<TITLE>18. Par 71-74</TITLE>L-71 Now, you out in the--out in the, out there, I want you to have faith now and you believe with all your heart. How many doesn't have a prayer card and wants the Lord Jesus to heal you tonight, would you raise your hand? Oh, my, that's just wonderful; that's wonderful. I mean wonderful faith that you have. I don't mean it's wonderful you're sick, 'cause God knows I'm here to try to see you get well.
Now, here's what the--the whole thing is for, friends. The Divine gift... How many believe God has set in the Church gifts for the perfecting of the Church? Sure. Correct. Now, here's what it's for. Here's what--what I am to you. By sovereign grace, before there was a world, God knew that I would be here and have this ministry. How many believes that? Sure, He does. Then it was sent to you people. I'm glad to see you Full Gospel people believe in election, 'cause there's were the whole things lays, in election. That's right. In election God chose that, nothing we could do, God has.
Well then, me to you, is a sign of the Lord Jesus Christ, like Brother Berg, a pastor, or any of the other pastors, where they preach the Gospel, see them anointed with the Spirit, that's a sign. Someone give a message, interpretation, telling about somebody in the church, that's a sign. If it's wrong, that's a sign too that they're wrong. If it's right, that's a sign they're right. See? All's for signs.

L-72 Now, I have explained to you, that Jesus, when He raised from the dead, before He went away first, He said, "The things that I do shall you also." Is that right? Did He say it? And He said, "Even more (or greater) than this shall you do, for I go to My Father." And He said, "A little while and the world won't see Me no more (That's the unbeliever: 'kosmos,' the Greek word there, 'world order') will see Me no more; yet you shall see Me (ye, the Church), for I (personal pronoun, as I said,), I will be with you, even in you, until this generation ceases." That don't sound right, does it? "I'll be with you, even in you, to the end of the world." Is that right? "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever..." He foresaw that; He knowed what would take place.

L-73 Now, tonight Jesus Christ has risen from the dead, and is living right here among us in Spirit form, called the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit of God, which is Jesus Christ, the third Person of the trinity. Now, now, He's here in Spirit form. He was with the children of Israel in a Pillar of Fire. Is that right? How many believes that was Christ? Sure it was.
And then He come down, was made flesh to take sin away, take sickness away. Then He said, "I came from God," out of here, He said, "I come out of here, and I'm returning back in there." And here He is today, even letting His picture be taken in a scientific world to prove to us. The people may laugh and make fun of us, but He's here. Don't be worried. We know where we're going. We know what it's all about, now don't we? God is here. His Spirit's here.

L-74 And what's the reaction of it? If I told you tonight, in me was the spirit of some great artist, you'd expect me to paint a fine picture. And if I told you the spirit of John Dillinger was in me, you'd expect me to have big guns and you'd be running for your life.
But I tell you, the Spirit of Jesus Christ is here. And then you expect It to act like Jesus. Is that right? He was a Man stern to speak, stern words, beat them out of the temple and so forth, and yet a Man of love, a Man of sorrow. He was a Man who had compassion. But He said, "I can't do nothing till I see My Father do it first." Is that right?


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