<TITLE>03. Par 10-13</TITLE>L-10 But, Ahab went over and married a little woman who was an idolater, and she brought idolatry into Israel. And at the death of Ahab, Jehoram, his son reigned in his place. And at the same time, a righteous, godly man by the name of Jehoshaphat, he reigned in Judaea. And the king of Moab was kindy afraid of Israel as long as it was united under Ahab, so he gave Ahab a thousand rams--or a thousand lambs and two thousand rams in their wool, trying to find favor, that he wouldn't come over and take his country. But immediately after Ahab died, and Jehoram reigned in his place, then the king of Moab rose up against Israel. And Israel went out and numbered all the people of Samaria. Jehoram, himself being a lukewarm believer: very typical of the church today in a lukewarm condition... Just a--a borderline preacher, a fellow that, "Well, I'd go to church, and I do the best I can." That's the most miserable person I know of in all America, is the man who says, "I do the best I can. I go to church. I hope I'm all right."

L-11 The salvation of Jesus Christ is not a "hope so," it's a "know so." You know when you are Christ's. The Holy Spirit bears record with your spirit that you're sons and daughters of God; old things have passed away and all things become new. Oh, I hope we get it tonight. Not a borderline minister, not a borderline Christian: if the crowd's a going this way, you go with it. If it goes that way, you go with it. Stay in the road. Stand in the liberty where Christ has made you free. Be not again entangled in the yoke of bondage or halfway; God said it made Him sick. Said, "I would you would be hot or cold." For lukewarm, He'd spew it from His mouth. So God doesn't want a person that's just a "professor" without being a "possessor" of the blessings of God. God, grant that the day hurries to Louisville, Kentucky, and all America, when Christians that profess to be Christians will be just what they profess to be. God, grant it.

L-12 If I wasn't for Christ tonight, I'd sure be against Him. But I'm for Him; I love Him; I believe Him. My whole life, I'll give it anytime freely for Him. I believe what I'm preaching to be the truth. And I know that it's carried me this twenty-three years through safety around the world on my third trip through every kind of a demon possession, and all kinds of demonologies, and challenges, and people who's superstitious and try to call your hand on this, the other. He's brought me safe thus far; He'll take me on through. I believe Him with all my heart. I hope that it--'fore my life over, that I'll see thousands of these people through Louisville here preaching the Gospel. The people, these young men who are setting tonight, listening at the Gospel, winning mina--millions of souls to Christ.

L-13 Now, so this fellow, after he seen trouble coming, he thought he would go up to Judaea to Jehoshaphat and make an alliance with him. Now, here's another danger: Jehoshaphat, on the spur of the moment, according to the flesh, representing the Spirit-filled church, before he taken the second thought, he said, "After all, you're Israelite, so my footmen are your footmen, and my horses are your horses, and my chariot is your chariot." Just because it was flesh, be careful.
You say, "Well, as long as I go to church, isn't that all right?" No. God never--never said one time He'd save a church member. He saves His children, not the church member.
But now... And he... Before he thought, he made an alliance with this halfway lukewarm Christian, as we would call it of today, so we get our story backed up here to this place. Then they got the King of Edom then also, and said, "Which a way shall we go?"


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