<TITLE>05. Par 33-39</TITLE>L-33 See, now, people say, "I don't believe in such stuff." Don't despise them. Feel sorry for them. See? Pray for them. Because they--they haven't got nothing in here, and probably never will have nothing to make them believe with. They believe it from a--a theological standpoint. They say, "Well, yes, I believe that that's just..." But I mean, they can't believe unless it's really God in their heart. See? And you can't...
Jesus said, "He that heareth My Words, and believeth on Him that sent Me, has Everlasting Life." Not because he joined church, not because he was baptized, not because he did this, because he shouted, because he did this other. Them things are all right; joining church, baptizing, shouting. But He said, "He that has Everlasting Life, because he hath believed."

L-35 Now, in Acts 2:38 Peter said, "Repent, every one of you, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
And I've wondered through the years, when I'd see that and read it. I thought, "Lord, here comes men and women." I've seen them come to the altar, kneel down and cry, and pray go and be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and in a week later, be out with the world again." I thought, "O God, surely Your Word's not wrong. I just can't understand it. But You, Lord, if I'll continue with You, You said Your Word would abide in me."
So I continued with Him, until now I see what it is. He's made it known. See? And I never knew it until the Lord just opened it up one day, and there it was laying right before me. Then I seen them people wasn't what they was at the beginning (See?), that, "No man can come to Me, except My Father draws him."
It's not he that wants to be; it's God that elects it to be. It isn't whether you want It or not; you have nothing to do with it. It's God. He, "He hardens whom He will harden. He has mercy on whom He will have mercy." That's right. And no matter who you are, what position you have, whether you're the president or whether you're a bum on the street, doesn't make a bit of difference. "God has mercy on whom He will have mercy."
And before the world began, He ordained that so many people, down through the ages, who they was, would be saved. And every one that He ordained will come to Him. That's right. Every one will come, and none of them will be lost. He's ordained, said there'd be a Church there; It would be without blemish; It would be without wrinkle.

L-39 And now, as the ages moved on, and we seen them this morning, in the lesson, those great Orthodox teachers, just as renowned and polished as they could be, just as holy as they could walk on the earth... And the Bible... Listen. The Bible said, "They were found blameless." 'Cause they said, "Oh, I wouldn't touch that. I wouldn't do this." See, but that was not grace; that was works.
And we're saved not by works, what we do. It ain't what I done that saved me. It's what Christ done that saved me. See? Not what... I have no holiness.
And if I tried to say, "Well, I quit drinking. I quit smoking. I quit stealing, lying, so forth." That's what I done. See? That would be my own. I'd have something to brag about.
But I didn't quit nothing. He just come to me and took it out of me. See? That's it. Then it ain't what I done. It's what He done.
And then, the Holy Spirit then abides in and grows daily; just grows, making Itself greater and greater; pushes out the things, the cares, the temptation. As you overcome them, the Holy Spirit takes Its place. Do you know what the...? If you got a real bad temptation of something that's not right; overcome that thing a few times, and watch if your testimony doesn't bloom on account of it.


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