<TITLE>04. Par 14-17</TITLE>L-14 That's not what God said. God's got a different way from that to bring the people into His Church. By one Spirit, we're all baptized into one Body, by the Holy Spirit. God's provided way of bringing men, Christians into the Church, believers.
The Bible said... Peter said on the day of Pentecost, "Repent, every one of one and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and your children, and to them that's far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."
That must continue on; as long as the Lord was calling, God still promised the Holy Ghost. That's right. That's God's provided way of coming into the Church. And he said, "God added to the church daily. The Lord, Himself, added to the church daily, such as would be saved."
Now, the pastor never added daily; the board never add daily; but God added daily such as would be saved. That's God's provided way. That's what's got our church in trouble today, is because we've been adding daily. But now, God has to add daily. Amen.

L-15 I think this: We add daily to our denomination, but God adds daily to the Church of the new born. That's God's provided Church, God's provided way, God's provided people. God has always provided a way.
In the beginning, when God in His... Oh, how we could base this back, if God was willing, and we had the time, of when the sun went down at night, God provided a moon to give a lesser light. Now, the moon and the sun are perfectly husband and wife (That's right.), husband and wife.

L-16 And the--when the sun goes down, it goes a way behind the world, and reflects its light over on the moon that the moon gives a lesser light by night. Just as Jesus when He was here on earth, He went away, went back up into the heavens, and reflects back the Holy Ghost on the Church which is the Light in His place today: perfectly.
But remember, the moon don't give any light at all. The moon doesn't. That's still the sunlight on the moon. Amen. That's what it is today. It's not the Church. It's the Holy Ghost on the Church that does it, not the Church. That's God's provided way. Not to see if we can have a million more in fifty-four, that isn't our slogan. If God will add daily to the Church such as will be saved until. That's--that's what the Church needs today. That's what we need today. That's what we need to get back in God's way.
It's just as a morning star. If I go out tonight, and would stay up till the great morning star is... Will be shining in the skies a little before day in the morning. I'd say, "Great morning star, what makes you shine? And what makes all you stars shine?"
Well, if he could speak back to me he'd say, "Why, Brother Branham, it's not me shining; it's the sun shining on me. That's what makes me shine."

L-17 Someone said to me not long ago, said, "Don't you think those people that holler, 'Amen,' and 'Hallelujah,' and all like that in the meeting, don't you think they're just a little excited?"
I said, "No, they're just shining. That's right. It's not me that's shining; it's not you that's shining; it's God shining on us in the Holy Spirit, giving you birth."
As the morning star's reflecting the light of the absent Christ by His power and demonstration, the Church sheds forth the Light in this dark time. Soon daylight will come and the Son of Righteous will rise with healing in His wings. This mortal will take on immortality. We'll see Him as He is, and be made like unto His own glorious body, and shall never be sick, or a heartache, or a disappointment. That's... We're waiting for the Son.


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