<TITLE>24. Par 243-253</TITLE>L-243 And we just put up with anything that's evil and call it religion. "Oh, well, they go... We go to church. We're as good as the rest of the fellows." Go right home, stay home on Wednesday night and watch the television, the very pits of hell. That's right. And go right out and listen at the picture shows, to the drive-in. It's too hot to go to the show, even--to the church; and even the preacher closes up, through the midst of the summer. You say, "It's too hot to go to church." It's not be too bad to go to hell, brother. You'll go some of these days, where it's hotter than that. You better listen.
How can you? Brother, you couldn't make a dove eat a dead horse, if you had to. He couldn't do it. His nature's different. A dove ain't got no gall. He can't digest it. And a man that's born again of the Spirit of God cannot eat those things. He can't tolerate it. It's out of his mind. He can't do it. He can't.
You know, birds of a feather flock together. And today, the world and the church is so much alike, you... They talk alike; they drink alike; they smoke alike; they cuss alike; they dress alike; they act alike; and they... You can't tell one from the other, and yet you're supposed to be sealed by the Holy Spirit.
That's awful strong, brother. But I tell you, it'll give you Life.

L-248 There was a fellow, one time, went up to a bunch of preachers, where they had a seminary, called the school of prophets. And one of them said, "Put on the big pot now. We're going to have some dinner." Said, "Elijah come up, a man that's really got a double portion."
So one of the fellows went out to pick some--some peas, and he got a lap full of green gourds and put them in the pot, and begin to boil it up. Why, they started eating. They said, "There's death in the pot." That's just about like some of these seminaries they cook up too. That's right. Said, "There's death in the pot."
Elijah said, "Wait a minute, we can take care of that." He goes and gets a handful of meal and throws it in, so that changed things: Meal, the meal-offering: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever, burr-ground the same for the meal-offering, and it made the difference.
 ... can't stand them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say that they are... (preachers, or)... apostles, and they are not, and has found them to be liars:'
That's what He said; I never said it. I'm just quoting Him. But you know what God requires? God requires the baptism of the Holy Spirit, or you're lost.

L-252 And a man off here with a couple of D.D.D.'s, and L.D.'s, and Ph.D.'s, and Bachelor's Degree, and everything else behind that, and sometime know no more about God than a nothing. That's true. Brother, that don't mean anything. But a whole world say, "Well, our minister is a Doctor of Divinity." Oh, mercy. That don't have no more to do with God than--than taking a drink of water; not as much. That's right. God don't care how many Ph.D.'s, or D.D.'s. And--and you know what the Bible calls... Now, this is not joke, 'cause I don't believe in telling it. But the Bible calls D.D., "dead dog." That's exactly what the Bible said it was, "dead dog." All right, said, "They can't bark." So then, all right.
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake...

L-253 Oh, I want to grind that in, 'cause you're going to get that in a few nights, God willing.
 ... has laboured, and has not fainted. ("You stayed right with It." All right. Notice.)
 Nevertheless I have some things against thee...
Now, here is where I have to leave off now for a little bit, till I get this right up here so we can catch it tomorrow night.
 ... have a few things against thee, because thou has left thy first love.


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