption. That's right.
"Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you're sealed (until the next revival, no, huh-uh,) until the day of redemption." Is that right? There's no ups-and-downs, ins-and-outs; you really get into God. If you're really in Him, not just impersonating something, but you're really in Christ, you're one alternative, your whole heart's sold out; every bridge is burnt behind you; and you got your affections set on things which are above; and you run the race with patience that's set before you. Amen.


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