<TITLE>03. Par 11-15</TITLE>L-11 And because that the poor man out there is a sinning, and murder, and stuff in our world today, and all kinds of disastrous things happen, is because of unbelief in God. That's all. If we believe, there's just two things; you either believe, or believe not, either one.
If you do believe, then the works of righteousness follow a believer. And if you do not believe, the works of unrighteousness follows. Only thing it is... lying, stealing, theft, and so forth, is attributes of unbelief. And long-suffering, patience, goodness, mercies, and so forth, are attributes of belief in God, faith in God.
Now, but when man was cut off without... with no way to approach, his only life line, everything was cut off. He was left darkly, hopelessly, without any way at all to ever approach the Maker.

L-12 And then, when God come down hunting for the man, I want you to notice this. It's always God hunting the man, not man hunting for God. Did you ever think of that? That no man, at any time, or at any age, ever did within himself desire to serve God: never has been. His nature's against it.
Now, he might have some kind of an intellectual thoughts that he--he thinks that he does believe God, but when he actually, really believes God, he becomes converted and a new creature, as soon as he believes God. He--he may be intellectually believing God, but when he believes from his heart, then he is converted and becomes a--a--a member of the Body of Christ. When he is converted from his heart, not from his intellects... Now...

L-13 But man never seeks God; God seeks man. God, His nature is holy and high. The man, in the fall is low and degraded. And a man without God is never (I guess I might as well say it, isn't it?), he's not mentally right. That's exactly right. I can prove it. That a man without God is no more than a brute. Now, that sounds very deep, but I can prove it to you.
And the only reason that we have a civilization today is because of Jesus Christ. People says that the religion of Jesus Christ runs you crazy. It gives you your right mind. And you're not right till you do find Him. That's true. Now, that... I don't mean to hurt your feelings brethren, or gentlemen (See?), and ladies. I don't mean to do that. But I mean to actually put the thing just the way it is, exactly.

L-14 Christ never makes you lose your mind; He gives you your mind, after you have lost it. It's the devil that take--makes you lose your mind. It's a demon.
Look at the--the maniac of Gadara. See? When he met Jesus, he was restored to his mind, his right mind. And a man without his right mind, no matter how much intellect he has, he's still not sane yet. A man without knowing Christ is nothing more, hardly, in himself, than a brute. He will... For passions and lusts he'd throw the baby out of a mothers arms and ravish her, because of his own beastly lust. That's right. Certainly, he will.

L-15 He will take poisons of alcohol and stuff into his body, and tobaccos, and stuff, that'll poison him, and kill him, and thinking that he's a smart, educated person. See? He doesn't know any different. You've got to become born again. And then, to that man you become foolish. But in the sight of God you become blessed.


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