<TITLE>26. Par -</TITLE>L-190-257 You didn't know it before; you know it now. Huh. It's all right. That's up to you. That's true. But a tritheist, triune baptism was never recognized in the church, the New Testament, only in the Catholic church; and the Protestant church bows to it. Watch. Many people would fall out with you for that. But, brother, you got to make your choice.
Now, you say, "Brother Branham, I was baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. I got the baptism of the Holy Ghost."
I don't doubt your word. I have no reason at all to doubt your word; I believe it. I believe God give them the Holy Ghost up there before they was baptized at all; but when Peter told them what to do, they went and done it. That's right. Now, you know what to do. That's right. And if you refuse to walk in Light when Light's brought forth, you turn to darkness. Right. Amen. All right. Excuse me. I don't want you to excuse me for hollering "so be it" to God's Word. No, sir. I'll holler "Amen" again. That's right. Yes, sir.
Why baptize in the Name of Jesus Christ, Brother Branham? Why do you do that instead of the Father, Son, Holy Ghost? Because the Bible teaches that. That clear?
Why do you wash feet, Brother Branham? Because, the Bible teaches that, I believe in the full Gospel.
All right, now: What is the false baptism that you spoke of? That's it. That's exactly it. Nowhere... Read back in the Testament and find where one person...

L-190-260 Now, to you dear people, I'm not hurting your feeling; I don't want to. I ask you to be humble and not... Look at this thing in the face and see what it looks like. Look at it in the face of the Bible, not in your church or some foolish, silly thing somebody's got puffed up in their head, but look at God's Word. Sure.
Do you think that God Almighty would give me the ministry He's got around like this, with supernatural signs and things which has never been seen since the New Testament, and let me walk in error like that? Certainly not. And, brother, when I come back from overseas, I'm putting the biggest part of my time not on Divine healings and miracles, but preaching the Word of God. That's exactly right. Truly.

L-190-Q-38 Now, let's see:
38. Does this church teach that you have to speak in tongues to receive the Holy Ghost?
No, sir. No, we don't. Speaking in tongues is a gift of the Holy Ghost (See?), not the Holy Ghost. It's a gift. This tree bears nine manners of fruit. Is that right?
If you looked on an apple tree, got apples, you say it's a apple tree. Look on a tree, it's got pears, you say it's a pear tree. No matter if it's got sycamore bark on it, and got pears on it, the life of it is what? The life of it is pear tree life. Is that right?

L-191-264 Now, this Tree of God bears nine spiritual fruits. Is that right? All right. There's all different... Said, "One was given teach... knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues." Nine different spiritual gifts grow on this Tree of God. Is that right? Well, now, just speaking in tongues isn't the only one; there's others in there too.
Now, you can speak with tongues and still not have the Holy Ghost. Now, just remember that. I've been right... I've seen witches and wizards come up speaking in tongues, and they ain't got the Holy Ghost. You know, I've seen them come up shouting and jumping, and they ain't got the Holy Ghost. I stood in a corn-dance here not long ago, out in a little piece from Douglas, Arizona, up there. Seen that corn-dance when they having it up there, and that wizard come out there and carried on terribly, and everything, carried on and throwed dirt over in him there. That didn't mean he was saved. The man was a--a witch doctor.


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