<TITLE>10. Par 32-35</TITLE>L-32 Now, the first thing we want to know, is that epistle then would be essential for today? Let's find out how you get in Christ Jesus.
Now, there's so many different ways, they claim, to Christ Jesus. They said you join the church. Some say if you believe. And some does one thing and another. Some take it by baptism. Some takes it by fellowship.
But I Corinthians 12 says, "By one Spirit we're all baptized into one body," which is the Body of Christ, the Body of the believers. See it? By what? Not by one shake of hands, not by one mode of baptism, not by one feeling, but by one Spirit--great Spirit, Holy Spirit, by one Spirit we're all baptized into one Body, which is the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ.

L-33 Look at it, bruised, wounded, tore, opened up His side with a Roman spear in order that by the Holy Spirit we could be baptized into His body, partakers of His Divine nature. You get it? Then you become a partaker, after coming into His body, a partaker of His Divine nature: Christ's nature in you. How can you cheat, steal, lie, backslide, proselyte, everything else with the Divine nature of Christ in you? It's impossible. Let that soak just a few minutes, 'cause it's right...?... If you be a partaker in Christ, then you become a new creature; old things have passed away, and all things have become new. All of our warrings, and fussings, and stewings, and arguings, and tempers, and all these things pass away. You see it?
What is the fruit of the Spirit? We've planted it on church membership, upon shouting, upon demonstrations of our works. But the fruit of the Spirit is first love, love Who? Then is when you love those who are unlovable. That's the Spirit of Christ. Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, goodness, meekness, gentleness, patience, there's the fruit of the Spirit. So no matter what church you belong to, what you have done...

L-34 Oh, you can say, "Now, Brother Branham, I tell you: I--I do this, and I do that. But yet, I--I--I know what I've got it because I--I can pray for the sick and they can be healed. Brother Branham, God just revealed the Word to me like this, and that, and the other. I have a knowledge of the Word. You're wrong. I heal the sick. I speak with tongues. I--I do these things. I cast out devils."
Jesus said, "Many will come to Me in that day with that same story. 'Lord, haven't I cast out devils in Your Name. Have I not prophesied in Your Name? In Your Name, have I done mighty--many mighty works?' And then I will confess to them, 'Depart from Me, you workers of iniquity. I don't even know you.'" That kind of changes the picture, doesn't it, brother?

L-35 "Oh," you say, "but Brother Branham, I--I know a man that can... Oh, he--he does this..." Don't never look at a man by what he can do in the sign of works. That's where he's nothing. He might heal the sick. He might have gifts of prophecy. He might understand all the knowledge. Paul said, "Though I speak with tongues of men and Angels; though I understand all the mysteries of God...?... in school... I've got a D.D., Ph.D, or S.S.D., whatever it might be. I understand all the mysteries of God; I have faith to move mountains, but have not charity, I've become nothing. Though I've spoke with tongues both of men and Angels, though I've shouted and danced in the Spirit, though I've done all these things, have knowledge to move... I can understand the mysteries of God, though I have prophecy and can prophesy in the tongue of men, all those things I am nothing except first God Who loves, lives in my heart bringing forth the fruits of the Spirit."


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