<TITLE>33. Par -</TITLE>L-200-Q-50 Third, third one:
50. Also, it is out of... Is it out of order for someone to stand up in church and reprove a minister for something he has said or done during service, and him behind the sacred desk? All these things has been done at the Tabernacle several times.
Now, let me get to this right quick now; this pertains to the church now. Now, I... Now, to you strangers in our gates, I've got to give the church a little spanking now, so you--you just kind of hold off for a minute (See?), if you will.
Listen, my children. Those gifts are wonderful. Nobody knows how I appreciate you, and I love you with godly love. But those gifts can be a harm to you if you don't use them in the right place.
Look at people today, fine men out on the field, praying for the sick and charging money for it. That's wrong. If a man's got faith for healing and praying for the sick, he ought to be gentleman enough to pray for people without money. Thank God.
Brother, I want to say that, not for myself, but for the glory of God. Not one time have I ever taken money from people or anything like that; and turned down, literally, a million five hundred thousand dollars in one offering. And you know it. It was right here at the paper. See? That's right. It's not for... When you do that you're going to lose your faith out yonder with God.

L-201-324 Now, you people that speak with tongues and has got gifts of tongues, God bless you. You're needed in this Tabernacle. I want you here. But now, the--the thing's in order, don't never do it while the preacher's a-preaching. If you do, you're out of order. See? You mustn't do it. For the Bible said, "The spirit of the prophets is subject to the prophet." And when a man is preaching, he's got the floor; he's got the audience. The Holy Spirit's going to speak through him. When he's finished, then's the time for the message. You see? So don't get out of order; if you do, then you interrupt and you'll--you grieve the Holy Spirit with the message that's going forth.

L-201-325 Here not long ago, I was in a meeting up here somewhere in Washington; many thousand people were setting there. And my manager, which is a real Bible expositor, he was standing there speaking on Divine healing, anointed; the Holy Spirit was speaking. A lady raised up and begin to speak with tongues, and he waited just a moment, then he started right on. The Holy Spirit begin grieved, you could see it amongst the people. He started to speak again, and she raised up; and he said, "Sister, set down in the Name of the Lord." Said, "You're out of order." And the ministers took her over there and let her know.

L-201-326 Now, what it is, those gifts are in the world; they're in the church now. The gifts are in the church, but the poor little children get those gifts and don't have the teaching to know how to control it. If you'd miscontrol it, you'll do more damage than you will good. See?
Just like a man going out, praying for the sick and somebody getting healed, say, "Now, you ought to give me a thousand dollars for it." Now, he's done more damage than he has good. Been better if the man went ahead and died instead of bringing such a reproach upon the cause of Christ.

L-201-328 Now, when you... When the pastor or the evangelist, or whoever it is, is a-preaching, hold your peace. Paul said to do that. You see? Now, and then he said, "You may all speak, one by one." That's true enough. And he said, "I would that you would all speak with tongues." That's good.
But you can't speak with tongues 'less you have the gift of tongues. And no doubt at all but what there's many gifts of that in this church now. There's many gifts of it over here in the Methodist church; there's many of it over here in the Baptist church, if it was only preached so the gift could go to operating.


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